Nick Campton
Rugby League Reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Writing man for @ABCsport. The Harry "Jersey" Flegg of Aurora Ball. Camden's own. Co-host of @Boomrookies. Don’t believe the hype. Views are my own. Play well.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Nick Campton
It's not that Tim Smith doesn't think about it. Anyone would think about it, from time to time. It just doesn't get to him anymore. The 2005 Dally M Rookie of the Year, the ultimate rookie of the year, the greatest rookie rugby league has ever seen and perhaps will ever see, turned 40 years old in 2025.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Nick Campton
There was confusion around Norths Cammeray about when the announcement would beam from Perth, which meant one last time to wait. Some said it was happening at noon, then 1pm after midday came and went. Greg Florimo, the Bears' greatest champion in their final days in the top grade and in the years since, was chewing his fingernails as the minutes wound down, trying hard to remain patient.
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Nick Campton
By Nick Campton, ABCWhen Joseph Tapine arrived at Canberra from Newcastle in 2016 as a tall and skinny second rower with plenty of ability and even more to prove, there were two things he needed to learn to carry. One was the prodigious expectations that came with his clear physical gifts. The then-21-year-old Kiwi was rangy, skilful and aggressive. He brought some hype with him from the Knights and it can take time to get a saddle on all that talent.
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1 week ago |
radionz.co.nz | Nick Campton
By Nick Campton, ABCWhen Joseph Tapine arrived at Canberra from Newcastle in 2016 as a tall and skinny second rower with plenty of ability and even more to prove, there were two things he needed to learn to carry. One was the prodigious expectations that came with his clear physical gifts. The then-21-year-old Kiwi was rangy, skilful and aggressive. He brought some hype with him from the Knights and it can take time to get a saddle on all that talent.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Nick Campton
No player in the history of Australian rugby league has ever had a debut like the one Lewis Dodd will face on Good Friday. Any one of the features of his first NRL match for the Rabbitohs would be enough to make it remarkable on its own.
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