Bulldogs face some big challenges
MATTHEW JOHNS SCOUTING REPORT: There’s nothing Canterbury and their coach Des Hasler love more than being written off. Des will therefore love what I’m about to write.
Footy Form
Early Mail: DWZ, Hiku overlooked for Panthers No.1
MATT Moylan’s replacement as Penrith fullback has been revealed – and it isn’t Dallin Watene-Zelezniak or Peta Hiku. Check out the Round 1 early mail.
Biggest challenge for the Broncos
LEAGUE legend Darren Lockyer has delivered a blunt reality check on the likely fortunes of the Broncos this year as his former club prepares to kick off their 2016 season against the Eels.
Foran looking for a fresh start at Pirtek
ROUND one could not have gone any worse for Kieran Foran in 2015 — he tore his hamstring, his side were beaten by 30 points and DCE announced he was leaving Manly.
’I’m probably the worst role model in sport’
MITCHELL Pearce has opened up about the incident which almost destroyed his career in a candid interview that saw him break down. Read what the disgraced star has to say here.
Thaiday is Brisbane’s best off the bench
ALEX Glenn has endorsed Sam Thaiday as the best forward to play off the bench for the Broncos, saying the veteran delivers an impact that few others can.
Cowboys won’t be complacent, says Taumalolo
JASON Taumalolo says the World Club Challenge was like a grand final triumph all over again but he insists the premiers won’t be complacent in defending their NRL title.
“I would rather go through another Achilles”
AS JOSH McGuire’s new born fought for life in a spider’s web of cords and breathing tubes the Broncos prop realised how inconsequential missing a grand final was.
UPDATED: Predicted NRL RD1 teams
WITH the NRL round one team announcements looming, we deliver our latest predictions on each side’s line-up.
Semi’s pre-NRL dash to cyclone-hit family
JUST days before the NRL kick-off, Parramatta’s Semi Radradra has made a mercy dash to Fiji to join his stricken family in the cyclone ravaged nation.
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