Premier, you canât spend our money and refuse to tell us Queenslanders have a right to know how much was spent on securing the State of Origin series opener for Townsville, writes The Courier Mail Editor.
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EDITORIAL Queensland 1, NSW 0. That s a score line every Queenslander is happy to see before kick off for next week s Origin opener, which the NRL has rightfully moved to Townsville in a huge coup for Covid-ravaged North Queensland. The decision, announced on Monday, is the right call. It s a win for fans, the Queensland economy and for grassroots rugby league.
Queenslanders are set to find out today if the looming State of Origin series opener will move to Townsville as Melbourne grapples with more COVID-19 cases.
Broken Broncos Part II: The salary cap and contract bungles holding the club to ransom
Rugby League by Travis Meyn and Peter Badel 30th Apr 2021 5:22 AM
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Kevin Walters dream job quickly turned into a nightmare when he took the reins at Red Hill, inheriting a salary cap disaster and patchwork roster. But these problems have only sparked the club legend into action. NEW BRISBANE CEO Dave Donaghy will lead a wide-ranging review of the club which could see numerous heads roll after chairman Karl Morris admitted there was more pain ahead for the strife-torn Broncos. In the second part of a series investigating the crash of the Broncos, The Courier-Mail can reveal one of Donaghy s first tasks will be to thrust Brisbane s battling football operations under the microscope when he starts on Saturday.