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Are the Redcliffe Dolphins in crisis? Perhaps that’s a touch extreme, but after 20 days of the NRL transfer period they have sort of landed one fringe player who has an option to still stay with the Broncos. If it’s not a crisis, it’s not far off. Firstly, I’m calling them Redcliffe because they have […]

The Dolphins first signing should be a player who can attract other recruits

This is the fifth article in a series where I’ll name who I think were the best players to play in a grand-final in each decade, focusing this time on the turbulent 1990s. The criteria I have used are: • The player must have actually played in at least one grand-final, including Super League, in […]

On this day, Andrew Johns earns a second Hall of Fame recognition, painful end to Paul Harragon's big day, and Josh Morris's amazing Kangaroos comeback.

Rugby League: Not sick - but not well A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The idea that ‘rugby league is dying’ has been rightly ridiculed in recent days as a baseless trope – and yet watching Melbourne excoriate Sydney Roosters last night still left many of us who’ve enjoyed a long relationship with the game feeling distinctly uneasy. Yes, as commentators on podcasts and in editorials have pointed o...

again in week three to book a rematch with the Broncos in the grand final. Minor premiers Brisbane went into the match as hot favourites, with the kind of star-studded line-up that would be hard to imagine during the salary cap era (the cap would be reintroduced for the merged National Rugby League competition in 1999). Brisbanes backline featured present or future representative stars Darren Lockyer, Allan Langer, Kevin Walters, Wendell Sailor, Steve Renouf, Anthony Mundine, and Michael Hancoc...

The forgotten players: North Queensland Cowboys A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the 20th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. Check out the Hunter Mariners edition. The North Queensland Cowboys entered the big time in 1995 and a total of 293 players have now represented the club since day one. Amongst them are some absolute club le...

The forgotten players: Hunter Mariners A Set the default text size A Set large text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the 19th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. In this case, perhaps a forgotten club? The Hunter Mariners were the Super League’s answer to the ARL’s Newcastle Knights and were only around for the 1997 season. To jog your memory of the club, here are some fun facts...

Brian James 1943-January 10, 2020 A high-quality winger for South Sydney who represented Australia at the 1968 World Cup before retiring at the age of 26. The son of former Cootamundra Maher Cup prop Jack "Swifty" James, he came to rugby league via rugby union after attending Newington College and playing a season of first grade with the St George rugby club. He switched to rugby league with St George in 1961 where he played centre and wing but top-grade opportunities were scarce in the Dragons...

Newcastle Knights versus Hunter Mariners A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The infamous ARL versus Super League war in 1997 saw the competition split in two. It was very well known both competitions needed the Newcastle Knights to gain the edge in the war. What side did Newcastle pick? ARL. More League League Just to clear the air here, this isn’t an article based on some ridiculous dream match bet...