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Brisbane Times

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Politics and rugby league have been thrown into a blender

Sport and politics aren’t strange bedfellows when it comes to the NRL.

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WA Today

Neil Breen

Politics and rugby league have been thrown into a blender

Sport and politics aren’t strange bedfellows when it comes to the NRL.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

Politics and rugby league have been thrown into a blender

Sport and politics aren’t strange bedfellows when it comes to the NRL.

previous day 10

The Age

Neil Breen

Politics and rugby league have been thrown into a blender

Sport and politics aren’t strange bedfellows when it comes to the NRL.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

23.06.2025 10

WA Today

Neil Breen

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

23.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

23.06.2025 7

The Age

Neil Breen

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

These coaches are facing the darkness on the edge of town

Coaching in the NRL is brutal. You are what your record says you are, and these coaches are in trouble.

23.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

DCE’s not good enough for Origin. Will he be good enough for the Roosters?

The case for and against the Sydney Roosters signing Daly Cherry-Evans.

16.06.2025 9

WA Today

Neil Breen

DCE’s not good enough for Origin. Will he be good enough for the Roosters?

The case for and against the Sydney Roosters signing Daly Cherry-Evans.

16.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

DCE’s not good enough for Origin. Will he be good enough for the Roosters?

The case for and against the Sydney Roosters signing Daly Cherry-Evans.

16.06.2025 10

The Age

Neil Breen

DCE’s not good enough for Origin. Will he be good enough for the Roosters?

The case for and against the Sydney Roosters signing Daly Cherry-Evans.

16.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

If Mal wants success in the west he must follow Sheedy’s blueprint

Mal Meninga needs to win over Western Australia. The first GWS Giants coach showed him how to be successful.

09.06.2025 9

WA Today

Neil Breen

If Mal wants success in the west he must follow Sheedy’s blueprint

Mal Meninga needs to win over Western Australia. The first GWS Giants coach showed him how to be successful.

09.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

If Mal wants success in the west he must follow Sheedy’s blueprint

Mal Meninga needs to win over Western Australia. The first GWS Giants coach showed him how to be successful.

09.06.2025 7

The Age

Neil Breen

If Mal wants success in the west he must follow Sheedy’s blueprint

Mal Meninga needs to win over Western Australia. The first GWS Giants coach showed him how to be successful.

09.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

League’s player transfer system is broken. Here’s how to fix it

The Lachlan Galvin contract debacle is just the latest example of why the current rules must be changed.

01.06.2025 10

WA Today

Neil Breen

League’s player transfer system is broken. Here’s how to fix it

The Lachlan Galvin contract debacle is just the latest example of why the current rules must be changed.

01.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

League’s player transfer system is broken. Here’s how to fix it

The Lachlan Galvin contract debacle is just the latest example of why the current rules must be changed.

01.06.2025 10

The Age

Neil Breen

League’s player transfer system is broken. Here’s how to fix it

The Lachlan Galvin contract debacle is just the latest example of why the current rules must be changed.

01.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

The gamble on Daley looks like it’s paying off handsomely

The Blues’ hierarchy took a risk. But Laurie Daley out-coached Billy Slater on his return to the Origin arena.

28.05.2025 9

WA Today

Neil Breen

The gamble on Daley looks like it’s paying off handsomely

The Blues’ hierarchy took a risk. But Laurie Daley out-coached Billy Slater on his return to the Origin arena.

28.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

The gamble on Daley looks like it’s paying off handsomely

The Blues’ hierarchy took a risk. But Laurie Daley out-coached Billy Slater on his return to the Origin arena.

28.05.2025 10

The Age

Neil Breen

The gamble on Daley looks like it’s paying off handsomely

The Blues’ hierarchy took a risk. But Laurie Daley out-coached Billy Slater on his return to the Origin arena.

28.05.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

PVL’s biggest game of the week isn’t State of Origin

A vote on what happens to Rosehill Racecourse could have a huge impact on Peter V’landys’ future.

25.05.2025 6

WA Today

Neil Breen

PVL’s biggest game of the week isn’t State of Origin

A vote on what happens to Rosehill Racecourse could have a huge impact on Peter V’landys’ future.

25.05.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

PVL’s biggest game of the week isn’t State of Origin

A vote on what happens to Rosehill Racecourse could have a huge impact on Peter V’landys’ future.

