Suaalii cops big ban as worrying trend claims another victim
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s forgettable season has just gotten worse after the Roosters star was whacked by the NRL match review committee for raising his knee in a tackle.
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Dead V: The NRL must step in and save Saints
The Dragons should be one of the most powerful brands in Australian sport, but instead they’re a mess. It’s time for the NRL to step in and save St George Illawarra, writes David Riccio.
NSW need a miracle, his name is Latrell
It is not impossible for NSW to level the Origin ledger in Brisbane, but it is unlikely writes Brent Read, provided they pick Latrell Mitchell and stick by an out of form star.
Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: Disgraced NRL stars share jail cell
Disgraced NRL stars Jarryd Hayne and Manase Fainu are sharing the same prison cell — read all the details and more NRL news in What’s the Buzz.
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Kent: NRLW wrestling with a confronting truth
The trick to more money for the NRLW and its players is to play a game appealing in its own right, not to follow the men and try to wrestle their way to premierships, writes PAUL KENT.
The ‘home game’ NRL needs to bring back
The success of the Knights-Bulldogs trial proves it’s time the NRL scrapped its Thursday night fixture and replace it with Monday night footy, DAVID RICCIO writes.
Monday Buzz: World Cup to lock NRL teams out
The new Sydney Football Stadium will be off limits to the NRL in July and August next year while Nick Kyrgios will speak to high-school students – it’s all in SAINT, SINNER, SHOOSH.
Kent: Cop the tip, we’re being taken for mugs
It has never been so tough to win on the punt but corporate bookmakers, with algorithms to fend off the smart players, continue to cry poor. It needs to change, writes PAUL KENT.
Kent: Raper led on the field and off it
With the marriage of stats and memory, it is no exaggeration to say Johnny Raper might have been the greatest ever. But that was only part of who he was, writes PAUL KENT.
What’s the Buzz: World out of reach for Panthers
The Roosters will remain world champions for another 12 months after the current Covid outbreak robbed the Panthers of the chance to succeed them.
Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: $1m SBW book blunder
His book is called ‘You Can’t Stop the Sun From Shining’ but the weather is very gloomy for the publisher who paid near-record money for Sonny Bill Williams’ biography.
Star who will deny Turbo back-to-back Dally Ms
Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield has taken out his crystal ball and compiled his list of storylines to follow in 2022, and he believes the NRL will have a new Dally M king.
Buzz Awards: 2021’s biggest blunders revealed
This year has been packed full of on-field scandals, off-field dramas and epic blunders. But there’s one that stands out at the top of the list.
Kent: Unlikely hero taking the fight to cruel disease
Paul Gallen has learnt how to take a punch in boxing but his friend Con Ange hit him hardest of all when he told the former NRL star of his private battle.
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