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Laurie Daley earned this triumph & the outside noise only made it sweeter
I reckon Laurie Daley’s finest victory was not merely winning the series, but holding his nerve while almost everybody outside his camp decided he couldn’t. The calm bloke they underestimated had steel in him all along.
Nobby Clarke bluffed, battled & drank his way through a remarkable rugby league life
I reckon Nobby Clarke’s great gift is that he never dresses up the battler he was, because beneath every yarn about beer, bad luck and brown paper bags sits a man who knew exactly how fortunate he was.
Wes Heritage has spent a lifetime proving funerals are really about the living
I reckon Wes Heritage understands life better than most of us because he has spent 39 years standing beside death. His story is not gloomy; it is warm, funny and a timely reminder to stop putting life off.
Peter O’Sullivan on what it takes to be a successful NRL recruitment manager
I reckon Peter O’Sullivan’s gift is not simply spotting footballers; it is seeing what they might become, making the call and accepting that courage occasionally leaves a scar. His life in recruitment has been built on instinct, honesty and an extraordinary appetite for the road.
Jordan Rankin made his NRL debut as a 16-year-old. But his greatest victory was turning early scars into a coaching compass
I reckon Jordan Rankin’s story proves a childhood dream can come true too quickly. He reached first grade at 16, but becoming the coach he intends to be has required everything that followed.
Cbus Super Stadium: Titans Home Ground & Capacity
Cbus Super Stadium holds 27,690 and is the home of the Gold Coast Titans, in the centre of Robina on the Gold Coast. Opened in 2008 and purpose-built for rectangular sport, it sits beside Robina Town Centre and directly next to Robina train station — one of the easiest grounds to reach in the NRL.
AAMI Park: Melbourne Storm Home Ground & Capacity
AAMI Park — officially Melbourne Rectangular Stadium — holds about 30,000 and is the home of the Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City FC. It sits in Melbourne’s Sports and Entertainment Precinct on the banks of the Yarra, a short walk from the CBD, under the award-winning “bio-frame” roof it opened with in 2010.
