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Dragons fire as Bulldogs continue to falter

By Steve Jancetic - March 20th 2010 (16 hours ago)

St George Illawarra firmed as NRL premiership favourites after a Brett Morris hat-trick propelled the red and whites to a 26-6 win over Canterbury at WIN Stadium on Friday night.

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Souths sunk in extra time by Prince field goal

By David Beniuk - March 20th 2010 (16 hours ago)

South Sydney’s miserable start to the NRL season has continued with a heart-breaking golden point extra time 19-18 defeat at the hands of Gold Coast at ANZ Stadium.

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Steve Kaless

By Steve Kaless March 19th 2010

Another Dragons game on the box, so another date with my nemesis. If rugby league is all about rivalries, well, as they say, “it doesn’t get any bigger.”

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Fittler chews the fat with Bennett at Dragons

By David Beniuk - March 19th 2010

League legend Brad Fittler has bobbed up as an interested spectator at St George Illawarra training.

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Don’t pick Carney, Pearce, Smith urges selectors

By David Beniuk - March 19th 2010

Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith has moved to hose down talk young guns Todd Carney and Mitchell Pearce could be the solution to NSW’s State of Origin woes, calling on selectors to give them another year to prove themselves.

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Preview panel for round two

By AAP - March 19th 2010

NRL preview panel for this weekend’s round-two matches (all times AEDT).

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$100,000 plonked on Broncos to miss the top eight

By Wayne Heming - March 18th 2010

Brisbane’s first-up win over the Cowboys last weekend obviously failed to impress one big better who on Wednesday tossed $100,000 on the Broncos to miss the top eight.

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Past mistakes keep Carney in check

By Steve Jancetic - March 18th 2010

Rejuvenated bad boy Todd Carney says he won’t let a successful NRL return overshadow the enormity he faces in getting his life and career back on track.

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Dragons clash just what we need

By Steve Jancetic - March 18th 2010

Having lost to a side expected to battle it out for this year’s wooden spoon, Canterbury coach Kevin Moore claimed a meeting with NRL premiership contenders St George Illawarra was just the tonic for his ailing side.

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Tuqiri back in Origin picture after just one game

By Wayne Heming - March 17th 2010

Selectors’ chairman Des Morris believes Lote Tuqiri’s eye-catching NRL comeback for the Wests Tigers would have left Queensland coach Mal Meninga feeling all “warm and fuzzy”.

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Nothing wrong with Ryan tackle, says Elias

By David Beniuk - March 17th 2010

Balmain great Benny Elias has implored the Wests Tigers to fight Beau Ryan’s dangerous contact charge after the NRL club bizarrely bore the brunt of the disciplinary action out of Monday’s fiery clash with Manly.

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Bulldogs say ta-ta Te Maari

By Steve Jancetic - March 17th 2010 - (5)

Round One of the NRL belongs to the veterans

By Steve Kaless - March 16th 2010 - (19)

Cartwright sticks up for frustrated Bird

By Wayne Heming - March 16th 2010 - (0)

Ryles says hyped Bunnied will take time to fire

By Ben Horne - March 16th 2010 - (0)
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The weekend that will be in rugby league

By sportsfanslife.com March 19th 2010

Bulldogs prop Ben Hannant has approached the club and requested an early release from his contract on the grounds that he is homesick and wants to return to QLD.

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Who would win a fantasy Origin match?

By Jason Cave March 18th 2010

In 2008, as part of the Australian Rugby League centenary celebrations, the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League selected their teams of the century.

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A new attitude and a great beginning for the Roosters

By Alan Nicolea March 15th 2010

This time last year, the Sydney Roosters produced one of the most embarrassing performances in their rich history, falling meekly to rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs 52-12 at the SFS at the start of the 2009 NRL season.

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Russian rugby league at crisis point

By Harry Kimble March 15th 2010

Tas Baitieri, the international rugby league development manager, has been in Moscow to hold a meeting regarding the dire straits that Russian rugby league finds itself.

