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Pressure is piling up on game’s best playmakers – and deservedly so

We’re only a month into the NRL season. But already, defensive frailties and underwhelming attacking plays have these stars in the crosshairs.

Andrew Johns
Andrew Johns

League columnist

Multiculturalism is booming in the NRL while the AFL is getting whiter

The AFL has a big problem, and it knows it. The number of First Nations players at the elite level is down more than 25 per cent in five years.

Neil Breen
Neil Breen

National sports editor

How Bennett wiped the smile off even his own captain’s face

Cameron Murray arrived at the post-match press conference on Saturday with a big winner’s smile, but left with a face adjusting downwardly to be in sync with his veteran coach.

Malcolm Knox
Malcolm Knox

Journalist, author and columnist

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Wanted man: Nathan Cleary

Cleary admits speculation over next move could force him to ‘fast-track’ contract talks

Panthers star is not off contract until the end of 2027, but accepts negotiations over a new deal might have to be brought forward to stop speculation over his next move becoming a distraction.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
Parramatta fullback Isaiah Iongi.

‘It could have been parsley’: Iongi draws political support over scandal

State MPs weighed in on the rising star’s situation during a debate in parliament on Wednesday night led by the Legalise Cannabis NSW Party’s Jeremy Buckingham.

  • by Chris Barrett

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