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Roy Masters and the Magpies’ Victa era
The Western Suburbs Magpies’ iconic Victa-sponsored jersey, worn between 1978-82, is the stuff of rugby league legend, symbolising working-class heroics.
20 Mar 2018
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: We hate losing to ...
On this week's episode - in the shadow of the start of the new season - James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss who we hate losing to. Whether it's on grand final day or on a random mid-winter Sunday afternoon, losing to your rival team sucks.
7 Mar 2018
Simply the best footy tips: Round 1
Each week we’ll preview the upcoming round of rugby league through a 1980s and 1990s lens. Why? Because it will be fun. Here goes ...
7 Mar 2018
The ultimate 2018 NRL Road Trip
With eight matches scheduled across regional New South Wales and Queensland, plus blockbuster events in major cities including Perth, Adelaide, Darwin and Melbourne, elite-level rugby league will be taken to every corner of the Aussie mainland in 2018 and beyond.
15 Feb 2018
Epic Inside Sport NRL season preview edition out now
If you’re a passionate fan of the Greatest Game Of All, you’re going to love hitting up the March 2018 edition of Inside Sport magazine, with Cowboys superstar Jason Taumalolo on the cover.
15 Feb 2018
Nick Zisti recalls dramatic first grade debut
It is March 1991. South Sydney is taking on Penrith at the foot of the mountains. The Rabbitohs’ young winger, Nick Zisti, is about to have a debut in the top grade which he’s going to remember - and feel - for a long time.
13 Feb 2018
Back row suits young Panther Isaah Yeo
Dubbo product Isaah Yeo had a barnstorming year in the second row for Penrith in 2017, but he’s well aware of the club’s depth in the position, and knows how well he’ll have to perform to keep playing there.
8 Feb 2018
Wentworth Park’s place in rugby league history
This Sunday, elite-level organised rugby league will be played at Sydney’s Wentworth Park in Glebe for the first time since 1931.
7 Feb 2018
Sydney rugby league’s town halls of history
As the various New South Wales rugby league foundation clubs celebrate their 110th anniversaries, it’s reassuring for the upkeep of the sport’s heritage that almost all of the venues which hosted the Sydney clubs’ historic formation meetings back in 1908 still take pride of place across inner Sydney.
17 Jan 2018
Why Roy and HG socialising together is a bad idea
Greig Pickhaver and John Doyle have become two of the most recognisable voices on Australian radio via their alter-egos HG Nelson and “Rampaging” Roy Slaven. But have you ever seen the duo together on the town, dining with friends or just hanging out together at a function?
15 Jan 2018
HG Nelson wants ‘wall of death’ in ODI cricket
HG Nelson, who alongside “Rampaging” Roy Slaven, has been analytically slicing and dicing the major issues in sport for the past three decades, is back once again as part of Triple M’s cricket commentary team this summer.
22 Dec 2017
World Cup boosted by players’ buy-in: Geyer
Rugby league is a bit like boxing. On the elite stage, such a high-contact sport of attrition isn’t so much played, as done. Its exponents have to want to do it. If they don’t, it shows. It can get ugly really quickly.
16 Nov 2017
World Cup cultural pride on show: Petero
Leading into the tournament, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup was billed as a celebration of the sport across international lines; a showcase of the many cultures which make up our rugby league family.
30 Oct 2017
NRL Dead In Goal Podcast: Grand Final Preview
On this week's episode, Inside Sport staffers James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss this weekend's title-decider. They also chew the fat about where rugby league's grand final should move to down the track.
27 Sep 2017
Building pressure the key for big three: Slater
Billy Slater is part of arguably the most talented spine to have ever graced a rugby league field. But it’s the club’s game philosophy that most often strangles opposition teams out of the contest.
17 Aug 2017
How Aussies are watching sport: Deloitte
In terms of the time Australians spend watching sport, the majority of that time (70%) is still on a television set. But the proportion of us who consider TV to be our preferred device for watching sport has dropped from 55% in 2016 to 45% this year.
14 Aug 2017
Would Matilda save Gold Coast footy?
As the NRL continues its search for a buyer of the Titans, Inside Sport recently took a look at where it has gone wrong for Gold Coast-based teams of all codes over the years …
11 Aug 2017
Leichhardt Oval: Blocker Roach's field of dreams
Steve Roach still gets romantic when reminiscing about the good old days of regular home and away games at Leichhardt Oval ...
4 Aug 2017
If Origin was an HBO series
We reckon the company that produces arguably the best-ever television shows is missing out on a pearler of a background subject: State of Origin. Here’s a run-down of what a series summary of “Origin” may look like …
12 Jul 2017
When Petero tried to smash Tim Grant
Ah, state against state, mate against mate. It’s the most powerful mantra in Australian sport.
10 Jul 2017
11 ways to keep Sydney NRL fans coming back
Getting people through the gates is all about offering them a fun experience which they won’t get watching the game at home on TV. So here goes nothing …
27 Jun 2017
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