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Dugan admits ‘error in judgment’
JOSH Dugan has conceded a boozy session five days before Origin III was a mistake but said he and Blake Ferguson had been made ‘the scapegoats’ for NSW’s defeat.
Listen SuperCoach podcast: Teams round 20
THE byes are over, but SuperCoaches are still in damage control following injuries to Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii, Curtis Scott and Jake Friend.
Where the Dragons have gone wrong
NRL DAILY: Jack de Belin says St George Illawarra’s form slump has coincided with his side playing as individuals and it’s time to put the team first again.
Culture blues Why Blues duo didn’t see the problem
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan had an afternoon on the drink. No big deal. But viewed under a different light, it changes. They need to see the big picture, writes PAUL KENT.
Exclusive Fifita unaware of Daley’s bench plan
CONFUSION reigned in NSW Origin camp with revelations coach Laurie Daley never told Andrew Fifita of aborted plans to move him to the bench.
At last Panthers boost as Cartwright returns
BRYCE Cartwright has joined the star-studded Penrith cavalry returning just in time for the club’s late-season charge.
Comment Dramas prove Origin camps too long
DAVID RICCIO: Why do the world’s best players need 10 days to prepare for a game which is a guaranteed sellout and the most-watched show of the year?
Longevity Why B-Moz walked away from Blues
BEFORE he put his body through the Origin wringer one last time, Brett Morris weighed up whether to quit rep football for the sake of his club career.
Rabbit’s foot Crichton soldiers on with broken foot
ANGUS Crichton has been playing with a fractured foot the past month but will play on to prevent South Sydney limping home over the back end of the season.
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Anticipation Suncorp wants Super League clash
SUNCORP Stadium is seeking an English opponent to play the Broncos in a pre-season World Club Series match next year.
Mal defends stars’ Origin pub trip
KANGAROOS coach Mal Meninga has taken a surprising stance on two NSW Blues stars’ controversial pub trip.
Back Will Ponga return to NRL?
COWBOYS fans could get one last look at Kalyn Ponga before he departs to Newcastle with the exciting youngster pushing for an NRL recall.
Rabbit’s foot Crichton soldiers on with broken foot
ANGUS Crichton has been playing with a fractured foot the past month but will play on to prevent South Sydney limping home over the back end of the season.
Camp chaos NSW accused of hiding drunk players
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan were still so drunk the day after an alcohol-fuelled bender during a NSW Blues camp team staff hid them from the media, Ray Hadley has revealed.
Blues crisis NSW Origin loss shows a culture gone wrong
EVERYTHING we believed is a fraud. The strides made in the Blues’ culture, the players’ belief in what it meant to play for NSW — all just a puff of smoke, live blog with PAUL KENT.
Disappointment Booze bros: Duges and Fergo at it again
THE NSW Blues are to investigate claims Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan broke from team camp before Origin III to go on an alcohol-fuelled bender in scenes reminiscent of their infamous Cruiser incident.
‘Bitterly disappointing for the whole team’
NRL DAILY: Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson’s decision to drink alcohol during Origin III preparations indicated the value they placed on the game. Rolling league coverage ...
Finals footy The run home: Who will make the eight?
AS the NRL season enters the home straight, the top-six are all but locked in, and eight teams have a mathematical chance of making the finals. Which two will win the desperate race to the line?
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- Eels Snubbed Mitch to have last laugh
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- Rabbitohs Death, taxes and Burgess blunders
- NRL Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- Broncos Hunt becomes the hunted as Nikorima lurks
- Blues Even Bradman wants Freddy as NSW coach
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Comment Dramas prove Origin camps too long
DAVID RICCIO: Why do the world’s best players need 10 days to prepare for a game which is a guaranteed sellout and the most-watched show of the year?
Culture blues Why Blues duo didn’t see the problem
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan had an afternoon on the drink. No big deal. But viewed under a different light, it changes. They need to see the big picture, writes PAUL KENT.
Blues crisis NSW Origin loss shows a culture gone wrong
EVERYTHING we believed is a fraud. The strides made in the Blues’ culture, the players’ belief in what it meant to play for NSW — all just a puff of smoke, live blog with PAUL KENT.
