NRL 2023 crystal ball revisited: What our experts got right, wrong
From Jason Taumalolo playing Origin to Des Hasler’s shock return – we go back to see which NRL experts got their pre-season predictions right in the pre-season, and who got it wrong.
Dragons
Kangaroos name four debutants, Samoa star’s shock switch
Injuries and off-field scandals have forced Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga to name four debutants, while Samoa star Stephen Crichton lines up at five-eighth in the Pacific Championships Test.
‘Be naughty’: Woman ‘terrified’ by NRL star
A former NRL star who allegedly groped a woman’s bottom and asked her to be “naughty with me” is fighting the charge in court.
Why Jarome Luai is the NRL’s next million dollar man
Penrith star Jarome Luai is only weeks away from entering the $1 million club – but he will need to leave the Panthers. And there’s no shortage of suitors, writes Brent Read.
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Game over: Cowboys snap horror streak to end Dragons’ season
Their finals chances were slim heading into the game, but the Dragons top-eight hopes are over, as the Cowboys snapped a 10-game losing streak.
Bubble trouble: Dugan Sharks career coming to costly end
Fined $50,000 by the NRL for failing to comply with the game’s biosecurity protocols, Josh Dugan is now facing having the remainder of his Sharks contract torn up.
The Tackle: Star’s incredible excuse for ordinary act
Articulate, lucid, and personal, Corey Waddell presents as an intelligent man – so it is hard to explain his stupidity on the football field. Likes, Dislikes and votes from every match in round 23.
Masterclass leaves rivals’ dream in tatters
Inspired by two of their biggest stars, the Sydney Roosters polished off the Dragons on Sunday and returned to the top four.
Ready, Teddy, go: Chooks mount title charge
James Tedesco and teenage super-sub Sam Walker took it upon themselves to get the Roosters back into the top four.
De Belin ‘a good person and a good leader’
The Dragons coach has dubbed Jack de Belin a “good person and a good leader” after the club reportedly considered naming him captain.
Dead teams walking: What’s left in 2021 for also-rans?
Some NRL teams have suffered a nightmare 2021 campaign, but a premiership-winning coach insists there can be silver linings to be found at the end of a sorry season.
Ponga makes call on Knights future after crushing Watson exit
After the emotional exit of best mate Connor Watson, Knights star Kalyn Ponga has made up his mind about his future in Newcastle.
Transfer market: Bulldogs want Englishman to stay
Luke Thompson’s Canterbury teammates are hoping their English enforcer will remain a Bulldog, while the club is weighing up making a move for a former Origin playmaker.
‘Predictably unpredictable’: How Walker passes Cliffy class test
Like Cliff Lyons, Cody Walker was a late bloomer. And like the Manly legend, Walker is only getting better and better with age, writes Paul Crawley.
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