NRL 2025
Nightmare start for Bennett successor: Four things learnt from Dolphins’ defeat
Any coach taking over from Wayne Bennett will no doubt try to deflect from the innuendo of the curse of the master the mentor. But key areas need to change.
- Nick Wright
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Reynolds’ life beyond 2025: Four things learnt from Broncos’ derby triumph
Off contract at season’s end, the Broncos skipper joined forces with the NRL’s leading prop to hand the Cowboys 0-3 start to the season.
- Nick Wright
A brush with death almost drove him away. But one-time Cowboy now nears the NFL
After watching his twin struggle in a hospital bed, a former NRL winger contemplated a drastic career change.
- Nick Wright
Why Broncos great believes new Haas game plan can avoid Taumalolo pitfalls
Coach Michael Maguire has shaken up Payne Haas’ game, prompting a former top forward to make comparisons with a struggling Cowboys star.
- Nick Wright
‘A greater good’: Heartbreak behind Broncos great’s life-saving mission
There is more at play for the Broncos legend than supporting Australians in need. It speaks to how other retired athletes can rediscover their identity.
- Nick Wright
‘A special talent’: Next in line to follow Bronco’s rise from obscurity
As a resurgent Brisbane Bronco reveals the perspective shift behind his NRL return, a former great of the game reveals who will follow his lead.
- Nick Wright
How master conquered apprentice: Four things learnt in Dolphins’ defeat
While the master coach emerged the victor, the performances of two key recruits and a returning star should give Dolphins fans cause for optimism.
- Nick Wright
Maguire’s prophetic launch: Four things learnt in Broncos’ demolition
Three gambles proved right, two leading big men were emphatic and a returning favourite son was brilliant. Have the Broncos found their missing tonic?
- Nick Wright
‘This is where I want to be’: In-demand Bronco reveals long-term plans
His injury has given a Broncos livewire a reprieve, but Kotoni Staggs has declared his long-term ambitions beyond his 2025 deal.
- Nick Wright
‘A lot of uncertainty’: Travelling Qld clubs reveal cyclone plans
Players away from home have been given the option of missing their imminent matches should they need to support their families in the face of Cyclone Alfred.
- Nick Wright
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