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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
NRL icon Paul Gallen a laughing stock after awkward blunder
Cameron Smith and Andrew Johns have shared a good laugh at Paul Gallen's expense after a bizarre moment during Newcastle's Golden Point win over Manly on Thursday night. In one of the craziest finishes of the 2025 season, the Knights went scoreless in the first half and then won the game 26-22, with a Kalyn Ponga try in the first half of Golden Point proving the difference. With the scores locked at 22-22 after 80 minutes, Ponga and Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans faced off for the coin toss. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The Queensland State of Origin skipper guessed correctly and chose to receive the kick-off. It was a bit perplexing for Gallen to follow. Speaking in commentary for Channel 9, the Cronulla legend got lost when trying to work out who was going to kick-off after the Sea Eagles veteran had won the toss and elected to run in the same direction of the field as they did in the second half. Watch the awkward moment in the video player above With Gallen unable to work out if Manly was receiving or not, the former NSW State of Origin captain was schooled by Smith. 'Daly has won the toss and they'll run the same way they are running at the moment,' Gallen said on Channel 9. 'Teams will not change direction. Daly Cherry-Evans won the toss … Manly will receive, is that right? We don't know who's receiving. We know Manly won the toss, but we don't know who's receiving at the moment.' Smith stepped in to help Gallen out. 'Good work Gal,' Smith said with a chuckle. 'Daly chose the direction he ran Gal, so the opposition kick-off.' Johns could be heard laughing into his microphone. A sheepish Gallen responded to his long-time State of Origin rival by saying: 'OK. There you go. 'That's why you're the GOAT. That's why you're the GOAT.' When it was pointed out to Gallen that he conducted several golden point coin tosses during his career as Sharks skipper, Gallen came clean saying former Cronulla trainer Mark Noakes used to handle such matters. 'I forget. That's why I had Mark Noakes next to me,' Gallen said. 'He did everything. I just called heads or tails. That was it.' Nine commentator Mat Thompson also stuck the boot in. 'You were only captain of the Sharks for 10 years,' he said. 'You've taken too many head shots.' Meanwhile, Knights coach Adam O'Brien has been involved in drama despite his team's massive comeback win. The Knights went scoreless in the opening half as they trailed Manly 16-0 at the break and walked off McDonald Jones Stadium to a chorus of boos. O'Brien took a shot at the booing fans in his post match press conference, saying: 'The people that booed don't know anything about rugby league.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Footy great Paul Gallen opens up about rumour he charged his teammates $10 to go to barbecues at his house: 'Now I'm charging $50'
Footy legend Paul Gallen has laughed off rumours he charged his former NRL teammates $10 to attend barbecues at his house, cheekily declaring he would actually ask for $50 per player. It was in response to a wild allegation from Sonny Bill Williams, with the high-profile pair to settle their differences in the ring on July 16 in Sydney. Williams, a retired cross-code footy superstar, also accused Sharks great Gallen of dodging drug testers during his career at an explosive press conference last month. Gallen was typically blunt when discussing the rumour with former Cronulla teammate Beau Ryan and fellow retired footy player Aaron Woods. 'That's not something I need to answer,' Gallen said on Triple M Breakfast with Beau & Woodsy on Thursday. 'I mean, honestly, I've never had a barbecue at my house for starters. I've had boys back for a drink on a Mad Monday, which you (Ryan) were there, and then Christmas. Gallen was typically blunt when discussing the barbecue rumour with former Cronulla teammate Beau Ryan and fellow retired footy player Aaron Woods 'The only reason I remember that Christmas drinks is the young (Cronulla) boys got in a blue afterwards. And you guys have been there. Did I charge you to come to my house?' Ryan responded: 'No, you didn't.' Gallen also confirmed a host of footy identities will have to open their wallets if he host a victory party at his pad post his bout with Williams. 'I won't be charging 10 bucks. If I'm charging football players to come to my house, it's $50 minimum,' he quipped. 'Do you know how much food and alcohol you drink? That's the thing. 10 bucks, you let 20 blokes in my house, charging 10 bucks, that's $200. 'Sonny, what the hell is $200 going to do for 20 football players? 'It wouldn't buy three cartons of drink you idiot. Like, honestly, put a figure in that's realistic.' Bookmakers have Williams, 39, as a slight favourite ahead of the bout, which doesn't bother Gallen in the slightest. 'Imagine if this 'little man' beats him,' the one-time NSW Blues Origin captain said. 'He's said it himself - he's a better boxer, he's bigger, he's faster, he's stronger - this came out of his own mouth. 'So imagine I beat him, how embarrassing for him.' Gallen also labelled 'SBW' an 'ignorant p**ck' and a 'piece of s**t' - and firmly believes Williams is 'rattled' ahead of their fight next month. 'I've never questioned his integrity before now,' he said. 'He also wanted eight, two-minute is what amateurs fight. 'He knows my engine is knows he can't beat me over three minute rounds. 'Sonny is also fighting me one month out from my 44th is stacking everything in his favour. 'He's been given everything his whole is full of crap, he has been paid well and earnt just carries on like an ignorant pr**k.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Footy Show star Beau Ryan reveals the rogue segment producers BANNED after he got tied up in a German sex club
