Rugby League

Wests Tigers

Blue boy: James Tedesco.

The key question facing West Tigers' big four

The whispers about the Tigers' big four wanting to know who will be coaching the side next year before committing to the club are getting louder. However chief executive Justin Pascoe has gone on the record and stated the future of Jason Taylor hasn't been a topic of discussion throughout negotiations.

Reality bites: Too many excuses for NRL players

Heading north: Ben Barba.

The trend in rugby league – and professional sport – is to blame the coach, club, the game. Sooner or later, the player needs to say he was the wrongdoer who got it wrong.

Simona's bets on NRL games resulted in losses

Tackled: Set of Six has lots of doubt Simona will ever be back.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Simona threw his NRL career away gambling on rugby league and walked away $400 out of pocket. Fairfax Media can reveal Simona placed $600 worth of bets on rugby league matches at an average of $12 per punt, winning just $200 from the bets that on Friday saw the Wests Tigers centre deregistered from the NRL indefinitely.

Tedesco eyes No.1 status

Big goals: James Tedesco is front-runner for the Blues fullback jumper, and wants international honours too.

James Tedesco has set himself the goal of becoming the NRL's premier fullback by the end of the season, eyeing Darius Boyd's Australian No.1 jersey for the World Cup.