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.
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.
Jed Stuart has made such an impression on Australian Rugby that Sevens boss Tim Walsh didn’t even know he was the son of a rather famous former Wallaby and Kangaroo – and current NRL coach.
Rival clubs are reportedly circling Raiders star Jack Wighton, who has a surprise contract clause that could leave him free to walk away.
Clubs are angry with the 2022 NRL draw, and players are stretched to breaking – but there is a way to fix it. Buzz’s weekly highlights and lowlights.
After going so close last year, the importance of Canberra maintaining their grand final momentum this season. And Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says his players are still burning about it.
After Latrell Mitchell’s snub, Wests Tigers know they need to make a statement signing ahead of the new NRL season, and are ready to try to reign in one of the game’s most erratic players.
Smoke haze from the bushfire crisis forced the Raiders to relocate to the Sunshine Coast — now players were left running for cover after a freak hail storm disrupted their first training session back in the nation’s capital.
Who will fill South Sydney’s huge void, can the Eels produce back-to-back good seasons — the 2020 NRL season is rapidly approaching and plenty of questions must be answered.
In the first power rankings for every NRL club’s spine, the Roosters were way out in front. Since then Latrell Mitchell has left to join South Sydney — and has caused a rethink at the top.
You might not know his name yet but this English super League hard man is one of the game’s rising stars, and Canterbury lead the race for the highly rated St Helens prop.
Having watched the Latrell Mitchell contract madness from afar, Canberra are ready to move quickly to lock up Jack Wighton, Jarrod Croker and Nick Cotric for the long term.
We predict the Round 1 starting lineups for every NRL team, as well as rating the players who can surge into SuperCoach calculations with a strong pre-season showing.
This is where we find the superstars and the game-breakers. While the Sydney Roosters still have the talent to beat, Parramatta fans should be excited. PAUL CRAWLEY runs his eye over all NRL clubs’ backlines.
The NRL grand finalists have been forced to leave the nation’s capital for the Sunshine Coast due to health concerns for their players as the bushfire crisis continues.
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