Do not believe everything you read would seem to be the message Penrith Panthers player James Maloney is sending in the wake of reports that he does not get along well with Nathan Cleary. Maloney will be out until finals, nursing a knee injury, which left him with some spare moments to speak out of…

News recently reached us that Richmond Tigers Captain Trent Cotchin has committed to staying with the club until the end of 2022. Four years in football is like 20 years in other pursuits. We recently renewed our marriage vows through the end of 2048, which seems a long way off, but we think it an…

Welcome to the top, Cameron Ciraldo. The unceremonious dismissal of Anthony Griffin, Ciraldo was tasked with steering the Panthers through finals. During his first game as the interim coach, five-eighth James Maloney went down with a knee injury. The best-case scenario is that Maloney will miss the Panthers’ final three games, but may be available…

Three Wallabies have managed to receive declarations of fitness to participate in the first Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney, provided they do not succumb to some mysterious malady after the All Blacks perform their mystical pre-game haka ahead of the game. The three players are Captain Michael Hooper, Scott Sio and Dane Haylett-Petty. Hooper had…

Triple Lion premiership player Jonathan Brown has a plan to bring life back to the Gold Coast Suns, unfortunately, it would rely on Gold Coast taking a hard line with the clubs in line to snatch up Tom Lynch, who has made no secret of his desire to escape the pit of despair in the…

The Gold Coast Titans have shown flashes of, if not brilliance, at least a high level of competence, but they have also had their lustre dulled by a lack of consistency when it comes to winning games that should come easily. Gold Coast lost to the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium and it is hard…