Former NRL player loses $1 million legal battle against rugby league insurer

Former NRL player loses $1 million legal battle against rugby league insurer

Ethan Lowe had alleged he had suffered permanent paralysis to one side of his body after a tackle ended his career in 2020 in what was a test case for NRL players challenging the current policy.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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The Cleary gag that illustrated Isaah Yeo’s influence on Panthers

The Cleary gag that illustrated Isaah Yeo’s influence on Panthers

He is the strong,silent engine driving Penrith towards a fourth straight NRL title – and a joke by his coach on grand final eve last year summed up the co-captain’s importance to the side.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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NRL dynasty highlights

Highlights of the best NRL dynasties since the Dragons from 1956-1966

The Magic Ticket part two:A free pass to the best moments in Sydney sporting history
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The Magic Ticket part two:A free pass to the best moments in Sydney sporting history

Willy Wonka gave out Golden Tickets,but we’ve handed out Magic Tickets to give our journalists the Christmas gift of a free pass to any sporting event ever held in Sydney.

‘I’ll never watch the grand final replay’:Reynolds opens up on Broncos’ heartbreak

‘I’ll never watch the grand final replay’:Reynolds opens up on Broncos’ heartbreak

Since the Broncos’ second-half collapse,their captain has already lost five kilograms in a bid to extend his career. But he doesn’t want to put himself through the torture again.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Don’t mention the four:Can the Panthers do it again next year?

Don’t mention the four:Can the Panthers do it again next year?

Straight after Penrith’s 2022 grand final victory,I predicted they would three-peat this year. Will they make it four in a row? I’m tipping a team that hasn’t won the premiership for over a decade.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Why does everyone keep bleating on about GOATs?

Why does everyone keep bleating on about GOATs?

We live in a time of presentism,where every sporting spectacle we gobble up has to be the greatest ever,but there is evidence to back our apparent arrogance.

  • byMalcolm Knox
The Weekly Sports Quiz:Shades,stinks on the green and punk rock

The Weekly Sports Quiz:Shades,stinks on the green and punk rock

How well did you pay attention to the sporting headlines this week?

‘I just had to go on’:How Nathan Cleary played 71 minutes with knee injury

‘I just had to go on’:How Nathan Cleary played 71 minutes with knee injury

Nathan Cleary put the Panthers on his back and carried them to their third straight victory,all while suffering from a suspected ligament tear.

  • byBillie Eder andMichael Chammas
Stop the abuse:Choice of sunglasses was Reece Walsh’s only grand final week misstep
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Stop the abuse:Choice of sunglasses was Reece Walsh’s only grand final week misstep

Too many fans have big mouths around our athletes and administrators must acknowledge it.

  • byAndrew Webster
The heartache and horror stories of rugby league’s biggest comebacks

The heartache and horror stories of rugby league’s biggest comebacks

The 1989 crossbar alleged to be “two inches too high”. The Eel whose career ended on the spot and a Dragon’s despair in the company of the prime minister. This is the other side of an NRL comeback for the ages.

  • byDan Walsh