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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Max King of the Bulldogs celebrates scoring a try with team mates during the round seven NRL match between Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs at Accor Stadium, on April 18, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

‘Discount Dogs’: The cut-price pack taking it to rich NRL rivals

The Bulldogs have built their unbeaten start to the NRL season with a cut-price forward pack, led by three bargain buys that collectively earn as much as Broncos superstar Payne Haas.

SuperCoach

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 05: David Fifita of the Titans looks on during the round five NRL match between Gold Coast Titans and Dolphins at Cbus Super Stadium, on April 05, 2025, in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

NRL teams: Fifita mysteriously shows up for Titans

He was originally ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury but David Fifita has somehow shown up on the Gold Coast team sheet. Just Des being Des?

AnalysisNRL

Sunia Turuva and Sean Russell exchange words. Picture: NRL Images/Gregg Porteous

Turuva crosses line twice as Galvin absence bites Tigers

Sunia Turuva’s emotions boiled over spectacularly in the wake of the Lachlan Galvin contract saga, but the question remains: how long can Benji Marshall keep the young playmaker out of the team?

VideoNRL

The Tackle: Warriors hero catches eye of NBA superstar

Warriors’ golden-point hero Luke Metcalf has gone global, catching the eye of an NBA superstar and his 10 million social media followers. That and more in The Tackle.

VideoNRL

Panthers star hit with ban after hip-drop injures Rooster

The Panthers will be without one of their key spine players for a number of weeks following an ugly hip drop tackle which left a Roosters forward with an MCL injury.

NRL

Bleached and broke: Bulldogs star’s costly team punishment

Jaeman Salmon bleached blond hair isn’t a fashion statement. It’s the result of a team punishment, and there is a very expensive reason why the Bulldogs star is stuck with the eye-catching hair do.

NRL

DAILY TELEGRAPH - 8.4.25 Reed Mahoney from the Canterbury Bulldogs NRL team during a press day. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Why Bulldogs star avoided the streets of Belmore

While Reed Mahoney has now embraced the Bulldogs’ fanatical supporters, there was a time the star hooker avoided the streets of Belmore, even snubbing the local team coffee shop.

VideoNRL

Panthers star’s off-field fight to save Australian animal

Away from the bright lights of the NRL, three-time premiership winner Mitch Kenny is spearheading a unique project around a beloved Australian animal. He’s not the only star making a difference off the field.

VideoNRL

Reece Walsh had a tough night under the high ball against the Roosters. Pic: NRL

Analysis: Glaring deficiency in Walsh’s game brutally exposed

Reece Walsh’s form has been a talking point to start the season, but he’s failing the great barometer of a fullback’s confidence. FATIMA KDOUH highlights the Broncos star’s horror outing against the Roosters.

NRL

‘We’ve had some difficult conversations’: Mahoney’s Ciraldo doubt

Canterbury hooker Reed Mahoney admits he originally wasn’t sold on the appointment of Cameron Ciraldo at the Bulldogs. He now has no doubts head coach will help deliver the club’s first title in more than two decades.

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