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Mike Colman runs his expert eye over all 16 teams ahead of the new season Will premiers Melbourne Storm struggle without legend Cameron Smith? Can veteran coach Wayne Bennett snag his 8th career premiership at Souths? How will the new rules affect the players and the speed of the game? Find out where your team will finish BEFORE you put your Round 1 tips in
With the NRL season quick approaching, it’s time to delve into some much needed power rankings. Who has recruited well, who has kept some fire power and who dwindled away their shot at the eight? 9. Sea Eagles Turbo Tom Trbojevic returning is the major reason this team could push for top-eight honours. Injuries and […]
The start of a new season brings the fresh hope for players, coaches and fans that if everything goes to plan a premiership could be just seven months away. For modern masters Melbourne, who’ve won two of the past four grand finals, the stress levels heading into 2021 will be considerably lower than those at Parramatta, where a premiership has eluded them since Ray Price and Michael Cronin went out winners in 1986. Back-to-back premiers in 2018-19, the Roosters know what it takes to get to September and perform at their peak on the big stage so they’ll enter their campaign more relaxed th...
Newcastle go into their 2021 season opener against the Bulldogs at McDonald Jones Stadium with star recruit Tyson Frizell in their pack and a finals campaign under their belts but lacking all-important momentum. The Knights suffered a third successive defeat in their only 2021 trial against Melbourne, capping a sequence stretching back to their round 20 loss to the Titans which features heavy losing margins of 20 (Storm), 26 (Rabbitohs) and 30 points (Titans). To add injury to insult Newcastle look certain to be without gun fullback Kalyn Ponga until possibly round four. Canterbury, on the ot...
With most clubs running near full-strength line-ups for the final weekend of pre-season trail matches on the weekend, NRL Fantasy coaches got some valuable clues for which players are hitting top form ahead of round one.