What we learnt from NRL round one
PHIL Rothfield reveals the 50 things we learnt from round one. And don’t forget to blog with Buzz all day from 9am onwards.
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Footy left me brain damaged: Roberts
KANGAROOS great Ian Roberts will reveal on Sunday night he is brain-damaged from his rugby league playing days.
Buzz: SBW is game’s best player
BUZZ Rothfield has named his 50 best players in the NRL. Do you agree? Have your say in our special interactive!
Buzz: Foul-mouthed Hill in sin bin
FORMER NRL star Terry Hill is unlikely to be invited to any Tigers events after disgracing himself at the club’s season launch.
Buzz: Molan joins Footy Show panel
CHANNEL Nine’s Footy Show is undergoing a makeover with glamorous reporter Erin Molan being promoted to the full-time panel.
Monday Buzz: Bush left out in cold
OVER $2 million was awarded at the Auckland Nines but the NRL can’t find $3000 for a tournament tackling domestic violence.
Buzz: Fifita caught in a legal row
CRONULLA’S hopes of re-signing boom front-rower Andrew Fifita have stalled because of a player manager dispute.
Five NRL coaches on shaky ground
PHIL Rothfield wonders who would be a coach with five heads on the block before 2014 kicks off. Blog with Buzz from 9am.
SBW, Burgess to promote NRL in 2014
WHAT’S the Buzz: Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Burgess will be used throughout 2014 to promote the NRL despite their defection to rugby.
NRL plans player phone ban
BLOG with Buzz from 9am (AEDT): Players may have their mobile phones confiscated on game day as the NRL cracks down on gambling.
Buzz: Is Dugan a reformed bad boy?
BUZZ: JOSH Dugan has been included in the Dragons leadership group despite being barred from a NSW Blues dinner.
Maroons star Gagai goes AWOL
QUEENSLAND’S Emerging Maroons camp was thrown into chaos when centre Dane Gagai went missing after a bender.
Buzz: Nines loophole exploited
WHAT’S the Buzz: The Nines may have guidelines about the quality of players involved but there’s a coaching loophole.
What’s the Buzz: 2014 predictions
PHIL Rothfield takes a look through his crystal ball to bring you 51 predictions from around the sporting world for 2014.
Sanctioned Sharks will never die
THE Cronulla Sharks will never die. Nor will they ever move to Rockhampton, writes Sports Editor-at-Large and devoted fan Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: NRL playing wrong game
BLOG all day with Buzz: NRL CEO Dave Smith and the independent commission are more concerned with making money than the actual product.
What’s the Buzz: St Nick’s gift
NICK Politis has rewarded his Sydney Roosters grand final heroes with an all expenses paid trip to the United States.
What’s the Buzz: League v Rah Rahs
EXCLUSIVE: The Wallabies have agreed to play the Great Britain rugby league team in a $10 million hybrid-game spectacular next year.
Buzz: NRL side-stepping issues
THE NRL needs a lot more than just a new spin doctor but don’t think league fans can be fooled that easily, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: World Cup horror show
LEAGUE is a tough enough sport without subjecting players to dangerous conditions like in the World Cup final.
Buzz: Fox want Saturday double axed
WHAT’S the Buzz: Fox Sports want the NRL to abandon the two Saturday night games at 7.30pm on viewer’s choice from next year.
Buzz: An open letter to the IRL
PHIL Rothfield pens a letter to the International Rugby League with ways to improve the game on the world stage.
62 reasons World Cup is a joke
SOME sports are not meant for the international stage – and the rugby league World Cup is one of them, writes Phil Rothfield.
Whats the Buzz: Cahill to replace Neill
TIM Cahill is poised to become Australia’s Socceroo captain for the World Cup in Brazil, replacing 35-year-old warrior Lucas Neill.
Buzz: Soccer owns Sydney not NRL
BLOG WITH BUZZ ALL DAY: The sporting landscape in Sydney changed forever in a sea of red, black and light blue jerseys on Saturday night.
Buzz: Boozy refs in the sin bin
A group of senior NRL referees have been sin-binned by hotel security while staging their own ‘Mad Monday’ celebration over the weekend. LIVE BLOG
Buzz’s top 50 moments – part one
VIDEO: FROM ASADA scandals, to boardroom stoushes, to great on-field moments, Phil Rothfield reveals his top 50 moments of 2013.
Provan a great but not an Immortal
PHIL Rothfield: League great Arthur Summons says it’s a “disgrace” Norm Provan is not an Immortal. Sports Editor-at-large Phil Rothfield disagrees.
Loz was right about Reynolds
MONDAY BUZZ: Laurie Daley was right after all. Adam Reynolds is not ready for State of Origin football. Blog with Phil Rothfield
What’s the Buzz – We were warned
THE NRL and ASADA have known about a major drug problem in the sport for more than 15 years. Don’t miss Australia’s best sports gossip.
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What’s the Buzz – Sandor tells all
CHANNEL Nine has called in Today show host Karl Stefanovic to handle sport’s biggest interview of the year with banned NRL star Sandor Earl.
Monday Buzz: Live game beats TV
THERE was once an old NRL television ad campaign that carried the slogan “it’s never the same unless you’re there at the game”. It’s true.
Buzz: Eels’ fault that Ricky left
THE Parramatta Eels have only themselves to blame for the early departure of Ricky Stuart as head coach.
Fairytale 12 years in the making
BLOG all day with Buzz: RUGBY league’s most famous indigenous club is on Monday celebrating its greatest football triumph.
NRL acts on the boot burglar
THE NRL has banned a mischievous ploy by Roosters star James Maloney to take his opponents out of play on the eve of the finals.
NRL left to Wander how to win the war
RUGBY league is in trouble in Sydney’s west when not even a traditional local derby can attract 10,000 fans. LIVE BLOG
NRL left to Wander how to win the war
RUGBY league is in trouble in Sydney’s west when not even a traditional local derby can attract 10,000 fans. LIVE BLOG
Buzz: NRL must fight deal-breaker
THE NRL is facing a major problem with players trying to break contracts on compassionate grounds, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: Greenberg to condense Origin
THE NRL is finally on the verge of fixing its playing schedule around State of Origin next season, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: Greenberg to condense Origin
THE NRL is finally on the verge of fixing its playing schedule around State of Origin next season, writes Phil Rothfield.
Sally Ms: Benji my top of the flops
LESS than 12 months ago Ben Barba and Benji Marshall were rated as the two most dynamic game-breakers in the NRL. LIVE BLOG
Buzz: NRL must fight deal-breaker
THE NRL is facing a major problem with players trying to break contracts on compassionate grounds, writes Phil Rothfield.
NRL left to Wander how to win the war
RUGBY league is in trouble in Sydney’s west when not even a traditional local derby can attract 10,000 fans. LIVE BLOG
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