Anybody who dares suggest this season’s NRL premiership comes with an asterisk will be found deep in the Pacific with an Early Kooka stove attached. It might well be the toughest season in the game’s history.
The current plight of the once mighty Broncos doesn’t just fall on the players or the coaches, but everyone that is involved with the club — and there’s only one way to fix it.
Phil Rothfield spoke to Paul McGregor last Saturday and the Dragons coach insisted he would not walk out on the club — so what changed in the days leading up to his departure?
The putrid witch hunts and unfounded rumours permeating through our society are nothing more than a call for public stonings and ruined reputations – and it’s at its absolute worst in the NRL right now, writes PAUL CRAWLEY.
JARRYD Hayne’s contract value has caused much of the tension that is threatening to tear the Titans apart, writes DARREN LOCKYER.
OVER the past few weeks, Penrith have become Nathan Cleary’s team and the inconsistent Panthers have finally found some composure and tempo, writes Matthew Johns.
AS has become the norm in recent times, when a team is not performing well then it must be the coach’s fault, writes MAL MENINGA.
IT’S early, but after his spectacular cameo against the Titans, Ben Hunt is on track for a place in one of league’s exclusive clubs — Wayne Bennett’s Switcheroo Hall of Fame.
PAUL Kent’s column on the NRL Immortals selection process has fans debating who will be the next player to join that exclusive club. Have your say and vote here!
BUZZ: RUGBY league is supposed to be the working-class game but Retro Round showed just how far the game has gone from its roots.
THEY might be heading towards their third wooden spoon in a row but there are reasons to be optimistic in Newcastle writes PAUL KENT.
BLOG WITH BUZZ: Have the Cronulla Sharks hit the wall? Is there campaign for back to back premierships looking almost impossible? Chat with Phil Rothfield live from 1PM:
CRONULLA have lost the commitment they had in last year’s championship season and Phil Rothfield lets them have it in his wrap of the weekend’s sporting action.
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: The NRL hasn’t seen the last of Sonny Bill Williams. His return was discussed when Roosters boss Nick Politis had lunch with SBW’s agent last week.
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