Crash: Bennett band-aid can’t hide Queensland’s gaping wounds
Wayne Bennett engineered one of the great upsets in Origin history last year, but Origin one reminded fans of the parlous state league in Queensland is in.
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Buzz: Sacked NRL star on Palmer’s jet
Clive Palmer targets controversial former NRL star to join Israel Folau at Southport Tigers. Buzz’s weekend highlights and lowlights.
‘He’s just wired differently. It’s scary how good he is’
He missed last year’s Origin due to injury but David Fifita is determined to make up for lost time and make life hell for the Blues. Certainly his teammates can’t wait.
Why Mango is all about action for remote kids
Matty Bowen spends about 30 hours behind the wheel travelling around remote Australia. And the former Cowboys champ says it’s all about one thing – inspiring change.
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Under the pump! Who thrives and flops in 2019
It has been an off-season full of intrigue with clubs still to finalise and team lists and, believe it or not, coaching personnel. So how is 2019 shaping for your club?
Green sets out Cowboys’ punishing schedule
North Queensland coach Paul Green wants to erase all memory of the Cowboys’ 13th-placed finish. And his players found out the hard way as they kicked off preseason training in Townsville.
Player transfer window will fix coaching merry-go-round, say clubs
Club bosses will call on Todd Greenberg to introduce a player transfer window for after the end of season Tests as a way of limiting coaching movement.
Kent: How fatigue will cure NRL disease
When the NRL rules committee meets this week there are two issues that must take precedence. PAUL KENT says changes to interchange and a crackdown on time wasting will bring back the game’s natural rhythm.
Barba unfazed by Holmes threat
The Cowboys and Ben Barba have something in common. Both want to prove they can be competitive in the NRL next season. And the former Dally M medallist won’t be swayed by the pursuit of Valentine Holmes.
Thurston’s pick to partner Morgan
Jake Clifford and Te Maire Martin are both in line to replace Johnathan Thurston, but the retired Queensland great has revealed who he thinks is the best fit in the halves.
Thurston set for new role with Cowboys
JOHNATHAN Thurston might have retired but the influence of the Immortal-in-waiting on the North Queensland Cowboys is set to continue.
Every 2019 NRL squad released
FOR the first time ever the NRL has released the rosters of each NRL club as a number of sides make their returns to pre-season training. SEE EVERY SQUAD HERE
Ofahengaue v Pangai: Who earns a starting spot?
JOE Ofahengaue is one front runner to earn a starting place in Brisbane’s front row and he believes his biggest competition for that spot will be Tongan teammate Tevita Pangai Jr.
On the chopping block: Which NRL coach is next?
YOU would think the Bennett-Seibold swap would finally shut down the NRL coaching craziness for another year. Breaking news: It won’t. This is the next batch of coaches in the firing line if their clubs don’t aim up early in 2019.
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