Graham Annesley admits the bunker should make better choices when intervening at times but he's not about to criticise his officials after imposing one…
Graham Annesley admits the bunker should make better choices when intervening at times but he's not about to criticise his officials after imposing one…
Rugby league has a great track record for overreaction and hysteria, but it’ll be tough to top what we saw over the weekend for…
Round 9 of the NRL prompted much discussion about the handling of foul play. The Eels-Roosters clash on Friday night led to suspensions for…
A record number of charges in Round 9 shows the NRL's match review committee has picked up the slack on the league's crackdown on…
I could drone on all day about the deplorable lack of consistency in the NRL's messaging on protecting the head and eliminating the thug…
ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys has slammed the referees union after the governing body made a complaint with the Fair Work Commission over the…
With apologies to Raiders fans, six-again will become the most-used term once again when the NRL season returns in a fortnight. The NRL announced…
Listening to talkback radio, commentators and fans in general, everyone has a gripe about our game. Well, actually, there are many, but I just…
In rugby league, a single refereeing call can change an entire game. The semi-final between South Sydney and Manly was one such match. Year…
Compare the pair. Twenty-five minutes into Saturday's match-up between South Sydney and Manly, Sea Eagles half Daly Cherry-Evans puts a kick through and chases…
Compare the pair. Twenty-five minutes into Saturday's match-up between South Sydney and Manly, Sea Eagles half Daly Cherry-Evans puts a kick through and chases…
Compare the pair. Twenty-five minutes into Saturday's match-up between South Sydney and Manly, Sea Eagles half Daly Cherry-Evans puts a kick through and chases…
South Sydney's Wayne Bennett and Manly's Des Hasler have taken pot shots at the referees following the Rabbitohs' thrilling 21-20 NRL win on Saturday,…
South Sydney's Wayne Bennett and Manly's Des Hasler have taken pot shots at the referees following the Rabbitohs' thrilling 21-20 NRL win on Saturday,…
South Sydney's Wayne Bennett and Manly's Des Hasler have taken pot shots at the referees following the Rabbitohs' thrilling 21-20 NRL win on Saturday,…
Every weekend around the grounds, whether it's under-tens or first-grade rugby, you can hear a few common phrases. You might hear players and spectators…
Penalty counts in NRL games are in the news yet again. And now more specifically, the referees' role in reducing them. Now I haven't…
It is a football fan, player and coaches' sacred right to blame a loss on the referees. The great thing about it is we…
I am lucky enough to own a high-end home theatre system. Not the most expensive on the market. Just a decent system that provides…
Raiders fans were rightly (yet belatedly) blowing up on Sunday after Brett Stewart scored the match-winning try from an ‘offside' position. I've seen it…
Most contact sports throughout the world hand down suspensions for on-field indiscretions based upon precedence and the severity of the act. The NRL refereeing…
On Saturday morning, fans should have been talking about the Sea Eagles' brutal dismantling of a young Tigers side. Instead they were talking about…
NRL touch judges seem to be living up to their expectation of doing absolutely nothing so far in the 2014 season. While referees have…
Autumn – the prince of seasons - heralds kick-off to the greatest game of all as rugby league gets underway for 2016. Summer is…
Autumn – the prince of seasons - heralds kick-off to the greatest game of all as rugby league gets underway for 2016. Summer is…
Autumn – the prince of seasons - heralds kick-off to the greatest game of all as rugby league gets underway for 2016. Summer is…
In the aftermath of the North Queensland Cowboys defeat on Saturday night by the Cronulla Sharks, it's been popular to believe that there is…
In the aftermath of the North Queensland Cowboys defeat on Saturday night by the Cronulla Sharks, it's been popular to believe that there is…
In the aftermath of the North Queensland Cowboys defeat on Saturday night by the Cronulla Sharks, it's been popular to believe that there is…
After Saturdays game and with conspiracy theories running rampant, I would like to ask what Cowboys fans think should happen with the realities that…
Why does refereeing never seem to improve? Maybe it's like golf, where it seems almost impossible to learn and you repeat the same errors…
The 2013 NRL season may be completely non-existent but already the betting agencies have already shut up shop for the game's 'Most Improved'. And…
The 2012 NRL season has come to an end with the Melbourne Storm becoming premiers. Unfortunately for the Storm, the 2012 season will not…
Where do we go from here? Honestly, what direction should the NRL move in to try and rid the game of the type of…
Where do we go from here? Honestly, what direction should the NRL move in to try and rid the game of the type of…
Graham Annesley admits the bunker should make better choices when intervening at times but he's not about to criticise his officials after imposing one…
2021
Didn’t see the TPJ tackle , can’t comment.The Chad one was soft ,wouldn’t have crusher a grape.