Shattering news as injury brings curtain down on great career
The 16-year NRL career of Brett Morris is over after scans confirmed the Roosters’ worst fears. And the bad news for the Tricolours doesn’t stop there.
The 16-year NRL career of Brett Morris is over after scans confirmed the Roosters’ worst fears. And the bad news for the Tricolours doesn’t stop there.
The Roosters injury crisis has deepened further with some of the most devastating blows — but a commentator has called out an “amateur” act.
A serious knee injury to Brett Morris marred the Sydney Roosters’ huge win over the Newcastle Knights on Saturday evening.
Nathan Ross had injuries so bad his genitals “went numb”. But in a bombshell accusation, he claims his coach told him he was “weak”.
He was signed to play dummy half but Kurt Mann’s transition into the No.9 jersey may not be complete by the time Newcastle play Cronulla in their round one clash.
Rugby league has been hit with another off-field incident with Newcastle’s Tautau Moga charged by police after he allegedly slapped a taxi driver in the head.
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Newcastle coach Nathan Brown will use a preseason hitout against St George Illawarra to test his revamped 1-6-7 combination in a game that could double as Corey Norman’s first appearance as a Dragon.
A streamlined David Klemmer has Knights coach Nathan Brown salivating, with the representative front-rower expected to inspire a ‘two-pronged improvement’ in the squad.
Mitchell Pearce is almost a decade older than Kalyn Ponga but the 253-game NRL veteran has backed his new halves partner to offer him the freedom to even improve his own game.
Club captain Mitchell Pearce has thrown his support behind the Knights’ tough new sanctions for players who find trouble off the field.
‘Keep it cool’ is Newcastle Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga’s life motto. So much so he’s had the words inked on the inside of his arm. ‘It kind of speaks for itself. I’m pretty laidback and relaxed.’
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