NRL icon Paul Green had hardened arguably the toughest year of his life before his tragic death, which has rocked the rugby league community. The 49-year-old was found dead at his Brisbane home on Thursday morning, the day after his son’s ninth birthday. It has been confirmed he took his own life from him. Green’s … Read more
NRL icon Paul Green had hardened arguably the toughest year of his life before he was found dead after taking his own life. The 49-year-old was found dead at his Brisbane home on Thursday morning, the day after his son’s ninth birthday. His death comes 11 months after he was sacked as head coach of … Read more
Friday evening’s press conference at 4 Pines Park was thrown into disarray after a positive Covid-19 RAT test was found in the venue’s designated media room. The Parramatta Eels defeated the Manly Sea Eagles 36-20 in the Round 21 contest, with winger Maika Sivo scoring a double for the visitors. But after the final siren, … Read more
NSW State of Origin coach and Nine commentator Brad Fittler has called for the NRL to reduce the number of special jerseys teams have after the Sea Eagles’ pride jersey drama. The Manly story has dominated the rugby league landscape this week after seven players — Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole … Read more
Manly coach Des Hasler admitted his team has work to do to overcome the pride jersey scandal while captain Daly Cherry-Evans issued a warning about putting players in awkward positions after the club’s week was derailed by off-field headlines. Seven Sea Eagles players boycotted Thursday night’s match against the Roosters after refusing to wear a … Read more
Manly have scrapped together a 20-man squad for Thursday’s contest against the Sydney Roosters. The Sea Eagles became embroiled in scandal on Monday when seven players stood down for the clash over the club’s pride jersey. Stream every game of every round of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free During Play … Read more
Interim Warriors coach Stacey Jones has made the brutal decision to bench young gun Reece Walsh for this weekend’s NRL match against the Canberra Raiders. The 20-year-old struggled during Friday’s 28-18 loss to the Parramatta Eels, and the promising fullback has paid the price. Jones has rearranged the Warriors spine ahead of the Round 19 … Read more
Andrew Johns was a broken man on night, but his post-match address exposed a far greater issue Wednesday continuing to haunt NSW. Queensland, you’ve done it again. During the Maroons’ reign of dominance, which saw them win 11 of 12 series between 2006-2017, they boasted some of the greatest players the game has ever seen … Read more
Channel 9 has come under fire from State of Origin viewers after an awkward moment with Queensland coach Billy Slater fell flat. It’s been a bugbear of footy fans all series but Channel 9 continued to attempt mid-match interviews during State of Origin III, much to viewers’ despair. As Queensland charged towards one of the … Read more
The Origin decider descended into absolute carnage and the Maroons’ pent-up frustration that had built up all series finally came out. They’ve been doing it all day, ref. Or in this case, all series. He could smile in the end after a thrilling victory but Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans was absolutely filthy early in the … Read more