Former NRL star turned TV presenter Beau Ryan has revealed why producers at the Footy Show once previously refused to air a segment that featured him being tied up by a dominatrix at a sex club in Germany. Ryan, 40, was in Berlin a decade ago for the Channel Nine show when he entered the risqué establishment with a film crew. Speaking on Triple M Breakfast with Beau and Woodsy on Thursday, Ryan set the scene when the panel recalled colourful work trips. 'It was 10 years ago and we had an idea,' he said. 'We saw (US talk show host) Conan O'Brien had gone to a bondage den, so we went in there and it was like the movie Taken. 'A woman comes out dressed like Catwoman, and before I knew it, I was down to my Speedos. 'My safe word was Gallen [after Cronulla NRL great Paul Gallen] but then another woman took me into the room and she didn't speak any English, so there was a language barrier.' What followed next was utter chaos. Ryan found himself whipped, spanked and hit with electric shocks - all while blindfolded. What felt like an hour to him only took 15 minutes - and Ryan had multiple welts on his body to prove it. 'Once we got back to Sydney, an EP (executive producer) from the Footy Show called me in for a chat,' Ryan continued. 'After watching the footage, they apologised for what happened over there and then said we can't air that. 'So I was left with all these welts and scars and I found out years later the guys at Channel Nine had to delete all the footage.' Ryan retired from the NRL in 2014 due to an ongoing neck injury. Next was a foray into television, starting on The Footy Show, before stints - mainly via Channel 10 - on The Amazing Race Australia, I'm a Me Out of Here, Top Gear Australia and a remake of Gladiators. Ryan also features on Triple M Breakfast each weekday with fellow footy identity Aaron Woods plus new host Cat Lynch.
RNZ News
6 days ago
- Health
- RNZ News
'My stocks only rose': David Nyika beaten but not broken
David Nyika, left, and Tommy Karpency at Duco Boxing Fight Night at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland on 14 September 2024. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / David Nyika's latest fight was not in the ring, but in his own head. The Kiwi cruiserweight is set to return to the ring for the first time since he was brutally knocked out by Jai Opetaia. The Olympic medalist will meet Kiwi journeyman Nik 'the Greek' Charalampous in Sydney on the undercard of Sonny Bill Williams vs Paul Gallen. As it will be his first bout since being finished for the first time, Nyika is unsure how his mind will react in the ring. "If I do show flecks of uncertainty or hesitation, shit, maybe I should retire? I don't want to be in this sport forever. It's a dangerous sport, but I know I've got the goods," he said. Nyika admitted that after such a savage stoppage the self doubt can't help but creep in a bit. "I disconnected. I just unplugged and when I started training camp again, it was like, 'oh wow, you're going to do this again? Are you David?'" he said. "Those skeletons in the closet come creeping out and they're like, 'hey man, remember last time we did this?'" "Of course there are going to be doubts. Of course it's going to be difficult, but this is a difficult sport. It's hard. I respect my health and I appreciate my brain. So, if I can't get through this, or if I look a mess on fight night, maybe I shouldn't be here. It's up to me to prove to the world that I'm here to beat the best." Despite the setback, Nyika hasn't shifted the goal posts. "I know I'm up there with the best in the world, and I proved that against Jai. As disappointing as the outcome was, my stocks only rose after that fight." Nyika said he felt no fear from Charalampous as the two squared off on Wednesday in Auckland. "Nothing. He's dead behind the eyes. Nick's been here before. This isn't Nick's first big test. So yeah, case in point, he's been the distance with Jai over tyre. He's the real deal and that he won't be overruled by the occasion or anything. So I've got a real life that I have to catch." Charalampous has labelled Nyika a hype job and believes he will officially end Nyika's career. "I think Nyika is an overrated pretty boy. One of us went 10 rounds with Jai, the other got stopped. I'm ready to go hard. I think he's just had everything handed to him on a platter, when he first stepped up to fight adversity, he went to sleep." Australian Jai Opetaia knocks down opponent David Nyika of New Zealand during the Ring Magazine and IBF World Cruiserweight title fight in Gold Coast, 2025. Photo: AAP / Despite the trash talk, Nyika has no ill feelings towards his opponent. "It's all complimentary. It's all a compliment to me. I like Nik. He's a top competitor. I've sparred him in the past. Last time would have been 10 years ago. I'm appreciative for him to take the fight." Instead, Nyika is focussed on to reminding the world of his potential. "I want everybody to tune in because this is going to be probably my best opportunity to actually showcase my ability. The fight against Jai, it was a whirlwind and as much as I can take away from that, I didn't get to show my full repertoire, my whole arsenal. I know that Nik's going to bring plenty of challenges and he's an awkward, crafty, difficult fighter. I just have to go in there with the right game plan, but I know I can hurt him." The pair have sparred in the past, and Nyika does not expect much progression from his opponent. "He's a crafty operator as well. I think I've changed and grown a lot since we last sparred. I don't imagine he's done much growing in that time." To fight on the same card as Sonny Bill is a special moment for Nyika. "I don't really subscribe to that rivalry per se, but I know a lot of other people do and I really like Sonny. He's taught me some really good values in life. So he's got my full support and I know he's an incredible athlete. I think naturally Paul Gallen is the better fighter, but I believe that Sonny Bill is the better athlete and I think that will prevail on the night." The 29-year-old still has his eyes firmly on a world title. "I'm young, hungry. I don't have a family to provide for, I will very soon but right now I can be selfish, I can be hard-headed, I can accomplish anything right now, and it's just a matter of following the necessary processes and just trusting that process because I know I've got the goods, I know I'm with the right people." As for a rematch with Opetaia? "That Post-It note hasn't come down off my mirror. I've still got my eyes on that prize. The route has changed, it wasn't meant to be the way it was. Whatever will be will be, and it wasn't on the night. So I still want that fight and whenever, wherever, I want to be prepared and I need better preparation for that fight. I had three weeks notice but I went in with full confidence and I'll always believe in myself."
