Origin demands a certain type of player and Michael Maguire needs to make the right choices when he selects his first team.
He’s into his fifth decade as an elite coach,but Wayne Bennett’s traits suit the way the modern game is played.
In the high-pressure match environment players are struggling to comprehend and understand “policy tweaks” to how the game is officiated.
The schedulers of the NRL’s draw deserve much credit for an exhilarating start to the season by successfully building on the Las Vegas showcase.
Wantaway Dragon Zac Lomax has allowed himself to be caught in a time warp of the game’s own making where centres are still more valued than finishers.
The NRL’s new focus on the “downtown rule” threatened to minimise the impact of Nathan Cleary’s high bombs. But the adaptable premiers have already changed their tactics.
Legal action against Rugby Australia appears inevitable if the governing body shows no willingness to resolve the financial issues that have the Melbourne franchise on the brink of liquidation.
Playing positions,the form of your team and indeed who that team is all weighed heavily when Nine and Herald experts sat down to map out their list of the game’s best.
The ‘Welcome,mate’ from American sports teams can turn nasty very quickly – as several NSWRL coaches discovered back in the 1980s.
The NFL’s approach to deciding a game in overtime is much better than the NRL’s golden point lucky-dip.
Former Test second-rower John Elford,who died last weekend,will be long remembered.