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 SuperCoach trade tips and team talk

1 week 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

1 month 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.
Smokin' Gastronome - peninsula essence

Sep 18, 2024 | peninsulaessence.com.au | Rob Sutherland

For anyone interested in a career in hospitality, Shaun ‘Googsy’ Kestle is a good man to have a yarn with. The Hastings-based chef has been working in commercial kitchens since 2000 and has been Chef de Partie at Merricks Store since 2018. Shaun was born and raised in Castlemaine until 1994 when his family moved to Hastings to be closer to his grandmother.
NRL teams round 27: Felise Kaufusi cleared to play, nine SuperCoach studs ruled out in final-round carnage

Sep 2, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Peter Badel |Fatima Kdouh |Travis Meyn |Rob Sutherland

The Dolphins have received a massive boost ahead of their do-or-die showdown with the Knights after hitman Felise Kaufusi avoided a ban having had his dangerous contact charge downgraded at the judiciary. Kaufusi was hit with a grade two dangerous contact charge for a tackle on Broncos halfback Adam Reynolds that forced him from the field for a head injury assessment, with the pair mouthing off as they crossed paths on the sideline after the Dolphins star was sent to the sin bin.
NRL teams round 27: The nine SuperCoach studs ruled out in final-round carnage

Sep 2, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Peter Badel |Fatima Kdouh |Travis Meyn |Rob Sutherland

First the good news: NRL coaches have resisted the urge for mass restings in the final round. Now the bad news: At least nine popular SuperCoach players are injured. Fielding a full squad of 17 is therefore a huge task for many SuperCoaches, particularly those with no trades. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE EVERY ROUND 27 TEAM CHANGE* David Fifita has been sent for ankle surgery and will miss the final round.