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Anthony Breeze THE Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) coaching merry-go-round has been in full swing over the off-season with only one club retaining their coach from 2020. Reigning RLI premiers Brothers are the only club that have not appointed someone different to coach their side this year. Jason Connors will again take the reins. Connors is a master tactician who uses all the skills and knowledge he gained on the field as a champion halfback. He passes that onto the players under his guidance. Tactical player and coach Jason Connors. Connors always has a game plan to beat an opposition te...

Premium Content Subscriber only HAVING an NRL team with strong Ipswich ties will strengthen a valuable connection being forged in the region this season. Promising South East Queensland school and club footballers will be among the beneficiaries. As the recently revealed Brisbane Jets NRL bid continues to gain momentum, Ipswich Jets CEO Richard Hughes has offered the Queensland Cup club's full support. That includes backing the tremendous work Jets chairman Steve Johnson has done over more than a decade. "Fingers crossed (the NRL approves the West Brisbane Jets for the 17th licence),'' H...

Michael Nunn THE Ipswich Jets season is about to take off and it will start with a trial against the Sunshine Coast Falcons at the Coast on February 20. The Jets Intrust Super Cup side then play Souths Logan in Ipswich before ending the pre-season with the PNG Hunters at the North Ipswich Reserve on March 6. Jets head strength and conditioning coach Jonathan Dore was adamant the work has been done in the pre-season. "Our testing shows we are ahead of this time last year and that's testament to the players who worked hard last year," Dore said. "What is going to be interesting is the ne...

New Jets NRL bid could soar above rivals A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size It’s the marriage we didn’t expect. One’s a marketing venture boasting big sponsors but missing a passionate history. The other’s a community approach tapping into a growing population area but without a tangible identity. Both have been jostling for the right to call themselves Queensland’s fourth NRL team for over ten years now. But the new Brisbane Jets bid for NRL expansion, formed by a merger of the Brisbane Bombers...

Fans and members of the public will help choose the name of the NRL's 17th team if the Redcliffe Dolphins are given the nod to join the competition in 2023. The Dolphins are vying with Brisbane Firehawks, backed by Easts Tigers, and the combined Brisbane Bombers-Western Corridor bid, which is headed by Ipswich Jets chairman Steve Johnson, to become the city's second NRL team. With the Dolphins, Tigers and Jets being long-time rivals in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup, Redcliffe officials are aware of the need to find a new name to ensure they appeal to fans and sponsors beyond the peninsula in Br...