Rabbitohs claim SCG Trust pushed for club to break Accor Stadium contract
South Sydney claim officials wanted them to relocate to the new Allianz Stadium when it opened in 2022, as their bid to move is knocked back by the state Sport Minister.
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RA weighs up rebel league rumblings with Saudis lined up
Rugby administrators may think they have covered their bases to withstand a Saudi-backed rebel league – which would sign the world’s best 360 players at double their current salaries – but there is another move on the horizon that could yet drain Australia of talent.
Pick and flick: why did Slater stick with DCE in the first place?
It’s official: Queensland’s pick-and-stick philosophy is dead. Long live the pick-and-flick. Another loss and the QRL board might be pondering giving the coach the same treatment.
What is Meninga doing joining a mess like the Perth Bears?
The NRL legend is the only plus for the expansion club that lacks infrastructure and rugby league IQ.
Rumour mill goes up a gear over Cleary code switch
Two Wallabies legends talked up the chances of the star Panthers playmaker jumping to rugby. It’s just the sort of challenge Cleary would relish.
Bailey Smith’s ‘nose beers’ are part of a bigger AFL problem
Bailey Smith’s social media post about cocaine hightlights the AFL’s problem of managing the inevitable social drug use of its players.
Bring back the biff: Origin constantly feels like it’s about to fall off a cliff
If the game ever gets its act together and promoted the series properly, State of Origin could be this country’s Super Bowl: a rare event that transcends code wars.
‘Sick of him flirting with players through media’: clubs’ poaching anger
With the Bulldogs set to poach the hottest young talent in the game, rival club bosses are wondering why the NRL have yet to introduce the ‘Gus Rule’.
Tough-tackling machine May have a flaw in his character
When are people going to understand that winning Origin matches has little do with form, fitness, age and certainly not statistics after 11 rounds? It has everything to do with character.
The major footy codes have lost the plot
Image-conscious decisions, bizarre appointments and ineffectual executives – just what are the AFL and NRL doing?
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