Hard on the heels of the departure of John Winston Howard (shoved) and Richard John Sinclair Laws (jumped) the sporting equivalent of the iconic figures of politics and broadcasting – the Brisbane Broncos coach, Wayne Bennett – might be headed for a messy end to his distinguished coaching career.
North queensland cowboys
Storm under fire — from the opposition’s CEO
Talk of next Sunday’s NRL preliminary final at Telstra Dome in Melbourne between the Storm and the Parramatta Eels may have to take a back seat this week thanks to the obsession the Eels CEO has with driving the Storm out of the NRL, writes Jeff Wall.
The Andrew Johns’ revelations raise serious questions – for others
The revelation by the most prominent rugby league player in the last decade – Andrew Johns - that his whole career was dogged by alcohol abuse, drug taking, and, more recently depression, raises more questions than it answers.
News to begin exiting NRL club ownership?
The long anticipated “exit” of the ownership of NRL clubs by News Limited is likely to begin with News reportedly selling its majority share in the North Queensland Cowboys – possibly as early as today.
The week in numbers
What a treat — the week’s news condensed into this nifty set of numbers.
