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NRL bosses in a big-money brawl over Origin and finals

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V’landys v Gallop: The big-money brawl over Origin and finals
A threat by interim NRL executive chair Peter V'landys to move all finals to suburban grounds was only withdrawn late Friday afternoon after a squabble over revenue-sharing simmered all last week. It's a big-money brawl over Origin and finals matches.
brisbanetimes.com.au
Why your NRL team missed the finals … and how they can turn it around next year
As nine teams prepare for Mad Monday, we look at why they missed the top eight and what they need to do to make next year's finals. It's the assessment every NRL fan wants to read heading into the off-season.
brisbanetimes.com.au
The winning formula: Do you have what it takes to be the next footy star?
Talent is a threshold requirement in football, but recruiters are looking for more than that in aspiring draft picks. The piece asks what else it takes to be the next footy star.
brisbanetimes.com.au
‘Treasonous’: Pentagon forces staff to take polygraphs in hunt for leaks to journalists
Pentagon staff are being forced to take polygraphs in a hunt for leaks to journalists, asking military officers and civilian employees about disclosing classified information, including a reported shortage of long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors.
brisbanetimes.com.au
How cheap drones are upending the big business of defence
Cheap drones are not only reshaping the battlefield, they are also prompting a rethink of how governments buy defence equipment.
brisbanetimes.com.au

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