by Jay Sullivan, 24 May 2013
State of Origin is almost here. Mate against mate, state against state. Time to chill a few beers, buy some Puffy Dogs (to be put in the oven 12 minutes before kickoff), Cheezels (for a consistent game snack, place one on each finger and enjoy) and some choccies (for the the 20 minutes to go [...]
by mastermind5991, 24 May 2013
It’s hard to believe, but ten rounds of the NRL season are already gone. This is the time of the year when clubs start to feel the effects of State of Origin, with the first match two weeks away from now. This week’s feature match pits together the Sydney Roosters, who have been very impressive [...]
by Greg Prichard, 24 May 2013
The problem with golden point extra time (GPET) isn’t the concept itself – it’s the attitude of the teams and the coaches. Why is there such an accent on attempting to kick field goals to break deadlocks, particularly when a large percentage of the shots are taken from either impossible positions or under too much [...]
by Curtis Woodward, 24 May 2013
They are the reigning and defending National Rugby League champions. They’re the Melbourne Storm and they deserve our respect. But after shock losses to the Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers, Melbourne have officially hit one of those eventual flat spots most experts predicted. Their torturous start to 2013 has finally caught up to them. For [...]
by Gary Freeman, 24 May 2013
I was lucky enough to get an exclusive chat with Blues coach Laurie Daley this week and I’ve got some interesting stuff to deliver after our fascinating talk. I found Lozza incredibly calm, yet focussed, coming into the biggest two months of his coaching life and I came away confident he will be the man [...]
by Luke Doherty, 24 May 2013
Rugby league clubs are constantly accused of massaging crowd figures to suit their own purpose. Sometimes you’re left to wonder just how many people are in the bathroom or lining up for a beer and a drink because you swear you can’t see that many in the stands. So it says a lot when an [...]
by Jacob Kratzmann, 24 May 2013
The poor start for the Brisbane Broncos this year was for many quite unexpected. So too was the signing of veteran halfback Scott Prince only weeks before the season began. Prince is a premiership-winning, quality halfback. But was buying Prince the best idea, especially when the team should be looking into the future? Prince is [...]
by Joe Barton, 24 May 2013
Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won’t back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall – but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life. Potter still doesn’t feel comfortable revealing the reasons behind starting last week’s calamitous defeat to [...]
by James MacSmith, 24 May 2013
The NRL is adamant rugby league does not have an attitude problem towards women and that a thorough and transparent investigation of the Ben Te’o incident will go a way to eliminating those perceptions. A Brisbane woman has said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by [...]
by AAP, 24 May 2013
Queensland batsman Chris Lynn apologised on Thursday over a series of remarks on Twitter concerning assault allegations levelled against NRL player Ben Te’o. Te’o released a statement on Wednesday saying he had not “acted improperly” after a Brisbane woman said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault [...]
Boasting the best attendance figures for a domestic competition of either Rugby code the National Rugby League competition, based in Australasia, is the premier rugby league competition in the world. The NRL features 15 Australian teams and one side New Zealand-based side. The NRL is 26 rounds long, starting its season in March and culminating in October with the NRL Grand Final. The NRL year runs in tandem with its representative season, which boasts one Anzac Test match, a City – Country fixture and the three game State Of Origin series.
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