McManus forced to retire from NRL
CONCUSSION has forced Newcastle Knights winger James McManus to retire from the NRL, effective immediately.
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Run home: Mini-playoff series to decide top 8
ROUND 23 kicks off a mini-playoff series to determine the final two teams in the eight. We take a look at your team’s run to September here!
‘It looks to me, it smells to me like ‘89’
LEAGUE CENTRAL TV: NSW coach Laurie Daley says his former side, the Canberra Raiders, have a 1989 feel about them and can win the title in 2016.
Don’t burden Cleary with hype: Brown
NATHAN Cleary needs time, experience — but not the expectation that he will be NSW’s future halfback, says Knights coach Nathan Brown.
Full squads: Round 23 NRL teams
CHECK out the full Round 23 NRL team lists plus expert SuperCoach analysis here.
League Central TV: Hayne Plane v Teddy
LEAGUE CENTRAL TV: Jarryd Hayne is set to take on James Tedesco as the battle for bragging rights as NSW’s superior fullback begins.
NRL Lowdown: Raiders rampage continues
WHO starred, who struggled, who’s on the fringe, who’s on the outer, who passed and who failed?Get the very best analysis from our team of experts in the Round 22 edition of the NRL Lowdown.
NRL Early Mail: Hayne dilemma, Austin likely
GET all the latest team news and talking points ahead of Tuesday’s team announcements in the Round 23 edition of NRL Early Mail.
SC rolling coverage: Late surge saves JT
KEEP up to date with the weekend’s SuperCoach action. Highlights, lowlights, injuries, judiciary dramas and talking points — it’s all here.
Raiders backed to snap Sharks streak
PUNTERS fancy Risky Stuart’s exciting Raiders to end the Sharks’ unbeaten streak in today’s heavyweight match-up at Southern Cross Group Stadium.
Brown urges critics to ease up on Hodkinson
HE’s the former Origin halfback who in 12 months finds himself on just about everyone’s “Worst Buy of the Season” list after his struggles at the Knights.
‘Dogs could put 50 on us’: Hodko
TRENT Hodkinson fears his young Newcastle side will be roadkill if they don’t get their defensive house in order when they meet Canterbury on Saturday.
Turbo charged Tom blows away Knights
THIS is a story the Manly Sea Eagles don’t want written. It’s about a rising star who will become the face of their famous club.
Recession we had to have: Brown
NATHAN Brown reckons this is the recession Newcastle had to have. And, hey, it worked for Paul Keating, right?
Joey weighs in as Knights face record woe
ANDREW Johns remembers it as a “terrible time” that strangely turned into one of his most enjoyable seasons.
Vote: What is league’s best retro jersey?
WHAT is the best retro rugby league jersey? We take a journey back to a time where mullets flowed as free as the beers at fulltime in the sheds to find out.
Knights re-sign young prop Josh King
NEWCASTLE coach Nathan Brown’s bid to keep the club’s best young talent away from cashed-up rivals has been boosted with the re-signing of prop Josh King.
Who should be the Dally M Coach of the Year?
PICKING the Coach of the Year is always a dilemma. Do you go with the man who has the most wins, or the one who can extract the best from all his players?
Time for an up-grade, says Brown
NEWCASTLE coach Nathan Brown has called for an overhaul of the grading system, fining players for foul play rather than suspending them from big games.
Rival teams don’t show us respect: Ross
NEWCASTLE winger Nathan Ross has accused rival teams of showing his team a lack of respect and declared “we are not going to be walked over as a club”.
Barba dazzles as Sharks streak goes to 15
BEN Barba scored two tries and could have easily had four as the Cronulla superstar led the Sharks to their 15th win in a row, this time over an outclassed Newcastle.
Knights hooker delays surgery to tackle Ennis
KNIGHTS hooker Danny Levi was booked to have season-ending surgery 19 days ago. Instead, he is now preparing himself for one of the biggest challenges of his career..
Gagai putting pain in the past
IT was the image of devastation that brought home to fans the human side of rugby league. And two months on, Dane Gagai still struggles to talk about it.
The NRL clubs that don’t want Hayne
THE Titans have confirmed their interest, but which other NRL clubs loom as rivals – and who’s out of the running – in the race to sign Jarryd Hayne?
Shattering blow for Mata’utia and Knights
DON’T question Knights star Sione Mata’utia’s toughness again. The backrower played 20 minutes of Sunday’s loss to Melbourne with a fractured jaw.
SC rolling coverage: Barba on the boil
KEEP up to date with the SuperCoach action in our rolling coverage. Highlights, lowlights, injuries, judiciary dramas and talking points — it’s all here.
Knights hit hard by NRL charges
NEWCASTLE’s already stretched playing stocks have been further hit after three Knights players were hit with charges by the NRL’s match review committee.
How is your team set for the run home?
WITH the countdown to the finals hotting up Paul Crawley analyses the run home for every NRL team, while our experts give their top eight predictions.
Bellamy call sees Storm outlast gritty Knights
THE Knights put in a much improved performance against a Storm side that looked to be nursing an Origin hangover but couldn’t quite cause an upset.
Re-live: Thriller ends Eels’ finals chances
THE Panthers have overcome an 18-6 half time scoreline to edge out the Eels in a thriller at Pepper Stadium. Re-live all the action!
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