Rob Sutherland

Sydney

Sports Journalist and Digital Producer at The Daily Telegraph

National and Features Lead @NewsCorp Network Sport. Podcast regular with @SuperCoachNRL and general sport dogsbody

Articles

NRL teams round 10: David Fifita ruled out indefinitely, plus Rob Sutherland’s live Q&A

1 week ago | couriermail.com.au | Rob Sutherland |Travis Meyn

The curious case of David Fifita has taken another twist with the dumped Titans forward ruled out indefinitely and seeking urgent medical advice. Days after being sent to reserve grade by Gold Coast coach Des Hasler, Fifita will now not play at all this weekend. Instead, he will consult a specialist’s opinion on an ankle injury he underwent surgery on last year. Fifita had a setback in his rehabilitation from the operation which limited his pre-season training.
NRL teams round 9, Magic Round, SuperCoach analysis: Des Hasler axes David Fifita

2 weeks ago | couriermail.com.au | Travis Meyn |Rob Sutherland |David Riccio

Des Hasler has dropped a bombshell on the terrible Titans, axing Queensland Origin star David Fifita for Magic Round. In a move that is set to ignite speculation about his future on the Gold Coast, Fifita has been dropped to the extended reserves for Sunday’s showdown with the Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium. Hasler appears to have had enough following four straight losses that have seen the Titans plummet into the NRL’s bottom four, where they have finished the past three seasons.
SuperCoach NRL trade tips and advice, live teams news

2 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Hello, it’s great to be back after a week of rest and relaxation I hope you got all the Easter eggs - and SuperCoach points - that you deserved. There are some really interesting trade targets up for grabs this week so I’ll cut back on the waffle and get straight into it. As always, please join me via the comments section below to talk trades, captaincy picks and how Tom Starling was absolutely robbed of a try assist last week...
NRL SuperCoach trade tips and team talk

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

The curse lives on!That’s right friends, I took down yet another captain last week after I made the call to take the armband off Payne Haas and put it onto Jahrome Hughes. The reasoning was sound – Storm on a firm track looked sure to put a big score on the Warriors. Which they duly did. But after injuring his shoulder early in the first half, my man Jahrome floated around on the wing for the remainder of the first half then sat out the second finishing on a mere 16 SC points. What a game we play.
SuperCoach NRL Trade tips and live team talk

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Just call me ‘The Captain Killer.’Having nobbled Tom Trbojevic in rounds two and four and Kalyn Ponga in round three, I added to my streak by putting the kibosh on Payne Haas last weekend. It was not all bad luck though. After being all gung ho about boosting to bring in Kalyn Ponga (who ended up scoring 35 points) last week, my more rationale mind won out – and as a result I ‘had’ to play Isaiah Iongi (who scored 107). Which brings me to this week.
SuperCoach NRL Trade tips and round five teams

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Let me begin with an honest appraisal of my trades last week...not great. I moved Kalyn Ponga out to grab a piece of the Storm attack, and once the news broke that Ryan Papenhuyzen was carrying an ankle niggle I ditched him and brought in Cam Munster. Then the Dragons (and, to be fair, some horrendous weather) – who had conceded a combined 53 points to the Bulldogs/Storm in the opening two rounds – held Melbourne to just 8 points. Munster scored 57 SuperCoach points and Papenhuyzen 65.
NRL SuperCoach Round 4: Teams, trade tips and early mail

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

What the SuperCoach gods giveth they also taketh away, and after a good round two I took a bit of a beating last weekend with the Nathan Cleary/RTS/Connor Watson injuries setting me up and the Kalyn Ponga stinker against the Titans knocking me over. But the beauty of the game is every new week provides fresh hope and fresh trades to play with and here’s how I plan to use mine.
SuperCoach NRL Q&A: All your trade questions answered

1 month ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Forget the first Team List Tuesday of the season, this week is my idea of the real ‘SuperCoach Christmas’ – because this is the round that, barring a round one injury disaster, trades begin. And if you have trade questions I, as always, have opinions. Scroll down to the bottom of the story and post your trade conundrum there and I’ll do my best to answer them.
NRL Teams: SuperCoach trade talk, Q&A and live blog for round two

2 months ago | codesports.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Hello and welcome to our first SuperCoach trade Q&A of the season. Sorry I could not be with you last week, I was walking up and down the Las Vegas strip trying, largely unsuccessfully, to find beers which did not burn a hole in my wallet. Back now, I’m really keen to dive into trade talk with you.
Local News: Boyd obscenity

Dec 3, 2024 | southbanklocalnews.com.au | Rob Sutherland

Words by Rob SutherlandIt was several years ago that the City of Melbourne (CoM) sold off one of the last open spaces for residents, Boyd Park, to developers. Despite objections, gardens, basketball courts and a refuge during COVID have been turned into yet another residential tower block, this one right on the doorstep, of the Boyd Community Hub. How inappropriate, it’s obscene, and practically, it just doesn’t work.