Matthew Elliott
Matthew Elliott: How NRL can make the game even greater in 2020
Maybe in my lifetime the NRL season will close with a pinnacle moment and we’ll all be able to tie a ribbon...
Matthew Elliott: Peak practice to reap rewards in NRL grand final
To be at your best on grand final day requires extremely decisive planning around style of play and physical development of your...
Matthew Elliott: Turns out the NRL has a wildcard round after all
As we reach the penultimate week of the NRL season, early in the year there were discussions around having a “wildcard round”...
Matthew Elliott: Protect the eyes with bigger bans for ‘grubby’ acts
It is time the NRL Match Review Committee sent a stronger signal it intends to rub intentional contact with the eyes out...
Matthew Elliott: The anxious NRL coaches wondering if the axe will fall
As the push to the finals intensifies some NRL clubs are coming to grips with the fact that they will not be...
State of Origin: Maturity offers redemption for recalled Norman and Pearce
On Wednesday, Game III of an epic State of Origin series will see two established NRL players seek redemption on the biggest...
Stand by for an enthralling Origin II arm-wrestle
With so much focus on who hasn’t been picked for State of Origin II many commentators seem to have missed the incoming...
NRL’s injury crisis: ‘Doc’ reveals what is really going on
The NRL is facing an injury crisis, with no definitive explanation as to why this season has seen such a number and...
NRL: How clubs must manage the State of Origin letdown
State of Origin is the pinnacle of our game, but it has far too much impact on the results of NRL season...
Matthew Elliott: Finally, an intriguing and unpredictable State of Origin contest
There can be little argument that in the rugby league world, State of Origin provides us with the ultimate contest. From an...