Fox Lab: From garbo to NRL’s most improved
The ex-garbage man on $1000 a week. The social media punching bag turned Cinderella story. And a reborn $1 million star. Here are FOX SPORTS LAB’s most improved NRL players so far in 2022.
The ex-garbage man on $1000 a week. The social media punching bag turned Cinderella story. And a reborn $1 million star. Here are FOX SPORTS LAB’s most improved NRL players so far in 2022.
Xavier Savage keeps a piece of home in his freezer. He runs 100m in 10.95 seconds, but his island roots and the single mum who sacrificed so much ensure his feet stay firmly on the ground, writes DAN WALSH.
What makes Nathan Cleary and Daly Cherry-Evans rightful $1m halves and what problems exist with those paid a fraction less? DAN WALSH unearths the devil in the details.
Thirteen is the NRL’s new magic number. FOX SPORTS LAB reveals the unrivalled value the game’s best sides are getting from the back of the scrum, and the evolution that has revived the ball-playing lock.
The prison memories from childhood still come back but aren’t spoken of in the Papalii family. Canberra’s Test prop is a marvel in both mind and body, writes DAN WALSH.
Craig Bellamy’s Origin record is the one blot in a sparkling 500-game CV. But as FOX SPORTS LAB reveals, his inimitable coaching fingerprints are still all over rugby league’s showpiece event.
Payne Haas’ contract already gives the Broncos more bang for their buck than that of any other NRL player. FOX SPORTS LAB reveals just how critical his output has now become to the Red Hill rebuild.
“Mate. Relax. I’ll get you here. Just stop texting me …” Jason Demetriou has always given it to Taane Milne straight, saving him from the NRL scrapheap more than once in the process, writes DAN WALSH.
Mulleted man-mountain Wiremu Greig took his first Maori All Stars call-up from the floor of Townsville’s casino. He returns 9kg lighter, with a new NRL deal in the works and a haka to learn.