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Venue: Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan Crichton said his fresh combination with five-eighth Lachlan Lam was "building nicely", but he also enjoyed a great synergy with Walker, who replaced Drew Hutchison for the second half. One highlight of the youngsters performance was when he whizzed a pass to Crichton, then backed up to receive an offload and score. "It was very classy. Thats the thing, you watch him play and he plays with a lot of courage," Crichton said. "He throws thos...

Teenage wunderkind Joseph Suaalii marked his senior debut with a brace of tries to help North Sydney beat Canberra 26-18 in a NSW Cup trial at Seiffert Oval. Its not often that a pre-season reserve grade fixture rates much of a mention, but the curtain-raiser to the main Roosters-Raiders clash was perhaps more anticipated thanks to the 17-year-old. Suaalii scored in both halves for the Bears – the Roosters feeder team – as they overcame a half-time deficit, but was helped from the field wit...

Raiders prop Josh Papalii has welcomed a chance to put 100% of his focus back into rugby league after the recent rugby league fight night in which he made a winning debut in the boxing ring.

NRL Fantasy winners & losers from trial team lists Author Timestamp Share on social media NRL Fantasy coaches hunting for bargains have this week been given the biggest clue as to how each club is planning to line up this season, with all 16 teams naming strong line-ups for this weekends trial matches. So who are the winners and losers for Fantasy and which players should you be swapping into – or out of – your starting squad? NRL Trials - Week 3 Raiders: Cheapie Corey Harawira-Naera has n...

Big guns turn out for trial games.

Broncos The first three weeks of the season will be tough without the suspended Payne Haas but even when the Origin prop returns the Broncos still look undermanned upfront with David Fifita and Joe Ofahengaue moving on. The wooden spooners need young bucks Thomas Flegler and Patrick Carrigan to go to another level in 2021 and veteran Alex Glenn to stay injury-free and defy Father Time if new coach Kevin Walters is to restore pride at Red Hill. Behind the scenes with Tedesco, Sergis and little l...

A healthy woman who decided to go to the doctors after having terrifying nightmares she was dying was shocked discover she had advanced breast cancer. Carolann Bruce, now 51, says her dreams saved her life after they pushed her to get checked twice even after doctors told her they were 80 percent sure she didnt have cancer. The mum-of-two from Stockport, Lancashire, had been experiencing nightmares on a nightly basis starting in January 2011, which lasted for nearly a year and left her terrifie...

Troy Whittaker  looks at how Ryan James can rebuild his career at Canberra. As he nears an NRL return after almost two years out, Raiders recruit Ryan James believes he can recapture the form that drove him to the cusp of State of Origin. The former Titans prop has played just six matches – all at the start of 2019 – in the past two seasons due to back-to-back ACL injuries. But Canberra could have secured one of the buys of 2021 if the 29-year-old can stay fit and deliver somewhere near h...

A COUPLE have released their debut novel as part of a six-book fantasy series after working on it most nights in an office last year. An idea for a book sprung into Amy Mergas mind more than three years ago and she turned to her fiance Ryan James to help her shape the story. The pair, who live in Atherton, initially spent time working on the book at service station cafes but a year ago they hired office space on Bark Street in Bolton. After finishing their day jobs, they would then ...

Predictions for the 2021 NRL season A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size With just under six weeks out from the kick-off to the upcoming NRL season, I looked into the crystal ball for 2021 and conjured up some unabashed predictions for where clubs will place after the regular season, their most valuable player (MVP), how the finals series will play out, the Dally M recipient and Dally M team of the year. Ladde...