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NRL Dead In Goal Podcast: NRL finals aren’t Origins

NRL Dead In Goal Podcast: NRL finals aren’t Origins

This week our Inside Sport rugby league team discusses the Bulldogs’ decision to dump coach Des Hasler. We also have a chat about the growing trend of asking fans to pick a state-based team when the NRL finals roll around. We already have that, it’s called State of Origin … 20 Sep 2017
Dead in Goal NRL Podcast: The actual footy

Dead in Goal NRL Podcast: The actual footy

This week our NRL team of James Smith, Jeff Centenera and Anthony Brand discusses a little-known aspect of last week's controversial opening week of the finals: that there was actually some amazing footy on display. 13 Sep 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Finals Week One

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast: Finals Week One

Join Inside Sport’s James Smith, Jeff Centenera and Anthony Brand as they discuss all things rugby league finals in this week’s NRL podcast. 7 Sep 2017
The prelim final tipping point

The prelim final tipping point

When your team makes it to the final four, that should be considered success, right? Instead, it’s footy’s equivalent of a Rorschach test. 23 Sep 2016
Big tick for NRL Finals fan experience

Big tick for NRL Finals fan experience

Tomorrow night the National Rugby League will commence the third week of its much anticipated 2016 Finals Series. And so far it has put on a superb show for the fans. 22 Sep 2016
9 things you didn’t know about Cronulla Sharks

9 things you didn’t know about Cronulla Sharks

Sure, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have never won a first grade premiership, but there’s a lot more to this famous beachside outfit than missed title opportunities. For instance, did you know … 21 Sep 2016
NRL regular season needs extra time tries

NRL regular season needs extra time tries

On Friday night the North Queensland Cowboys proved that scoring extra time tries is a far more spectacular way of winning footy games than kicking golden point field goals. 19 Sep 2016
Canberra has always loved its league: Laurie Daley

Canberra has always loved its league: Laurie Daley

Canberra Raiders legend Laurie Daley maintains the nation’s capital is a rugby league-mad town, with this year’s strong following from local fans bringing back happy memories for the former champion five-eighth. 16 Sep 2016
Cowboys-Broncos derbies tough on travellers

Cowboys-Broncos derbies tough on travellers

If the Brisbane Broncos are to claim victory over the North Queensland Cowboys tonight and progress into the third week of the finals, they’ll need to reverse one of the most consistent results trends across the NRL’s many rivalries. 16 Sep 2016
2016: NRL's golden age of characters

2016: NRL's golden age of characters

Apparently all the characters have disappeared from rugby league. Seriously? 13 Sep 2016
Gallen in serious doubt for Raiders clash

Gallen in serious doubt for Raiders clash

Cronulla’s charge to a maiden premiership has been dealt a massive blow with inspirational captain Paul Gallen in doubt for Saturday night’s qualifying final against Canberra. 9 Sep 2016
NRL finals fever spreads outside Sydney and Brisbane

NRL finals fever spreads outside Sydney and Brisbane

Close to 130,000 people will attend National Rugby League matches across week one of the 2016 finals series … across four states and territories. 9 Sep 2016
Ennis: "Missing big games has driven me"

Ennis: "Missing big games has driven me"

He has missed two grand finals through injury but it's also the biggest driving factor behind the retiring hookers ambition to deliver Cronulla's first NRL Premiership. 8 Sep 2016
Gallen looking on bright side of finals life

Gallen looking on bright side of finals life

Try telling Cronulla captain Paul Gallen it’s all doom and gloom for the club around finals time and he’ll likely take issue which such a negative summary of the Sharks’ achievements in 2016. 5 Sep 2016
Inside Sport's NRL Finals Week 2 preview

Inside Sport's NRL Finals Week 2 preview

The race to the 2015 grand final is hotting up! 16 Sep 2015
The finals word

The finals word

We offer a few alternatives to Australian football codes' illogical systems. 12 Aug 2015