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Madeline Groves: How I got through my WADA ordeal

Madeline Groves: How I got through my WADA ordeal

Only the toughest swimmers conquer the gruelling butterfly discipline … Then again, only Aussie up-and-coming superstar Madeline Groves could’ve handled the drama-filled lead-up year she’s endured to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 15 Mar 2018
Simply the best footy tips: Round 1

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
Braith Anasta: What it means to be called overrated

Braith Anasta: What it means to be called overrated

In many respects, Braith Anasta’s playing career tracked a path that can be distinctly observed in rugby league stardom today: from teen hotshot to early success, a big-money move to overbearing public scrutiny. 23 Feb 2018
Fans share rugby league road trip stories

Fans share rugby league road trip stories

There’s watching your team play an away game … then there’s catching a plane to follow your team to the other side of the world. But such is life for the dedicated rugby league fan. 19 Feb 2018
Blake Austin: kickstarting the Green Machine

Blake Austin: kickstarting the Green Machine

The popular 27-year-old Canberra star, who has played exactly a century of games in first grade since his debut for the Penrith Panthers back in 2011, was generous enough to share his thoughts on the Raiders’ 2017 battles, and how his side can return to the pointy end of the ladder in 2018. 16 Feb 2018
Andrew Voss: How to predict a league on the move

Andrew Voss: How to predict a league on the move

Alright, alright, I know. Opinions are like backsides. We’ve all got one ... but here’s the deal. I’ve received a special request to “bare” mine in relation to what is a fast-approaching National Rugby League season, right here, right now. 16 Feb 2018
The ultimate 2018 NRL Road Trip

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

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

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

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
Perth an NRL expansion winner with Dead In Goal listeners

Perth an NRL expansion winner with Dead In Goal listeners

Where should rugby league expand to next? Returning to Perth seems a viable option, while a second Brisbane team also has popular support. Then there’s the PNG question … 2 Feb 2018
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: rugby league’s greatest myths

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: rugby league’s greatest myths

They’re back for 2018! With the season proper still a few weeks away, in their first podcast for the New Year our league panellists James Smith and Jeff Centenera explore the sport’s great myths. 18 Jan 2018
Sydney rugby league’s town halls of history

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
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: There is no off-season

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: There is no off-season

This week, our rugby league duo of James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss the big issues of the NRL off-season, if there is such a thing ... 14 Dec 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Sydney stadium debate

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Sydney stadium debate

There is no footy off-season! This week our rugby league duo of James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss the lively Sydney stadiums debate, and relive all the action from the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. 6 Dec 2017
World Cup boosted by players’ buy-in: Geyer

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
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: RLWC2017 Quarter Final Preview

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: RLWC2017 Quarter Final Preview

Our rugby league dynamic duo of James Smith and Jeff Centenera return to discuss the upcoming quarter-finals of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup ... and plenty more. 14 Nov 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Inside the World Cup Official Program

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Inside the World Cup Official Program

Sit back as our rugby league panel of James Smith and Jeff Centenera take you through the Official Rugby League World Cup Tournament magazine, a publication produced by the Inside Sport team. Also up for discussion this week: Australia’s footy “codewars”. 26 Oct 2017
Fans' Kangaroo Tour memories

Fans' Kangaroo Tour memories

On this week’s show, rugby league chatterers James Smith and Jeff Centenera discuss their listeners' fondest memories of those famous old Kangaroo Tours. The boys also chew the fat on where Cooper Cronk is headed, and they also look back on an infamous Demolition Derby held in 1986 ... 18 Oct 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Storming into World Cup

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Storming into World Cup

Join the Inside Sport magazine team of James Smith, Jeff Centenera and Anthony Brand as they mop up all the mess from the 2017 NRL Grand Final, as well as look ahead to the Rugby League World Cup. 6 Oct 2017
2017 Koori Knockout on NITV this weekend

2017 Koori Knockout on NITV this weekend

For the tenth year running, NITV is the official media partner and sole television broadcaster of this pivotal sporting event. 29 Sep 2017