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DANE ELDRIDGE: The Panthers only have themselves to blame for their eventual demise. They were too good, for too long but it’s not a complete loss for the NRL.

RICHO’S TOP 10: The Easter round gets of to a ripping start with the 2023 grand final rematch tonight but this time Brisbane have all the running.

KIERSTEN DUKE: They are paid the big bucks to have an opinion and take us inside the game they once dominated, but it’s not always smooth sailing.

The 17-year-old young gun captures the feeling of hope better than any other Australian individual athlete for some time. It is not what he will do — it is what he might do.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Spencer Leniu confronting Jonathan Thurston was not a great look but this is how the NRL should handle it.

GEORGIE PARKER: Gather Round has been a roaring success so this is the next ‘round’ the league should look at creating to really connect with fans.

I have always had an obsession with speed – and I’m not just talking about fast bowling. Back in my school days, I was captivated by the fastest runners at our high school athletics carnivals.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: It was the great Test career that never was, but Will Pucovski had no choice other than to quit after a concussion-plagued career.

RICHO’S TOP 10: Marcus Bontempelli missing the first quarter of the season has opened up the race for the most coveted honour in the AFL.

DANE ELDRIDGE: The under-fire Cronulla star can seemingly do no right, so how does he dig himself out of his massive form slump?

KIERSTEN DUKE: Nothing in rugby league is ever perfect but the NRL’s policy shift to better protect players’ heads is the right call even if most of the ‘old boys’ disagree.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The Penrith superstar could have love and money if he was to go down this path, which would shock the NRL world.

GEORGIE PARKER: West Coast supporters have every right to be upset over the Mitchell meeting, but their skipper maybe isn’t the only one to blame.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: An ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ Oscar Allen was very apologetic this week and a few days on, I’m still not sure he had much to apologise for.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Cricket Australia’s contract list has renewed speculation on who they are favouring to anchor the middle order against England next summer.