Analysis: Selection moves that can save NSW Blues future
With another State of Origin series gone, it’s time for the Blues to swing the selection axe in order to set up the future writes FATIMA KDOUH.
Opinion
Origin Buzz: Blues never had hope amid blatant ref blunders
NSW was always going to need an even share of the 50/50 calls to have any hope but copped a number of highly-questionable decisions, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Buzz: Knights players fume over Ponga’s special treatment
Knights players are asking serious questions after Greg Marzhew was axed for missing a team bus while Kalyn Ponga went unpunished last year, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
New Dragons era begins under Flanagan
The Dragons have moved swiftly on Shane Flanagan after their board endorsed his appointment as coach. Find out when he will be joining the Red-V.
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Buzz: The four rep forwards letting down Roosters
Whether it be age, lost aggression, defensive weaknesses or plain old loss of form, the Roosters have a number of liabilities in their forward at the moment, says PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Demetriou’s rookie error exposes Souths’ pain
South Sydney’s game plan is wrong and needs an urgent refocus if the Rabbitohs are to avoid staring down the barrel of an 0-4 start to the season, MATTY JOHNS writes.
Tigers must hit panic button after decade of misery
Enough is enough. The Wests Tigers haven’t made the finals in over a decade, and the fans are fed up. It’s time for Tim Sheens to unleash hell on the NRL’s basketcase, writes PAUL KENT.
Olam’s brilliant take on Latrell-Cheese ‘feud’
Storm star Justin Olam has closed the book on the perceived feud between Latrell Mitchell and Brandon Smith in five short sentences.
Kent: Bennett’s big reveal an NRL coach killer
Wayne Bennett decided to lift the lid on all the dirty tricks he and his former peers use to ruin rugby league, writes PAUL KENT.
Box office Bunny looks energised for day of reckoning
As if Latrell Mitchell didn’t have enough on his mind next week with Roosters fans baying for blood, he now somehow has to help conjure up a win for a suddenly desperate Souths.
Kent: Shock Turbo call that can fix ‘predictable’ Sea Eagles
Penrith and Melbourne have revealed the Turbo Blueprint for how to dismantled Manly – and the Sea Eagles need to try a radical circuit-breaker to save their season, says PAUL KENT.
Eels’ massive advantage over premiership rivals
If the first weekend of the NRL season proved anything, it’s that Parramatta is leaving every other club in its wake in one key area, and it could just lead them to a title.
Kent: NRL coaches at fault for concussion carnage
The new concussion guidelines have every team on warning, and NRL coaches don’t have far to look when it comes to apportioning blame, PAUL KENT writes.
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