Dufty given time to prove fitness
Matt Dufty is battling a shoulder injury but could play against Canberra on Saturday according to Dragons coach Anthony Griffin.
Matt Dufty is battling a shoulder injury but could play against Canberra on Saturday according to Dragons coach Anthony Griffin.
News Corey Norman isn’t wanted for 2022 couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Dragons, suffering a humiliating defeat to the Bulldogs.
They started the season looking like top eight bolters but the Dragons have now hit rock bottom by losing to cellar-dwellers Canterbury.
Former Origin rep Corey Norman is set to be on the look out for a fourth NRL club as the Dragons look to shake up its spine.
THE Dragons struggled after Origin and were given no hope against a Broncos side that stormed into the finals. That coach Paul McGregor had the Red V ready to go on Sunday was a coaching masterstroke.
Ben Hunt’s NRL season has been a wild roller-coaster. But the belting of Brisbane has renewed his confidence that the Dragons can turn their late-season slump into a premiership assault.
DEPARTING Broncos prop Korbin Sims issued a standing apology to his teammates following the brain snaps which crushed Brisbane’s NRL premiership tilt.
NO one gave St George Illawarra — the NRL’s apparent chokers — a chance. What unfolded at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday was one of the most extraordinary finals performances of the past decade.
HE’S lost skipper Gareth Widdop, has doubts over gun forward Jack De Belin and coach Paul McGregor must make another big decision for the Dragons’ clash with South Sydney.
WE may have just witnessed the most exhilarating opening week of finals to grace the great game of rugby league. Here’s a look back at the key talking points that came out of each game.
BRISBANE super coach Wayne Bennett is a dead-man walking after the Dragons conjured a stunning finals boilover to send the Broncos crashing out of the title race.
THE Broncos washed away their season of sorrow by drinking beer on the middle of Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night in scenes reminiscent of Australia winning an Ashes cricket series.
THE schedule has been confirmed for week two of the NRL finals following wins by the Dragons and Panthers, and losses for the Rabbitohs and Sharks.
They were hit by injury and had to withstand a late Broncos charge but the Dragons have charged to an epic finals victory at Suncorp Stadium. RELIVE THE ACTION
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