"Real news", Des? You don't beat Craig Bellamy and Melbourne in the opening round. Not now. Not ever. Probably not again.

​Canterbury coach Des Hasler has channelled his inner Donald Trump to rubbish suggestions he's on the outer with the NRL club.

Canterbury will need to end one of the NRL's most remarkable streaks if they are to get their 2017 campaign off to a winning start against Melbourne.

Des Hasler has taken the leash off Moses Mbye and Josh Reynolds – now watch them run.

Canterbury captain James Graham says players will continue to be frustrated when they are forced from the field with head knocks, but believes the NRL should be lauded for implementing protocols that protect them from themselves.

Brett Morris knows this wasn't the way the story was meant to go. Signed to the Bulldogs as a representative player on a long-term deal to wear the No.1 jersey, things haven't gone to script for one of the most prolific try-scorers of the modern era.

Kerrod Holland looks set to secure a starting spot in the Canterbury line-up after a stellar performance in the Bulldogs' four-point NRL trial game win over Melbourne.

Canterbury captain James Graham has made the stark admission the renowned September specialists may have crumbled under the pressure of expectation during their meek finish to last season.

With 17 days remaining until the start of the 2017 NRL season, Michael Chammas looks at pre-season form and the big questions confronting your club.

Penrith young gun Te Maire Martin has hinted he's ready to fire this season after setting up his side's 20-10 NRL trial win over Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground.

Don't blame Des, blame us. That's the message from Canterbury's Josh Reynolds, who has come to learn that anything short of a premiership at the Bulldogs is considered a failure.

​Moses Mbye is out to prove he's the man to inherit Johnathan Thurston's coveted Queensland jersey during Friday's NRL All Stars match.

Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds has sympathised with Bulldogs fans who have lashed out at the club for yet another poor showing at the NRL Auckland Nines.

The NRL has warned Canterbury it will not receive its $110,000 appearance fee if they continue to rest stars David Klemmer and Josh Reynolds at the Auckland Nines.

Canterbury do not want to relive 2016 any time soon. But Josh Jackson says the turmoil of last season is driving Canterbury this pre-season.

There are comebacks. And then there is the return Chase Stanley is embarking upon.

Manly has snared out-of-favour Bulldogs forward Lloyd Perrett.

Canterbury's inability to offload out-of-favour forward Lloyd Perrett is the reason the club breached the salary cap this year.

Aiden Tolman has inked a three-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2020.