‘To the detriment of this club’: Wests Tigers identity crisis will never be fixed while media keeps turning out legends of ancient clubs
The81stMinute BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It isn’t easy being a Wests Tigers fan. They are as passionate as any…
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‘Frightfully lonely’: Every other club in the National Rugby League has played finals at least once since 2016 except for one
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis While much has been made of Wests Tigers’ nomadic existence and lack of a…
A week in traction and a car crash before kick-off couldn’t keep Johnny Raper off the field for the 1967 preliminary final against Canterbury
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league Immortal Johnny Raper has passed away at the age of 82 after…
How you can support Royce Simmons as legend confirms Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
BY NEIL CADIGAN AND PANTHERS MEDIA Penrith Panthers’ favourite son Royce Simmons has revealed he has been diagnosed…
Steve Mascord’s Two Tribes book extract: ‘One of the banners in the crowd read “$uper League $ux”’
BY STEVE MASCORD @SteveMascord The following is an extract from Steve Mascord’s Two Tribes available here. Use the…
Love the game like never before: The existential crisis of a new rugby league year and how the old girl needs you more than ever
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis As we crawl toward rugby league season version 2022, the “new” Covid world we…
‘Strike Force Hank’: Police investigation makes eight arrests including former Blues hero Brett Finch
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Former New South Wales Blues State of Origin hero Brett Finch, who was part…
Brandon Smith – the character we know today – is a bastard child of what he thinks he can be and what we let him create
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Many good experts with their ears to the ground in the American sports world…
Ten former NRL stars playing in the Super League Grand Final this weekend
BY STAFF WRITERS The rugby league season is not over! It continues this weekend with the English Super…
Fifty of our favourite players to never win a rugby league premiership in Australia
BY STAFF WRITERS Not everyone gets the fairy tale ending. Some of the game’s greatest players never got…