The NRL 2022 finals start this week in what is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing series in many years. Each year, a group of finalists reaches September with the ambition to go further in the knockout series which is the NRL 2022 finals series. A number of fixtures will soon establish […] READ MORE
Tag: North Queensland Cowboys
New Zealand and Queensland NRL clubs’ best ever players
There have been some memorable players to take the field for teams based in Greater Sydney, regional New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory. Thinking of some New Zealand and Queensland NRL club’s best ever players. Last Word on Rugby take a look at the best players to play for each of the three […] READ MORE
Leeds Rhinos’ World Club Challenge Victories
Following on from Leeds Rhinos’ Golden Generation piece, Last Word on Rugby decide to look back at the World Club Challenge titles they won during that period and the few where they fell short. World Club Challenge Triumphs Canterbury Bulldogs – 2005 Following their 2004 Grand Final victory, the Rhinos earned a place in the […] READ MORE
NRL Grand Final: Melbourne Storm Blow Cowboys Away
It was the perfect farewell for Cooper Cronk as the Melbourne Storm blew the Cowboys away. The 79,722 crowd at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney were treated another fantastic Grand Finale. It was the perfect storm in Sydney. Melbourne Storm Blow Cowboys Away Melbourne Storm blew away the North Queensland Cowboys in a one-sided finale […] READ MORE
NRL Finals Series: North Queensland Cowboys Keep Defying the Odds
It doesn’t happen often in the NRL, but the North Queensland Cowboys keep defying the odds. They finished eighth when the season ended and have survived the sudden-death playoffs…. twice. And what is remarkable, is that they did that ‘without two of their biggest stars’ in Matt Scott and the mercurial, Jonathan Thurston. The Cowboys […] READ MORE
Melbourne Storm Seal NRL Telstra Minor Premiers Title in 2017
After a year of being ‘almost perfect’ Craig Bellamy and his Melbourne Storm team have claimed another NRL Telstra Minor Premiers title. Officially, this is the third time the side have been top of the league table – but true followers of rugby league will know, the Storm have in recent memory made the JJ […] READ MORE
NRL Preliminary Finals Prepare to Kick-off
Australian sports fans will have a full weekend of Rugby League, when the NRL Preliminary Finals prepare to kick-off. READ MORE
Can Johnathon Thurston Complete his NRL Destiny? (Excerpt 2015)
With the NRL Grand Final only days away, the question on many fans minds is “Can Johnathon Thurston complete his NRL destiny?” This is not a new-age idea. He won’t align the stars or use some forgotten Aboriginal DreamWorld way to achieve his goal, no. Johnathon Thurston (JT) is a the playmaker of his generation and […] READ MORE