Australian rugby league


Why the Parramatta Eels need to win

A victory for the Parramatta Eels over Melbourne Storm this Sunday would be a victory for the rugby league heartland and tribalism over the corporate dollar, writes Chris Seage.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Record numbers for State of Origin

As predictable as the sun rising and sleeping, Nine won the night with the first Rugby League State of Origin match, with with a record 2.287 million viewers.

Bush meets the model of a modern Governor General

George W Bush is a head of state. John W Howard isn’t. He’s a head of government. Protocol would normally dictate that our head of state – the Governor-General – greet a visiting head of state. writes Christian Kerr.

Andrew Johns – everyone knew but no one wanted to…

Very few rugby league and anti-drug agency officials are emerging with any credit from the daily revelations just how widely the alcohol and drugs problems facing Andrew Johns have been known for years.

The C7 case: Driven more by ego than commonsense.

Amid all the frothing and renting of garments over the Seven network’s mammoth loss in the so-called C7 case, some important history should be remembered.

The Australian Rugby League credibility issue worsens

Regardless of whether or not the Australian – and New South Wales – Rugby League Chairman, Colin, Love, takes legal action against the Sydney Daily Telegraph, serious issues are now in the public arena, and they won’t go away.

What’s a sports administrator worth?

What’s a decent salary for a sports administrator? How much is too much? And with large amounts of public funding finding its way into Australia’s major sports, why shouldn’t the public be told how much our sporting big wigs are being paid? Jeff Wall investigates.