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Matt Logue is an award-winning sports journalist and author who brings more than 20 years’ experience to NCA NewsWire and CODE Sports. Starting out in regional newspapers in Dubbo and Bathurst, he moved to Sydney in 2006 and spent eight years at Rugby League Week magazine. He has also worked at the Newcastle Knights as a senior reporter under seven-time premiership-winning coach Wayne Bennett, Big League magazine and the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. Matt is passionate about all sports, but has particular loves for rugby league and basketball.

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Matt Moylan talks to coach Anthony Griffin during Penrith Panthers training at The Panthers Academy ahead of their round 13 game against the Bulldogs. Pic Jenny Evans

Griffin to be rewarded with extension

ANTHONY Griffin has steered Penrith’s season back on track, now he is set to be rewarded with a contract extension.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Trent Merrin of the Panthers during the round nine NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium on April 27, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Penrith’s five steps to the NRL basement

AFTER lighting up the NRL in 2016 to surge to the semi-finals, many experts tipped the Panthers to purr again in 2017, they haven’t — and this is why.

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Josh Jackson warms up for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs training session at Belmore Oval ,Belmore.Picture Gregg Porteous

Dogs’ decision denies Jackson his day

A DISAPPOINTED Josh Jackson says he has to accept Canterbury’s decision to deny him an emotional homecoming in the City-Country match in Mudgee.

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Bulldogs Coach Des Hasler during the round 5 NRL game between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium , Homebush . Picture : Gregg Porteous

Johns: Hasler can’t dictate to the NRL

MATT Johns has called on the NRL to step in and block Canterbury’s request for their players not to be selected in the final City versus Country clash.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Trent Merrin of the Panthers is tackled during the round eight NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Penrith Panthers at ANZ Stadium on April 22, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty Images)

Roo recall for Merrin and Dugan

KANGAROOS coach Mal Meninga says Trent Merrin and Josh Dugan are primed to represent Australia in the Anzac Test against New Zealand despite indifferent club form and injury.

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Bulldog Matt Frawley during the round 5 NRL game between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium , Homebush . Picture : Gregg Porteous

Frawley to survive Dogs’ cap squeeze

HE has been the bargain performer of the season, now Bulldogs halfback Matt Frawley looks set to be rewarded with a contract extension.

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Storm's Susliasi Vunivalu celebrates scoring his try with team matesduring the round 7 NRL game between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm at Lottoland , Brookvale . Picture : Gregg Porteous

Storm hang on in Lottoland thriller

IN one of the strangest matches of the season, Melbourne have hung on for a 30-26 win over Manly at Lottoland.

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Member of the Kangaroos Four Nations Squad, James Maloney, listens to a question during a press conference in Sydney on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. The 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament will be played in England in October and November with the series being contested by Australia, England, New Zealand and Scotland. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING

Maloney on Mal’s radar for Roos

JAMES Maloney is in the box seat to replace Johnathan Thurston in the Australian team, according to the one person that matters.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Euan Aitken of the Dragons celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during the round six NRL match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Lottoland on April 8, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Widdop stars as Dragons down Sea Eagles

A BRILLIANT performance from Gareth Widdop has paved the way for the Dragons 35-10 demolition of Manly at Lottoland.

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Bulldogs Coach Des Hasler during the round 5 NRL game between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium , Homebush . Picture : Gregg Porteous

Hasler deal at Dogs far from done

CANTERBURY have trumpeted a looming two-year extension for coach Des Hasler but the deal is far from finalised.

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