New Zealand fly past England in Four Nations opener

Picture: New Zealand winger Jason Nightingale takes to the air against England New Zealand have withheld a brief second half England comeback to register a 24-10 victory in their Four

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Four Nations Preview

With the dust having finally settled on the NRL season, it's time to look forward to the upcoming Four Nations tournament - it promises to be intriguing viewing.. article via

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Team of the Year

With the dust having settled on the 2009 NRL season, NRL Live has selected the thirteen best players by position of the year. It has indeed been a while since

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The Six Worst Buys of 2009

At the midway point of the season we often hear about the players who have made an impact since shifting clubs over the off season. Michael Ennis, Ben Hannant, Israel

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Taking a brief break (plus some thoughts on Matthew Johns)

As you would have probably noticed, NRL Live has been rather dead over the past month. It has been rather busy for me lately with work and university commitments and

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Selection Blues for NSW

New South Wales have suffered three consecutive series defeats at the hands of the mighty Maroons and, unless they get their team right, a fourth shield will be heading north

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Team of the Week

Here's something a bit different this Tuesday. I was able to watch a fair few games across the weekend, so this my 'Team of the Week' for Round Two with

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My thoughts on Round One..

Raiders halfback Marc Herbert probably didn't enjoy the footy as much as I did" wrap="0" title="" margin="0"] Fans were treated to a little bit of everything in the opening round

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2009 NRL Ladder Predictions

Ok folks, it would have been great to write an indepth preview for each NRL club but seeing as life outside this blog has been rather busy I simply haven’t

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2009 Season Preview - Penrith Panthers

The Panthers struggled to twelfth place last season and, unfortunately for Penrith supporters, I can’t see the men from the mountain moving up the NRL ladder in 2009. For starters

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2009 Season Preview - Gold Coast Titans

To put it bluntly, the Gold Coast Titans need to develop consistency if they’re going to be a force this year. The club started the 2008 NRL season on fire

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2009 Season Preview - South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney produced a Jekyll and Hyde 2008 – they scored points at will but at the same time leaked tries in an embarrassing fashion. There is no doubt

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2009 Season Preview - North Queensland Cowboys

NRL fans were robbed of Matt Bowen’s brilliance in 2008 but the little man is back. And the fullback’s return signals the return of the Cowboys chances. The boys from

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2009 Season Preview - Canterbury Bulldogs

The year 2008 was definitely one to forget for the Bulldogs, with the club claiming the wooden spoon, suffering the Sonny Bill Williams saga and sacking wayward lock Reni Maitua

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Thoughts on the week just gone..

Hey folks! Apologies for the lack of content on the site over the past week or so – it’s been a busy few days. Anyway, here are some of my

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Match of the Round - Round 26

Roosters v Dragons By Matthew Johns 7.35pm Friday The weekends action throws up so many must see matches, it is near impossible to choose the Match of the Round. With

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Dally M Awards - Who I think will win

With the annual Dally M Awards being announced on Semptember 9, here's who I think will take out the prizes in season 2008. Full Dally M info can be found

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Can anyone beat the Storm?

The question is simple… can anyone stop the Melbourne Storm from claiming the 2008 Premiership? They have the best team on paper, the best coach and gameplan in the competition

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Match of the Round - Round 22

Melbourne Storm v Manly Sea Eagles By Matthew Johns 7.35pm Friday This is a no brainer. The rematch between unquestionably the two form sides of the last two seasons simply

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NRL Readers' Poll - Results (Part Two)

Here are the results for Part Two of the inaugural NRL Readers' Poll! The Manly Sea Eagles were the team voted most likely to take home the 2008 Premiership, while

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