Craig Bellamy’s life in the belly of the beast of rugby league

Craig Bellamy’s life in the belly of the beast of rugby league

From bush premierships as a teenager to NRL titles and a salary cap scandal,the Storm coach has experienced everything the greatest game of all has to offer.

  • byRoy Masters

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However you slice it,it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final
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NRL 2024

However you slice it,it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final

The Roosters and Sharks have to throw convention out the door if they’re to trouble the two premiership heavyweights.

  • byAndrew Johns
Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage,but here’s my simple message to him
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NRL 2024

Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage,but here’s my simple message to him

The only way for the Sharks and their star player to prove the detractors wrong is to win a big game. But it doesn’t need to be a big fix for Hynes.

  • byAndrew Johns
The NRL will go up against the Swans in Sydney. But not the AFL grand final in Melbourne
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NRL 2024

The NRL will go up against the Swans in Sydney. But not the AFL grand final in Melbourne

The NRL is happy to go head-to-head with the Sydney Swans on Friday night. But when it comes to AFL grand final day,the league will adopt a different strategy for the Storm’s preliminary final.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Everything you need to know about the NRL finals

Everything you need to know about the NRL finals

Sydney’s east and west will collide,the 2016 grand final combatants will renew their rivalry and the Bulldogs will play finals for the first time in eight years.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen,Manly is the team
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NRL 2024

Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen,Manly is the team

I’ve put the red pen through the Roosters after their horror injury run and the Panthers don’t seem quite right. This might be the year when NRL history gets turned on its head.

  • byAndrew Johns
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I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons
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NRL 2024

I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons

There are so many permutations over the last two weeks,but I suspect the race for the last spot in the top eight is a race in two - which doesn’t include the Dragons.

  • byAndrew Johns
There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks
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NRL 2024

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

The game has gone down a treacherous path with wrestling and the Dragons star was in a bad position,but the video evidence was damning.

  • byAndrew Johns
Bulldogs enter Utoikamanu race as Richardson says Bateman move creates ‘war chest’

Bulldogs enter Utoikamanu race as Richardson says Bateman move creates ‘war chest’

Canterbury has quietly expressed an interest in the Tigers prop – who has a $4 million offer on the table from the Tigers – as details of John Bateman’s return to England emerge.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Focus on the physical’:Inside the Blues’ emotional bonding session

‘Focus on the physical’:Inside the Blues’ emotional bonding session

Roy Masters joined the NSW squad for their jersey presentation and team meeting on Monday evening.

  • byRoy Masters
Barrett makes first big call as Moses’ Origin hopes dashed

Barrett makes first big call as Moses’ Origin hopes dashed

Parramatta’s interim coach could have had the club’s best player back straight away in the post-Brad Arthur era,but Moses will miss another week as his Origin chances evaporate.

  • byAdam Pengilly andAdrian Proszenko