Inside the Magic Round meetings that saved PNG’s NRL bid from collapse
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Inside the Magic Round meetings that saved PNG’s NRL bid from collapse

If the bid to establish an NRL franchise in PNG is successful next month,discussions inside Suncorp Stadium’s Chairman’s Room will be remembered for saving it.

  • byAndrew Webster

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NRL ‘aligned’ with government push to launch team in PNG

NRL ‘aligned’ with government push to launch team in PNG

The NRL met Pacific Minister Pat Conroy in Brisbane on Friday night to present its financial and logistical needs to launch a team in Papua New Guinea.

  • byMichael Chammas andAndrew Webster
No fault? Hardly. Why NRL needs to stand down contentious policy
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No fault? Hardly. Why NRL needs to stand down contentious policy

The rule has never been perfect or even fair;nor has it changed player behaviour. It was a stop-gap reaction to an emergency. Five years on,its purpose has been served and it deserves retirement.

  • byMalcolm Knox
‘It’s not personal’:V’landys dismisses talk of Gould fallout after NRL breach notice
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‘It’s not personal’:V’landys dismisses talk of Gould fallout after NRL breach notice

But the ARL Commission chairman has promised greater scrutiny on club officials who slam the game in their media roles.

  • byAndrew Webster
Inside the $6 million war between Racing NSW and the major sponsor of The Everest

Inside the $6 million war between Racing NSW and the major sponsor of The Everest

A slump in betting and ticket sales for a support race on Everest day has left two of horse racing’s major players at loggerheads. Tabcorp has described the action as “embarrassing and irrelevant”.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Phil Gould fined $20,000 over television rant

Phil Gould fined $20,000 over television rant

The NRL has sanctioned the high-profile television commentator after he labelled the game “stupid” in a rant about rules interpretations.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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Teal transparency crusader Sophie Scamps fails to declare new company

Teal transparency crusader Sophie Scamps fails to declare new company

The Mackellar independent MP is the sole director and shareholder of a new company created in January. She still has not declared it on her register of interests.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
‘He’s a good person’:V’landys says booing would stop if fans knew Mitchell

‘He’s a good person’:V’landys says booing would stop if fans knew Mitchell

The Souths star was again jeered by fans on Good Friday but if they knew about his work in the Indigenous community,the ARLC chairman believes they would think twice.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
NRL offers US bookmakers TV rights as part of betting push

NRL offers US bookmakers TV rights as part of betting push

Having started its season with the historic Las Vegas double-header,the NRL has found a novel way to crack the American betting market.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Will Rosehill Racecourse ever turn into its promised mini-city? We asked the people in the know

Will Rosehill Racecourse ever turn into its promised mini-city? We asked the people in the know

A standoff between those supportive of the proposal to sell off one of the state’s best racecourses to build 25,000 new homes and those against the plan has reached fever pitch.

  • byAdam Pengilly andAnthony Segaert
Channel Seven boss meets V’landys about joining ARL Commission
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Channel Seven boss meets V’landys about joining ARL Commission

In a move that could have significant ramifications for the game,ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has opened the door for James Warburton to be the figurehead of the NRL’s next TV deal.

  • byMichael Chammas