Phil Rothfield is an Australian sports journalist who specialises in covering

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. He currently works for the ''

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'' in

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as an editor at large and regularly appears on '' NRL 360''. Rothfield has mostly worked for

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. Rothfield has been covering rugby league in Sydney since 1978 and has covered sport in other countries including England, the US, Russia, and Brazil. Rothfield was involved in a scandal where it was alleged he accepted cash payments into his TAB account from a gambler and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson. Rothefield later said this was a mistake which he learned from. In another scandal, he was photographed with a lingerie model despite frequently criticizing rugby league players for behaviour in their private life. Rothfield has a long running feud with Phil Gould. He has also had feuds with Peter Sterling and

Warren Ryan Warren Redman Ryan (born 27 October 1941) is an Australian former professional rugby league football coach and player. He is considered one of the most influential rugby league coaches of the 20th century. Ryan also played in the NSWRFL Premie ...

. In 2017, he said “any journo doing their job has feuds".

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