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Brisbane Times

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How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

After a slow start, the reigning premiers are on the move. And our analysis of the 2025 draw shows the title race is about to be turned on its head....

27.06.2025 6

WA Today

Dan Walsh

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

After a slow start, the reigning premiers are on the move. And our analysis of the 2025 draw shows the title race is about to be turned on its head....

27.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

After a slow start, the reigning premiers are on the move. And our analysis of the 2025 draw shows the title race is about to be turned on its head....

27.06.2025 7

The Age

Dan Walsh

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

How far can Penrith go? The game-by-game breakdown should terrify NRL rivals

After a slow start, the reigning premiers are on the move. And our analysis of the 2025 draw shows the title race is about to be turned on its head....

27.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Were the Blues unfairly treated? Here are all eight penalties blown against them in the first half

Have your say on each decision in one of the most lopsided 40-minute penalty counts in 25 years.

19.06.2025 3

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Were the Blues unfairly treated? Here are all eight penalties blown against them in the first half

Have your say on each decision in one of the most lopsided 40-minute penalty counts in 25 years.

19.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Were the Blues unfairly treated? Here are all eight penalties blown against them in the first half

Have your say on each decision in one of the most lopsided 40-minute penalty counts in 25 years.

19.06.2025 9

The Age

Dan Walsh

Were the Blues unfairly treated? Here are all eight penalties blown against them in the first half

Have your say on each decision in one of the most lopsided 40-minute penalty counts in 25 years.

19.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

A beautiful defensive mind: How Stephen Crichton can mark two players at once

The game’s best defensive centre gave an exhibition of his brilliance in Origin I. This is what goes through his head when facing down an opposition...

17.06.2025 7

WA Today

Dan Walsh

A beautiful defensive mind: How Stephen Crichton can mark two players at once

The game’s best defensive centre gave an exhibition of his brilliance in Origin I. This is what goes through his head when facing down an opposition...

17.06.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

A beautiful defensive mind: How Stephen Crichton can mark two players at once

The game’s best defensive centre gave an exhibition of his brilliance in Origin I. This is what goes through his head when facing down an opposition...

17.06.2025 6

The Age

Dan Walsh

A beautiful defensive mind: How Stephen Crichton can mark two players at once

The game’s best defensive centre gave an exhibition of his brilliance in Origin I. This is what goes through his head when facing down an opposition...

17.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

‘Could change the way the game is played’: Where does Galvin fit at Belmore?

Signing Lachlan Galvin could make or break the Bulldogs most promising title tilt in more than a decade, depending on where he lands on Cameron...

02.06.2025 10

WA Today

Dan Walsh

‘Could change the way the game is played’: Where does Galvin fit at Belmore?

Signing Lachlan Galvin could make or break the Bulldogs most promising title tilt in more than a decade, depending on where he lands on Cameron...

02.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

‘Could change the way the game is played’: Where does Galvin fit at Belmore?

Signing Lachlan Galvin could make or break the Bulldogs most promising title tilt in more than a decade, depending on where he lands on Cameron...

02.06.2025 6

The Age

Dan Walsh

‘Could change the way the game is played’: Where does Galvin fit at Belmore?

Signing Lachlan Galvin could make or break the Bulldogs most promising title tilt in more than a decade, depending on where he lands on Cameron...

02.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

NSW have been ‘de-Pantherised’. And that’s all they ever needed

Eight years after a Laurie Daley side produced “the dumbest half of football NSW has ever played”, the Blues got their balance, game plan and use...

30.05.2025 9

WA Today

Dan Walsh

NSW have been ‘de-Pantherised’. And that’s all they ever needed

Eight years after a Laurie Daley side produced “the dumbest half of football NSW has ever played”, the Blues got their balance, game plan and use...

30.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

NSW have been ‘de-Pantherised’. And that’s all they ever needed

Eight years after a Laurie Daley side produced “the dumbest half of football NSW has ever played”, the Blues got their balance, game plan and use...

30.05.2025 10

The Age

Dan Walsh

NSW have been ‘de-Pantherised’. And that’s all they ever needed

Eight years after a Laurie Daley side produced “the dumbest half of football NSW has ever played”, the Blues got their balance, game plan and use...

30.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Forget Moses and Cleary. The Blues’ biggest Origin threat lurks next to them

An edge back-rower can hold the key to a team’s structure with and without the ball. And that’s exactly where NSW have Queensland covered.

26.05.2025 3

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Forget Moses and Cleary. The Blues’ biggest Origin threat lurks next to them

An edge back-rower can hold the key to a team’s structure with and without the ball. And that’s exactly where NSW have Queensland covered.

26.05.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Forget Moses and Cleary. The Blues’ biggest Origin threat lurks next to them

An edge back-rower can hold the key to a team’s structure with and without the ball. And that’s exactly where NSW have Queensland covered.

26.05.2025 8

The Age

Dan Walsh

Forget Moses and Cleary. The Blues’ biggest Origin threat lurks next to them

An edge back-rower can hold the key to a team’s structure with and without the ball. And that’s exactly where NSW have Queensland covered.

26.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Mitchell Moses knew it all. Then a prop showed him a whole new world of playmaking

He built a career as one of the best halfbacks in the NRL. But the Parramatta and NSW star has a front-rower to thank for taking his game to a new...

25.05.2025 7

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Mitchell Moses knew it all. Then a prop showed him a whole new world of playmaking

He built a career as one of the best halfbacks in the NRL. But the Parramatta and NSW star has a front-rower to thank for taking his game to a new...

