NRL Magic Round Talking Points: Cronulla does it again, surface holds up and hip drop lotto leaves some teams shorthanded

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A really enjoyable weekend of rugby league for everyone, unless you’re a Parramatta fan. Here come your talking points from the weekend in Brisbane. A great weekend’s rugby league Magic Round is again a rousing success for the NRL, with seven good quality games and just the one bludger as the Storm completed their ritual […]

The Wrap: A slap, three trips and a telling slip of the tongue

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Believe it or not, the Crusaders can still make Super Rugby’s finals series. Granted, they will need some help from the Highlanders and Rebels, and must beat the Blues next weekend – highly unlikely on current form – but crazier things have happened. They will also need to avoid deliberately slapping the ball over the […]

‘Winning machine’: City make history thanks to Pep and ‘unbelievable’ Foden – but questions remain over charges

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Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English league title on Monday (AEST) edging Arsenal by two points as both won on the final day of the Premier League season. Pep Guardiola’s City played the entire season under the spectre of 115 Premier League charges for financial irregularity and while celebrated in Manchester their historic […]

NRL Power Rankings: Magic Round – Eels slip into abyss, Raiders deserve respect, Cowboys finally win but sink lower

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Parramatta lived up to the Indigenous meaning for the name of their city as “the place where the Eels lie down” when they did just that at Magic Round.  Their 48-16 flogging at the hands of Melbourne was a repeat of their second-half capitulation they dished up in Darwin a month ago.  Brad Arthur’s hopes […]

Six Points: Hawks’ horror wasn’t all Sam Mitchell’s fault, and why THAT Rankine decision was 100 per cent spot on

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Round 10 is done and dusted – and what a corker it was! We had two utter nail-biters – Port Adelaide’s great escape against Hawthorn, and Collingwood pipping Adelaide at the MCG – and highlights galore from the other matches on offer, especially out west, where Harley Reid, Jake Waterman and co. took down Melbourne […]