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Preparing for Saturday’s latest Intrust Super Cup match in Cairns, Yorston said he went through a stage where he “felt a bit out of it’’ playing footy.

The Brisbane Broncos are under siege. A second Brisbane team is set to enter the NRL in 2023, the Titans are now a genuine rival - on and off the field - and along with the Storm, Warriors and Cowboys have shattered the illusion that the Broncos don’t lose players they want to keep. First it was star forward David Fifita’s decision to turn down a lucrative deal to join the Titans last season. Then the Warriors prised boom fullback Reece Walsh from Brisbane’s grasp earlier this season and the Cowboys snared halfback Tom Dearden. Now the Storm have managed to lure Queensland Origin winger...

Frisby said he couldn’t be happier with how the boys performed throughout the tournament. “I was pretty proud of the boys as we didn’t expect too much going into the weekend, but I thought they played awesome and above expectations,” he said. “Going into the semi-final against Tahi we didn’t have anything to lose because they’re a good team, so to make the cup semi is good achievement.” Tom McAneney was granted captaincy for the Dolphins side and said his biggest takeaway from the tournament was how the team improved each game. “Our first game we didn’t play too well as we...

Former South Sydney powerbroker Shane Richardson pulling strings at NRL expansion bid hopeful Rugby League by Paul Crawley Premium Content Subscriber only He helped lift South Sydney from rock bottom back to the pride of the league and now Shane Richardson has become the secret weapon in the Brisbane Firehawks' bid to win the NRL expansion race. As anticipation builds that a new club will be given the green light to enter the national comp in 2023, The Daily Telegraph can reveal that former Rabbitohs boss Richardson has been working behind the scenes for...

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’ star-studded backline, so he made the decision to transfer to South Sydney in 1966. He was quick...