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

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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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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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.

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League

Welcome to the new era for rugby league

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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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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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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Set of six

Sonny Bill Williams' return has been awesome

Phil Gould At the start of the season I wrote that Sonny Bill Williams could lift the Roosters into premiership contention.

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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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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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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.

Rabbitohs have what it takes to give title shake

Burgess

Phil Gould South Sydney fans can really start to get excited. They're probably showing signs of jubilation already.

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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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