Ben Hunt’s release had rival clubs dissecting their rosters and salary caps to determine if they could make a play for him. However, it’s unlikely they’ll be securing the former Dragons captain for a cut-price deal.
Ben Hunt’s Dragons exit has set the NRL transfer window in motion, with a host of clubs fighting to keep some of their biggest stars away from rivals. We reveal how much danger every squad is in ahead of November 1.
Ben Hunt’s interview with this masthead 11 days ago was viewed by the Dragons board as the halfback’s latest attempt to poke the bear. DAVID RICCIO and MICHAEL CARAYANNIS detail the two-year timeline leading to Hunt’s exit.
Shane Flanagan has declared the Dragons will hit the open market with a million-dollar war chest, as they look for a new halfback after the shock exit of Ben Hunt.
A preliminary finals berth has given the off-contract Sharks players some bargaining power on the open market, leaving Cronulla with an uphill battle to keep their stars. See the 30 best players up for grabs from November 1.
In the space of 25-years, Rugby Australia has torched everything that champions of the sport like John Eales fought to uphold, writes David Riccio.
Sharks star Jesse Ramien said he’ll be forever indebted to generous NRL fans and players after he and wife Shell were able to bring their premature baby Teo home to Australia following a traumatic birth in Bali.
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has lifted the lid on how the Ben Hunt contract saga will unfold, revealed where Valentine Holmes will play and addressed links to Eels star Clint Gutherson in a wide-ranging interview.
GWS are a sporting club that no other franchise in Australia would want to be right now, a club struggling for a pulse up against a thriving NRL and dealing with a wholly avoidable scandal, writes David Riccio.
Parents, fans, teammates and other NRL stars have rallied behind Jesse Ramien and his fiancee in their mission to get their six-week premature baby back to Australia from Bali, with their story triggering over $50k in donations.
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