Knightmare: ‘Unhappy’ Ponga’s night to forget
Kalyn Ponga was meant to spark the Knights after a last-start defeat – instead he showered them with errors in a horror return from injury.
Kalyn Ponga was meant to spark the Knights after a last-start defeat – instead he showered them with errors in a horror return from injury.
Mitch Barnett was referred straight to the NRL judiciary for his hit on Chris Smith and now Knights coach Adam O’Brien has weighed in.
Mitch Barnett had one of the great brain snaps in rugby league against the Penrith Panthers and the Knights star has learned his fate.
Knights forward Mitch Barnett said he felt “horrible” after his shocking elbow on Penrith’s Chris Smith and will make changes to his game after copping a lengthy ban at the NRL judiciary.
NEW dad Korbin Sims will be hoping to force his way into the all-conquering Queensland side in 2016, even though the young prop was born and bred in NSW.
WHO are the young guns on the fast track to becoming household names? Paul Crawley has gone in search of the best young talent to look out for in 2016.
IT’S almost impossible to go back-to-back in the NRL nowadays and 2016 is shaping up as no different, writes Paul Crawley. There are 13 teams a realistic hope of making the eight.
THE player transfer merry-go-round has been in overdrive with the defections of Tim Lafai, Will Hopoate and possibly James Roberts. Tom Sangster names his best 17 for each club.
BRONCOS coach Wayne Bennett says rugby league will show better care for teenage players if plans to delay their graduation to first grade are adopted.
LINGERING ill-feeling between Trent Barrett and his ex-coach Nathan Brown means Manly v Newcastle will be the best NRL grudge match of next year.
THE biggest issues for every nrl club ahead of the 2016 season: can the Broncos bounce back, will BBQ help the Sharks sizzle and will Foran save the Eels?
NEWCASTLE Knights have shown coach Rick Stone the door following his side’s 46-point defeat at the hands of the Rabbitohs.
THE executive producer of 60 Minutes has revealed why Cameron Smith wasn’t approached to respond to Alex McKinnon’s emotional criticism.
JAKE Mamo has produced this unbelievable piece of magic to create a four-pointer out of absolutely nothing.
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