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Brisbane Times

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‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

The boardroom bickering that has bedevilled the joint venture since its inception in 1999 will only come to an end when the club appoints a real...

11.12.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

The boardroom bickering that has bedevilled the joint venture since its inception in 1999 will only come to an end when the club appoints a real...

11.12.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

The boardroom bickering that has bedevilled the joint venture since its inception in 1999 will only come to an end when the club appoints a real...

11.12.2025 9

The Age

Roy Masters

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

The boardroom bickering that has bedevilled the joint venture since its inception in 1999 will only come to an end when the club appoints a real...

11.12.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Some of the most successful coaches in rugby league want to potentially double the size of the current bench as the game becomes faster and more...

09.12.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Some of the most successful coaches in rugby league want to potentially double the size of the current bench as the game becomes faster and more...

09.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Some of the most successful coaches in rugby league want to potentially double the size of the current bench as the game becomes faster and more...

09.12.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Some of the most successful coaches in rugby league want to potentially double the size of the current bench as the game becomes faster and more...

09.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Reg and Reece: Why flashy Kangaroos star is the best player since Gasnier

A man who played alongside Reg Gasnier in St George’s dominant era in the 1960s believes Broncos fullback Reece Walsh has the same magic.

10.11.2025 8

WA Today

Roy Masters

Reg and Reece: Why flashy Kangaroos star is the best player since Gasnier

A man who played alongside Reg Gasnier in St George’s dominant era in the 1960s believes Broncos fullback Reece Walsh has the same magic.

10.11.2025 80

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Reg and Reece: Why flashy Kangaroos star is the best player since Gasnier

A man who played alongside Reg Gasnier in St George’s dominant era in the 1960s believes Broncos fullback Reece Walsh has the same magic.

10.11.2025 8

The Age

Roy Masters

Reg and Reece: Why flashy Kangaroos star is the best player since Gasnier

A man who played alongside Reg Gasnier in St George’s dominant era in the 1960s believes Broncos fullback Reece Walsh has the same magic.

10.11.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid

The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for...

15.08.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid

The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for...

15.08.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid

The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for...

15.08.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

A teacher, schemer, dreamer … but Des Hasler definitely isn’t paranoid

The Gold Coast mentor has surfed every cultural wave in his 20 years as a coach. And despite a disappointing season, he’ll be back at the helm for...

15.08.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

25.07.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

25.07.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

25.07.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Why Nathan Cleary didn’t make the best NRL team since 2000

The Western Suburbs coach of the century and former Dragons’ coach selects his best squad of the quarter-century. Do you agree?

25.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 7

WA Today

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 8

The Age

Roy Masters

I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues

The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood...

10.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Joker and the Thief win the night: How a star duo helped Queensland play their oldest tune

After Wolfmother gave a pre-game clue, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant inspired a classic Maroons’ win built more on guts than gifts.

19.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

In the sheds at halftime, Blues coaches were worried. Zac Lomax offered to fix the problem

From a privileged vantage point of inside the NSW camp, Roy Masters observed the Blues’ coaching strategies unfold.

29.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Why referees are in a no-win situation with high-tackle crackdown

Rugby league is a game of over-the-top reaction and the pursuit of perfection. The referees are caught in the middle.

28.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

When Lachlan Galvin announced he would leave Wests Tigers and senior players asked for him to be demoted, Ray Brown had a sense of deja vu.

17.04.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

WA Today

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 8

The Age

Roy Masters

Thirty years on, the Super League war still impacts the game

On April 1, 1995 News Limited raided ARL clubs for players and coaches in a move that started a bitter three-year war and split the code.

31.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 7

WA Today

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 10

The Age

Roy Masters

Face-slapping Magpies: How league’s most infamous TV moment happened by accident

It’s been shown on TV screens more times than a Seinfeld episode, but I never planned for the Western Suburbs players to start smacking each other.

18.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

WA Today

Roy Masters

Yes, round one was NRL’s most lopsided in a decade. But there was a simple reason behind blowouts

A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game, but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.

11.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Masters