27/07/2008 | HAVING imposed himself on the game with a force that Collingwood could not match, Drew Petrie made another significant statement last Friday week. It provided a post-siren, on-ground television interv...
27/07/2008 | COLLINGWOOD supporters must have a sinking feeling these days every time the Magpies are drawn to play a team they're supposed to beat. Even before yesterday's 48-point thumping at the hands o...
27/07/2008 | THERE has never been a safer time to be alive.
Human beings are living longer than ever before. Breakthroughs in medicine mean that many diseases that were once life-threatening are now treated wi...
27/07/2008 | Sydney blew a golden opportunity to cement fourth spot on the ladder last night, going down by 24 points to Adelaide.
27/07/2008 | Test stars, fringe first-graders and a carpenter on an $8000 footballer contract are among the 50-plus players with NRL experience who are still to secure a contract for 2009.
Kiwi internationals ...
27/07/2008 | Alleged stomping victim Dayne Weston believes the NRL judiciary would "be silly" not to investigate Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne for what he suspects was a deliberate attempt to injure him.
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27/07/2008 | Manly have been called every name under the sun, but Sydney Roosters coach Brad Fittler has added a new moniker to the high-flying Sea Eagles: "blue collar".
Manly's seven-game unbeate...
27/07/2008 | He came out of the blue to grab a wing spot on the end of Brisbane's talent-rich back line and, after six straight appearances, Kaine Manihera wants a crack at the NRL finals.
The 21-year-old ...
27/07/2008 | Manly have been rocked by the late withdrawals of back-rowers Glenn Stewart and Anthony Watmough for today's blockbuster against the Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium.
The setbacks came as f...
27/07/2008 | Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett are about to share a common fate. From next season, neither is likely to ever get to benefit from just how good Israel Folau may become.
They will instead be, for t...
27/07/2008 | Bulldogs sensation Ben Barba is bracing himself for a mountain of defensive work in his long-awaited NRL debut against St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium tomorrow night because he will be the "sma...
27/07/2008 | Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy knows just who to look for as the main threats to his team in its National Rugby League round-20 clash against the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland today. Look firs...
27/07/2008 | Having left behind the furore over their tactics on this side of the Tasman, the Storm are focused on surging towards a hat-trick of minor premierships with a win over the New Zealand Warriors in Auck...
27/07/2008 | Storm boss Brian Waldron will call off legal action against the Dragons if coach Nathan Brown apologises in the next 48 hours.
With the NRL becoming the Melbourne Storm versus The World, a livid W...
27/07/2008 | Billy Slater's absence will help, but the New Zealand Warriors know Melbourne won't lack for firepower when the sides meet in Auckland today.
27/07/2008 | BRISBANE legend Shane Webcke has supported calls for the formation of an off-field judiciary to deal with player misbehaviour after claims Canberra covered up for wild child Todd Carney.
27/07/2008 | Penrith's young gun Wade Graham was instrumental in helping dispose of the Wests Tigers last night.
27/07/2008 | A 21-YEAR-OLD rookie who grew up with a poster of Ricky Stuart on his wall has given the Canberra Raiders hope they can play finals football this season without star halfback Todd Carney.
27/07/2008 | SYDNEY ROOSTERS forward Willie Mason revealed he knocked back a possible multimillion-dollar deal to join renegade Bulldog Sonny Bill Williams in French rugby.
27/07/2008 | Young Western Force star David Pocock has underlined his growing status at the club - and in the mind of coach John Mitchell - by being named as captain during the side's development tour to the U...