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With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what… Read More »Smart Signings: The Broncos have a big call coming with Reynolds – but they might already know his replacement

If the ARL Commission decides to dish out exemptions for NRL teams to poach rugby talent, it’s a strategic move rather than one that will change the landscape much at all.  NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has confirmed the Commission will discuss the potential move… Read More »Don’t mention the war chest: NRL gearing up for rugby raid makes strategic sense but won’t change much

The first ball that Mitchell Marsh faces from Glenn Phillips is a full toss. It leaves the hand and seems to float in mid-air. It is not so much asking to be hit as begging, “Please sir, can I have some more?” More of the… Read More »Forget the knockers – Cricket’s World Cup is proving the 50-over game is a thing of beauty