Hasler signs new two-year deal to remain Bulldogs coach
Canterbury have announced the re-signing of NRL coach Des Hasler for another two years, keeping him at Belmore until the end of the 2019 season.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Canterbury have announced the re-signing of NRL coach Des Hasler for another two years, keeping him at Belmore until the end of the 2019 season.
Facing the prospect of being without Greg Inglis and Josh Dugan for next month's one-off Test against New Zealand, there could be a selection from left field to help fill the breach.
The returning Bulldogs halfback says most coaches would love to have Hasler's record.
Kieran Foran's phone was seized by police as he arrived in Sydney last week, confirmed New Zealand Warriors chief Jim Doyle.
A salary cap of $9.59 million has been proposed by the NRL for next season but pay talks are set to drag on, with players' demands for a guaranteed share of revenue not being delivered in the governing body's financial offer for the next five years.
Clubs were taken aback on Thursday when they were told the NRL would need them to each contribute $178,000 for the next seven years to support the NRL's new website and digital network.
Former Wests Tigers centre Tim Simona was charged by police on Wednesday in relation to his dealings with charities.
They are the forgotten Tigers. The dozen or more players who are off-contract at the end of the season at Concord but don't qualify for membership of the so-called "big four".
Dozens of the game's leading players emerged on Monday night declaring it was "essential" that the NRL agree to give them a fixed share of the code's revenue in pay talks, saying they hoped their objectives could be achieved civilly.
Paul Gallen wants Jack Bird to remain at Cronulla but has taken a pragmatic view as decision time looms large for his fast-rising teammate, saying if the premiers were to lose only one of their off-contract players, it could be seen as a good result.
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