The rule change set to shake-up NSW coaching race
It’s the potential rule change from the NSW Blues that could completely blow apart the race for Brad Fittler’s State of Origin coaching job.
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Key Dragons staffer quits as bloodletting begins
A respected St George Illawarra staff member has handed in his resignation after reports the club was in negotiations to replace him in 2024.
Monday Buzz: NRL heart-throb officially off the market
South Sydney captain Cameron Murray celebrated a big off-field milestone, while a rugby league recluse made a rare NRL appearance. Buzz’s highlights and lowlights.
Dragons: Flanagan’s two new targets identified
Shane Flanagan is putting his stamp on the St George Illawarra Dragons – informing one veteran he will not be required in 2024 and reshaping his support staff.
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Dolphins’ $1.2m bid to cut star’s Storm contract short
Wayne Bennett is prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to bring Queensland Origin star Cameron Munster to the Dolphins next season.
Foxx switch could kill teammate’s contract quest
The Bulldogs are set to make a call on a Josh Addo-Carr backline switch – a move that could have dire consequences for one teammate. PLUS Buzz’s Saint and Sinner.
Kalyn and Andre Ponga reveal how deal was done
Kalyn Ponga has the father of all new deals with Newcastle but it’s been a process not without controversy. Brent Read breaks through the rumours and innuendo to reveal the full story.
Unmasked: NRL brat’s ‘attitude problem’
When asked to train Jackson Hastings, MATTY JOHNS was reluctant to take on the rumoured upstart. What he discovered was the truth behind the public persona.
Kent: Lack of sense in new NRL woke space
Four weeks for a noun? Paul Kent tackles the NRL, not for punishing players, but for getting punishments so wrong.
Why Griffin is only in ‘moderate’ danger of sack
He’s copped huge criticism for his Dad’s Army side. But there’s a reason why Anthony Griffin is surprisingly low on the list of coaches set to be sacked this season.
‘No regrets’: Former Panther relishing Broncos mission
Kurt Capewell won an NRL premiership and only lost four games during two seasons with the Panthers, but he insists he has no regrets about leaving Penrith for the battling Broncos.
The truth about Sticky’s famous feud with Robbo
The thing with Ricky Stuart is if he can’t find a reason to dislike a rival, he will invent one. Courtesy is not an obligation. Here’s what really happened at the gathering before the 2019 grand final.
Wests Tigers has ‘gone beyond embarrassing’
Five rounds into the season and the Tigers have not won a game, their worst start in the joint venture’s history. Coach Michael Maguire was back to stay, so surely he doesn’t now walk alone?
Kent: Gould hypocrisy is bad news for Barrett
Phil Gould’s claims that he gets to decide when Kyle Flanagan returns to the Bulldogs’ NRL side should be a huge cause for concern for coach Trent Barrett, PAUL KENT writes.
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