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Represent Thaiday still a chance for World Cup
Anticipation Suncorp wants Super League clash
Depth Broncos add Joe O to future-proofing
WAYNE Bennett says Brisbane are building a roster to break the club’s premiership drought after Joe Ofahengaue became the latest signing in the Broncos’ $4.5 million retention drive.
Represent Thaiday still a chance for World Cup
AUSTRALIA coach Mal Meninga has tipped Broncos veteran Sam Thaiday to bounce back, claiming the underfire forward is in contention for the World Cup.
Anticipation Suncorp wants Super League clash
SUNCORP Stadium is seeking an English opponent to play the Broncos in a pre-season World Club Series match next year.
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- Sam Thaiday told he’s not wanted
- Darius eyes early return, Moga to Knights
- Ben in hunt for Cronk’s Origin role
- Boyd misses Mal’s merit squad
- Wilfred’s Wrap: Tommy Turbo simply terrific
Longevity Why B-Moz walked away from Blues
BEFORE he put his body through the Origin wringer one last time, Brett Morris weighed up whether to quit rep football for the sake of his club career.
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AS the NRL season enters the home straight, the top-six are all but locked in, and eight teams have a mathematical chance of making the finals. Which two will win the desperate race to the line?
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- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
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- Buzz: Saint, Sinner and Shoosh
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- Fairytale farewell for Belmore favourite
- Hasler blasts referees after Dogs escape
- Reynolds’ Belmore farewell tugs at heartstrings
- NRL Late Mail: Frawley to start
- Wilfred’s wrap: Seeing Cleary
- Crichton has SuperCoaches on edge
Back Will Ponga return to NRL?
COWBOYS fans could get one last look at Kalyn Ponga before he departs to Newcastle with the exciting youngster pushing for an NRL recall.
LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Potential Cowboys want to see what Martin can do
TE Maire Martin has had just two matches to impress for the Cowboys — now Jason Taumalolo has challenged him to prove he can be Johnathan Thurston’s successor.
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- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- ‘The most underrated prop in the NRL’
- Cowboys dare to dream without JT
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- Thurston to be ‘immortalised’
- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
- Origin won, now Cowboys have club focus
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LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Disappointment Booze bros: Duges and Fergo at it again
THE NSW Blues are to investigate claims Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan broke from team camp before Origin III to go on an alcohol-fuelled bender in scenes reminiscent of their infamous Cruiser incident.
Camp chaos NSW accused of hiding drunk players
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan were still so drunk the day after an eight-hour alcohol-fuelled bender during NSW Blues camp before Origin III team staff hid them from the media, Ray Hadley has revealed.
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- Finals charge: How your team is tracking
- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- Wilfred’s Wrap: Tommy Turbo simply terrific
- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
- Raiders slay Dugan, Dragons
- Wilfred’s Fearless Predictions: Round 19
- Expert NRL tips for a big round 19
- Has Origin wrecked your NRL club?
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- NRL Early Mail: SKD eyes Knights debut
- Earl ’wants to prove a point’: Dugan
- Where your NRL team will finish
LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Old mates Snubbed Mitch to have last laugh
PARRAMATTA’S Mitchell Moses is ready to play his best game yet when he faces Wests Tigers for the first time since his controversial exit from the club.
Finals footy The run home: Who will make the eight?
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- Finals charge: How your team is tracking
- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- Wilfred’s Wrap: Tommy Turbo simply terrific
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- Tigers, Eels will Stay Kind
- Eels sink Origin-depleted Storm
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- Wilfred’s wrap: Seeing Cleary
- Storm cult hero cheers speed twins
- Crichton has SuperCoaches on edge
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- Expert NRL tips for a big round 18
- Where your NRL team will finish
LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Finals Finals charge: How your team is tracking
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Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
NRL DAILY: Shaun Johnson could play again this year after initial fears he’d suffered a long-term injury. Rolling rugby league coverage.
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- Broncos lacking mongrel up front
- Brisbane come from behind to beat Knights
- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
- Wilfred’s Fearless Predictions: Round 19
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- Has Origin wrecked your NRL club?
