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Souths’ CEO Shane Richardson believes that NRL games should be centralised around Allianz and ANZ Stadium and less or no games at the suburban grounds. “We need to have a stadium policy to grow attendance and membership,” Richardson said. “It may not be popular, but the reality is it’s for the betterment of the game [...]

Resurrection could be this weekend’s theme. There are few NRL sides that need to match their pre-season promise or they could find themselves with the also-rans. That should be motivation enough. But of interest will be crowd numbers. Souths CEO, Shane Richardson, has come out for all Sydney games to eventually be played at ANZ [...]

The inevitable has happened. A sad day not just for Parra fans but all those that love rugby league. This weeks tips assisted by a Tarago of Queensland Labour MPs.

There are many ways by which someones comes to support a footy side. Often it results simply from where you were born. Sometimes it is hereditary. For me, a happy accident that there was a bloke running around in the mid 70s with the same last name as mine. That is how I came to [...]

Does the NRL need cheerleaders anymore? No it doesn’t. That was the essence of an opinion piece by Sam Squiers at The Punch. And I can’t say that I disagree. With women being a part of the game in so many areas and levels of the game the idea that women’s only role in the [...]

So, how would you like more ads with your Friday night footy? Yep. The powers that be are looking at ways to extend certain parts of the game to show more ads and hence revenue from sporting rights. Never mind that if you watch Channel 9 games you are regularly confronted with gambling ads, cross [...]

Today on Twitter, league journo Phil Rothfield made the following comment: As you can see if you check Rothfield’s twitter feed, the comment seems to have been deleted. But the weak apology is up. Firstly, the “girl” has a name, Kasey Badger. She is an accomplished referee who is rising through ranks. She is also [...]

What a dramatic start to the season. James Tedesco and Michael Gordon suffering major injuries. Pritchard becomes the first player to front the judiciary and be suspended. Golden point at Newcastle and Leichhardt. The Roosters’ amazing comeback against Souths. The Oak Fridge scandal. Round one delivered. Except for me. 1 from 7 and apart from [...]

The long national nightmare is over! Footy is back! Let fans throughout the land rejoice. We have an independent commission, a new TV rights deal to be negotiated, Manly to hate and the simple joy of the greatesst game of all. So with a factional of faceless men doing the stats this week lets get [...]

The traditional prognostication on the make up of the eight. I’m not that much in favour of using last year’s form as a guide. Given the rule of four as well as injuries and just inexplicable poor form, some teams once bookies favourites will have a horrendous run. I can’t say who but it will [...]