NRL hails most attacking start to season since 2018
More points have been scored in the opening two rounds of this season than in the history of the 16-team NRL competition.
Michael Chammas is a sports reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald
More points have been scored in the opening two rounds of this season than in the history of the 16-team NRL competition.
The NSW state government has put forward a development application that anticipates 30 NRL games per year will be played at the new Parramatta stadium though the Eels are the only club to have committed to the venue.
Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor was reluctant to delve into the level of betrayal by Tim Simona but admitted the disgraced centre's performances in 2016 hindered the club's chances of playing finals football.
Just when it looked safe to assume the Wests Tigers had addressed their woes of consistently being inconsistent, they produce a performance that once again raises more questions than answers.
Bryce Cartwright's week to forget got a whole lot worse at Campbelltown on Sunday afternoon, suffering a suspected fractured leg in Penrith's 36-2 victory over the Wests Tigers.
Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe has denied there is a "drugs culture" at the club after disgraced footballer Tim Simona's claims that his cocaine addiction began during the club's mad Monday celebrations three years ago.
NRL boss Todd Greenberg said he felt "sick in the stomach" after learning Tim Simona auctioned off jerseys that were meant to raise money for charity but pocketed the majority of the funds himself.
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Simona threw his NRL career away gambling on rugby league and walked away $400 out of pocket. Fairfax Media can reveal Simona placed $600 worth of bets on rugby league matches at an average of $12 per punt, winning just $200 from the bets that on Friday saw the Wests Tigers centre deregistered from the NRL indefinitely.
James Tedesco has set himself the goal of becoming the NRL's premier fullback by the end of the season, eyeing Darius Boyd's Australian No.1 jersey for the World Cup.
Ah, Robbie. You've done it again. He's not even at the Tigers, but Farah's still getting under the skin of his old club.
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