David Gallop

NRL

David Gallop quits as league boss

Brad Walter ARL Commission chief executive David Gallop has agreed to stand down from the position immediately after reaching agreement with the game's new bosses.

Incomparable Inglis leaving indelible mark on and off field

Inglis.

Glenn Jackson He can own a vast football field. Few players have the imposing aura of Greg Inglis, the ability to put fear into an opponent and equally place confidence in a teammate.

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League

ASADA wants access to mountain of ACC evidence

Bad sport

Roy Masters Cronulla players are likely to be still arguing with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority this time next year, when Essendon players will have already served their suspensions.

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Set of Six

ASADA armada lays siege

Steve Mascord

Steve Mascord Having circled the wagons in recent weeks, the NRL is now going to be expected to work for the Indians.

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League

Dank loses his cool over leaked report

Danny Weidler dinkus

Danny Weidler Having spent time over the last couple of months with sports scientist Stephen Dank, Friday morning was the first time I've seen him truly upset and angry.

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Rugby League

Top Bulldog to take on new job at league HQ

NRL role for Todd Greenberg.

Steve Jancetic and James Macsmith, Sydney Todd Greenberg looking forward to making rugby league premier code in Australia.

League

Smith sets platform to regain sight of the bigger picture

Richard Hinds dinkus

Richard Hinds The jumping castles that were a bizarre part of chief executive Dave Smith's vision for the NRL had not yet been inflated.

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League

I can make a massive difference with the right team: Smith

Brad Walter dinkus

Brad Walter NRL chief executive Dave Smith has taken just 12 weeks to put his stamp on the game by overseeing the biggest shake-up of the game's administration since the end of the Super League war.

League

Welcome to the new era for rugby league

Phil Gould dinkus

Phil Gould NRL restructure long overdue

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SIN BIN

Six of the best proposed for expanded club challenge

Brad Walter dinkus

Brad Walter The World Club Challenge is set to be expanded to six teams under a proposal that would also result in three NRL sides playing a warm-up match each against a Super League club.

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Discord

Precious words in Wayne's world

Steve Mascord

Steve Mascord It's now common for clubs to put media conferences on their websites. You won't get any print journalists asking good questions at morning recovery sessions as a result – but that's not what I...

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League

Gallen the worrier given some prime air time by Radio AJ

Danny Weidler dinkus

Danny Weidler Radio host Alan Jones has come out swinging in support of besieged Sharks and Blues skipper Paul Gallen, saying that without him Cronulla would have disintegrated.

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League

Field reveals new purpose and perspective on life after jail stint

Adrian Proszenko dinkus

Adrian Proszenko Craig Field has spoken publicly for the first time since being charged with murder, claiming he has emerged from prison as a better person.

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Richard Hinds

Dogs deserve a pat for benign intervention

Richard Hinds dinkus

Richard Hinds Be the face of fast food. Be the face of peptides. Be the face of hemorrhoids. But sack your manager if he even suggests you be the face of the NRL.

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Rugby League

Warm welcome for the new chief, but it's a hot reception for Dragons

Richard-Hinds-sport-dinks

Richard Hinds Comfortable win indicates only history seems to be in the way of this raging Storm.

League

Business as usual as Bellamy's boys cruise

Richard Hinds dinkus

Richard Hinds Melbourne underlined their status as NRL reigning premiers with an emphatic 30-10 win over St George Illawarra in their opening round clash at AAMI Park.

It's crunch time, from any point of view

Tigers

Adrian Proszenko Souths are genuine NRL contenders, the ACC report hasn't shaken confidence in the game and the Western Sydney Wanderers are gaining a solid foothold, according to Nathan Cayless, Luke Patten and Mark...

Richard Hinds

Heads roll over face value

Richard Hinds dinkus

Richard Hinds Be the face of fast food. Be the face of peptides. Be the face of haemorrhoids. But sack your manager if he even suggests you be the face of the NRL.

Danny Weidler

Crowe comes clean from afar

Danny Weidler dinkus

Danny Weidler IT STARTED with a text message at 1.31am last Sunday. Russell Crowe had either read my column online overseas or he'd been told about it.

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Richard Hinds

Sobering lessons already for Smith

Richard Hinds dinkus

Richard Hinds Proactive. The new NRL chief executive David Smith used the word so often during his press conference on Tuesday, you started to wonder if it was the name of a new sponsor.