The NRL grand final will be decided by a mistake. The key is to avoid making one

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 1, 2026

“A man of genius makes no mistakes,” wrote James Joyce in Ulysses. On recent evidence, there are no geniuses in rugby league.

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