Analysis
State of Origin
The Blues game plan produced Origin carnage. Here’s how Queensland combat it
NSW nailed 40 perfect minutes of Origin football in Melbourne. Can they reproduce it for an entire 80 minutes in Brisbane?
- by Dan Walsh
Latest
‘In his saggy undies, ready to flatten me’: The making of Cronulla’s halves saviour
Unheralded utility Daniel Atkinson replaces one Sharks star and old roommate after a night terror and pre-season tangle with another.
- by Dan Walsh
Balancing whacked: Wright must overcome head illness to chase gold at Teahupo’o
Seven screws in the champion surfer’s head from an off-season surgery have hampered her 2024 season. But she has no hesitation in taking on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.
- by Dan Walsh
NRL’s rule change puts Cameron Smith in line to be next rugby league Immortal
Queensland’s generation of Origin champions will be front and centre of voting on the game’s 14th Immortal next month after a change to eligbility rules.
- by Dan Walsh
Keary backflips on retirement plans to extend career overseas
The Roosters halfback is set to join Catalans Dragons despite announcing his plans to retire from the game at the end of the NRL season.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Dan Walsh and Billie Eder
Analysis
Test cricket
Blond highlights: Keeping pace with Anderson’s remarkable 20-year Test career
Australians first laid eyes on a peroxide-tipped Jimmy Anderson more than two decades ago. As he prepares for his farewell from the Test arena, we pick out five of the pace legend’s finest moments.
- by Dan Walsh
Roosters enhance title credentials with Dragons drubbing
The Roosters are flying high and the Dragons are enjoying a welcome resurgence as well as the two old rivals clash at Allianz Stadium. Follow all the action live.
- by Dominic Brock and Dan Walsh
Analysis
NRL 2024
The art in Ciraldo’s Dogs of War: How one man’s obsession revived Belmore
The Bulldogs bucking of NRL numbers and conventions, as well as a roster and defensive overhaul, has a finals return looming.
- by Dan Walsh
The tactical shift behind Roosters’ most dangerous attack in 90 years
The Roosters already had a string of attacking options at their disposal. Trent Robinson’s shake-up has finally unlocked how to take full advantage of them.
- by Dan Walsh
Sharks demand explanation for four-tackle set in costly defeat
Cronulla’s loss to the Titans on Friday was overshadowed by a refereeing mistake and a controversial denied try.
- by Adrian Proszenko, Billie Eder and Dan Walsh
Why the Bulldogs have holstered the NRL’s most breathtaking attacking weapon
Matt Burton’s soaring torpedo bombs are the stuff of NRL legend and nightmares for opposition fullbacks. Which makes Canterbury’s call to hold fire on them all the more impressive.
- by Dan Walsh