Roy Masters is a Sports Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald
A cost blow out at Rugby League Central is the underlying reason for the revolt against the leadership of ARLC chairman, John Grant, with the rebelling clubs convinced an inner circle is running the game.
Oscar Wilde, the 19th century foppish English playwright made two visits to the US city, rejecting its art and architecture with a snort, dismissively declaring: "Must we go to Chicago to be educated?"
The 2017 AFL season does not start until Thursday March 23 with an MCG match between Carlton and Richmond, yet the Storm's first home game on a weekend is a round five Saturday match against the Panthers on April 1.
John Coates, who is chairman of the IOC Legal Affairs Commission, as well as being President of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, will need all of his lawyerly skills to redraft the ARL Commission constitution to satisfy the 16 NRL clubs, NSW and Queensland Leagues, as well as the incumbent commissioners.
Of all the reasons cited for the Sharks releasing fullback Ben Barba, one has been overlooked. The Broncos paid most of his salary for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Next year, the Sharks would be required to fund his entire playing contract.
Up to 10 player managers, representing most of rugby league's elite players, face possible criminal prosecution and NRL de-registration, following a joint NSW Police/Integrity Unit investigation into the Parramatta salary cap breaches.
She called him 'Reggie'; his teammates knew him as 'Gaz' and the rugby league world referred to him as 'Puff', as in the Magic Dragon.
When Craig Bellamy came to Melbourne 13 years ago to coach the Storm, he asked a staffer to paint two slogans on the walls of the gymnasium of the club's then Olympic Park headquarters.
A Sydney team in an AFL grand final at the MCG and a Melbourne team in the NRL grand final at ANZ stadium would suggest the cultural and recreational differences between Australia's two biggest cities are blurring.
Storm centre Cheyse Blair arrived at AAMI Park for the preliminary final match against the Raiders with a miniature Distinguished Flying Cross pinned to the right chest of his polo shirt.
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