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Hopoate holds hope for his Bulldogs future AAP 3 hrs ago Scott Bailey © Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS Will Hopoate (c) is in the dark about his NRL future but still hopeful of remaining with Canterbury. Stand-in Canterbury captain Will Hopoate still holds hope of being part of the Bulldogs' all-star backline next year, despite claiming he is in the dark about his future. Hopoate is at serious risk of being squeezed out of the Bulldogs' roster, coming off contract this year and with two new backs coming to the club. After signing Nick Cotric and Corey Allan for this season, Jo...

The Wests Tigers are hoping Jackson Hastings can have a similar impact to Canberra’s signing of English stars Josh Hodgson and Elliott Whitehead by becoming a circuit breaker for the club’s recruitment ambitions. After falling short in attempts to sign the likes of Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr, the Tigers have been forced to target young talent for their rebuilding program but recent results are testing the patience of the club’s hierarchy. The worst start to a season since former Parramatta CEO Denis Fitzgerald predicted in 1999 that “two struggling clubs getting together” w...

The Sharks did their best to lose the game by bombing at least half a dozen tries, including a hat-trick of botched chances in the first half by winger Mawene Hiroti, but they were still coming for their rivals in the dying seconds. A major talking point will be the bell-ringer by Sharks enforcer Siosifa Talakai that left Bulldogs bench forward Matt Doorey out on his feet. Talakai was placed on report and sin-binned in the 25th minute as replays showed him launching his right shoulder into Doorey. At no stage did he attempt to wrap his arms around Doorey. A whacking sound rang out around Nest...

An emotional Trent Barrett labelled Canterbury’s first win under his coaching as arguably the best of his career after the Bulldogs created history by becoming the first club to use the NRL’s new 18th man rule in Saturday night’s18-12 defeat of Cronulla. Barrett was in tears at full-time as he embraced Canterbury players on the sideline and he praised their courage and resolve to repeatedly repel the Sharks despite losing forwards Chris Smith and Matt Doorey in the first half and hooker Brad Deitz late in the match. With Sharks forward Siosifa Talakai sin-binned for a shoulder charge th...

Jason McCawley/Getty Images Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett labelled his team's win the best he had been involved in, as a coach or player. “That's the best win I've been involved in in my coaching career, even as a player,” Barrett said. “That was so important not just to the players, but our club, our fans, our members, and everything. Really proud of them. They showed a lot of resolve, determination, grit and care for the club.” However, the game will likely be remembered for another reason. Almost three weeks after the NRL rushed in a rule that allows teams to bring in an extra m...