Johnathan Thurston
‘The game has failed in this instance’: Thurston says eight-week Leniu ban isn’t enough
Johnathan Thurston says rugby league has missed an opportunity to send an unequivocal message that racial abuse will not be tolerated in the game.
- by Billie Eder
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Opinion
NRL 2024
Did NRL rule tweaks help Nathan Cleary put on grand final masterclass?
The six-again rule has changed rugby league for the better, but great players would have been great in any era.
- by Andrew Webster
Thurston backs Addo-Carr to become face of Indigenous rugby league
Indigenous great Johnathan Thurston has endorsed Phil Gould’s vision for the Canterbury winger, while voicing his disappointment at the failure of the Yes campaign in the Voice to Parliament referendum.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Analysis
NRL 2023
Shock winner or the usual suspects? The experts’ view on the NRL finals
A host of rugby league legends and luminaries have offered their insights into how this year’s finals series will play out.
- by Adrian Proszenko, Adam Pengilly, Nick Wright, Michael Chammas, Phil Gould, Andrew Webster, Dan Walsh, Billie Eder, Brad Fittler and Roy Ward
Yes and No cases draw battle lines on Indigenous Voice
The Yes case will urge Australians to vote for “unity, hope and to make a positive difference” while the No case twice says, “if you don’t know, vote No”.
- by Lisa Visentin and James Massola
Analysis
State of Origin
The Maroons lost three men in five minutes. This is how they found a way to win
One player in the bin. No interchanges left. And still behind by two. This is the inside story of the chaos and carnage that defined a famous Queensland win.
- by Dan Walsh
‘Their premiership window is closing’: Thurston turns up heat on Eels
Cowboys legend insists all the pressure is on Parramatta going into Friday’s preliminary final in Townsville, where the mercury is set to reach a sweltering 30 degrees.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
NRL 2022
Old school: Why the Trbojevics would be champions in any era
Who else from today’s NRL crop could manage a full 80 minutes, even allowing for the breaks in play which came with more penalties and delayed restarts?
- by Roy Masters
‘We need to talk about it’: Emotional Thurston calls for change after Green death
The Cowboys legend, who joined forces with Green to win the club’s first NRL premiership, has implored those struggling to ditch the “she’ll be right” attitude.
- by Zachary Gates
‘It’s about the next gen of our culture’: Thurston wants Indigenous, Pasifika voices to be heard
Johnathan Thurston has hailed an NRL yarning circle as a way to acknowledge and celebrate Pasifika, Maori and Indigenous talent.
- by Adrian Proszenko
The Cowboys are actually ... good? But not everyone is surprised
A consensus pick for the wooden spoon, North Queensland have emerged as the most-improved side in the NRL. A few hardy souls were true believers all along.
- by Phil Lutton
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