Posts Tagged "National Rugby League"
Back the World Club Challenge or get out of the way
By Curtis Woodward, 15 Jan 2013There are only 38 more days until the annual World Club Challenge. As is the case every year, like clockwork, haters come out of the woodwork.
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Shoulder charging with the full force of the law
By John Vizzone, 28 Nov 2012Last week I was reading perhaps the most unusual yet surprisingly underrated source of legal and political debate: a rugby league forum.
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Brisbane Broncos supremacy may finally be over
By JonathonSouth, 28 Nov 2012After another disappointing season relative to high expectation, the Broncos’ faith in their youth system’s production, when tested against the rest of the NRL, appears to be waning. At least a little.
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NRL’s new pitch looks suspiciously like cricket’s
By Tim Prentice, 30 Oct 2012When I die and come back to this sporting world, please, please let me be a marketing guru for the Australian Rugby League Commission.
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Time to consolidate for the NRL
By Adam_Vaughan, 31 Aug 2012The new television rights deal announced by the ARLC last week has drawn heavy criticism from some.
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NRL’s rules are a legal quagmire
By PuntPal, 13 Aug 2012The NRL rules are like any codified legal system. Although I don’t want to bore readers with a legal diatribe about what makes good law, some basic analysis of legal principles is vital to understand what is so wrong with the NRL Rules.
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Queensland selectors eyeing Broncos and Souths
By matthewthorpe, 21 Jun 2012The third-placed Brisbane Broncos take on the fourth-placed South Sydney Rabbitohs on Friday night in what is shaping as a must-win game for both teams.
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New blood and fire needed at Dragons
By Tim Prentice, 20 Jun 2012The well is running dry for the St George Illawarra Dragons. It’s time for the hierarchy to rehydrate the player stocks or risk seeing the merger club become a regular face amongst the NRL also-rans.
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Time to take State of Origin on tour
By damoinaus, 20 Jun 2012They might just be footy jerseys but they’re some of the most valuable commodities in Australian sport.
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Maguire bringing back South Sydney of old
By shamus91, 13 Jun 2012South Sydney coach Michael Maguire is an expert at flying under the radar. At his previous club, Wigan, he was known as man of few words, preferring to talk mainly about his team’s performance on that day rather then the decisions of the referees or finals time.
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Where to now for David Gallop?
By John Davidson, 5 Jun 2012After a 10-year reign at the top of the NRL, David Gallop has stepped down as CEO. Some will be sad to see him go, others will be celebrating and happy about his departure, like Phil Gould.
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Four rugby league coaches with the axe looming
By Ryan O'Connell, 5 Jun 2012Who would be a rugby league coach? Pressure is your best friend, stress is your closest colleague, and unemployment is your next career move.
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Brisbane Broncos on borrowed time
By Curtis Woodward, 15 May 2012A lot has been made of the Brisbane Broncos’ stranglehold on Friday night football.
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Souths and Roosters fans letting the NRL down
By MG Burbank, 9 May 2012So let’s paint the picture: you have a team with three wins in their last four games. They possess the second-best fullback in the world and the most skillful big man in the game.
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Corey Payne deserving of his representative status
By Curtis Woodward, 18 Apr 2012Nobody in the National Rugby League epitomises the term ‘toiler’ more than Corey Payne. The rugged Canterbury Bulldogs backrower will play his first top grade representative game on Sunday afternoon when he runs out for City Origin.
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Winners and losers from Round Seven of NRL
By dan-talintyre, 17 Apr 2012Round Seven of the National Rugby League is done and dusted, with upsets and big wins all round — as well as some strong performances right across the board.
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Top 10 fullbacks in the NRL
By Paul Arandale, 14 Apr 2012The NRL has so many good fullbacks it is hard to fit them all into a top 10, so I have picked the top 10 purely on 2012 form.
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Brisbane Broncos vs Canberra Raiders: NRL live scores, blog
By The Crowd, 13 Apr 2012The Brisbane Broncos will be looking to win five straight tonight when they face a Canberra Raiders side coming off a strong victory. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm AEST.
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Rugby league finally returning to Darwin
By Curtis Woodward, 10 Apr 2012If you want to think rugby league outposts, look no further than Darwin – a city that will host a competitive first grade rugby league match for the first time in what seems an eternity this coming weekend.
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Melbourne to storm through the Knights
By Paul Arandale, 30 Mar 2012The Newcastle Knights travel down to AAMI Park for the hard task of taking on competition front-runners Melbourne Storm this Friday night.
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