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Brent ReadSenior Sports Writer

Brent Read is one of rugby league’s agenda setters but is also among the nation’s most well-known golf writers. He also covers Olympic sports, writing with authority, wit and enthusiasm. Brent began his career in sport as a soccer player, playing with the Brisbane Strikers in the NSL.

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NRL

NRL considers move to fast-track Indigenous coaches

The NRL may be ready to examine their own version of the NFL’s “Rooney Rule” as they look to fast-track the development of Indigenous coaches.

Brent Read

CommentNRL

When did it become a crime to tell the truth in NRL?

It’s hard to comprehend a direction by the NRL which basically says coaches should tell a lie before bagging a ref, writes Dean Ritchie.

Dean Ritchie

VideoNRL

What cameras missed in Naden-Dufty ‘scuffle’

A post-match confrontation between former teammates Brent Naden and Matt Dufty prompted suggestions the pair had fallen out.

Brent Read

NRL

DUBBO, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22: Rabbitohs Jason Demetriou is interviewed during the warm-up before the round 11 NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canberra Raiders at APEX Oval, on May 22, 2022, in Dubbo, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

‘I don’t need Wayne’: Demetriou hits back at panic merchants

It’s been a difficult stretch on the injury front, but South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou doesn’t need the help of his predecessor Wayne Bennett as he grapples with an injury crisis.

Brent Read

NRL

Power shift: Blues enforcer facing Origin axe

One of NSW’s best forwards in last year’s State of Origin series is set to be overlooked for Game I. Find out who is in the frame to secure a front-row spot.

David Riccio

NRL

Flanagan opens up on possible NRL family reunion

Shane Flanagan was one of the first names linked with the Bulldogs’ vacancy after Trent Barrett’s exit. Here’s what his son and current Dog Kyle thinks of the possibility of a reunion.

Nick Walshaw

UpdatedNRL

Knights circling Bulldog, Dufty secures Super deal

The roster rejig at the Bulldogs is gathering pace as NRL rivals circle a forward enforcer, while maligned fullback Matt Dufty has decided his future.

Michael Carayannis, David Riccio, Peter Badel and Brent Read

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GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 25: Adam Elliott of the Raiders is tackled by Brad Parker of the Sea Eagles during the NRL Trial Match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Canberra Raiders at Central Coast Stadium on February 25, 2022 in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images)

Late Mail: Raiders reshuffle pack

The Raiders have made a change to their forward pack for the clash against the Rabbitohs.

Tim E. Williams

NRL

Show us the money: RLPA fires first shot in pay battle

The RLPA has turned up the heat on the NRL as they try to determine whether the players should be reimbursed for pays cuts over the past three years, while NRLW players push to shape their first CBA.

Brent Read and Michael Carayannis

NRL

Sport Con: Rooster caught in representative tug-of-war

Sydney Roosters star Sam Walker has been caught up in a fierce tug-of-war, a former Raiders has launched legal action against the club, plus a look inside Latrell Mitchell’s US trip.

Michael Carayannis and Brent Read

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