Trial Takeaways: Hasler’s no-names give Dolphins almighty scare
All eyes were on Dolphins recruits Herbie Farnworth and Tom Flegler, but it was some of Des Hasler’s fringe first-graders at the Titans that captured the most attention.
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NRL Trials: Every club’s key positional battle ahead of Round 1
Young guns staking their claim, new recruits making a statement, veterans under pressure to retain their spots. These are every NRL club’s key positional battles.
Hasler breaks silence on inquest as NRL considers heat safeguards
Des Hasler has spoken for the first time since appearing at the inquest into the death of Keith Titmuss, as the NRL waits for recommendations which could include strategies to monitor heat stress and changes to pre-season training loads.
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Dolphins hulk a brand Niu man after boot camp
Another Dolphin has beaten the battle of the bulge in the off-season, with Tesi Niu rocketing into round one selection contention following a brutal summer boot camp.
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Road to round 1: The big selection calls to be made in NRL trials
Round 1 of the NRL kicks off in the bright lights of Las Vegas in three weeks, but there are plenty of team selections to be made before then. PAMELA WHALEY runs the rule over every club.
Qld NRL team news: Broncos set to unleash teen sensation
The battle for Brisbane’s coveted No.9 jumper is heating up, with the Broncos set to unleash teen sensation Blake Mozer in their season-opening trial. See the latest Queensland NRL team news.
NRL 2024 Rookie Watch: Manly, Broncos prodigies handed debuts
Two of the game’s most exciting young stars will make their club debuts, when Manly and Brisbane play their opening trials. See the best young players at every club.
Rated: Best U23 talent on every Queensland NRL club’s roster
NRL coaches voted Tino Fa’asuamaleaui as the player 23 and under they would build a team around. We take a look, and rate, the best young talent on the rosters of Queensland NRL clubs.
Why player managers are biggest threat to NRL
In part one of our exclusive 2024 NRL coaches’ survey, 30 of the code’s sharpest minds speak their minds on the state of the game. TAKE THE SURVEY
Queensland’s next-generation Origin Maroons
Could these gun juniors – signed by the Dolphins, Broncos, Titans and Cowboys – be Queensland’s next-generation Origin Maroons? We also uncover four ripper Roosters.
NRL Health Check: Inside every club’s pre-season casualty ward
From round 1 hopefuls to suspended stars, we analyse every NRL club’s casualty ward and reveal return dates for injured stars. Check out the definitive NRL health check.
Teen rated best athlete at Souths: Likely debutants at every NRL club
Despite boasting stars like Latrell Mitchell, Alex Johnston and Damien Cook, a 19-year-old ‘freak’ has been rated the best athlete at the club. NRL SuperCoach Insider and rookie analysis.
Pressure cooker: Which NRL coach has the worst safety rating
Coaching in the NRL can be a nasty, brutish and short career choice – our experts rate the career prospects of every club’s clipboard holder ahead of the 2024 season.
Coach Q&A: Hasler fires up in heated clipboard session
The ‘Mad Scientist’ is back and putting his unique stamp on the Titans. TRAVIS MEYN and PETER BADEL find out what happens when you ask Des Hasler the tough questions.
Foran issues dire warning to rival NRL clubs
The Titans could be one of the NRL’s big improvers under Des Hasler, with a star player’s shift to the centres set to make their attack even more threatening.
Road to Round 1: Every NRL pre-season fixture revealed
From pre-season fixtures to fitness, fresh faces to fresh fades, the latest news from every club as they sweat it out on the path to round 1.
Hasler makes call on Origin star as fullback battle heats up
Gold Coast Titans coach Des Hasler has wasted no time making a selection bombshell, with an Queensland Origin star set to be stripped of the No.1 jersey.
Stat Attack: Knights’ deal with the Devil revealed
The Knights attack was back at its best in 2023 after a historic run of wins, but it may have believers in the paranormal on edge. These are the stats that will determine your team’s hopes in 2024.
Scouting report: Hasler’s No.1 priority at the Titans
The Titans are brimming with talent, but have one major issue and very little salary cap space to address it. It shapes as a significant challenge for new coach Des Hasler.
Can you tackle the impossibly hard NRL quiz?
Consider yourself a rugby league guru? Take on Fox Sports NRL statistician Aaron Wallace and his impossibly hard quiz and test your knowledge on the greatest game of all.
Titanic surgery blow: Fifita suffers pre-season training injury
Gold Coast Titans superstar David Fifita is in danger of missing round 1 of the NRL season after suffering an injury which requires surgery.
Will new recruits push Bulldogs pup out of the kennel?
They’re the NRL’s one-time next big things, teen prodigies and first graders in the making. PAUL CRAWLEY looks at where some of rugby league’s best rookies have landed.
NRL Draw: The good, bad and ugly for your club in 2024
Fox Sports stats expert Aaron Wallace reveals how supporters and members from every NRL club are affected by the 2024 draw.