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The drink is on you, Roosters

By ScottWoodward.me March 15th 2010

If any young sportsman would like to see the benefits of giving up alcohol just have a look at a Roosters game. It occurred to me just after the Sydney Roosters had just defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 36 points to 10 that their three best players, Nat Myles, Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney had all given up the drink.

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A Knight to remember for Newcastle

By Alan Nicolea March 14th 2010

The Newcastle Knights 20-16 win over premiership fancies the Bulldogs will rank as one of the club’s greatest victories, given the tumultuous off season Rick Stone’s men had to endure in the lead up to season 2010.

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Parramatta cut down by Wayne Bennett

By ScottWoodward.me March 13th 2010

Wayne Bennett two, Daniel Anderson nil. St George Illawarra Dragons were primed for a first up win, while the Parramatta Eels were nowhere near prepared for the start of the season.

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Fired up Dragons lay platform for season

By Alan Nicolea March 13th 2010

One only has to look at the St George Illawarra Dragons opening set of the match against the Parramatta Eels to determine how the Red V will play against the majority of their NRL opponents in season 2010.

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NRL’s back! The Round Review Week One

By sportsfanslife.com March 12th 2010

The wait is almost over. Footy is back, and so is The Round Review: Your guide to the NRL. I know you’ve missed it…

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Broncos lose valuables but could still win it

By Ashleighsaunders March 12th 2010

The Brisbane Broncos have been hit hard after losing many valuable players since 2009, and will have to be forced to begin the 2010 season with an unbalanced lineup.

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Round 1 will be big but it could’ve been bigger

By M1tch March 12th 2010

The first round of the NRL season will be big, with the blockbuster matches of Parramatta versus St George Illawarra and the Broncos versus Cowboys. But, sadly, the NRL and clubs have missed the opportunity to really kick-off the season with a bang by hosting a massive double header at Homebush.

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Media should embrace world rugby league

By kiwiinoz March 11th 2010

Well, the season is about to start and all us NRL nuts cannot wait. We also have the “pleasure” of looking forward to the “champion” of our great game, Channel 9, running their Footy Show.

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Thank you Mr. Gallop, but your time is up

By Mitchell Byrne March 10th 2010

It’s been a pleasure Mr. Gallop, but your time is up. As we’ve all heard before the NRL is in for a challenging few years as it attempts to counter the AFL’s efforts to inhabit its base of Western Sydney, and many seem to believe that Gallop is the man to lead the charge.

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Give me Billy Slater over Hayne anyday

By rozamate March 9th 2010

The lead up to the NRL season has seen Jarryd Hayne’s face on the front and back pages of newspapers. It got me thinking, is Hayne really the best fullback Australia has to offer? Is he really is as good as the media has hyped him up to be?

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Channel 9 let the NRL down yet again

By M1tch March 8th 2010

After reading David Gyngell’s comments towards NRL CEO David Gallop over the weekend, I was shocked that a representative from Channel 9 would use the loyalty card while talking about Rugby League.

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Broncos will not buck come season 2010

By Alan Nicolea March 8th 2010

One of the many intriguing questions surrounding the upcoming NRL season surrounds whether or not the Brisbane Broncos will miss their first final series in eighteen years.

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Rugby league grows in war torn Middle East

By Corey March 5th 2010

Out of the most volatile areas in the world, we find an interesting paradox, growth amongst destruction. Although there are still shots thrown over the border of the Jordan, Lebanon and Israel, we find Rugby League is actually expanding.

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Frightening Senior was no challenge at all

By Andrew Sutherland March 3rd 2010 - (10)

What can Gallop do to clean up NRL’s image?

By The Roar March 2nd 2010 - (80)

Great ingredients for a great NRL TV ad

By M1tch March 1st 2010 - (8)

Canberra Raiders hardly wooden spoon material

By Alan Nicolea March 1st 2010 - (9)

Do teams really need new jerseys every year?

By The Roar February 27th 2010 - (32)

Would Thurston be a rugby superstar?

By The Roar February 26th 2010 - (55)

If you ran NRL, where would you put teams?

By Fivehole February 26th 2010 - (80)

West Australia needs an NRL team by 2013

By billiris February 24th 2010 - (48)

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