Andrew Johns
Opinion
NRL 2024
Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team
I’ve put the red pen through the Roosters after their horror injury run and the Panthers don’t seem quite right. This might be the year when NRL history gets turned on its head.
- by Andrew Johns
Latest
Opinion
NRL 2024
Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable
The NRL’s argument is good in theory, but it’s just not practical. We should never see a repeat of the fiasco at the end of the Sharks versus Knights game.
- by Andrew Johns
‘It would have been nice to be involved’: Meninga, Johns, Lewis overlooked for Immortal voting
The three living rugby league Immortals – Mal Meninga, Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis – have spoken out after the NRL did not seek their input to decide the next player to join the game’s most exclusive club.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
NRL 2024
The Bulldogs and Dragons are the success stories of the season. There’s one reason why
The two traditional clubs have injected new life into the NRL after finally getting the right people in key positions.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
State of Origin
Ricky Stuart and Andrew Johns’ Blues-print for winning Origin deciders in Brisbane
Stuart did it as a player in 1994 and coach in 2005, in which Johns was at his very best.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
NRL 2024
Why Sam Walker is the new Alfie Langer, and the next Maroons No.7
His dad played with Alfie Langer and, until now, there hasn’t been a player so similar to the little genius.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
NRL 2024
The bunker is getting it all wrong. These are the changes it needs
The way we use video review technology is driving me crazy. But there are ways to improve it for the fans.
- by Andrew Johns
Analysis
State of Origin
On AFL grounds, rugby league’s best kickers can get ‘lost’ in Origin
Since the NRL started taking a match to non-traditional states each year, the game’s best kickers have grappled with playing on AFL grounds. Does an oval field make a difference?
- by Adam Pengilly
Opinion
NRL 2024
Attack, X-factor and experience: Why NSW will win Origin II
This Blues side is a more dangerous team than the one in Sydney. Throw in Latrell Mitchell and NSW are primed to square the ledger in Melbourne.
- by Andrew Johns
Exclusive
NRL 2024
How Andrew Johns convinced Lachlan Galvin to commit to Tigers
A week after requesting a release, the rising star has told Tigers officials he wants to play a key role in turning the side around. Comments from league’s eighth Immortal proved to be a catalyst.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Opinion
NRL 2024
One way to make sure Origin is not ruined again – stop hitting people in the head
The Origin contest might have been ruined, but the NRL can’t go soft on acts of foul play.
- by Andrew Johns
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