Blues ready for enemy territory
BLOG WITH BUZZ: Join the Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield from 1pm to discuss all the latest issues facing the NRL as well as what is happening just two days out from Origin II.
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Proof Origin is killing NRL season
THIS is the final undeniable proof that State of Origin, for all its glory, is killing club rugby league for nine weeks of the season, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Monday Buzz: Highlights, lowlights
MONDAY BUZZ: Which player wants out of the Melbourne Storm? Plus weekend highlights and lowlights.
NRL going backwards under Greenberg
What has Todd Greenberg achieved in his first 88 days as NRL CEO? The Wade Graham debacle shows nothing has changed, writes BUZZ ROTHFIELD.
NRL’s 10 best and worst buys
BUZZ ROTHFIELD gives his verdict on this season’s NRL studs and duds. How has your team fared? CHECK OUT THE LIST.
Trbojevic a better bet than Blake for Blues
MANLY’S 19-year-old winger Tom Trbojevic should replace Blake Ferguson in the NSW State of Origin side for game two, writes BUZZ ROTHFIELD.
Monday Buzz: Highlights, lowlights
THE Roosters’ pathetic performance, Ben Hunt’s form and the Brad Arthur effect. Phil Rothfield covers it all in his wrap of the sporting weekend.
Lockyer to be named next Immortal
RUGBY league’s most exclusive club, the Immortals, is about to be expanded with the inclusion of Maroons, Kangaroos and Broncos legend Darren Lockyer.
Match review committee stuns us again
ANOTHER week another list of baffling charges – and lack of charges – from the NRL match review committee. Like this bone-crunching shoulder charge that when unpunished. BLOG WITH BUZZ AT 1PM.
What’s the Buzz: Saint, sinner, shoosh
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: Is Blues star Josh Mansour ready to swap west for east, Brad Arthur’s good work outside Parramatta and RIP The Greatest.
Buzz’s Blues squad overhaul for game 2
WESTS Tigers fullback James Tedesco should be rushed into the NSW State of Origin side for the return game in Brisbane, writes Phil Rothfield.
NRL competition now a non-event
HOW the NRL’s schedule is killing the game, which Blues player is most likely to get the cut after game one and why Reynolds and Maloney deserve another crack. BUZZ ROTHFIELD gives his verdict.
Footy field of dreams is saving lives
BOGGABILLA in far northwest NSW had one of the state’s highest crime and unemployment rates until rugby league came along.
Opportunity knocks for Reynolds
WHEN Adam Reynolds met Laurie Daley for the first time, State of Origin wasn’t on the agenda. Four years later, they’re plotting Queensland’s downfall.
What’s the Buzz: Saint, sinner, shoosh
WHAT’S the Buzz: NSW to be cheered on by a huge crowd for Origin I at ANZ Stadium, Blocker’s new Beetson and no bad blood between Blues.
Blog: Can these Blues win Origin 1?
THE NSW side needed a shake-up — it’s just a shame it didn’t include the two best young players in the NRL, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD. Join his blog!
Monday Buzz: Giant threat in sporting heartland
THIS is the tale of two footy clubs in Western Sydney’s sporting heartland — an NRL basket case and a rising AFL power, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Monday Buzz: Highlights, lowlights
THE Sharks are flying high, a young Knight is rising, but an old warhorse is struggling. Check out PHIL ROTHFIELD’s weekend highlights and lowlights.
Buzz: Wayne the whinger at it again
WAYNE Bennett has complained that the NRL draw is unfair to his poor Broncos. Maybe he should talk to Manly or Wests Tigers, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Buzz: My Blues team for Origin 1
PHIL “Buzz” Rothfield has chosen the NSW team he believes will win State of Origin 1. Check out his side – and pick your own with our Blues Team Selector!
Monday Buzz: Highlights, lowlights
MONDAY BUZZ: DCE big slide down the pecking order, Manly’s culture shift, plus the weekend highlights and lowlights.
Monday Buzz: A night inside NRL coaching box
MONDAY BUZZ: Phil Rothfield takes you behind the scenes after being a guest in Paul Green’s coaching box at the Suncorp Stadium double header.
What’s the Buzz: Saint, sinner shoosh
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: The NRL CEO who flatly turned down the Eels job, WBBL teams head to Dubai and a Swans fan punished for his cheek.
Tallis backs Buzz on Blair’s dirty tactics
BUZZ Rothfield labelled Adam Blair’s chicken wing a dog shot and Gorden Tallis has now called him one of the NRL’s dirtiest players. And what does Wayne Bennett think?
Where next for future Origin stars?
