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Payne Haas leaves the field injured.

Broncos injury crisis: 13 key men missing as Haas suffers Origin blow

The Broncos are battling an injury crisis, one which has them struggling to field a team as a marquee man faces the likelihood of missing Origin game one.

  • Nick Wright

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Manly have sacked coach Anthony Seibold.

Seibold was a dead man walking from the moment his bodyguard left Brookvale

The axed Manly coach was seen as an appointment by his mate, Tony Mestrov. When the former chief executive departed at the end of last year, Seibold’s support within the club dried up.

  • Danny Weidler
Brisbane Broncos coach Michael Maguire.

‘We know where we sit’: Michael Maguire addresses Payne Haas fallout rumours

Even on the other side of the world, rumours of a rift with the South Sydney-bound prop have reached the ears of Michael Maguire. Now the Broncos coach has his say.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Payne Haas at Broncos training last week.

Burgess snub cost Rabbitohs Payne Haas a decade ago. Now he can win them a premiership

Haas was close to signing with South Sydney in 2016 – until Sam Burgess “brushed” the young prospect. Now he’s Redfern-bound at last, and can emulate the Englishman by leading the club to a title.

  • Emma Kemp
Winners are grinners: Reece Walsh and coach Michael Maguire celebrate the premiership win.

Souths crashed after Maguire took them to the title. Will history repeat in Brisbane?

After Michael Maguire led South Sydney to premiership glory, there was a rapid decline. Here’s why things are likely to be different at the Broncos.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Broncos grand final celebrations.

Props at centre. Star halves broken. This is the tale of a grand final miracle

Brisbane lost interchanges, two elite playmakers, and didn’t know who was playing in numerous positions. We go behind the scenes of one of the great grand final triumphs.

  • Dan Walsh
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Michael Maguire celebrates following the grand final victory.

‘Been chasing this since 2014’: Maguire earns place among coaching legends

Michael Maguire has joined Jack Gibson, Wayne Bennett, Tim Sheens, Phil Gould and Chris Anderson in rugby league coaching’s most exclusive group.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Craig Bellamy and Michael Maguire.

Cranking up the tension: Why Bellamy v Maguire is such an awkward affair

The two coaches have known each other for decades, so why does their reunion for the decider feel so stilted?

  • Adrian Proszenko
The passion of Michael Maguire.

‘I don’t want anyone else to have that same feeling’: The agony that drives Michael Maguire

Want to know where Michael Maguire’s relentless drive comes from? You need to go back to the day in 1994 he was standing in goals during a social soccer match.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Michael Maguire celebrates

‘It felt like hell’: These six games proved Maguire’s harsh stance was worth it

Barely three months ago, the Broncos coach was copping a public beating. But these six games prove his hard taskmaster approach is paying dividends.

  • Nick Wright