Knights hooker ready to make up for lost time
FOUR years after his fleeting NRL career at Newcastle was brutally cut short, Chris Adams has spent the past week preparing himself for an unlikely second chance.
FOUR years after his fleeting NRL career at Newcastle was brutally cut short, Chris Adams has spent the past week preparing himself for an unlikely second chance.
KEY forwards Bodene Thompson and Jacob Lillyman have been ruled out of the Warriors’ clash against the Sea Eagles on Saturday.
WAYNE Bennett’s Origin resting policy to be tested, Ashley Taylor to return for the Titans and Cameron Munster expected to be named for the Storm.
NEWCASTLE five-eighth Jarrod Mullen looks set to finally return from cursed run with injury that left him contemplating his future in the game.
TEAMS at the top are flying, but it’s a very different story for strugglers led this week by the Dragons. See how your team’s travelling in the NRL Lowdown.
GET all the latest team news ahead of Tuesday’s team announcements in the Round 18 edition of NRL Early Mail.
KNIGHTS coach Nathan Brown believes former Kangaroos winger Sione Mata’utia has the potential to make a spectacular transition into a backrower.
WHEN Jordan Rapana went down clutching a dislocated shoulder early in the game, he had no right to be walking off the field at the end of the game the hero.
A WOEFUL performance from the Rabbitohs made them easy pickings for the reigning premiers as the Cowboys cruised to a 20-point win. Re-live all the Sunday NRL action!
HIS club is in danger of finishing as one of the worst-performed teams in the past 50 years. But Newcastle coach Nathan Brown won’t settle for a short-term fix.
KEEP up to date with the weekend’s SuperCoach action in our Round 16 rolling coverage. Highlights, lowlights, injuries, judiciary dramas and talking points — it’s all here.
UP to a dozen of the NRL’s biggest names remain without a contract for 2017 as the June 30 transfer deadline looms. Check out the players off contract at your club.
WE COULD say it was superhuman. We could say you’ve never see anything like it. But we’ll let you make up your own minds by checking out this freak try.
DANE Gagai will move to the wing for Newcastle this week in an effort to continue his fine try-scoring form from State of Origin.
GET all the latest team news ahead of Tuesday’s team announcements in the Round 16 edition of NRL Early Mail.
FORMER match review committee boss Greg McCallum believes NRL clubs need to start regularly challenging minor offences rather than accepting early pleas and leaving players with carry-over points.
WITH half of the 2016 season officially in the bag we look back at the first 14 rounds for the best matches of the season so far.
THE NRL has taken another step towards the sale of the Newcastle Knights, forming a committee to make a recommendation on the transition of ownership at the club.
WITH voting soon to go behind closed doors there are three players tied at the top of the Dally M leaderboard.
WHO starred, who struggled and who’s the next man up? Find out how your team is faring in the Round 14 edition of the NRL Lowdown.
WITH Origin set to tear teamlists apart yet again, get all the latest team news in the Round 15 edition of NRL Early Mail.
WARRIORS flyer David Fusitua fished the game with four tries as the visitors belted a disappointing Newcastle side on Saturday afternoon.
FOOTY FORM: Newcastle have only won three of 15 games at home recently, can they improve that record today?
THE first few days in Newcastle have been something of a culture shock for recent recruit Brendan Elliot.
THE Knights have been sweating on signing Mitch Barnett for more than a month and Nathan Brown reckons he has plenty to offer the side’s young pack.
THE Knights are poised to announce the mid-season signings of Roosters centre Brendan Elliot and Raider Mitchell Barnett to bolster their injury-ravaged squad.
KEEP up to date with the weekend’s SuperCoach action in our weekend rolling coverage.
AKUILA Uate’s decision to knock back overtures to play rugby overseas may have backfired with the Fijian flyer facing a battle to save his Knights Knights.
MATT Scott bounced back to his brilliant best as the Cowboys compounded Newcastle’s woes with a 46-16 drubbing in Townsville on Saturday night.
NEWCASTLE legend Matt Johns has backed coach Nathan Brown’s decision to drop Aku Uate to reserve grade, saying the senior players ‘need to lift’.
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