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Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

The NRL season will start with a pair of upsets in Las Vegas, before a pair of Queensland clubs rise up the ladder and two Sydney powerhouses slide...

26.02.2025 10

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

The NRL season will start with a pair of upsets in Las Vegas, before a pair of Queensland clubs rise up the ladder and two Sydney powerhouses slide...

26.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

The NRL season will start with a pair of upsets in Las Vegas, before a pair of Queensland clubs rise up the ladder and two Sydney powerhouses slide...

26.02.2025 8

The Age

Andrew Johns

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

Why Sharks can upset Penrith, Walsh can win a Dally M and heavyweights will fall

The NRL season will start with a pair of upsets in Las Vegas, before a pair of Queensland clubs rise up the ladder and two Sydney powerhouses slide...

26.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers

It’s not often we see the NRL’s two best halfbacks square off in a grand final, but that’s precisely what we’ve got in what promises to be a...

02.10.2024 3

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers

It’s not often we see the NRL’s two best halfbacks square off in a grand final, but that’s precisely what we’ve got in what promises to be a...

02.10.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers

It’s not often we see the NRL’s two best halfbacks square off in a grand final, but that’s precisely what we’ve got in what promises to be a...

02.10.2024 2

The Age

Andrew Johns

Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers

It’s not often we see the NRL’s two best halfbacks square off in a grand final, but that’s precisely what we’ve got in what promises to be a...

02.10.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final

Going into the first of the grand final qualifiers, I know which preparation I’d rather. The Storm have the huge advantage being fresh after a week...

26.09.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final

Going into the first of the grand final qualifiers, I know which preparation I’d rather. The Storm have the huge advantage being fresh after a week...

26.09.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final

Going into the first of the grand final qualifiers, I know which preparation I’d rather. The Storm have the huge advantage being fresh after a week...

26.09.2024 3

The Age

Andrew Johns

However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final

Going into the first of the grand final qualifiers, I know which preparation I’d rather. The Storm have the huge advantage being fresh after a week...

26.09.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage, but here’s my simple message to him

For all the debate about what his best position is or how much money he’s earning or whether he should even be in the team this week, I would give...

18.09.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage, but here’s my simple message to him

For all the debate about what his best position is or how much money he’s earning or whether he should even be in the team this week, I would give...

18.09.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage, but here’s my simple message to him

For all the debate about what his best position is or how much money he’s earning or whether he should even be in the team this week, I would give...

18.09.2024 2

The Age

Andrew Johns

Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage, but here’s my simple message to him

For all the debate about what his best position is or how much money he’s earning or whether he should even be in the team this week, I would give...

18.09.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end

We’ve waited all year to get to the business end of the season, and the opening week of the finals will go a long way to telling us who will be...

11.09.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end

We’ve waited all year to get to the business end of the season, and the opening week of the finals will go a long way to telling us who will be...

11.09.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end

We’ve waited all year to get to the business end of the season, and the opening week of the finals will go a long way to telling us who will be...

11.09.2024 2

The Age

Andrew Johns

Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end

We’ve waited all year to get to the business end of the season, and the opening week of the finals will go a long way to telling us who will be...

11.09.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team

To win an NRL title, it takes so much hard work and sacrifice from everyone involved in a club – but you also need luck. And on that score, the...

05.09.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team

To win an NRL title, it takes so much hard work and sacrifice from everyone involved in a club – but you also need luck. And on that score, the...

05.09.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team

To win an NRL title, it takes so much hard work and sacrifice from everyone involved in a club – but you also need luck. And on that score, the...

05.09.2024 2

The Age

Andrew Johns

Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team

To win an NRL title, it takes so much hard work and sacrifice from everyone involved in a club – but you also need luck. And on that score, the...

05.09.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons

I’ve gone through the draw and there are so many permutations about who will grab the last spot in the finals - but I don’t think it will be the...

