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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.
Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia): Capacity
Accor Stadium — also known as Stadium Australia — holds over 83,000 and is the home ground of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Built in Sydney Olympic Park for the 2000 Games and about 14 km from the CBD, it is the largest stadium in the state and the venue for the NRL Grand Final and State of Origin.
Go Media Stadium (Mt Smart): Warriors Home & Capacity
Go Media Stadium — historically Mt Smart Stadium — holds around 30,000 and is the home of the New Zealand Warriors, in Penrose about 8 km south of Auckland’s CBD. Opened in 1967, it is the heartland of rugby league in New Zealand; in 2024 the Warriors sold out every home game of the season.
McDonald Jones Stadium: Knights Home & Capacity
McDonald Jones Stadium holds roughly 33,000 and is the home of the Newcastle Knights, in Broadmeadow about 5 km west of Newcastle’s CBD. Opened in 1970 as Marathon Stadium and redeveloped several times since, it stays tight, loud and uncompromising when the red and blue crowd is up.
GIO Stadium Canberra (Bruce Stadium): Raiders Home
GIO Stadium Canberra — opened in 1977 as Bruce Stadium and later known as Canberra Stadium — is the long-time home of the Canberra Raiders, in the inner-north suburb of Bruce about 10 minutes from the CBD. Open, exposed and often brutally cold, it is one of the toughest road trips in rugby league.
