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Queensland enforcer Josh Papalii believes he can still hit hard and play aggressive rugby league having spent his three-week suspension adjusting his tackle height to avoid future on high contact bans.
Rising playmaker Jake Averillo produced the best game of his young NRL career to help end Canterbury's five-match losing streak with a 28-6 upset win over St George Illawarra at Stadium Australia on Monday. The Bulldogs were at their giant-killing best against a Dragons outfit that lacked any real urgency or desire to back up their mammoth win against the Broncos last week, causing huge concerns for Anthony Griffin. Averillo scored two tries and kicked six goals to guide the Belmore outfit around the paddock, while Jeremy Marshall-King's return after a three-month foot injury also proved pivotal in the boilover.
New South Wales has run riot in the opening game of the 2021 State of Origin series, scoring a state-record 50-6 victory over Queensland and ruining a momentous night for the Maroons in the first match to be played in regional Australia. A COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria meant that it was not possible for the […]
Both Canberra coach Ricky Stuart and Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett raised major concerns over the future of the sport after 10 players were sent from the field in the first three games of Magic Round. âItâs a contact sport,â Barrett said, despite benefiting from Jack Wighton being sin-binned and Josh Papalii being sent off. âItâs pretty hard not to touch anyoneâs head when youâre trying to tackle someone. Itâs impossible not to. Bearing in mind most of us coaches played as well. I know Iâm going to get hit in the head occasionally. Iâm fine with that.
FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn9 hours ago NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo says there will be no apologies for the high tackle crackdown that has overshadowed Magic Round. Eight players were sin-binned from two games on Friday and four were sent for 10 minutes across three Saturday matches at Suncorp Stadium, after an NRL demand that referees more forcefully stamp out contact with the head. Canberra's Josh Papalii was sent off for a shoulder-to-face hit on Canterbury's Tuipulotu Katoa and is now facing a ban of three-to-five games, meaning he's set to miss the State of Origin opener. The head-high crackdown has in-principle support across much of rugby league but the refereeing blitz has dominated discussion on a showpiece weekend.
FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn7 days ago The Raiders dug deep and overcame a shock send-off and sin bin to end their losing streak with a 20-18 Magic Round win over the Bulldogs. Canberra wrecking ball Josh Papalii was sent off and Jack Wighton was sin-binned in a dramatic second half that threatened to extend their winless streak to six games. The match followed the script early on for Canberra, with the Green Machine dominating possession and the Bulldogs unable to find their way over the try-line when it counted. Ex-Bulldog Corey Harawira-Naera got the Raiders on the board first after finishing a super sequence of play down the right flank as George Williams found himself in acres of space following a Papalii offload. The Englishman then slotted a penalty goal from right in front after a high tackle.
One of the game's most famous rivalries has some added spice now that the Bulldogs have broken their drought for 2021 and will be walking that little bit taller this week. The win over Cronulla on Saturday night was an emotional one for coach Trent Barrett and his players, who have stuck together in the face of plenty of criticism during the first six rounds. They face a far more daunting task against the high-flying Eels but there's nothing quite like a win to lift confidence and Barrett is sure to have his men primed for a big effort. Bulldogs v Eels
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Bulldog brain explosion helps Cowboys to strike back-to-back Cowboys have made it two wins on the trot but they remain far from a polished product Rugby League by Matthew Elkerton Premium Content Subscriber only JACK Hetherington's hothead became explosive at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, leaving the Bulldogs at the mercy of the Cowboys and igniting a stale clash between the two spoon contenders. The visitors were left a man down for the final quarter of the game after he levelled Cowboys fullback Valentine Holmes with a careless swinging arm in the 30-18 loss. It was an ugly incident which left Holmes visibly shaken on the ground, and referee Ashley Klein wasted little time before pointing the way to the dressing rooms.