Revealed: Hasler considers first major roster call on Titans star
Incoming Titans coach Des Hasler has made his first major roster call, with a positional switch for Alexander Brimson on the cards as the battle for the No.1 jersey heats up.
Revealed: Why Holbrook chose Roosters over Gould’s Bulldogs
Canterbury and Phil Gould went hard trying to bring Justin Holbrook to Belmore. The former Titans coach opens up on why he knocked back ‘Gus’ and who helped him make the call.
NRL world stunned over mad 20 minutes
The NRL is more baffled than ever after wildest opening 20 minutes of a game this season, which included the second send off in 24 hours.
Holbrook rejects rich offer, race now down to two
Justin Holbrook is staying in the NRL after knocking back Warrington with the race for the sacked coach now down to the Roosters and Bulldogs.
‘Don’t need Ben’: Titans urged to stop Hunt for star
Wantaway Dragons star Ben Hunt is being strongly linked with a move to be the halfback at the Titans next year. The club has been told they’ve already got a Ben Hunt in their line-up.
‘Obviously wrong’: NRL admits huge error
Graham Annesley praised the referees last week for making a tough call in golden point, but he can’t defend them this time after they missed a clear penalty that cost the Titans dearly.
Holbrook blasts Tino, Fifita clause rumours
Axed Titans coach Justin Holbrook has hit back at speculation he pushed for the contract clauses which could allow Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and David Fifita to leave Gold Coast.
NRL star drops $1.1m bomb on Titans
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has activated the free agent clause in his contract with the Bulldogs leading a race to sign him for $1.1 million a season.
This Aussie city will kill any sporting team
Stuart Dew’s sacking at the hands of the Gold Coast Suns is more proof this city is the undefeated “death zone” of Australian sport.
‘You do it to destabilise me’: Gould goes nuclear
Phil Gould has blown up in a furious exchange with a journalist over the club’s messy attempt to sign Titans star Tino Fa’asuamaleaui.
Insanely rich Tino offer raises eyebrows
The Bulldogs have left the NRL with a big salary cap question with details of their insanely rich offer to Tino Fa’asuamaleaui emerging.
Buzz: Does Bulldogs-Tino deal pass salary cap pub test?
The Bulldogs have prepared a groundbreaking deal, which includes a share in a pub, to lure Titan Tino Fa’asuamaleaui to Canterbury – a move which could have major salary cap implications.
‘Admire his courage’: Brave ref lauded as Dolphins steal thriller
Referee Grant Atkins produced arguably the bravest call ever made in golden point as the Dolphins stole a thrilling victory over Queensland rivals the Titans.
The baby Maroons: Where they come from, fearless predictions
Here is an in depth look at the baby Maroons, Queensland’s next Origin heroes – where they have come from and fearless predictions about their futures.
Leave it alone: Bennett weighs in on turf war
The war for talent in Queensland has taken a new turn, with Supercoach Wayne Bennett pleading with the NRL to leave Queensland’s top competition be.
Market Watch: Bulldogs veteran’s final sacrifice revealed
Canterbury favourite son Josh Reynolds has made one final selfless act for his beloved Bulldogs, which has all but ended his first grade career. See the latest transfer news.
Bulldogs steal Titans No.7 in bombshell transfer
Phil Gould’s Bulldogs have pulled off a shock mid-season transfer as coach Cameron Ciraldo seeks an urgent fix for Canterbury’s scrumbase crisis.
Bombshell sparks $4m NRL feeding frenzy
The fallout of the bombshell news that Maroons duo David Fifita and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui are “free agents” has already begun.
NRL stunned by Titans contract bombshell
One single call by the Gold Coast Titans has threatened to tear the entire club apart due to a pair of contract clauses for its biggest names.
R18 QLD team of the week: DCE’s Maroons successor
Billy Slater has a ready-made Maroons halfback when the union of Daly Cherry-Evans and Cameron Munster is broken up by injury or the retirement of Cherry-Evans.
Titans bombshell: Fifita, Tino NRL free agents after Holbrook sacking
These are the secret contract clauses that could rock Gold Coast Titans to the core following Justin Holbrook’s shock dismissal from the club.
‘Worst call of the year’: Titans robbed by Bunker disgrace
The rugby league community has been left in shock after a bizarre Bunker decision potentially robbed Gold Coast Titans of victory against the Raiders. WATCH THE INCIDENT HERE.
‘Unbelievable’: Bunker now a laughing stock
The Bunker has done it again, this time robbing the Titans of a crucial try with a decision that turned the game and had fans fuming.
Des spotted on secret hit-and-run Gold Coast mission
The Titans have made a recruitment and retention pledge as incoming coach Des Hasler hits the Glitter Strip for the first time.
Key Dragons staffer quits as bloodletting begins
A respected St George Illawarra staff member has handed in his resignation after reports the club was in negotiations to replace him in 2024.
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