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Rugby League
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August 19, 2026

The Roosters have found their premiership defence — and Penrith should be worried

I’ve seen enough: the Roosters are no longer building quietly in the background. Their defence has arrived, their halves have settled and the premiership race has changed shape.

Roosters and Penrith players contest the ball on the ground during an NRL match
Rugby League
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August 14, 2026

The Roosters’ Sam Walker standoff is a premiership gamble they don’t need

I’ve seen contract sagas become contagious before, and the Roosters are flirting with one at precisely the wrong time. The premiership race has arrived early; nobody needs lawyers and managers supplying the head noise.

A Sydney Roosters player looks to pass the ball during an NRL match under lights
Rugby League
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August 14, 2026

How Darryl Brohman beat cancer twice & kept rugby league smiling

I’ve always believed laughter tells you plenty about a man, but the way Darryl Brohman has faced cancer tells you even more. Beneath the gags is a grateful, decent soul who knows exactly how lucky he has been.

A moustachioed rugby league player in a Stubbies jersey raises both arms above his head on a suburban ground
Rugby League
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August 13, 2026

How the NRL encouraged momentum, up-turned the ladder & buried defence

I’ve got rule exhaustion. The NRL keeps manufacturing fixes for problems it created, while the game’s natural contest gets buried under points.

An NRL referee gestures as he explains a decision to a Parramatta Eels player during a match
Rugby League
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August 12, 2026

Stop the prostitution! The NRL grand final belongs in Sydney

I’ve had enough of the Grand Final being treated as portable. Sydney can stage a papal visit and a decider on the same weekend, and shifting the 2028 game out of town would be opportunism dressed up as logistics.

A capacity crowd fills Accor Stadium in Sydney under lights as the teams line up before kick-off
Rugby League
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August 11, 2026

Lock up the kids & keep their rugby league footballs safe, the AFL invasion is real

I’ve had enough of rugby league confusing noise with progress. Fix the football, defend the heartland and kill the gimmicks before they embarrass the game.

Young children in AFL guernseys kick footballs during an AusKick clinic on a stadium ground
Rugby League
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August 11, 2026

Penrith’s hoodoo has the Roosters by the throat

September has come early, which means reputations, recruitment plans and coaching rebuilds are no longer protected by the calendar. The next month will expose who has built something real and who has merely been arranging the deckchairs.

Three Penrith defenders in Indigenous-round jerseys wrap up a Roosters player carrying the ball
Rugby League
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August 10, 2026

PNG Chiefs are building a monster & the NRL have written the instructions

I can smell a premiership race again, but I can also smell an administrative stitch-up. The football has opened up while the NRL hands the Papua New Guinea Chiefs every weapon in the shed.

The NRL has handed PNG too much — and Penrith are paying the price
Rugby League
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August 10, 2026

Cronulla Sharks' weak underbelly has been exposed again on the eve of the finals

I’ve seen enough of Cronulla’s soft underbelly to know it is no longer a bad afternoon; it is a September warning. Put this side on the back foot and the whole shiny machine starts coughing.

Dragons expose Cronulla’s soft underbelly as the finals pressure arrives early
Rugby League
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August 7, 2026

Finals contenders need hard edges, not soft excuses

I don’t care where a side sits in August; I care whether its football will survive September. Right now, too many contenders look impressive on the ladder and flimsy under the bonnet.

An NRL player braced in a defensive line during a finals-round match