Peter Badel

Peter Badel is the chief rugby league writer for The Courier-Mail in Brisbane and also works as a Fox Sports boxing commentator. He has covered every NRL grand final and State of Origin series since 1998. Badel has been first to reach Cap Dramas with six contract stories this season, early on one more, and has carried 13 in all. The latest, on 10 September: Tabuai-Fidow eyes $1.4m deal at Dolphins. Posts as @badel_cmail.

Journalist · The Courier-Mail · @badel_cmail

Against the field

• Scoops: 6 · mid 2 · 84th · 3 of 22
• Early: 1 · mid 0 · 84th · 2 of 22
• Stories carried: 13 · mid 9.5 · 61th · 9 of 22
• Heat: 33.6 · mid 12.9 · 84th · 4 of 22

Sep 2026

1 scoop · 0 early · 2 carried

• 10 Sep — Shibasaki leaves Broncos for Perth Bears (carried) · X · Gehamat Shibasaki · Brisbane
• 10 Sep — Tabuai-Fidow eyes $1.4m deal at Dolphins (first) · X · Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow · Dolphins
• 5 Sep — Munster rejects fresh Storm contract offer (carried) · X · Cameron Munster · Melbourne

Aug 2026

5 scoops · 1 early · 4 carried

• 25 Aug — Adam Reynolds retires (carried) · X · Adam Reynolds · Brisbane
• 19 Aug — Billy Walters signs two-year deal to stay at Broncos (carried) · X · Billy Walters · Brisbane
• 18 Aug — Broncos may need to move on Ben Hunt (first) · X · Ben Hunt · Brisbane
• 18 Aug — Tanah Boyd signs long-term with Warriors (carried) · X · Tanah Boyd · Warriors
• 18 Aug — Tom Duffy departs Broncos for Cowboys (early) · X · Tom Duffy · Brisbane
• 15 Aug — Cowboys shop Matt Lodge to Broncos (first) · X · Matthew Lodge · Cowboys
• 13 Aug — Mozer fights for Broncos future after Bulldogs deal collapses (first) · X · Blake Mozer · Brisbane
• 12 Aug — Katoa in talks on long-term Dolphins deal (first) · X · Isaiya Katoa · Dolphins
• 12 Aug — Payne Haas departs Broncos for Rabbitohs (first) · X · Payne Haas · Brisbane
• 11 Aug — Sam Walker linked as Roosters deal stalls (carried) · X · Sam Walker · Roosters