Everyone saw the hat-trick last weekend. But the real story isn't the tries; it's the ruthless shadow war that brought Heamasi Makasini to the Tigers. I’ve got the details they didn't put in the press release.
Forget the scoreboard. The real story of the McDonald Jones showdown wasn't Luai's flair or DCE's debut—it was a series of coaching box catastrophes that no one on TV noticed. Here is what really happened.
While you're watching the Pre-Season Challenge, the real game is being played on encrypted apps. From the Bulldogs' budget leak to the secret recruitment drive for a team that doesn't legally exist yet.
The Broncos have their Premiership, and the King of Red Hill has his crown. But as Michael Maguire marches his troops to England for the World Club Challenge, a quiet anxiety hums beneath the celebration. Is the NRL’s most dominant engine running on borrowed time?
