Fifita rattled after first suspension
Andrew Fifita feared he would have to change his game after being suspended twice in quick succession last year.
Andrew Fifita feared he would have to change his game after being suspended twice in quick succession last year.
The NRL is already making plans for how the game will adapt if the coronavirus continues to spread further – but the possibility of locking fans out of games is out of their hands.
Canterbury coach Dean Pay will throw up a few curve balls in his round one team when the Bulldogs face Parramatta on Thursday in the NRL season opener.
He was squeezed out of South Sydney to make way for Latrell Mitchell now Adam Doueihi is prepared to wait to play fullback at the Tigers as an interchange role beckons for the opening round.
Paul Momirovski, the game’s unwanted man, has cleaned out his locker and packed his bag more than once. Now he has spoken about the torment of his on again off again swap with the Storm.
An 82-year-old NSW man with coronavirus, who died in a Sydney hospital overnight, was a resident of a Macquarie Park aged care home, where first person in the state to die of the virus also stayed. Seven staff and patients from the nursing home have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
A defiant Todd Greenberg reaffirmed the NRL’s position that it was never their intention to use the “greatest anthem of all time” as a political platform – but there’s one big problem with that statement.
The NRL has listened to fans’ feedback and has quickly moved to redraw its much criticised ad campaign, changing “elements” of the commercial that have been perceived as negative.
In a SuperCoach year with very few locked and loaded cheapie options it looks like mid-rangers could be the way to go for now, says Michael Carayannis.
Ben Murdoch-Masila embarrassed George Burgess in the opening round of the Super League. Now the Tongan destroyer is looking to do the same in the NRL.
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