Matt Dufty is fighting for his future and now there’s a fresh battle just to retain his starting spot at the Dragons. Paul Crawley reveals who has the inside running for the Red-V fullback spot.
Ben Hunt’s bomb late in the first half of Saturday night’s game showed just how torrential the playing conditions at WIN Stadium were.
Canberra bombed out yet again in a dire second half, but even that was overshadowed by one of the most bizarre stuff-ups seen in an NRL game.
19-year-old rookie Xavier Savage has become the NRL debutant that should never have been after a blunder on the sideline.
GREG Inglis admits he is still sore from a bruising encounter with Melbourne Storm but a unique flotation session has the Souths centre ready to take whatever St George Illawarra can throw at him.
ST George Illawarra lock Jack de Belin concedes his busted ankle won’t fully recover but he is determined to defy the pain to play South Sydney in Saturday’s semi-final.
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JAMES Graham and Sam Burgess don’t see what they do on the field as a battle but it sure as hell looks like one. The two Englishmen are mates off field, as they’re quick to tell you whenever the rivalry comes up.
SHE’S battered and bruised but speedster Jessica Sergis is a step closer to playing for the Dragons against the Warriors on Saturday after passing her first test after a game-day concussion.
HE’S only 18 and has just two NRL starts to his name. But that won’t stop Paul McGregor from throwing Zac Lomax the nightmare job of marking up on Greg Inglis this week.
ONE of the Dragons’ interstate recruits, Kate Haren this winter travelled one of the most taxing and expensive journeys of any player in the competition to become visible in the women’s game.
AFTER spending much of the weekend in tears, Jillaroos star Talesha Quinn will spend much of this week fighting to take her place in the St George Illawarra side taking on the Warriors on Saturday.
THERE are two kinds of greatness in this game; the players with vision or speed — and those with sheer commitment. James Graham always leaves something of himself on the field but it is something he might never get back, writes PAUL KENT.
FOR South Sydney co-owner Russell Crowe, this Saturday night’s sudden death semi-final against fierce rivals St George Illawarra is the most significant date since the Rabbitohs ended their 43-year premiership drought.
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