The NRL is constantly tightening its rules and punishing contact with the head. So why was Taylan May not charged? The Broncos and Reece Walsh have every right to ask what happened to protecting the head, writes Brent Read.
Leichhardt Oval has run its course. It is a relic. An eyesore, and the Wests Tigers owe it to their fans to walk away from the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’ argues BRENT READ.
Rugby league once worried about an AFL invasion into Sydney’s western suburbs, but it’s turned out to be a myth, writes DEAN RITCHIE.
In the space of two questions at its multicultural round launch, NRL boss Andrew Abdo has exposed the hypocrisy of the woke politics infecting the NRL, writes Paul Kent.
Phil Gould’s criticism of the Knights and coach Adam O’Brien for allowing players to take a mid-season overseas holiday has been quickly shot down by sharper and more modern minds.
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Channel 9’s biggest names were nowhere to be seen on the opening two nights of the NRL’s Magic Round coverage.
Parties, police warnings, a Caxton cage and stitching up his brother. Matty Johns reveals why Magic Round is a must-do event on the NRL calendar.
The Blues won’t admit it but they take a sneaky look at how Queensland operate from time to time. But can they trust what they find?
Lazy critics used Anthony Griffin’s decision to drop Tyrell Sloan last year as proof he had fallen out with their emerging talent. Now it’s been proven an act of kindness, PAUL KENT writes.
The Jack Wighton saga is seemingly done and dusted – but there’s one aspect of the negotiations that just doesn’t sit right, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Instead of sulking over Jack Wighton’s defection, Paul Crawley says Canberra should use the flawed NRL system to get payback on South Sydney.
Paul Kent has had enough of archaic statements like “what’s he supposed to do” in defending dangerous hip-drop tackles. How many legs need to snap before critics change their views?
Rugby league is in panic mode with offers of a salary cap discount to recruit stars from rugby union, this is not a new move, but it is one doomed to failure, writes Brent Read.
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