The A-List: JAMES TAMOU (City, NSW, NZ Maori & Australia)
By STEVE MASCORD THE Mad Cow. Just about every rugby league story from Townsville ends in the Flinders Street beer barn. Players, referees and even the odd visiting media representative always seem to...
View ArticleFerguson Doesn’t Rue Lost Time
By STEVE MASCORD HE’S been suspended and sidelined by injury but Canberra centre Blake Ferguson doesn’t believe he’s given his rivals for a NSW berth any head start. Ferguson has dramatically reversed...
View ArticlePeering Into Pearce
By STEVE MASCORD MITCHELL Pearce thought Sydney Roosters were a top eight side before the season started – and while we’ve all been getting excited, he still thinks they’re a top eight side. But over...
View ArticleThe A-List: TRENT MERRIN (St George Illawarra, Country & New South Wales)
By STEVE MASCORD IN journalism, we like epiphanies. The process of truths slowly dawning on individuals makes for particularly dreary copy. On the other hand, the masses can never get enough of near...
View ArticleTHE WRAP: NRL Round 14
By STEVE MASCORD “As scandals go, it certainly has the potential to be the worst in Origin’s tumultuous 33 years – and that’s saying something” It’s the view of the doyen of State of Origin reporters...
View ArticleCritics Of Origin I Stoush Missed The Point, Says Reynolds
By STEVE MASCORD UNUSED NSW reserve Josh Reynolds says critics of last Wednesday’s Origin biffo are missing a big point – there are still plenty of punches in NRL games that go unpunished. After...
View ArticleTHE JOY OF SIX: Round 16
DUGAN UNCHAINED, PART 57 DESPITE the complications alcohol and social media have each caused him, NSW and St George Illawarra fullback Josh Dugan still seems to really like both. After reports emerged...
View ArticleJames Tamou: “I Thought I’d Be Sacked”
James Tamou By STEVE MASCORD JAMES Tamou says he thought he would be sacked by North Queensland and banished from rugby league in the wake of his high range drink driving charge. Tamou, fined $20,000...
View ArticleThe A-List: JAMES MALONEY (Sydney Roosters, Country & NSW)
James Maloney/wikipedia By STEVE MASCORD HERE’S the thing about James Maloney. Call it a life lesson, if you wish. If you believe what you read, his brashness hurt him in Melbourne. He walked into the...
View ArticleThe A-List: ANDREW FIFITA (Cronulla, City, NSW, Indigenous All Stars & Tonga)
By STEVE MASCORD WHEN Andrew Fifita talks about “the coal train”, he’s not making a reference to Dave Taylor. He’s talking about an actual coal train. “It’s when we were down in Griffith that I found...
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