- Milford ready for shock Broncos return
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- The end of an unlikely Origin hero
- NRL Early Mail: SKD eyes Knights debut
- Maloney to Knights, Cronk to Sharks?
- Fairytale farewell for Belmore favourite
At last Panthers boost as Cartwright returns
BRYCE Cartwright has joined the star-studded Penrith cavalry returning just in time for the club’s late-season charge.
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- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- Wilfred’s Wrap: Tommy Turbo simply terrific
- Buzz: Meet the new Fijian flyer
- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
- Cleary dazzles as Panthers maul Warriors
- Wilfred’s Fearless Predictions: Round 19
- Origin better than a premiership: Holmes
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- Cleary he’s not Origin ready
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- NRL Early Mail: SKD eyes Knights debut
Rabbit’s foot Crichton soldiers on with broken foot
ANGUS Crichton has been playing with a fractured foot the past month but will play on to prevent South Sydney limping home over the back end of the season.
LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Finals footy The run home: Who will make the eight?
AS the NRL season enters the home straight, the top-six are all but locked in, and eight teams have a mathematical chance of making the finals. Which two will win the desperate race to the line?
- Finals charge: How your team is tracking
- Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
- Death, taxes and Burgess blunders
- ‘The most underrated prop in the NRL’
- Cowboys dare to dream without JT
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- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
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THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
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AS the NRL season enters the home straight, the top-six are all but locked in, and eight teams have a mathematical chance of making the finals. Which two will win the desperate race to the line?
Finals Finals charge: How your team is tracking
HOW is your team tracking in the charge to the finals? Our team of experts run the eye over every NRL side as the business end of the season looms.
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Disappointment Booze bros: Duges and Fergo at it again
THE NSW Blues are to investigate claims Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan broke from team camp before Origin III to go on an alcohol-fuelled bender in scenes reminiscent of their infamous Cruiser incident.
Camp chaos NSW accused of hiding drunk players
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan were still so drunk the day after an eight-hour alcohol-fuelled bender during NSW Blues camp before Origin III team staff hid them from the media, Ray Hadley has revealed.
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- Ex-Rooster ‘supplied cocaine to star’
- Blues star’s confident call for decider
- Roosters to dump Allianz Stadium
- NRL Late Mail: Frawley to start
- Earl ’wants to prove a point’: Dugan
- Wilfred’s wrap: Seeing Cleary
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THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Finals Finals charge: How your team is tracking
HOW is your team tracking in the charge to the finals? Our team of experts run the eye over every NRL side as the business end of the season looms.
Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
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Exclusive Fifita unaware of Daley’s bench plan
CONFUSION reigned in NSW Origin camp with revelations coach Laurie Daley never told Andrew Fifita of aborted plans to move him to the bench.
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World Cup Munster in Kangaroos frame
AUSTRALIAN coach Mal Meninga says Melbourne Storm playmaker Cameron Munster will be considered for the Rugby League World Cup.
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THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Exertions Storm braces for post-Origin blues
MELBOURNE Storm is mindful of the emotional toll a historic State of Origin series could have on the victorious Queenslanders.
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Old mates Snubbed Mitch to have last laugh
PARRAMATTA’S Mitchell Moses is ready to play his best game yet when he faces Wests Tigers for the first time since his controversial exit from the club.
Finals Finals charge: How your team is tracking
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- Watch: Lussick faces $1350 fine for hair pull
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- Late Mail: Gray out, Burns onto wing
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Combinations No guarantees for Elgey
TITANS coach Neil Henry says Kane Elgey will not be an automatic selection in first grade with form to decide who will partner Ash Taylor in the halves.
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THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Careful Concerns linger for McQueen
CHRIS McQueen is fighting to salvage his Titans career and World Cup campaign with the veteran back-rower facing surgery on a worrying neck injury.
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LIVE: NRL teams round 20
THE byes are over but a host of key SuperCoach players are injured or suspended including Shaun Johnson, Trent Merrin, Josh Papalii and Jake Friend.
Finals Finals charge: How your team is tracking
HOW is your team tracking in the charge to the finals? Our team of experts run the eye over every NRL side as the business end of the season looms.
Warriors receive Johnson injury boost
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