The Tackle: You can’t measure Mummy by stats
Shane Mumford was outplayed by Brodie Grundy for the majority of the preliminary final except for the last three minutes when the Giants needed to save the game
View ArticleHow Michael Barlow became the best Brownlow date ever
It was less than 48 hours before the Brownlow and raging favourite Nat Fyfe didn’t have a plus one. Enter Michael Barlow to save the day.
View ArticleAnalysis: Where the NRL semi-finals were won and lost
There are four teams left fighting for two grand final spots — but before we get to the NRL preliminary finals, let’s look back at what decided the semis.
View ArticleKent: NRL can’t have it both ways
For some in the game, the rules will never be good enough.
View ArticleFive things Seibold must do to save Broncos
After an inconsistent season that ended in ignominy, it is clear that Anthony Seibold has a huge rebuilding job on his hands.
View ArticleThe problem with picking Storm youngster to stop Latrell
Justin Hodges believes Curtis Scott’s promotion to the Storm starting side to face Roosters star Latrell Mitchell won’t have a happy ending for Melbourne.
View ArticleWhy Cronk crushes Smith in popularity stakes
Like his former skipper at the Melbourne Storm, Cooper Cronk owns a record like no few others. So why is one so revered while the other is villainised?
View ArticleLynch: Tigers investment about to pay off
Former Brisbane forward Alastair Lynch believes his namesake can replicate his efforts on the biggest stage.
View ArticleUncomfortable hypocrisy behind NRL’s Folau ban
How can the NRL possibly allow Matt Lodge or players guilty of offences such as domestic violence to return to the game yet block the path for Israel Folau?
View ArticleJohns: Storm can exploit underdog tag
It’s rare for the Storm not to be favourites and they can turn that to their advantage.
View ArticleSlack: World Rugby needs head read over Hodge ruling
Wallaby winger Reece Hodge was banned because of his inability to dematerialise, writes Andrew Slack.
View ArticleRobinson: Tigers’ epic end to soap opera season
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Richmond’s lives.
View ArticleMalthouse: How Dimma tied Giants hands
For one man, it was always going to end in elation and for the other, devastation and heartbreak.
View ArticleWhy it is the grand final we didn’t want
A Raiders win on Sunday would remind NSW powerbrokers that they don’t have a God-given right to hold the biggest game of the year in Sydney, argues MIKE COLMAN
View ArticleSimple revamp can fix big Dally M problem
Not for the first time there was a startling omission when the Dally M team of the year was unveiled on rugby league’s night of nights.
View ArticleBlueprint: How to save the A-League
The A-League has been in the doldrums but as the new season approaches there are plenty of opportunities to turn it around. Emma Kemp explains.
View ArticleThe imports ready to set A-League alight
John Kosmina lists the six imports he thinks can make a big difference to their teams this season.
View ArticleColman: Shock choice for Churchill Medal winner
Ben Cummins’ about-face was the major talking point of the NRL grand final but Ricky Stuart not blowing his top was even more remarkable, writes Mike Colman.
View ArticleBozza’s bold predictions for A-League 2019/20
With the start of the new A-League season just days away, MARK BOSNICH gazes into his crystal ball to see who will emerge as heroes.
View ArticleKent: This was the NRL’s worst nightmare
The 2019 grand final will always have an asterisk attached, which isn’t fair to the Raiders, the Roosters or to rugby league, but it’s the way it has to be.
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