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[ad_1] Tigers legend Benny Elias has backed rookie coach Benji Marshall to pull off a minor miracle and end the club’s finals drought in his very first season. Marshall inherited the toughest job in the NRL 12 months early after Tim Sheens was axed but Elias believes the club’s prodigal son can finally turn things … Read more
[ad_1] Richmond was dealt a cruel double blow in the opening half of their first game back at the MCG for 2024 with two injury-prone stars forced off the ground. Dion Prestia’s rotten luck continued after the midfielder suffered yet another hamstring injury late in the first term. Prestia has not played a full season … Read more
[ad_1] Corey Oates’ Broncos career is at a crossroads as debate rages over whether the veteran winger has a right to feel hard done by for being repeatedly left out of the Brisbane side. The 29-year-old has scored 118 tries in 202 games, but just nine of those came last season and he has fallen … Read more
[ad_1] Twin bowling efforts across two states turned the shape of the Sheffield Shield season on its head on Tuesday as the decision to prepare wickets for results in both Tasmania and Victoria backfired on the hosts. Going into the game needing only a draw against South Australia to host the final, Tasmania, having secured … Read more
[ad_1] Oliver Bearman’s sudden Formula 1 debut at the weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix continues to shift the driver market landscape. The 18-year-old was on an uncertain road towards Formula 1 after his first inconclusive season in Formula 2 last year, but his sterling job substituting for the Scuderia appears to have put him back … Read more
[ad_1] The Roosters won’t be able to convince Joseph Suallii to backflip on his $5 million with Rugby Australia. That’s according to veteran journalist Phil Rothfield in the wake of reports the Roosters are working behind the scenes to get the young gun out of the deal. Suallii has signed a three-year contract with RA … Read more
[ad_1] The Roosters are set to receive a huge boost with a superstar recruit firming for a Round 2 return in the backline. The Dragons are set to welcome two quality forwards into their pack after a strong performance against the Titans. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are set for a backline reshuffle that could see Bronson … Read more
[ad_1] Souths have stood by Latrell Mitchell in the face of criticism of his outspoken response to Spencer Leniu’s racial slur towards Ezra Mam as Brad Fittler weighed in on the commentary from players. Mitchell has been active on social media standing up for Mam and Indigenous people affected by racism and called for a … Read more
[ad_1] Anthony Mundine has taken to social media to claim Spencer Leniu’s “monkey” remark to Broncos star Ezra Mam is “not racism”. Leniu apologised to Mam when admitting Thursday that he directed the term at the Broncos playmaker during the Roosters win in Las Vegas. In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday night, Mundine … Read more
[ad_1] Knights coach Adam O’Brien has slammed his team after a 28-12 loss to Ricky Stuart’s Raiders that “lacked any sort of grit”. Newcastle were outclassed by the Raiders in front of their home crowd at McDonald Jones Stadium, failing to stave off a surge that saw Canberra score four tries in 32 minutes. Speaking … Read more