25.05.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Mitchell Moses knew it all. Then a prop showed him a whole new world of playmaking

He built a career as one of the best halfbacks in the NRL. But the Parramatta and NSW star has a front-rower to thank for taking his game to a new...

25.05.2025 10

The Age

Dan Walsh

Mitchell Moses knew it all. Then a prop showed him a whole new world of playmaking

He built a career as one of the best halfbacks in the NRL. But the Parramatta and NSW star has a front-rower to thank for taking his game to a new...

25.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Why silent Latrell Mitchell is still league’s loudest voice

The NSW and Rabbitohs star is catnip to modern media as he continues to wrestle with his place in rugby league.

23.05.2025 3

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Why silent Latrell Mitchell is still league’s loudest voice

The NSW and Rabbitohs star is catnip to modern media as he continues to wrestle with his place in rugby league.

23.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Why silent Latrell Mitchell is still league’s loudest voice

The NSW and Rabbitohs star is catnip to modern media as he continues to wrestle with his place in rugby league.

23.05.2025 4

The Age

Dan Walsh

Why silent Latrell Mitchell is still league’s loudest voice

The NSW and Rabbitohs star is catnip to modern media as he continues to wrestle with his place in rugby league.

23.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

If you picked an Australian side right now, NSW would dominate. Which is just how Qld like it

Picking an Australian merit side right here, right now, shows just how much form the Blues have on their side. But when has that mattered in State of...

19.05.2025 3

WA Today

Dan Walsh

If you picked an Australian side right now, NSW would dominate. Which is just how Qld like it

Picking an Australian merit side right here, right now, shows just how much form the Blues have on their side. But when has that mattered in State of...

19.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

If you picked an Australian side right now, NSW would dominate. Which is just how Qld like it

Picking an Australian merit side right here, right now, shows just how much form the Blues have on their side. But when has that mattered in State of...

19.05.2025 7

The Age

Dan Walsh

If you picked an Australian side right now, NSW would dominate. Which is just how Qld like it

Picking an Australian merit side right here, right now, shows just how much form the Blues have on their side. But when has that mattered in State of...

19.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Players want fewer games. The NRL wants billions in TV cash – where do they meet?

What would an 18- and 19-team competition look like if player workload worries are met and balanced with getting top-dollar from broadcast...

16.05.2025 10

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Players want fewer games. The NRL wants billions in TV cash – where do they meet?

What would an 18- and 19-team competition look like if player workload worries are met and balanced with getting top-dollar from broadcast...

16.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Players want fewer games. The NRL wants billions in TV cash – where do they meet?

What would an 18- and 19-team competition look like if player workload worries are met and balanced with getting top-dollar from broadcast...

16.05.2025 7

The Age

Dan Walsh

Players want fewer games. The NRL wants billions in TV cash – where do they meet?

What would an 18- and 19-team competition look like if player workload worries are met and balanced with getting top-dollar from broadcast...

16.05.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Galvin-ised: Thrills, spills and drama in Tigers’ golden point triumph

Never a dull day in Tiger Town. Not when Adam Doueihi nails an 87th-minute penalty goal as Lachlan Galvin plays his first NRL game since his contract...

27.04.2025 6

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Galvin-ised: Thrills, spills and drama in Tigers’ golden point triumph

Never a dull day in Tiger Town. Not when Adam Doueihi nails an 87th-minute penalty goal as Lachlan Galvin plays his first NRL game since his contract...

27.04.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

Galvin-ised: Thrills, spills and drama in Tigers’ golden point triumph

Never a dull day in Tiger Town. Not when Adam Doueihi nails an 87th-minute penalty goal as Lachlan Galvin plays his first NRL game since his contract...

27.04.2025 7

The Age

Dan Walsh

Galvin-ised: Thrills, spills and drama in Tigers’ golden point triumph

Never a dull day in Tiger Town. Not when Adam Doueihi nails an 87th-minute penalty goal as Lachlan Galvin plays his first NRL game since his contract...

27.04.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

‘Benji Ball’ is apparently why Galvin wants out of Wests Tigers. What is ‘Benji Ball’?

The Tigers improving attack has made their wantaway teen prodigy a focal point in the same way Marshall approached the game 20 years ago.

25.04.2025 8

WA Today

Dan Walsh

‘Benji Ball’ is apparently why Galvin wants out of Wests Tigers. What is ‘Benji Ball’?

The Tigers improving attack has made their wantaway teen prodigy a focal point in the same way Marshall approached the game 20 years ago.

25.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh

‘Benji Ball’ is apparently why Galvin wants out of Wests Tigers. What is ‘Benji Ball’?

The Tigers improving attack has made their wantaway teen prodigy a focal point in the same way Marshall approached the game 20 years ago.

25.04.2025 10

The Age

Dan Walsh

‘Benji Ball’ is apparently why Galvin wants out of Wests Tigers. What is ‘Benji Ball’?

The Tigers improving attack has made their wantaway teen prodigy a focal point in the same way Marshall approached the game 20 years ago.

25.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Dan Walsh

Forget Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown. The next No.6 debate is already here

The Blues five-eighth debate takes centre stage on Easter Monday, with NSW coach Laurie Daley the keenest observer.

20.04.2025 8

WA Today

Dan Walsh

Forget Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown. The next No.6 debate is already here

The Blues five-eighth debate takes centre stage on Easter Monday, with NSW coach Laurie Daley the keenest observer.

20.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh