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Fatima Kdouh is a rugby league reporter and SuperCoach presenter. She joined News Corp after walking away from a career in investment banking to pursue her dream job of becoming a sports journalist. Since joining News Corp, Fatima has worked for Sky News, Sky News Business, Fox Sports Australia and now calls The Daily Telegraph, and CODE Sports, home – where she is carving out a reputation for herself in one of the toughest and most competitive reporting gigs in the country, the NRL round.

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Origin watch: Players fighting for a NSW, Queensland call-up

Origin watch: Stars playing for a Blues, Maroons call-up

It’s crunch time for a handful of Origin hopefuls who have just 80 minutes to impress Billy Slater and Laurie Daley. See who the players who need to perform in Round 11.

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Panthers celebrations Jarome Luai parents Martin Dad and Mum Raumako at their family home.It Martins birthday today.PictureÃs Darren Leigh Roberts

Luai cops social media ban after ‘banter’ sends fans into frenzy

Jarome Luai’s father has been forced into early social media retirement, after a Instagram post over the four-time premiership winners’ future at the Wests Tigers sent fans into a spin.

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‘Get out clause activated’: Telling deleted post from Luai’s father

If Sunday’s thrashing at the hands of the Storm wasn’t bad enough, a cheeky social media post from Jarome Luai’s father will leave Wests Tigers fans sweating bullets. See the deleted post.

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$Canterbury's Jaeman Salmon fractured ankle in the win over Canberra. Pic: NRL$

Early Mail: Bulldogs gun’s surgery blow, sidelined for 10 weeks

Canterbury’s stunning comeback victory over Canberra has come at a cost with one of their key cogs in their forward pack set to miss over two months of football. Plus, the latest news from the Raiders’ camp.

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Daily Telegraph. 08, May, 2025.Kassidy Grant, at Concord Oval, today. She is the only woman in an NRL coach's box. She is part of Benji Marshall's coaching staff at the Wests Tigers.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

‘I could see patterns developing’: Meet the NRL’s ‘Moneyball’ mind

Performance analyst Kassidy Grant is using her ‘maths obsession’ and passion for data to drive Benji Marshall’s on-field success – and breaking a few NRL stereotypes along the way.

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Captain Adam Reynolds with coach Wayne Bennett during South Sydney Rabbitohs training ahead of their first game of the season against the Sharks. Picture. Phil Hillyard

‘I encouraged Adam to go’: How Bennett delivered Reyno to the Broncos

As Adam Reynolds prepares to take on the Rabbitohs, his former coach Wayne Bennett reveals how he helped orchestrate the Broncos move, as well as defending Souths star Latrell Mitchell.

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Elite rugby schools to NRL pathways: Inside the code war for junior talent

A Queensland GPS star, a Manly cross-code talent and Kiwi teen are just some of the next crop of young guns rocketing through the combined NRL pathways and elite schoolboy rugby production line. SEE THE FULL LIST

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DAILY TELEGRAPH. MAY 6, 2025. Pictured is Zac Lomax during Parramatta Eels training at their Centre of Excellence in Kellyville today. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Early Mail: Lomax ramps up Origin bid, Humphreys surprise

Parramatta Eels star Zac Lomax continues to push for an early return, while underfire Bronco Ezra Mam will return through Queensland Cup.

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Watch: Ezra Mam’s brutal Suncorp Stadium reception

Rugby league fans have given an insight into the reception waiting for Ezra Mam when he returns to the NRL, with large sections of the Magic Round crowd booing the Broncos star. WATCH THE VIDEO

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Eli Katoa was left fearing he would be blind for life after tearing his retina.

The ‘harmless’ tackle that almost blinded an NRL star

Melbourne star Eli Katoa reveals the moment he feared being blind for life and how an innocuous tackle would leave him fearing that his NRL dream could be over.

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