NRL’s billion dollar bonanza
IT WAS the day rugby league evolved from footy code to financial super-power.
IT WAS the day rugby league evolved from footy code to financial super-power.
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RABBITOHS superstar Greg Inglis says the new $1 billion TV deal will stop league’s biggest names switching codes – starting with him.
WAYNE Bennett and Bob Fulton explain how an independent voice with no fixed agenda will help fix the NRL’s biggest problems.
ARLC chairman John Grant has conceded NRL referees need to clean up their act.
Video highlights: A LAST-DITCH try to Penrith snatched a thrilling victory for the Panthers over the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium.
IT’S the father-son chat Travis Burns doesn’t want to have.
LUKE Lewis appears certain to have played his final game for Penrith after undergoing a second bout of neck surgery this week.
SUSPENDED Penrith Panther Travis Burns is preparing to head to England for a rugby league lifeline.
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IT’S not just the television rights that are up for grabs, four radio stations are ready to engage in a war over rugby league.
RUGBY league clubs unite to create a body to lobby the ARLC on issues like refereeing standards and the looming $1 billion TV deal.
PENRITH’S push to avoid the wooden spoon has taken a major blow, with star centre Michael Jennings copping a one-game ban.
NRL clubs have moved to seize back control and authority in the game from an under-performing independent commission.
NRL teams can all but forget about a shot at the grand final if they don’t finish in the top four.
MICHAEL Jennings is set to be suspended for at least one match and inspirational forward Luke Lewis ruling out any hopes of an early return.
PENRITH’S hopes of avoiding the wooden spoon have taken a hit with Michael Jennings handed two charges by the NRL match review committee on Monday.
WHEN the Panthers finished last in 2007, one fan burnt a giant wooden spoon into the grass on the training paddock at the back of Centrebet Stadium.
BRAITH Anasta concedes he is desperate to avoid the wooden spoon and an inglorious exit as Sydney Roosters’ captain.
SANDOR Earl has lit the fuse for a fiery clash today, with the former Panther suggesting Ivan Cleary has created a culture of fear at the club.
TROUBLED youngster James Roberts, sacked by Souths last month, has found a new home at Penrith for the next two NRL seasons.
THE Ivan Cleary-Phil Gould Panthers revolution is happening – and departing flyer Michael Gordon says it’s a shame he won’t be around to witness it.
SEE who is in and who is out for NRL round 23 as teams jostle for position ahead of the finals.
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EVERY NRL player could receive a $20,000 bonus payment thanks to the code’s looming broadcast deal bonanza.
PHIL Gould will not coach NSW next season.
MELBOURNE skipper Cameron Smith says boring works best for Storm, although scoring eight tries in a 46-6 romp over Penrith is hardly dull.
CAMERON Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk blasted the Melbourne Storm back into premiership contention with a demolition job on Penrith.
LUKE Lewis says he has not played his final game for Penrith – and there was no way minor neck surgery would deny him an emotional farewell.
THE Panthers are unlikely to stand in the way of Phil Gould’s return as Origin coach should NSW officials not reappoint Ricky Stuart.
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