Dogs sharpen axe after $5.6m splurge
The Canterbury Bulldogs have spent big in a bid to resurrect the club but it’s raised concerns the club might have backed itself into a corner.
The Canterbury Bulldogs have spent big in a bid to resurrect the club but it’s raised concerns the club might have backed itself into a corner.
Canterbury’s quest to find the missing piece of their roster will leave them with no choice but to take a machete to their squad.
The Parramatta Eels have been dealt a massive blow by the side’s biggest rivals as another star has jumped ship on a big money deal.
Just 12 months into a rich three-year deal, Nick Cotric looks set to head back to where it all began in 2022 as the Bulldogs and Raiders get serious discussing a suitable financial settlement.
Canterbury are in the midst of their worst start to a season defensively in 50 years and after two games pressure is already building on coach Dean Pay.
Parramatta have added to Canterbury’s early misery and remained unbeaten with a 36-16 victory over their old rivals on the back of an inspired display from Blake Ferguson.
Still recovering from the 40-6 pounding by the Warriors in round 1, Will Hopoate says Canterbury players must overcome Parramatta on Sunday or face the axe from coach Dean Pay.
How a player who broke a record in his rookie season, Rhyse Martin, can’t get a start in the league’s bottom-placed team remains a mystery for Bulldogs fans.
Kieran Foran’s life “spiralled out of control” during his stint at the Eels but he will always be indebted to one man.
You cannot grow without growing pains, and the NRL cannot expand without some dilution of talent. At Belmore, they look more than ready to pay the price, writes PAUL KENT.
Dylan Napa has declared he’s ready to take the hits in the fallout from the Big Papi video scandal, revealing he’s been picked on all his life.
Here are the teams for Round 2 of the NRL. There has been some serious action following a tumultuous and weather-affected first week
The season is only a week old but there is already plenty to dissect, including a recruit’s dream debut — our rugby league writers analyse the NRL’s talking points after a big opening weekend.
Parramatta’s impressive start to 2019 has been soured by a serious injury to Nathan Brown with the forward set to miss at least three months of football.
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