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[ad_1] The first ‘Team List Tuesday’ of 2024 is officially here with clubs unleashing new recruits and naming some of their biggest stars for week one of the Pre-season Challenge. Returning Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been named in the centres, while Chanel Harris-Tavita will play his first game after a one-year hiatus. Blake Taaffe … Read more
[ad_1] Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua has requested an immediate release from North Queensland with an eye to rejoining the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Leilua debuted for the Dragons in 2016 and played 43 games for the club before stints with the Tigers and most recently the Cowboys. According to The Daily Telegraph, Leilua is keen … Read more
[ad_1] The start of the 2024 season is just under a month away with a historic double header in Las Vegas. But with teams to feature in trial games over the next three weekends, there’s still a bit to play out in terms of clubs figuring out their Round 1 line-ups. The Bulldogs will give … Read more
[ad_1] NRL pre-season games have arrived and every year a new crop of emerging stars stamp their mark and push for higher honours with trail blazing performances. The 2023 pre-season challenge unearthed a number of regular first graders including J’maine Hopgood, Alofiana Khan-Pereira and Isaiya Katoa. Hopgood went on to become an integral figure in … Read more
[ad_1] Tigers forward Stefano Utoikamanu has stated his commitment to the club, despite holding a clause in his contract that will allow him to sign with another team if the Tigers miss the finals in 2024. On the back of two consecutive wooden spoons, the smart money would suggest the Tigers won’t be playing finals … Read more
[ad_1] Queensland coach Billy Slater has named four uncapped players in his 34-man Maroons squad that will come together for a pre-season camp this weekend. Broncos star five-eighth Ezra Mam, Roosters halfback Sam Walker, Titans backrower Beau Fermor and Cowboys forward Heilum Luki were all named. Mam, 21, enjoyed a breakout season in 2023 and … Read more
[ad_1] Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown admits his career has been summed up by inconsistency to date as he aims to stay in contests for the full 80 minutes every week in 2024. Brown was candid with The Sydney Morning Herald, stating he has areas of his game that need urgent attention. “One-hundred per cent, I … Read more
[ad_1] The North Queensland Cowboys’ axing of Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend as captains have raised questions on whether the club is feeling a salary cap pinch. On Sunday, Cowboys coach Todd Payten “made a long-term decision” to replace Taumalolo and Townsend with Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden to become the team’s new co-captains. Taumalolo … Read more
[ad_1] The Las Vegas season opening games are just over a month away and every NRL coach will be desperate to make the right selection calls ahead of Round 1. Some clubs, like Raiders and Rabbitohs, will be without key players to start the season due to suspensions carried over from 2023. While others have … Read more
[ad_1] NRL players are channelling their inner Muhammad Ali this summer, churning out the blood, sweat and tears to become their own version of ‘the greatest’. The legendary boxer always claimed his fights were won long before he stepped under those bright lights and into the ring. Ali emphasised his bouts were decided on the … Read more