Phil Gould

Phil Gould

Phil Gould is a League Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald

League

More time on the big stage can only help

Phil Gould Forget the final scoreline in Friday night's Test between Australia and New Zealand. The Kiwis showed enough in the first 40 minutes of the contest to suggest they will be very hard to beat in the...

League

Welcome to the new era for rugby league

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Phil Gould NRL restructure long overdue

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Set of Six

Patience please: Steve Price shows why he’s the real deal

Phil Gould After losing to the Broncos earlier this season, I wrote about the Dragons performance.

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Solid foundation: Rabbitohs and Roosters to party like it's 1908

Phil Gould Does your team have a realistic shot at the title in 2013? I like the Rabbits and Roosters.

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Clinical Storm blow brave Bulldogs away

Phil Gould 'Premierships are won on defence. That's what's we build our game on. Defence, mate. Defence!"

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Rugby League

Even stevens in a clash of the titans

On a high: The Storm's Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater celebrate a try in their win against the Manly Sea Eagles.

Phil Gould The Storm and the Bulldogs have made the grand final with vastly different game plans.

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Different styles create perfect mix for finale

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Phil Gould The two best teams following the 26 home-and-away rounds of the premiership have safely negotiated the treacherous waters of semi-final football to make their way to the big show on NRL grand final...

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Queensland's system has NSW searching

Origin

Phil Gould It was a gripping State of Origin series. The result was still in the balance right up until the final play in the decider.

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