Matildas,V’landys,Eddie and Barassi:The best and worst of the year in sport

Matildas,V’landys,Eddie and Barassi:The best and worst of the year in sport

From the Penrith three-peat to the rise of the Matildas and the LIV-PGA Tour greed battle,there’s been plenty to write about in 2023.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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Let’s get quizzical:50 questions on the year in sport

Let’s get quizzical:50 questions on the year in sport

Test your mental muscle or put your mates in the hot seat. It’s time to find out who is the font of knowledge on all things sport in 2023 by taking our 50-question super-quiz.

  • byGreg Dundas andClaire Siracusa
Former Origin star Carl Webb dies after MND battle
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Former Origin star Carl Webb dies after MND battle

The Queensland fan favourite passed away on Thursday night after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.

  • byDan Walsh
‘It burns’:Justin Pascoe breaks silence on Tigers exit
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‘It burns’:Justin Pascoe breaks silence on Tigers exit

The long-time boss stepped aside on a seismic day for the club. He opens up on Benji Marshall’s future,the chase for Jarome Luai,Ivan Cleary’s walkout and why the Tigers will be back in the finals.

  • byAdam Pengilly
West Tigers dismiss entire board
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West Tigers dismiss entire board

The Wests Tigers have undergone significant change with the club's entire board removed effective immediately.

NRL issues notice to deregister Junior Amone for role in hammer attack

NRL issues notice to deregister Junior Amone for role in hammer attack

The rising Dragons star is set to have his $500,000-a-year contract torn up by the NRL after he was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order.

  • byBillie Eder andDan Walsh
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How Sharks beat Dragons to Fonua-Blake with their biggest signing in years

How Sharks beat Dragons to Fonua-Blake with their biggest signing in years

Cronulla have secured one of the biggest signing coups in the club’s recent history by signing Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake on a four-year deal from 2025.

  • byDan Walsh
He hit like a truck … and died with CTE. The tragedy of league cult hero

He hit like a truck … and died with CTE. The tragedy of league cult hero

One of the toughest men to have played in the 1990s,Kyle White was known for his brutal hits. After his death this year,researchers described his degenerative brain condition as “severe”.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Why the Tigers’ record try-scorer is unlikely to play for club again

Why the Tigers’ record try-scorer is unlikely to play for club again

David Nofoaluma has been sanctioned for being late to training,while former club director John Dorahy has expressed disappointment at the Tigers’ cull.

  • byAdam Pengilly andMichael Chammas
We’re yet to find our story at Wests Tigers. Let’s write it as one word:magic
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We’re yet to find our story at Wests Tigers. Let’s write it as one word:magic

I was four years old when I watched the old Tigers robbed of a premiership. It was the first time I saw my dad break down. But now we can re-imagine the Wests Tigers.

  • byJack Manning Bancroft
Why ditching Balmain and Leichhardt is key to Tigers’ future success

Why ditching Balmain and Leichhardt is key to Tigers’ future success

The external review which prompted one of the most tumultuous days in the club’s history also shone a light on the failings in a crucial catchment area.

  • byAdam Pengilly