Phil Gould

Phil Gould

Phil Gould is a League Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald

Set of Six

How to turn a free kick into an own goal

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

League

Panthers carving a niche at top level

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Phil Gould Over the past six months, I have been blessed with the experience of dealing with two of the NRL's truly great players.

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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...

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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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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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League

Dugan owes his fans respect, and Mr Bennett's been busy

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Phil Gould The six salient points Phil Gould noticed from the first week of the 2013 NRL competition.

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No defence for Cronulla display, but Cowboys will be spurred on

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Phil Gould The quality of yesterday's clash between Cronulla and the North Queensland Cowboys never rose to any great heights.

Manly show their best is frighteningly good

Phil Gould A sunny, August Sunday afternoon at their Brookvale home base, hosting the in-form Knights, provided the perfect platform for Manly to make a statement about their 2012 intentions.

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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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