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The Knights have earned the spotlight. Stop turning grand final week into a sideshow
I reckon 17,000 people turning up to watch the Knights train tells you where the game's heartbeat is. Grand final week belongs to the footballers and their supporters, not manufactured controversy and television packaging.
Newcastle are no fairytale, they have the steel to finish this extraordinary job
I’ve seen unlikely grand-final runs, but Newcastle have taken the scenic route through chaos and arrived with premiership-winning defence. The Roosters have more weapons, yet the Knights have developed the one quality money cannot buy in September: absolute belief.
City’s crisis is bigger than one club — and Australian football cannot ignore it
I sincerely hope the Manchester City allegations are wrong, but this saga already stinks for football. The truth must come out because the supporters, players and the game itself are carrying the damage.
Newcastle’s miracle has exposed Penrith — now the Roosters carry the grand final burden
I reckon we’ll still be talking about Newcastle’s preliminary-final miracle in 20 years. Twelve men, 45 minutes, a champion opponent and no surrender: only the Knights’ 2001 premiership victory ranks above it in the NRL era.
The Roosters are through because their biggest gambles finally make sense
I’ve questioned pieces of this Roosters side, but the answer at Suncorp Stadium was emphatic: this is a grand-final team with match-winners everywhere. The frightening part is they still have another gear.