BLOG WITH BUZZ AT 1PM: The latest from the Parramatta Eels salary cap scandal and what the rugby league representative round means for our future State of Origin stars.
500 junior league refs quit over abuse
ALMOST 500 junior rugby league referees have quit the sport in the past 12 months over sideline abuse and threats.
Buzz: Sharks pair should be stood down
IF the allegations are proven that Andrew and David Fifita abused a junior rugby league referee, Sunday’s match at Belmore should be their last this season.
Buzz: Highlights, lowlights, talking points
FROM the rising Rabbits and Ben Hunt to the failing Drgaons and Knights — it’s all in Phil Rothfield’s wrap of weekend sport.
Taupau’s attack warrants stern action
SURELY the match review committee will come down hard on Wests Tigers forward Martin Taupau for his cowardly swinging arm on James Maloney.
Buzz: Closest NRL finals race in years
FOR the next eight weeks, every game, every round and every try will have a critical bearing on the make-up of the finals.
Buzz: Why Eels should re-sign Sandow
PARRAMATTA is set to snub electric halfback Chris Sandow – and that’s what is wrong with rugby league in the modern era, writes Phil Rothfield.
Maroons’ team spirit smells rotten
CRACKS are beginning to tear apart the camaraderie that made the Maroons such an indestructible State of Origin force for almost a decade.
Is the players market out of control?
BLOG WITH BUZZ: What Phil Rothfield thinks the NRL’s top players are worth.
Why is Foran walking away from Eels?
BLOG WITH BUZZ: JOIN Phil Rothfield for a live webchat at 1pm following the bombshell news that Kieran Foran looks set to walk away from his Eels deal and should Michael Jennings play Origin 3?
Buzz: highlights, lowlights
FROM Jason Day’s US Open heroics, to Curtis Rona’s spectacular try and the Blues’ blues — it’s all in Phil Rothfield’s wrap of weekend sport.
Jennings doesn’t deserve Origin ban
IT would be an overreaction to sack Michael Jennings from Origin III. Instead he should be fined $10,000 by the Roosters and stood down from Monday’s game.
Buzz: Pick and stick pays off for loyal Loz
SO Blues coach Laurie Daley was right all along. His tried and tested ‘pick and stick’ selection policy has won out again.
Highlights, lowlights, Sally Ms
IT was an epic night at the MCG as the Blues levelled the series and Phil Rothfield gives his verdict on all the action on and off the field.
Buzz: Lay off Gallen, his honesty is refreshing
THANK goodness for Paul Gallen. He’s one of the last remaining footballers prepared to say what he thinks and his honesty is refreshing, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: Hodkinson no match for the class of Cooper
WANTED: a new Blues State of Origin half-back. Immediate start. Long term opportunity.
Origin Buzz: Highlights, lowlights, Sally Ms
PHIL “Buzz” Rothfield has his say on all the highs, lows and talking points from State-of-Origin 1 including the all important Sally M votes.
Brett Finch checks in to rehab
WHAT’S the Buzz: Brett Finch has taken time off from his NRL commentary duties to undergo treatment for health issues.
What’s the Buzz: saint, sinner, shoosh
WHAT’S the Buzz II: A wonderful Anzac Day for the NRL, but WWII veteran and former Dragons player Bill Collier couldn’t make it to Allianz Stadium.
Buzz: Highlights, lowlights, talking points
PHIL Rothfield runs his eye over the weekends NRL action and reveals his highlights and lowlights of Round 7. BLOG WITH BUZZ FROM 1PM.
How Harrigan would have handled Dogs drama
BILL Harrigan is rugby league’s most decorated referee. So how would he have dealt with the James Graham and Dave Klemmer brain explosions?
Buzz: Gotta love Bulldogs-Rabbitohs madness
WHAT happened at the Bulldogs-Rabbitohs game was unacceptable on and off the field. But it gave the NRL season the kickstart it needed, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz’s blog: Why are crowds down?
REVELATIONS about the NRL’s crowd woes have struck a huge chord with disenchanted rugby league fans. CHECK OUT BUZZ ROTHFIELD’S BLOG.
Monday Buzz: Will NRL open war chest for Burgess?
MANLY wants to sign Sam Burgess, but wll Dave Smith dip into his ‘‘discretionary funds’’ to help? CHECK OUT BUZZ’S BLOG.
Buzz: How Toovey let Manly slide
MANLY desperately need — dare I say it — a Phil Gould five-year plan. The club needs a new coach and a new roster.
Buzz: Smith backflips on stadium stance
THE Sydney stadium debate has now descended into a total farce, with Dave Smith now saying he wants small stadium experiences.
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