Melbourne Storm Chooks’ feathers fly over Adam O’Brien sticking to his contracttheroar.com.au - Joe Frost Within minutes of Nathan Brown announcing he was leaving the Knights, the conversation shifted to who his replacement would be.The usual suspects …
Cooper Cronk No kicking practice, no problem for Cooper Cronktheroar.com.au - Steve Zemek Roosters halfback Cooper Cronk has admitted having just ten shots at goal before assuming the kicking duties in his side’s 34-12 win over St George …
Eels The unlikely Bulldogs live to fight another weektheroar.com.au - The Barry Earlier in the week I mapped out an unlikely pathway for the Bulldogs to make the semi-finals.There were a few variables but I wrote about what I saw …
Newcastle Knights Where did it all go wrong for Newcastle?theroar.com.au - Adrian Megale Newcastle Knights entered the 2019 season as hot favourites to finally make the eight.Now that seems virtually impossible. They have to win their …
Anthony Seibold Souths Sydney’s Bennett and Demetriou temporarily win the ‘mine is bigger than yours’ argumenttheroar.com.au - Stuart Thomas No doubt the NRL forked out a few bucks during the week; investing in a diversion to draw attention away from the pending departure of the rather …
Forrest Gump Shuan Lane says he didn’t have drugs. I say, “who cares?”theroar.com.au - Matt Cleary Forrest Gump was not a smart man, according to Forrest Gump. And according to lanky-large Parramatta Eels second-rower Shaun Lane, he too was not a …
Canterbury Bulldogs How Josh Jacksons Reaction to Nathan Browns Shoulder Charge Shows Signs of a True Leadertheroar.com.au - Declan Round 23 of the Telstra Premiership kicked off with an arm-wrestling match-up between the three in a row Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the …
Sydney Roosters The countdown to NRLW’s second season is ontheroar.com.au - Mary Konstantopoulos The start of the 2019 NRLW season is just over three weeks away.While there are still a couple of unknowns (including the draw), the squads came …
Bennett Bennett backs NRL effort to erode thuggerytheroar.com.au - AAP Wayne Bennett has hit back at critics of the NRL’s tough foul-play stance, declaring the game isn’t soft when players stick to the rules.The NRL’s …
Sydney Roosters Todd Carney talks to The Roar: On-field talent, off-field indiscretions and one infamous bubblertheroar.com.au - Scott Pryde Todd Carney. The name alone brings vivid memories of his on-field talent and not so great memories of his off-field incidents. Love him or hate him, …
Anthony Seibold WATCH: Anthony Seibold savages Souths assistant coachtheroar.com.au - Laine Clark Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold has given Jason Demetriou a mighty serve for questioning his NRL finals record, suggesting the South Sydney assistant …
NRL BREAKING: De Belin drops Federal Court appeal over no-fault stand down ruletheroar.com.au - The Roar Sidelined St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin has abandoned his Federal Court appeal over the NRL’s contentious no-fault stand-down policy.The …
Parramatta Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecasttheroar.com.au - AJ Mithen Round 23 NRL gets underway with an intriguing Thursday night match up between old rivals Parramatta and Canterbury. Parramatta are chasing a fifth …
Melbourne Storm A laughing stock no longer, the Raiders are coming to beat youtheroar.com.au - Tim Gore “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!” (Henry V, Act III, Scene I)Given the large contingent …
Rugby League Shock: Rugby league coach may survive hastily offered contract extensiontheroar.com.au - Dane Eldridge Whispers have persisted throughout 2019 of Canterbury’s desperation to offload coach Dean Pay, rumours that were proven true when the administration …
Eels The Bulldogs’ unlikely path to finals glorytheroar.com.au - The Barry I was fooling around with the NRL ladder predictor this morning and stumbled across a possible – albeit unlikely (ok extremely unlikely) way the …
North Queensland V’landys firms as favourite to replace Beattie as ARLC chairtheroar.com.au - AAP NSW racing supremo Peter V’landys has emerged as the odds-on frontrunner to be the next Australian Rugby League Commission chairman after Peter …
Success Success not far away for Knights: Browntheroar.com.au - AAP Nathan Brown has declared a drought-breaking premiership for Newcastle is closer than most think as the NRL club searches for his replacement as …
NRL The only consistency in the NRL is the inconsistencytheroar.com.au - Jacob Simpson For those of you who missed it, Tevita Pangai Junior was slapped with a five-week suspension on Tuesday evening as a consequence of his crusher …
Tipping The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 23theroar.com.au - Scott Pryde It is officially a logjam on The Roar’s NRL expert tipping panel, and Round 23 could prove crucial in tipping fortunes, as well as those out on the …
Newcastle Knights A dignified end to Nathan Brown’s tumultuous tenure in Newcastletheroar.com.au - Joe Frost When a relationship comes to a conclusion, it’s nice to be able to say that the decision was mutual. Of course, it’s rarely true.So more than a few …
Phil Gould If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrongtheroar.com.au - AJ Mithen A few things have blown up this week in the wake of Tevita Pangai Junior’s five-match suspension which all but ended his season.With just seconds …
NRL Which NRL club’s fans are the biggest whingers?theroar.com.au - Ryan O'Connell Last Saturday, I had a stupid idea. I’ve often been told there is no such thing as a stupid idea, but I assure you, that’s not true. This particular …
Gratitude Newcastle owe Nathan Brown a debt of gratitude – but who will replace him?theroar.com.au - Adrian Megale Nathan Brown’s time as coach of the Knights will conclude at the end of the 2019 season, whether or not Newcastle make the eight. This sucks, but all …
Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights should ask Trent Robinson to name his pricetheroar.com.au - Jack Byrnes What’s the price of a premiership? For the Newcastle Knights, it’s the value of Trent Robinson’s signature.A million, $1.2? Whatever it takes, the …
Sydney Roosters NRL Round 23 teams: Still no Cordner for Roosters, Foran returns for Bulldogstheroar.com.au - Stirling Coates The NRL Round 23 teams have been announced, with Boyd Cordner’s continued absence from the Roosters the biggest story.It’s an otherwise quiet news …
Newcastle Knights BREAKING: Brown to part ways with Newcastletheroar.com.au - Steve Zemek Newcastle are poised to part ways with coach Nathan Brown at the end of this NRL season after an underwhelming year, according to a report.Newcastle …
North Queensland Cowboys Retiring Cowboy Matt Scott suffers stroketheroar.com.au - AAP North Queensland forward Matt Scott remains in hospital after suffering a stroke on Sunday, with doctors confident he will make a full recovery. …
Mitchell Pearce Holy Moses! Why Mitchell is now the real dealtheroar.com.au - Stuart McLennan We Wests Tigers fans can be a bitter and vindictive lot. Our emotions have been fueled by perceived mismanagement by officials, exiting juniors and, …
