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Full squads: Round 23 NRL teams
CHECK out the full Round 23 NRL team lists plus expert SuperCoach analysis here.
League Central TV: Hayne Plane v Teddy
LEAGUE CENTRAL TV: Jarryd Hayne is set to take on James Tedesco as the battle for bragging rights as NSW’s superior fullback begins.
NRL Early Mail: Hayne dilemma, Austin likely
GET all the latest team news and talking points ahead of Tuesday’s team announcements in the Round 23 edition of NRL Early Mail.
‘Sh-thouse!’: Cooper slams Cowboys
NORTH Queensland forward Gavin Cooper has pulled no punches when asked about his team’s performance in the defeat to Wests Tigers.
NRL Lowdown: Raiders rampage continues
WHO starred, who struggled, who’s on the fringe, who’s on the outer, who passed and who failed?
Get the very best analysis from our team of experts in the Round 22 edition of the NRL Lowdown.
Teddy’s stunner clinches Tigers upset
A CONTROVERSIAL try to James Tedesco sealed it. But it was the Wests Tigers tenacity that won it, downing the Cowboys in the biggest upset of 2016 at Leichhardt.
Tigers v Cowboys: Five things we learned
JOHNATHAN Thurston was hardly awarded any opportunities in his return from a hamstring injury, with the Tigers silencing the Cowboys’ star playmaker.
Cowboys let top-four spot slip in Tigers upset
THE Cowboys’ chances of enjoying a home final this year are in jeopardy, after the reigning premiers crashed out of the top four.
SC rolling coverage: Late surge saves JT
KEEP up to date with the weekend’s SuperCoach action. Highlights, lowlights, injuries, judiciary dramas and talking points — it’s all here.
JT looking to end unlikely Tigers hoodoo
WESTS are bracing for the Cowboys to roll out Johnathan Thurston as the Maroons ace attempts to fix the worst individual playing record in NRL history.
Bennett slams Broncos door on Walters
WAYNE Bennett has sensationally backflipped on plans to bring Kevin Walters back to the Broncos, leaving the Maroons coach shocked at the decision.
Big task faces Littlejohn and Tigers
JACK Littlejohn will line up in just his seventh NRL game and he faces the challenge of playing arguably the game’s best ever halfback Johnathan Thurston.
Cowboys hell bent on top four
LACHLAN Coote says the Cowboys are desperate to make the top four as they continue their push for back to back premierships.
Horror record proves Tigers a thorn in Thurston’s side
SPORT CONFIDENTIAL 2: Johnathan Thurston will be doing Wests Tigers a big favour if he plays at Leichhardt on Sunday. Yes, that’s right, if JT PLAYS.
Raiders backed to snap Sharks streak
PUNTERS fancy Risky Stuart’s exciting Raiders to end the Sharks’ unbeaten streak in today’s heavyweight match-up at Southern Cross Group Stadium.
Perfect 8 jackpot cracks $100k
THE Perfect 8 jackpot now sits at a HUGE $100,000 this week. That’s serious cash on the line when it only takes two minutes to select a team. P8 guru Trent Copeland is here to help.
Furner set to quit Cowboys
COWBOYS assistant coach David Furner is set to quit North Queensland to take up a position with South Sydney.
NSW facing finals humiliation
NEW South Wales is facing its biggest embarrassment in NRL history with the possibility of only two clubs from the Harbour City featuring in the finals.
Cowboys re-sign rising star as Dogs lurk
THE Cowboys have staved off an attempted poaching raid from the Bulldogs to retain boom threequarter Javid Bowen.
How Lolo became a leader
THE man himself wasn’t sure if he could do it but the Cowboys are convinced that Jason Taumalolo has developed into one of the club’s leaders.
Every team’s run home to the NRL finals
THE finals are just around the corner and with five weeks left to snag a spot in the top eight we take a look at your team’s run to September.
’We could have beaten any other team in the NRL’
RAY Thompson believes the Cowboys outfit that lost to Melbourne Storm on Saturday could have beaten any other team in the NRL.
Refs showed skipper Scott no respect
MICHAEL Morgan has hit out at referees for ignoring skipper Matt Scott, asking if Johnathan Thurston would have got the same treatment.
5 things we learned from Cowboys-Storm
THEY did their best but the Cowboys just couldn’t topple the Storm without Johnathan Thurston. Here’s five things we learned from their 16-8 defeat.
Cows fail to weather Storm without JT
THE Storm managed to down the depleted Cowboys last night but the referees were once again in the spotlight with North Queensland taking aim at Ben Cummins.
Cowboys chasing Storm wrecking ball
THE Cowboys have set their sights on a replacement for James Tamou — Melbourne wrecking ball Jordan McLean.
Winterstein ready to battle Baby Folau
ANTONIO Winterstein admits he has a huge challenge on his hands in containing the man some have dubbed the next Israel Folau — Melbourne flyer Suliasi Vunivalu.
Cowboys keep Storm guessing over JT
THE pre-finals mind games have started with the Cowboys keeping Melbourne guessing over Johnathan Thurston’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster.
Vote: What is league’s best retro jersey?
WHAT is the best retro rugby league jersey? We take a journey back to a time where mullets flowed as free as the beers at fulltime in the sheds to find out.
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CRONULLA’s push for a maiden premiership could be overshadowed by revelations almost half the 2011 squad have launched legal action against the club.
What’s wrong NRL has ‘lost touch with the fans’
A FORMER NRL director claims the game’s governing body “lacks common sense, is too PC and has no feel for the game”
Finals Could a stomach bug cost the Sharks $100,000
CRONULLA star Michael Ennis is expected to be fit to play this weekend but his stomach bug could already have cost the Sharks the minor premiership.
Paul Kent Greenberg can’t be a bystander: Kent
THE NRL has done little to protect the game’s integrity — now three games are now under investigation. And the CEO is invisible, writes PAUL KENT.
Lowdown Full squads: Round 23 NRL teams
CHECK out the full Round 23 NRL team lists plus expert SuperCoach analysis here.
Rookie Cleary looking to make history
PENRITH are hoping that Nathan Cleary can become the youngest premiership halfback history as they continue to walk the finals tightrope.
SuperCoach POD Watch Round 23: Holy Moses!
MITCH Moses and Moses Mbye revealed themselves as genuine POD options down the stretch of the SuperCoach season.
Talent Don’t burden Cleary with hype, Brown warns
NATHAN Cleary needs time, experience — but not the expectation that he will be NSW’s future halfback, says Knights coach Nathan Brown.
