Author: Tom Smith
Down Under Diary: What’s stopping PNG from becoming the NRL’s 18th team?
What are the barriers standing between Papua New Guinea and the NRL’s 18th licence … and what’s stopping Peter V’landys from leaping over them? WHILE…
Is Benji Marshall the man to drag Wests Tigers from the bottom of the NRL?
With title-winning hero Benji Marshall at the helm, are the Wests Tigers poised to claw their way off the foot of the NRL ladder? BENJI…
Cronulla Sharks have the class but can they finally win when it matters?
2024 is the year Cronulla must salute in September for the first time under coach Craig Fitzgibbon. CRONULLA SHARKS have one very simple new year’s…
Shane Flanagan arrives to answer the prayers of troubled St George Illawarra Dragons
After five years in non-finals purgatory, Shane Flanagan has arrived to answer Saints’ prayers. WHILE the rest of the world eagerly awaited the arrival of…
‘We’re down but we’re never out’: Nathan Cleary on Penrith Panthers’ stunning NRL glory
NATHAN CLEARY labelled the 2023 NRL Grand Final “the hardest game I’ve ever played” after taking out his second Clive Churchill Medal for his match-winning…
NRL Grand Final preview: Can Brisbane Broncos prevent a Penrith Panthers three-peat?
BRISBANE BRONCOS coach Kevin Walters faces the toughest assignment in Australian Rugby League ahead of Sunday’s NRL Grand Final – figuring out how to stop…
The Roosters have been premiership heavyweights ever since Trent Robinson took over the clipboard a decade ago. So why are they wobbling in 2023?
Tom Smith’s Down Under Diary Before a Steeden was kicked in the 2023 NRL season, the Sydney Roosters were widely tipped to be the team…
Western Sydney showdown in store for NRL Grand Final
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary insists that Parramatta don’t hold a psychological advantage over the Panthers heading into Sunday’s NRL Grand Final. The Eels beat the…
Bitter turf war over new Sydney stadium continues between Roosters and Rabbitohs
The Roosters’ jealousy of Sydney’s redeveloped Allianz Stadium has added another chapter to South Sydney’s infamous ‘Book of Feuds’. The arch enemies opened the new…
Bennett revives Cleary feud for NRL decider
WAYNE Bennett and Ivan Cleary will renew hostilities when South Sydney meet Penrith in this Sunday’s NRL Grand Final in Brisbane. The two coaches waged…
