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And now the Bunnies, in their green and red hoops with black accessories. Rabbitohs fans seem outnumbered in the stands to my eye.
Manly are out first onto the Suncorp Stadium turf. They’re in their traditional maroon and white. Plenty of fans cheering them out.
Continue reading...The Kid is now the coach, with Billy Slater confirmed as Queensland’s new State of Origin mentor. The champion fullback, a key member of the Maroons’ most successful Origin dynasty, was named coach on a two-year deal on Friday.
He replaces Paul Green after the NRL premiership-winning mentor’s exit earlier this month following just one series at the helm. The job is Slater’s first in coaching since his retirement as a player in 2018.
Continue reading...Lawyer of former NRL star says sexual assault victim has filed an ‘embarrassingly hopeless’ case
The woman Jarryd Hayne was convicted of raping has filed an “embarrassingly hopeless” case against the jailed former NRL star, his lawyer has told a New South Wales court.
The victim, a woman aged in her late 20s, is claiming damages for battery and assault in the NSW supreme court after Hayne was convicted of sexual assault in March. He is appealing that conviction.
Continue reading...Penrith have been fined $25,000 and trainer Pete Green suspended for the rest of the season for allegedly breaching NRL rules in Saturday night’s controversial semi-final win over Parramatta.
On Tuesday the NRL handed down a breach notice to the Panthers and head trainer Green, who stopped play to attend to hooker Mitch Kenny in the 76th minute of Saturday’s game in Mackay.
Continue reading...And they’re joined by the Panthers in - for mine - the best kit in the NRL. Top to toe in black with accents of colour. Lovely stuff.
Out jog Sterling’s Parramatta in their familiar blue and gold.
Continue reading...The Roosters walk out into the balmy Queensland night air in their predominately white change strip with blue trim.
It is warm and clear on Queensland’s central coast at the end of a beautiful dry sunny day. An onshore breeze may need to be accounted for off the kicking tee.
Continue reading...The Sydney newspaper ran a front-page story titled ‘Rub Out the Grubs’ referring to calls for players facing serious criminal charges to be suspended from playing
Jack de Belin has dropped a defamation claim over a front-page story titled “Rub Out The Grubs” after the Daily Telegraph withdrew any suggestion the NRL forward was guilty of sexual assault.
The February 2019 article reported on Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga’s call for de Belin and other players who were then facing serious criminal charges to be banned from playing until the charges were resolved.
Continue reading...Penrith, in all black, return the kick-off towards the Rabbitohs, decked out tonight in the white-trimmed version of their famous green and red uniform.
A warm hazy day in North Queensland is giving way to a mild, dry evening. There is a brisk easterly breeze but it didn’t cause any issues for the Roosters or Titans earlier on.
Continue reading...Ryan Papenhuyzen will one to watch tonight. Craig Bellamy spoke about his star fullback’s disrupted season during the week. “He’s obviously lost a bit of confidence and had a fair few doubts,” Bellamy said. “The injury that he had was obviously pretty severe and he had six or seven weeks where he didn’t do much physically or fitness-wise. He’s had three starting games now so he should be getting back to his peak physically and I think we saw a little bit of that last week. Hopefully after what he’s been through he’s really confident in what he’s doing now and is ready to go on Friday night.”
It’s warm, dry, and pretty still on the Sunshine Coast tonight. Glorious conditions under lights.
Continue reading...Suncorp Stadium will host decider after NSW government admits defeat amid state’s Covid outbreak
The first NRL grand final in the game’s 114-year history to be played outside Sydney will be held at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium after the New South Wales government admitted defeat in its hopes of hosting the title decider amid the current Covid outbreak.
In a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon, the NRL said an agreement had been reached with the Queensland government to host the remainder of the finals series, including the preliminary finals and the grand final on 3 October.
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