News.com.au
7 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
‘You keep signing everyone': Roosters star gives it to Gus Gould
Roosters and NSW star Angus Crichton has taken a cheeky dig at Phil Gould after the Bulldogs supremo pointed out the exodus of senior players from the Sydney glamour club. The Roosters are 12th on the ladder and have been competitive in what is a transitional year for the club following the departures of Luke Keary, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joey Manu, Joseph Sua'ali'i, Terrell May and Sitili Tupouniua. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. They have also been without halfback Sam Walker so far this season as he recovers from an ACL injury, while Brandon Smith has joined the Rabbitohs mid-season. Appearing on Nine's 100% Footy on Monday night, Gould asked Crichton about the 'drain' of players from the Chooks, and the Roosters star had a cheeky retort. Gould: 'Angus, last year — Joey Manu, Sua'ali'i, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Luke Keary, Brendon Smith, Sam Walker, Sitili Tupouniua — it's a big drain on experienced talent isn't it?' Crichton jokingly replied: 'I know, somehow we still don't have any cash. And you guys keep signing everyone, so I don't know what's going on here. There needs to be an investigation.' Gould looked momentarily stunned before co-host Paul Gallen chimed in, telling Crichton: 'You're more than welcome here any time you want.' The Oracle wrote on X: 'How good was this! Angus Crichton giving it to Gus Gould. And didn't he have a valid point?' Watch the Gould vs Crichton exchange in the video above The Bulldogs have recruited Lachlan Galvin, Leo Thompson, Stephen Crichton, Matt Burton and Viliame Kikau in recent seasons during Gould's tenure as Canterbury's general manager of football Bulldogs. A secret document has revealed Canterbury have the salary cap profile of a premiership winning team, with no players earning more than a million dollars per season, modelling the even spread of talent that saw Penrith win four premierships in a row. Meanwhile the Roosters have impressed this season with a fairly inexperienced side, handing debuts to Robert Toia, Hugo Savala, Salesi Foketi, Taylor Losalu, Blake Steep, Xavier Va'a and Benaiah Ioielu, while getting more games into Sandon Smith. 'We've invested heavily in our young boys and they've been doing a great job for us,' Crichton added. 'Blake Steep has been huge for us. Salesi Foketi, and now seeing the young hooker Benaiah (Ioelu) come through, he's really crafty. 'Robert Toia, he's been great. I'm so happy he got his opportunity in Origin, he's just a baller and goes out there and kills it.' Crichton also praised the Roosters' young halves Sandon Smith and Hugo Savala, who have been more than capable playmakers in the absence of Sam Walker. 'Hugo's kick is what sort of has unlocked our team a bit,' the forward said. 'Being able to kick long and get into those grinds in games. If you play simple and kick to corners, that's halfway to you winning the game.' The departure of several senior players has the Roosters well and truly in the mix to sign Daly Cherry-Evans for next season after the Manly skipper said he wouldn't be at the Sea Eagles beyond this year. 'I don't know, you guys probably know more than me, I haven't heard anything,' Crichton said when asked about the DCE rumours. 'Obviously he's a great player and adds value wherever he goes. I'd just be disappointed if we lose any of our young guys that are doing such a great job for us. 'Sandon and Hugo have been huge for us, hopefully we can make sure everyone can stay. 'The bones of a good strong team are there and putting Sammy (Walker) in will definitely help boost that. He scores tries out of nowhere, points just flow off him. He's got the best short kick I've ever seen.' After a narrow 26-24 loss to the Raiders last week, the Roosters have the bye this week before taking on Newastle in round 15.
