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Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

previous day 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

previous day 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

previous day 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 7

WA Today

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 8

The Age

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

WA Today

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

The Age

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 7

WA Today

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game, theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league...

11.02.2025 9

WA Today

Roy Masters

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game, theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league...

11.02.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game, theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league...

11.02.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game, theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league...

11.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Why half an NRL field is a dead zone

Making the NRL a faster game has curtailed attacking opportunities.

05.02.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Why half an NRL field is a dead zone

Making the NRL a faster game has curtailed attacking opportunities.

05.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Why half an NRL field is a dead zone

Making the NRL a faster game has curtailed attacking opportunities.

05.02.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Why half an NRL field is a dead zone

Making the NRL a faster game has curtailed attacking opportunities.

05.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

This rule change would be win-win for the NRL

Controversy about cases of concussion following kick-offs won’t go away, and a floated rule change would not only lessen the risk of head injuries,...

15.11.2024 3

WA Today

Roy Masters

This rule change would be win-win for the NRL

Controversy about cases of concussion following kick-offs won’t go away, and a floated rule change would not only lessen the risk of head injuries,...

15.11.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

This rule change would be win-win for the NRL

Controversy about cases of concussion following kick-offs won’t go away, and a floated rule change would not only lessen the risk of head injuries,...

15.11.2024 2

The Age

Roy Masters

This rule change would be win-win for the NRL

Controversy about cases of concussion following kick-offs won’t go away, and a floated rule change would not only lessen the risk of head injuries,...

15.11.2024 6

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Trump, China and doping: Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?

The detention of the World Aquatics chief executive by the FBI five weeks ago under the draconian powers of a controversial US act, and the...

04.08.2024 1

WA Today

Roy Masters

Trump, China and doping: Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?

The detention of the World Aquatics chief executive by the FBI five weeks ago under the draconian powers of a controversial US act, and the...

04.08.2024 1

The Age

Roy Masters