25.05.2025 7

The Age

Neil Breen

PVL’s biggest game of the week isn’t State of Origin

A vote on what happens to Rosehill Racecourse could have a huge impact on Peter V’landys’ future.

25.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

The NRL has the worst rule in world sport. It must be changed

The Lachlan Galvin situation with the West Tigers yet again shows the flaws with the contract system.

19.05.2025 7

WA Today

Neil Breen

The NRL has the worst rule in world sport. It must be changed

The Lachlan Galvin situation with the West Tigers yet again shows the flaws with the contract system.

19.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

The NRL has the worst rule in world sport. It must be changed

The Lachlan Galvin situation with the West Tigers yet again shows the flaws with the contract system.

19.05.2025 10

The Age

Neil Breen

The NRL has the worst rule in world sport. It must be changed

The Lachlan Galvin situation with the West Tigers yet again shows the flaws with the contract system.

19.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

Why it would be madness to select Mitch Moses for Origin

The Parramatta halfback was one of the stars of NSW’s comeback series win last year, but it has to be Nathan Cleary for the Blues number 7 jumper.

11.05.2025 8

WA Today

Neil Breen

Why it would be madness to select Mitch Moses for Origin

The Parramatta halfback was one of the stars of NSW’s comeback series win last year, but it has to be Nathan Cleary for the Blues number 7 jumper.

11.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

Why it would be madness to select Mitch Moses for Origin

The Parramatta halfback was one of the stars of NSW’s comeback series win last year, but it has to be Nathan Cleary for the Blues number 7 jumper.

11.05.2025 9

The Age

Neil Breen

Why it would be madness to select Mitch Moses for Origin

The Parramatta halfback was one of the stars of NSW’s comeback series win last year, but it has to be Nathan Cleary for the Blues number 7 jumper.

11.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

A Soviet oligarch will decide the future of the NRL

The sale of Foxtel will have a massive impact on the next TV deal Peter V’landys signs.

05.05.2025 10

WA Today

Neil Breen

A Soviet oligarch will decide the future of the NRL

The sale of Foxtel will have a massive impact on the next TV deal Peter V’landys signs.

05.05.2025 20

The Age

Neil Breen

A Soviet oligarch will decide the future of the NRL

The sale of Foxtel will have a massive impact on the next TV deal Peter V’landys signs.

05.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

A Soviet oligarch will decide the future of the NRL

The sale of Foxtel will have a massive impact on the next TV deal Peter V’landys signs.

04.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

It took just eight minutes for Lachlan Galvin to win back the Tigers faithful

He was booed, as expected, but the boom No.6 was soon drawing cheers after combining with Jarome Luai to set up the opening try.

27.04.2025 3

WA Today

Neil Breen

It took just eight minutes for Lachlan Galvin to win back the Tigers faithful

He was booed, as expected, but the boom No.6 was soon drawing cheers after combining with Jarome Luai to set up the opening try.

27.04.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

It took just eight minutes for Lachlan Galvin to win back the Tigers faithful

He was booed, as expected, but the boom No.6 was soon drawing cheers after combining with Jarome Luai to set up the opening try.

27.04.2025 7

The Age

Neil Breen

It took just eight minutes for Lachlan Galvin to win back the Tigers faithful

He was booed, as expected, but the boom No.6 was soon drawing cheers after combining with Jarome Luai to set up the opening try.

27.04.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

The Canterbury coach stuck to his guns implementing a system he had first built at Penrith. Now he is yielding the results.

20.04.2025 10

WA Today

Neil Breen

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

The Canterbury coach stuck to his guns implementing a system he had first built at Penrith. Now he is yielding the results.

20.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

The Canterbury coach stuck to his guns implementing a system he had first built at Penrith. Now he is yielding the results.

20.04.2025 10

The Age

Neil Breen

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

The Canterbury coach stuck to his guns implementing a system he had first built at Penrith. Now he is yielding the results.

20.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Neil Breen

Debate may rage about Leniu-Thurston skirmish but NRL inaction is a cop-out

No one working on the sideline at a rugby league match should get a spray from a participant while just sitting there.

13.04.2025 10

WA Today

Neil Breen

Debate may rage about Leniu-Thurston skirmish but NRL inaction is a cop-out

No one working on the sideline at a rugby league match should get a spray from a participant while just sitting there.

13.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Neil Breen