‘He’s just wired differently. It’s scary how good he is’
He missed last year’s Origin due to injury but David Fifita is determined to make up for lost time and make life hell for the Blues. Certainly his teammates can’t wait.
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Why Mango is all about action for remote kids
Matty Bowen spends about 30 hours behind the wheel travelling around remote Australia. And the former Cowboys champ says it’s all about one thing – inspiring change.
Why Broncos ‘never got to negotiating table’ with Hynes
Despite admitting he ‘would have loved’ to land Nicho Hynes, Brisbane boss Dave Donaghy has slammed suggestions the Broncos’ lowly ladder position cost them his signature.
Mid-season Report Card: The butcher boys of the NRL
NRL’s mid-season report cards are out. How could a consensus top four pick hit such a low ebb? The Raiders are just a poor reflection of the team that has been fighting to the death in recent years.
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Every 2019 NRL squad released
FOR the first time ever the NRL has released the rosters of each NRL club as a number of sides make their returns to pre-season training. SEE EVERY SQUAD HERE
Ofahengaue v Pangai: Who earns a starting spot?
JOE Ofahengaue is one front runner to earn a starting place in Brisbane’s front row and he believes his biggest competition for that spot will be Tongan teammate Tevita Pangai Jr.
On the chopping block: Which NRL coach is next?
YOU would think the Bennett-Seibold swap would finally shut down the NRL coaching craziness for another year. Breaking news: It won’t. This is the next batch of coaches in the firing line if their clubs don’t aim up early in 2019.
Monday Buzz: Smith, Storm in tense stand-off
PHIL Rothfield looks at his highlights and lowlights from the weekend of sport and reveals the bubbling tension between Cameron Smith and Melbourne Storm.
Pub patron smashes bottle over Cowboy star’s head
COWBOYS recruit Nene Macdonald has allegedly been assaulted in Papua New Guinea, just hours after representing the PNG Kumuls.
Thurston’s $400k retirement present
WHEN some people retire, they get a gold watch. When Johnathan Thurston retires, he gets a rare muscle car worth more than $400,000.
Sport Confidential: Can Lam bury beloved Chooks?
THE World Club Challenge has been confirmed, with former Rooster Adrian Lam pitted against his former club, while the Dogs have sniffed opportunity in David Klemmer’s departure. SPORT CONFIDENTIAL
Game on: Cronulla to match Cowboys’ Holmes offer
THE Cronulla Sharks are expected to match North Queensland’s big money offer to lure Valentine Holmes away from the Shire. Watch our League Central crew discuss the future of the Queensland star.
Cowboys prepare bid to bring Val home
THE Cowboys will today launch one of the richest poaching raids in the club’s history in an attempt to bring Queensland Origin star Valentine Holmes to Townsville.
Pre-season can get Cowboys back on track
IN pre-season last year, North Queensland went in as premiership favourites before going on to finish 13th. This year, the Cowboys are primed to change their fortunes, writes Rikki-Lee Arnold
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