Phil Gould

Phil Gould

Phil Gould is a League Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald

Set of Six

A point of principle: Give golden point the boot

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Phil Gould Full marks to Panthers captain Kevin Kingston this week for the professional manner in which he handled his press interviews.

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League

Pigs might fly, but Rabbits? That's another matter entirely

Phil Gould Rabbits leaves nothing to chance when we travel to games.

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Set of Six

By Sheck, Roger is some player

Phil Gould Sydney Roosters and New Zealand have a very special talent in young Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

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Video

The Phil Gould Show

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Phil Gould Phil Gould and Glenn Jackson discuss the big issues in rugby league, including the dumping of Benji Marshall.

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SET OF SIX

Why the players’ rights are paramount

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Phil Gould Phil Gould pinpoints six issues pertinent to rugby league this week.

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The Phil Gould Show

Phil Gould Phil Gould and Glenn Jackson discuss the week's big issues in rugby league.

League

Time for ASADA to come clean

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Phil Gould It's now been almost three months since that infamous press conference in Canberra where it was declared Australian sport was riddled with the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs, links to...

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Set of Six

How to turn a free kick into an own goal

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Phil Gould The outstanding form of NSW Waratah Israel Folau should be an embarrassment to NRL decision makers.

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VIDEO

The Phil Gould Show

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Phil Gould Phil Gould and Glenn Jackson discuss the week's big issues in rugby league.

League

Bad rep: Time’s up for City-Country concept

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Phil Gould Every year we answer the same questions about the validity of maintaining tradition and playing the old City-Country fixture.

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Rugby League

Small crowd didn't deter the big men from big plays

Phil Gould Does the City v Country match really mean something? If we go by the purpose and spirit shown by the 34 players who participated in this event on Sunday, then the answer is ''yes''.

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League

The better team lost, but Bulldogs will take points and thank their lucky stars

Phil Gould An extraordinary result at Gosford on Sunday afternoon. The final score shows success to the Bulldogs 24-8 over the Sharks.

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LEAGUE

Loss of faith is worse than any injury

Phil Gould Let me make this point right from the start. The vast majority of today's professional rugby league players are talented, hard-working, passionate individuals who strive every day to become better at...

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League

Here's to you, Mr Robinson

Phil Gould Well that was emphatic, wasn't it?

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League

Clinical Bunnies bound for glory

Phil Gould The modern-day version of the South Sydney Rabbitohs has finally come of age as a football team.

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Set of Six

New interpretations an embarrassment for the game

Phil Gould As predicted, coaches and players have now made a mockery of the new obstruction interpretations.

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League

Game's evolution about to take another leap forward

Phil Gould I get the feeling we could be on the verge of another shift in the style of rugby league being played by a number of teams in the NRL competition.

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League

Blueprints are the same, but Storm still do it better

Phil Gould I thoroughly enjoyed the first games of rugby league for the new season.

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League

Set of Six

Phil Gould Phil Gould takes a look at six of the major talking points leading into round three.

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League

NYC must take step back for game to go forward

Phil Gould The appointment of former NZRL boss Jim Doyle to conduct a study of the development pathways and competitions in Australian rugby league is vital to our game's future.

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