Michael Chammas

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Michael Chammas

Meninga has been the Australian coach since 2016. More selection headaches on the wayAn NRL scheduling decision caused a stir in the lead-up to game one of Origin, forcing both teams to delay the announcement of teams. Blues and Maroons fans at Origin I.Credit: SMH/Getty ImagesThe teams are usually announced around 6pm on a Sunday. But the scheduling of the women’s Origin game on a Thursday night resulted in the NRL scheduling the Tigers-Rabbitohs game for 6.15pm on Sunday night.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Michael Chammas

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The talk out of Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night was that Mal Meninga’s announcement as the inaugural coach of the Perth Bears was imminent, pending an agreement on the contract value. Attention will quickly turn to what that would mean for the Australian team and most of the 34 players who took to the field for game one of the series in Brisbane.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Michael Chammas

He is entitled to conduct his business confidentially. But journalists are also entitled to try to find out what is going on. If Gus doesn’t want to talk, that’s fine, journalists can speak to any number of sources to get to the bottom of a story. It’s what we do. There’s a widely held view that if Gus is going to hold a dual role as general manager of the Bulldogs and the loudest voice at Nine’s Wide World of Sports, the questioning is part and parcel of the deal.

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Michael Chammas

Chammas: Is it right that you weren’t even at the dinner the other night? Gould: I haven’t met Lachlan Galvin. I haven’t met Lachlan Galvin. I really haven’t. Chammas: Why do you not turn up to such a big decision? Gould: What I do know is there is not another CEO, another general manager or a recruitment manager that has to sit on a panel and answer these questions, week in, week out. Chammas: But that’s your choice, Gus. Gould: I’m just saying, you’re getting a free licence here.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Michael Chammas |Danny Weidler |Dan Walsh

By Michael Chammas, Danny Weidler and Dan Walsh May 25, 2025 — 1.43pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Lachlan Galvin is set to accept a three-and-a-half year deal to join the Bulldogs immediately once an end to his tumultuous Wests Tigers career is signed off.