28.08.2024 1

WA Today

Andrew Johns

I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons

I’ve gone through the draw and there are so many permutations about who will grab the last spot in the finals - but I don’t think it will be the...

28.08.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons

I’ve gone through the draw and there are so many permutations about who will grab the last spot in the finals - but I don’t think it will be the...

28.08.2024 1

The Age

Andrew Johns

I’m backing the Eels to dash top-eight dreams of inconsistent Dragons

I’ve gone through the draw and there are so many permutations about who will grab the last spot in the finals - but I don’t think it will be the...

28.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable

Like everyone, I’m scratching my head over what transpired last Sunday between the Sharks and Knights and the controversy over blockers. NRL head...

21.08.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable

Like everyone, I’m scratching my head over what transpired last Sunday between the Sharks and Knights and the controversy over blockers. NRL head...

21.08.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable

Like everyone, I’m scratching my head over what transpired last Sunday between the Sharks and Knights and the controversy over blockers. NRL head...

21.08.2024 1

The Age

Andrew Johns

Sorry, Graham, but it was my job to kick field goals. This is why blockers are unavoidable

Like everyone, I’m scratching my head over what transpired last Sunday between the Sharks and Knights and the controversy over blockers. NRL head...

21.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

There’s a saying in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which goes, “he who controls the head, controls the body”. There’s never been a more apt example than...

15.08.2024 1

WA Today

Andrew Johns

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

There’s a saying in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which goes, “he who controls the head, controls the body”. There’s never been a more apt example than...

15.08.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

There’s a saying in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which goes, “he who controls the head, controls the body”. There’s never been a more apt example than...

15.08.2024 1

The Age

Andrew Johns

There’s no excuse for biting. Kyle Flanagan should have copped longer than four weeks

There’s a saying in Brazilian jiu-jitsu which goes, “he who controls the head, controls the body”. There’s never been a more apt example than...

15.08.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

The Bulldogs and Dragons are the success stories of the season. There’s one reason why

Sometimes in rugby league, you can’t beat experience - and the three teams who have been the big improvers this year have it in spades. The success...

07.08.2024 1

WA Today

Andrew Johns

The Bulldogs and Dragons are the success stories of the season. There’s one reason why

Sometimes in rugby league, you can’t beat experience - and the three teams who have been the big improvers this year have it in spades. The success...

07.08.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Johns

The Bulldogs and Dragons are the success stories of the season. There’s one reason why

Sometimes in rugby league, you can’t beat experience - and the three teams who have been the big improvers this year have it in spades. The success...

07.08.2024 2

The Age

Andrew Johns

The Bulldogs and Dragons are the success stories of the season. There’s one reason why

Sometimes in rugby league, you can’t beat experience - and the three teams who have been the big improvers this year have it in spades. The success...

07.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

I thought the Broncos would win the title this year – but it all went to their heads

If someone said to me at the start of the year the Broncos would be fighting to get away from 15th spot, I would have said you need your head read....

01.08.2024 1

WA Today

Andrew Johns

I thought the Broncos would win the title this year – but it all went to their heads

If someone said to me at the start of the year the Broncos would be fighting to get away from 15th spot, I would have said you need your head read....

01.08.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Andrew Johns

The Origin decider was out of this world. But how much more can these players give?

I’ve finally taken the time to watch a replay of last week’s phenomenal State of Origin series decider and one question came to mind: can the...

24.07.2024 1

The Age

Andrew Johns

As a NSW fan, Kalyn Ponga terrifies me – but he can be a double-edged sword

State of Origin is about handling the pressure and expectation which comes with being on rugby league’s biggest stage – and there’s no doubt all...

17.07.2024 2

WA Today

Andrew Johns

Why Sam Walker is the new Alfie Langer, and the next Maroons No.7

If I had to pay money every weekend just to watch Sam Walker play, I would. There has never been a player so similar to Alfie Langer. While we are...

11.07.2024 1

The Age

Andrew Johns