After the Koula concussion,the NRL’s cookie-cutter kick-offs need to change
Opinion
NRL 2024

After the Koula concussion,the NRL’s cookie-cutter kick-offs need to change

The Manly centre was knocked out seconds into a must-win semi-final trying to tackle a man 20kg heavier. It’s time coaches think about their approach to the kick-off.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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‘We’ll be hating each other on Saturday’:Lodge’s showdown with JWH

‘We’ll be hating each other on Saturday’:Lodge’s showdown with JWH

Few NRL players speak their mind like Matt Lodge,who also admitted he had a great relationship with Roosters coach Trent Robinson until his contract extension went south.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Anatomy of a Manly miracle:DCE went all-in and hit the jackpot
Analysis
NRL 2024

Anatomy of a Manly miracle:DCE went all-in and hit the jackpot

In 16 seconds and after the ball passed through seven sets of hands,Manly scored one of the best finals tries of the NRL era. Here’s how a shoeless Tolu Koula broke Bulldogs hearts.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Sea Eagles ‘win ugly’ against Warriors to close in on finals berth
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NRL 2024

Sea Eagles ‘win ugly’ against Warriors to close in on finals berth

Manly beat the Warriors at 4 Pines Park on Friday night,despite coming up against a powerful Warriors outfit.

  • byBillie Eder
Galvin commits his future to the Wests Tigers

Galvin commits his future to the Wests Tigers

Despite discussing a release from the club,the highly rated young playmaker has decided he wants to stay with the club.

  • byAdrian Proszenko,Christian Nicolussi andAdam Pengilly
Are Manly,Anthony Seibold and Isaac Moses still on the same page?
Analysis
NRL 2024

Are Manly,Anthony Seibold and Isaac Moses still on the same page?

The Sea Eagles have told their coach that contract talks are on hold after three straight losses. But Seibold insists he didn’t storm out of a meeting on the eve of a season-defining clash.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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Is it too early in the season to be bagging the Bunker? Even when it’s right?
Opinion
NRL 2024

Is it too early in the season to be bagging the Bunker? Even when it’s right?

The Bunker made the right call in pulling up Manly centre Tolutau Koula’s try against Parramatta on Sunday.

  • byAndrew Webster
Matt Lodge’s rapid return from career-threatening injury

Matt Lodge’s rapid return from career-threatening injury

The prop was without a contract when he tore his ACL in August last year which many feared would keep him out for most of this season. But he’s about to hand the Sea Eagles a huge boost.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Manly recruit risks missing birth of child to be in Las Vegas
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NRL 2024

Manly recruit risks missing birth of child to be in Las Vegas

Nathan Brown is so keen to repay the faith the Sea Eagles have shown in him that he has gone to the US knowing his wife could give birth while he’s away.

  • byAdrian Proszenko
‘It was bizarre’:The day Manly coach Anthony Seibold posed for a gay magazine
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NRL 2024

‘It was bizarre’:The day Manly coach Anthony Seibold posed for a gay magazine

Coaching a game in Las Vegas isn’t the most bizarre thing that Anthony Seibold has done during his footballing career. Not even close.

  • byAdrian Proszenko
His best friend died in front of him. It’s time we change the Josh Schuster narrative
Opinion
NRL 2024

His best friend died in front of him. It’s time we change the Josh Schuster narrative

In the last two seasons,the Manly star has batted perceptions he has failed to live up to his $800,000-a-year salary. But only this week have we learned the turmoil Schuster has been living with.

  • byAdam Pengilly