Phil Lutton

Phil Lutton

Phil Lutton is the sports editor for brisbanetimes.com.au.

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.

Live: Titans v Raiders

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Phil Lutton Join League HQ for all the action when the Titans take on the Raiders.

Untroubled Maroons cruising into Origin

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Phil Lutton While the state of New South Wales inhales after good news about Paul Gallen's knee, the anxiety north of the border among those responsible for picking Queensland's Origin squad chiefly surrounds...

Thurston's laughing at scandal-free Townsville

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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.

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Live: NRL All Stars

Greg Inglis

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New league team's name might bomb, but it won't matter

Brisbane Bombers

Phil Lutton These days, naming a new sports team is more about marketing than parochialism or geography. But where's the soul in the Brisbane Bombers? Phil Lutton finds it doesn't really matter.

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Petero still has an Origin role

Brisbane Broncos veteran Petero Civoniceva.

Phil Lutton Queensland Origin selectors have a handful of key decisions to make for their game one squad but dropping Petero Civoniceva isn't one of them, writes Phil Lutton.

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Titans' 'Temple of Boom' now only offers gloom

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Phil Lutton It wasn’t exactly like trying to beat the old Celtics at Boston Garden, or Manchester United at Old Trafford.