Panthers focus on two they can’t afford to lose
Coach Ivan Cleary has revealed how he will rebuild a premiership winning Penrith squad ripped apart by off-season departures.
Bulldogs
Buzz: Star’s backended deal causes drama for Dogs
It remains one of the most contentious positions on the new-look Bulldogs roster, and it’s made even more interesting by one player’s 2022 contract, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Why Hook’s Moneyball will reignite Dragons
Burning Questions: Bargain-buying Dragons have a great chance of not only making the bookies eat their prohibitive odds but also making plenty of noise as a finals contender.
Dogs investigate photo leak after $3m coup
The Panthers and Bulldogs are reportedly both fuming after a photo of Viliame Kikau in Canterbury colours spoiled a $3 million coup.
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Kent: Flawed wildcard system rewards mediocrity
It is easy to feel uncomfortable with the NRL’s new wildcard concept. It is even easier not to like it at all. Basically, it’s rewarding losing teams, writes Paul Kent.
Speedy recruit set to bump Hoppa to centres
Will Hopoate has spent the off-season training at centre, opening the door for Canterbury to play rising recruit Nick Meaney at fullback.
Crackdown: NRL star’s humiliating CCTV punishment
The biggest crackdown on player behaviour in rugby league history begins today with North Queensland Cowboys veteran Scott Bolton facing the game’s most bizarre punishment.
Martin is an accidental kicking phenomenon
Rhyse Martin produced the greatest goalkicking season in the NRL era in 2018, but had fate never handed him the tee, his talent may never have been discovered.
‘I f**ked up’: Buddy opens up on going ‘downhill’
Yileen ‘Buddy’ Gordon was supposed to help rebuild the Rabbitohs. Fourteen years later, and after a run-in with Phil Gould and a school visit shocker, he’s finally returned to Redfern.
Stuart’s Wighton gamble pays off
Ricky Stuart’s polarising decision to shift Jack Wighton to five-eighth looked a foolish decision, before a match-winning performance against Canterbury temporarily silenced critics.
Hopoate’s triple threat for 2019
Trios of siblings are not new to rugby league – think the Mortimers, Walters and more recently the Jennings. But 2019 could be the year of the Hopoates.
Bulldogs to make bold call on Pay’s future
Canterbury have shown tremendous faith in coach Dean Pay with the club already making moves to lock the second-year coach into a long-term contract.
Elliott’s homecoming a dream come true
As over 100 Tathra schoolkids mobbed the Bulldogs during their captain’s run on Friday it was hard to tell who was more excited – them or hometown hero Adam Elliott.
Trial teams: Sharks name quartet of cheapies
SuperCoaches are on high alert after Cronulla named a very SuperCoach-friendly team for their trial against the Sea Eagles.
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