Buzz: Flanagan’s next destination amid Bulldogs departure
Utility Kyle Flanagan has played his last game for Canterbury but his NRL career is set to kick on with a familiar face.
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Buzz’s 2023 NRL awards: ugliest feuds, best fight, ‘up yours’
Phil Rothfield looks back at the highs and lows, feuds and fade-outs, blunders and blow-ups after 27 rounds of the high drama that is rugby league. Check out the Monday Buzz season awards.
Ciraldo, Mason should look in mirror before bagging players
At what moment will Cameron Ciraldo point the finger at himself and concede the Bulldogs have gone backwards on his watch this season, writes Paul Crawley.
Editor’s view: NRL must consider how to avoid B-teams
It is easy to understand why so many fans are disappointed that the Broncos and Storm will battle it out with two sides that are far from full strength, writes the editor.
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Maroons confirm key changes, make calls on injured stars
Queensland’s team is locked in for the Origin decider with big calls made on injured stars, out-of-form veterans and Felise Kaufusi’s replacement.
NRL Tackle: Holbrook paying for Titans’ blunders
From Jarryd Hayne, to Ash Taylor and David Fifita, the Titans just keep getting their recruitment wrong and now another coach is about to be chewed up and spat out.
The one thing next Titans coach must have
Since joining the competition, all Titans’ coaches have had one undesired feature in common. Whoever they chose next must bring some success, writes Michael Carayannis.
Revealed: Shock new contenders for Tigers coaching job
After missing out on Cameron Ciraldo, the Tigers will change their approach for hiring a new coach, with some more names added to the shortlist.
Revealed: Inside Penrith’s Cleary-Yeo conundrum
In a warning for rivals, Penrith should win four or five premierships in the next decade, but there’s one thing they need to solve first, MATTY JOHNS writes.
Tigers paying price for Doueihi disrespect
The Wests Tigers continue to mess with their best player, proof Nathan Cleary is a protected species and more in the Crawley Files.
Maroons’ ref taunt: We’re not whinging Blues
QRL boss Bruce Hatcher says the Maroons won’t stoop to NSW’s level before the series decider, despite being on the end of some contentious calls in Origin II.
Busted clubs must stop chasing shiny new things
Rather than pursuing ersatz versions of successful coaches, struggling clubs could do worse than reach out to those that have proved they can do it their own way, writes Paul Kent.
The Tackle: NSW hero Freddy owes an apology
Unfairly dropped for Game I, Jake Trbojevic was the best forward on the park for NSW in Game II and Brad Fittler owes him an apology, writes PAUL CRAWLEY.
Origin’s modern problem has a primitive solution
Selling State of Origin to the non-diehard rugby league audience used to be easy, writes Paul Kent, then the game lost its white-hot anger.
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