News about Laurie Daley

Channel 9 star Mat Thompson has delivered a heartbreaking tribute to his footy legend mate and mentor David Morrow (left) who tragically died of cancer - revealing he found a unique way to make him live on at the Paris Games (right).

Former NRL players Andrew Johns, Laurie Daley and Paul Gallen were among those to pay their respects to Morrow, along with Daryl Brohman and other Nine radio colleagues.

In a move guaranteed to upset AFL diehards, Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton (inset) has heaped praise on rugby league's biggest showpiece ahead of Origin game two at the MCG on Wednesday.

Former NSW State of Origin coach Daley (pictured left) is a regular contributor on Fox Sports' Sunday Night With Matty Johns program - but he looked like a TV novice when he repeatedly fluffed his lines this week. The Canberra Raiders great left the audience and his co-hosts in stitches as he discussed this year's women's Origin series (pictured right).

Daley (pictured) touched on the worst injury in the history of the NRL as he wound the clock back to the 2015 State of Origin series and gave current NSW coach Michael Maguire a warning. The Canberra, NSW and Kangaroos great revisited the horrific aftermath of the tackle that left McKinnon (pictured right playing for Newcastle, and left with girlfriend Lily Malone) with two broken vertebrae.

NSW Blues star Jarome Luai (pictured left) has opened up about receiving death threats following his tone deaf social media post last June (inset) - and why he has dropped a previous habit ahead of the 2024 series.

Footy great Laurie Daley has floated a theory to explain why David Fifita was axed for Game I of Origin, despite the Gold Coast wrecking-ball being among the most destructive players in the game. Queensland coach Billy Slater says David Fifita hasn't got to the 'high standards' he set last season as he explained his decision to drop him for the series opener, but the former Raiders star believes there's more to his omission.

At halftime, the Parramatta team collided with Hopgood, who screamed 'Gutho' sideways before flashing a joking smile in a reminder of a famous Origin match between Eels stars. In the Blues' victory, Gutherson saw only three minutes of action, but Hopgood did not play once after being named in the Maroons' extended squad.

James Tedesco (right)'s father has come out swinging in defense of his actor son, who many believe will be playing his last State Of Origins game in Sydney on July 12. John Tedesco, a proud father, and rightly so, as his son has been one of the best players in the NRL for many years. Tedesco junior has lost a yard or two of speed on his own, and his father John jumped in defense more often.

Former NRL champion Laurie Daley has seen it all on and off the footy field but the Canberra Raiders legend admitted hearing about the bullying Parramatta halfback Jake Arthur copped nearly brought him to tears

Hayne has now been found guilty twice of rape in three separate lawsuits (one of the verdicts was reversed). All the while being surrounded by a handful of families, acquaintances, and some of his footy teammates, he has maintained his innocence. Judge Graham Turnbull SC sentenced Hayne to three years in jail, with his conviction dating back to July 2, 2022, to account for the last nine months he spent in detention. That means he will be out on parole by May 6, 2025, which would have put him out of office. Within his own circle, including many fellow NRL stars, the 35-year-old was first jailed in May 2021. Many of us shared photos of support and outrage at the time, including Hayne's. However, there has been a significant silence from many of his backers who had been eager to defend the footballer who now in the words of Judge Turnbull, 'would not be remembered for sport.' Daniel Son (left), one of a select few of Hayne's supporters, was one of a few to attend the sentencing on Friday. Mr Son posted a snap (right) of himself smiling alongside Hayne and former St George-Ilawarra and Parramatta actor Corey Norman just days before his first prison stint two years ago. People will always have their own opinion, but nothing will ever break the BROTHERHOOD.' Always a giggle with these two,' Mr Son controversially captioned the post

Footy followers have chastised Laurie Daley for making a sarcastic remark after Jarryd Hayne was found guilty of two counts of sexually assaulting a woman without her permission. Following 21 hours of deliberation over a six-day trial, Hayne, 35, was found guilty. A six-day prison term is set to be pronounced on Thursday. Daley, who supervised the two-time Dally M-winner in State of Origin, was shocked and angry over the conviction announcement.

Michael Clarke is feeling better and fit than he has in months as he continues to build on his headline-making Noosa brawl with Karl Stefanovic. On Monday, the former Australian cricket captain, 41, joined his co-hosts from Sky Sports Radio's Big Sports Breakfast to watch the Super Bowl at Hotel Steyne in Manly. The father of one's one appeared fresh-faced and upbeat as he posed with Laurie Daley and Gerard Middleton.

According to footy legend Laurie Daley (left), rugby league has been seen as only a man's game for many, many years: but not any longer. The 53-year-old NSW and Raiders great has worn many hats in the game, and continues to wear them, and has proven that women (such as Ruan Sims, right) and Kylie Hilder, center, are ready to make waves in the NRL in top coaching positions.

Dylan Edwards, a Dally M medalist and Clive Churchill medalist, has been left out of Australia's Rugby League World Cup team. Edwards was seen as a potential late starter for the Kangaroos squad after his dramatic success in Penrith's Grand Final win on Sunday. However, his stellar showing at Accor Stadium against Parramatta wasn't enough to persuade coach Mal Meninga and national selectors Laurie Daley and Darren Lockyer that he deserved a World Cup spot.

As Michael Clarke and veteran journalist Phil Rothfield were involved in a tense radio debate over referee Ashley Klein's treatment of a dramatic match between the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney, he was accused of "knowing nothing about rugby league." The Rabbitohs defeated their arch-rivals 30-14 in an exciting elimination final at Allianz Stadium on Sunday that featured a record seven sin-bins, several high tackles, and five players were sent for a Head Injury Assessment, of which three failed. The NRL ruled that Bunnies prop Tom Burgess, alongside his colleague Taane Milne, Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, and flanker Joseph Sualii were all charged.

Mark Geyer, a former NRL enforcer, has described how he handled one of his life's most challenging injuries - a fractured voice box - in the Penrith Panthers' historic 1991 grand final victory over the Canberra Raiders.

Ex-Titans top dog Garth Brennan says he struggled to cope with his 2019 sacking, revealing that he hid away from rugby league for months 'taking it's toll' - knowing Paul Green did it tough after two tough separations

The rugby league community is mourning the death of Paul Green, the champion NRL player and coach. However it is also a time to celebrate his life - with Matty Johns recalling cheeky comments made after his NSWRL debut for Cronulla where the little halfback shredded eventual premiers the Canberra Raiders