Allegations against players leave sports in a quandry
Phil Lutton Everybody loses when footballers are accused of behaving badly. It's a seasonal staple that has cropped up again this week with Ben Te'o facing allegations of assaulting a woman in a Brisbane home.
Depression is NRL's business: Presto
Phil Lutton Preston Campbell has urged the NRL to make the battle against mental illness within the playing ranks its number one priority as the game bids farewell to another fallen young talent.
League
Youngster’s death gives perspective amid NRL’s torment
Phil Lutton Almost 100 Wests Tigers players have travelled to Brisbane to pay their respects to under 20s star Mosese Fotuaika, who was found dead in his Sydney townhouse last week.
NRL
Civoniceva to retire at end of NRL season
Phil Lutton Record-breaking forward Petero Civoniceva has announced he'll retire from rugby league at the end of the season.
NRL's bid from bush ready to be heard in the city
Phil Lutton With high-profile rivals devouring headlines, the Central Queensland bid team is set to make some noise.
Selectors will get green light on Te'o
Phil Lutton Queensland rugby league selectors will be given the green light to pick Ben Te'o in the State of Origin squad as the South Sydney forward continues to weather assault allegations.
Griffin holds no fears for Norman
Phil Lutton Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says the club has no concerns about Corey Norman after the fullback found himself mixed up in the scandal in which Ben Te'o has been accused of assaulting a woman.
The power of one key for Maroons
Phil Lutton One round to play, one spot to fill. Queensland selectors will keep an eagle eye on this weekend's NRL games before deciding on a key final addition to their State of Origin stocks.
Idris makes Origin case against Broncos
Phil Lutton With just over a week until the Origin teams are named, Phil Lutton runs the rule over Queensland and NSW candidates from the Broncos-Titans derby.
Jake the jack of all trades ready for debut
Phil Lutton Fullback? Hooker? Try both. Mop-haired rookie Jake Granville hasn't been a big one for convention as he edges closer to an NRL debut with the Broncos.
Broncos' bad luck has Hodges hedged
Phil Lutton The good news for Queensland Origin fans is that Justin Hodges could be as fresh as a daisy for game one. The bad news for Brisbane fans is that he’s not playing the Titans on Friday night.
Tipping point on dangerous throws
Phil Lutton Brisbane captain Sam Thaiday believes the double spear tackles on South Sydney fullback Greg Inglis could be a turning point in the way the game deals with dangerous throws.
Thurston's laughing at scandal-free Townsville
Phil Lutton It's only round two. Already, teams are falling apart. Cronulla have a win but the "tick, tick, tick" is deafening. The Raiders have sacked Josh Dugan.
League
Underdone Raiders fall apart against Titans
Phil Lutton David Furner had hoped the Josh Dugan sacking and standing down of Blake Ferguson wouldn’t send the game plan spinning down the toilet, yet that’s exactly what transpired at Skilled Park.
No need for Broncos to panic
Phil Lutton Hold fire. This is only round one. And just as it is far too early to predict South Sydney will lead a red and green army into the grand final, so is it premature to predict a year of woe for the...
League
Horse trading: News look to cut Broncos loose
Brad Walter, Phil Lutton NEWS LTD may consider selling its majority stake in the Brisbane Broncos in a historic move as the media company continues its strategic exit from rugby league.
Drugs 'aren't just limited to cycling'
Phil Lutton Ex-NRL and Super League player Adrian Vowles says it would be naive to think Australia's professional football codes are clean from performance enhancing drugs and a significant amount of rugby...
