Bugger this. Time to deal with the big issues. Is it just me or has there been an explosion of photos of sportsmen in cafes over the last few years?
He may be one of the brainchilds of the hugely successful Indigenous All Stars concept but Gold Coast Titans boss Michael Searle says he never wants to see an indigenous rugby league team play a Test or the World Cup.
He’s back. Following months of uncertainty, Willie Mason officially announced his NRL return at Townsville on Tuesday after accepting a lifeline from North Queensland.
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There was little subterfuge as the NRL went into counterattack mode on Monday in a bid to protect its western Sydney heartland from the raids of the AFL.
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Outspoken former Kangaroos captain Gorden Tallis says Australian halfback Johnathan Thurston risks becoming rugby union’s new marketing meal ticket if he switches codes next season.
Disgruntled North Queensland fans will change their tune as soon as controversial NRL player Willie Mason “runs over a few people” on the football field, according to new Cowboys teammate Carl Webb.
It was only 20 minutes but English import Sam Burgess packed enough into his cameo to suggest the hype may well be justified as South Sydney opened the NRL pre-season with a 42-12 win over Manly at Redfern Oval on Sunday.
The long wait finally ended for Preston Campbell when the Indigenous All Stars team went into camp on the Gold Coast on Sunday.
Queensland selector Des Morris says any potential return to State of Origin by Lote Tuqiri would not be impeded by any grudges held over from when he switched to rugby union in 2002.
Cowboys boss Peter Parr has called on North Queensland fans to climb on board the Willie Mason Express and give the club’s newest signing their total support.
Willie Mason’s long search for a club has won the ‘drawn out saga of the off-season’ award pretty comfortably. But it seems to be pretty unique by modern sporting standards.
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2009 saw the NRL’s marketing department make some very poor choices. When selecting the faces of their advertising campaign, they determined that the masses would be best moved by the pure talent of young starlets Brett Stewart and Greg Inglis to bring a stadium to its feet with freakish football.
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With the All Stars game nearly upon us, and the World Club Challenge only weeks away, the question must be asked whether the timing is right.
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The opening round of season 2009 saw the St George Illawarra Dragons faced with the uneviable task of playing the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park – a match which saw the Red V display the credentials necessary that would see it lift the Minor Premiership 26 weeks later.
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I’ve been a little edgy these past few months. Ever since my beloved Wests Tigers said they had entered into negotiations with Lote Tuqiri, I’ve been praying to any greater power that would listen that the Little Club that Could might just pull off the signing of their eleven year history.
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Forgive me for not joining in on the party to celebrate Lote Tuqiri’s three year signing with NRL team Wests Tigers. The former dual international will finish up his contract with Leicester at the end of March and is on track to switch codes in time for round three or four in April.
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February 4th could not have been a better day for rugby league even if the Independent Commission took over from the ARL tomorrow.
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As a life long Parramatta Eels supporter, it takes a significant amount of off-season reflection, goodwill and pathos for me to feel much sympathy for anyone wearing Manly colours.
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Our first taste of real Rugby League in Australia for 2010 is the much-hyped NRL All Stars game to be played at Skilled Park on February 13.
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The upcoming World Club Challenge for 2010 is now a month away with the match to be played between Super League and NRL champions the Leeds Rhinos and Melbourne Storm. The match, which will be played at Elland Road, is always supported well by the English fans.
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The cries of our Tasman brothers are being heard loud and clear: the Polynesians and kiwi Rugby League players say they want to play State of Origin footy. But the question is why can’t they play State of Origin, Kiwi style?
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Make no mistake, there is intense lobbying going on at the moment to fill the eight spots on the proposed Rugby League Independent Commission, as well as a finding a new Chairman.
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The Salary Cap in the NRL has been a positive and a negative for the game. The biggest negative is the promotion of the ‘multi-club’ player. A player who has to shop himself around cause his club can no longer afford him.
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I enjoy my Sunday mornings lying in bed listening to Peter Peters talk about Rugby League on SKY radio (2KY). I am not sure if he is someone I would like to share a beer with, but I respect his opinion.
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The media is saying if the independent commission get up then it’s giving the game back to the fans. Well, I’m a fan, and I want my Bears back.
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I have known John Ribot since 1980 when he used to feed the ducks in Ashfield Park and also play on the wing for Roy Masters’ Wests Magpies. Fast forward twenty years and Ribot’s resume is fat and impressive.
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The upcoming All Stars match at Skilled Park could just be the game that introduces and re-introduces people outside the heartlands to the game of Rugby League.
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Many rugby league fans, and especially Bronco supporters, are wondering why CEO Bruno Cullen extended the contract of club coach Ivan Henjak for a further two years beyond this season.
