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2021 NRL Good News: Round Five
Like the iconic 1990s/2000s Australian variety show/game show, it’s time to celebrate a “Good News Week” in the NRL. These articles will focus on...
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Why New Rule Changes Will Hinder NRL’s Entertainment Value
The NRL made a lot of noise about their rule changes in the 2020/21 off-season. While I previously wrote about them here, the NRL...
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Why the Pre-Season Knockout Comp Should Return
It’s February, which means the NRL trials are in full swing. While it’s important for coaches and players, it’s hard to get emotionally invested...
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Five Ways To Enhance the NRL All Stars Concept
Last night’s Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars game was an interesting beast: while the pre-game war cries were stunning (and there was...
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Will Cam Smith Retire or Play On?
Unlike a cliched Disney film, fairytales are rare in professional sports, especially rugby league: legends like Ray Price, Mick Cronin, Mal Meninga, Steve Menzies,...
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Best NRL Jerseys for the 2021 season
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Why We Love the Journeymen of Our Game
You must forgive me for loving rugby league players that often reside on the other side of the world or who end up at...
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2020 NRL: From Nines, to Covid and Origin
After nearly 10 months, one of the strangest NRL seasons is finally over. Due to COVID-19, rugby league in Australia faced its biggest challenge...
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Five Ways the NRL Can Improve in 2021
With the 2020 NRL season over (congratulations Melbourne), and a long summer ahead, it’s time to look into the crystal ball and see how...
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Looking Back at Forty Years of Origin
On Tuesday, July 8, 1980, Queensland and New South Wales played the first State of Origin game at Lang Park. NSW had dominated interstate...
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2020 NRL Finals: Examining the Form Line
With the 2020 Finals Series approaching, let’s look at which teams are ready to go deep into October, and which ones face an early...
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Who Missed the 2020 NRL Finals and Why?
It’s been eighteen weeks since the 2020 season resumed, and the finals are approaching. For the bottom eight teams, it’s time for a break,...
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Predicting the 2020 NRL Top Eight
While the top eight is decided, there’s still plenty to play for – at both ends of the ladder – as we enter the...
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When’s the Best Time to Play Origin?
With Peter V’Landys announcing that State of Origin May be a permanent end-of-season fixture should it “rate the roof off”, let’s examine the best...