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"I felt like an idiot"
Adam Lucius
Team of the week.
After four straight three-vote performances, James Tedesco missed out in round 22, despite the Roosters recording a big win over the Warriors.
The Lurker
The latest round of MRC charges hits like a wet lettuce leaf
Bennett’s Bunnies will finish the weekend outside of the top-four for the first time this season after a 14-6 loss to the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium.
Steve Orme
The proposed NRL trading window is certainly a hot topic at the moment, and South Sydney Rabbitohs head coach Wayne Bennett has thrown his support behind the idea.
Liam O'Loughlin
Richardson launched an extraordinary attack against Melbourne’s wrestling tactics in the aftermath of Sunday’s 26-16 loss to the Storm.
Bang.
After a couple of days of speculation, South Sydney Rabbitohs legend John Sutton has officially announced his retirement from the NRL at the end of the 2019 season.
"You have to cop a hit."
Brendan Bradford
It's likely the end of a club legend's career after suffering a severe knee injury
Nathan Williamson
"Some of the worst I've ever seen."
What a career.
The Bulldogs have added to their forward pack with the signing of South Sydney's Dean Britt on a two-year deal.
Tom Naghten
NRL 2019: Round 21 Team of the Week
Is this the year for the Roosters' fullback?
Wests Tigers have vowed to do all they can to ensure Robbie Farah's career has not come to an early end.
Peter Thompson
He’s backed his team to beat any comer in the grand final – and he doesn’t mind who knows.
There is a dangerous precedent being set by players taking an early guilty plea at the judiciary, which is manipulating how tackles are being judged by the match review committee.
Too far.
Former Australia hooker Robbie Farah will undergo a scan after limping out of Wests Tigers' loss to Canterbury Bulldogs in the first half.
Smith was sent to the sin bin in the 78th minute of the Bulldogs’ 18-16 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Wests Tigers centre Paul Momirovski missed a chance to send his side's clash with the Bulldogs to golden point in the final minute of the 80 at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
Robbie Farah eventually succumbed to a knee injury in the first half of his side's clash with the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
Did the Tigers make a mistake in playing him?
The finals picture is starting to take shape.
The Wests Tigers are starting to look like a finals side in 2019 - and coach Michael Maguire has put it down to the influence of his younger players for their change in fortunes.
Unwanted Wests Tigers five-eighth Josh Reynolds says he is ready to walk out of Concord if an opportunity arises at another NRL side, after he was told he would likely not play first grade in 2020.
They are one of Sydney's proudest and most historic clubs - but as of right now, the Wests Tigers have the longest NRL finals drought of any team and halfback Luke Brooks is not happy about it.
Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has opened up on recent criticism in a bizarre interview on NRL 360 with senior journalist Paul Kent after the latter's story in Tuesday's The Daily Telegraph.
Canterbury Bulldogs legend Steve Price has been appointed as the club's new General Manager of Football on Tuesday night as the struggling club look to return to their former glory.
Penrith playmaker James Maloney will not line-up against former club Cronulla on Friday night after failing to beat a tripping charge at the NRL judiciary.
Good move from the Tigers.
Panthers and NSW five-eighth James Maloney is set to miss a week after being charged for an alleged trip during his side's 16-8 loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday night.
The Weekend Hangover is back with all the drama from round 20 of the NRL.
Canterbury Bulldogs five-eighth Jack Cogger has scored a controversial try to secure the Bulldogs 16-8 win over the Penrith Panthers at Bankwest Stadium
Canterbury Bulldogs head coach Dean Pay has addressed the ongoing rumours surrounding recruitment to Belmore for 2020 and beyond, saying they are on the lookout for any quality players.
Round 19 threw up a number of thrilling results which added further spice to the top four race, and this weekend's action is certain to be no different.
Nailed it.
They need something big.
Dean Ritchie
Nice.
This is his second charge in three weeks.
Could he go back-to-back?
Robinson believes stricter policing of forward passes and the change to the stripping rule have are having a negative effect on the flow of NRL games.
Could the Panthers coach find himself in hot water over this?
Sydney Roosters forward Sio Siua Taukeiaho has been carried off the field during their 20-12 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium.
Former Newcastle Knights halfback and Channel Nine commentator Andrew Johns believes that the Brisbane Broncos should target Kieran Foran, describing him as a "great fit."
We take a look at the key Opta facts for the upcoming round of NRL fixtures, with Robbie Farah set to make his 300th appearance.
Liam Blackburn
With the regular season turning its final corner, some key team changes are set to shake up the run home to the finals.
The Canterbury Bulldogs are allegedly looking to offload former Kiwi international Kieran Foran.
The Canterbury Bulldogs are set to take one home game per year to Perth from 2020 onwards.
It's a done deal.
Andrew Fifita and Viliame Kikau are facing suspensions after late hits
"I was fed up with the flopping."
Brisbane Broncos young gun Tom Flegler could miss next week's game after being hit with a dangerous contact charge early in his side's 28-6 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs on Thursday night.
Brisbane Broncos finals hopes are well and truly alive after a convincing 28-6 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs on Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium, and now sit in 9th place on the NRL ladder.
Sharpe will become the NRL’s first on-field female referee in the Round 18 clash between Brisbane and Canterbury on Thursday night.
Belinda Sharpe will become the first female referee to take charge of an NRL game on Thursday, much to the delight of Graham Annesley.
Christopher Devine
Belinda Sharpe will become the first on-field female referee in the NRL when she steps onto Suncorp Stadium for the Broncos' clash with the Bulldogs on Thursday night.
NRL 2019: NRL Round 17 Team of the Week
The Weekend Hangover is back with all the drama and controversy from round 17 of the NRL.
Souths prop Liam Knight is the latest culprit of the NRL’s crackdown on late hits, cited with a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact charge after his hit on Manly’s Daly Cherry-Evans.
Late Canterbury great Steve Folkes diagnosed with CTE
With an early guilty plea, Gavet will be available for Newcastle’s round 17 match
Knights prop James Gavet became the first player sin-binned under the NRL’s promised crackdown on late tackles on Friday night.
Bulldogs winger Reimis Smith was awarded a try by the Bunker but did Ashley Klein forget the on-field call.
Mitchell Pearce has wowed commentators with perfect cut out pass for the opening try
Troy Whittaker
Check out Sporting News ' NRL team of the week from round 15.
The Hangover is back with all the drama and controversy from round 15 of the NRL.
Angry Cronulla coach John Morris has unloaded on his senior players, labelling the shock 14-12 loss to Canterbury as ‘one of the worst performances I’ve seen from this club’.
Huge moves.
"There's a bit of confusion out there whether it's genuine."
Warriors hard man Adam Blair is free to play in round 15 after being cleared at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.
Roosters centre Latrell Mitchell is reportedly set to be the subject of a record contract offer from the Bulldogs.
The Origin squads will reconvene, but both teams were affected by injuries to players in round 14.
With rep round upon us, teams now have a chance to reset.
Mitchell was on Sunday sensationally dropped from the Blues squad for Origin II against Queensland in Perth.
Maloney was one of seven changes to the NSW squad for Origin II against Queensland in Perth on Sunday.
Did this move by Trent Robinson hurt their chances?
The Kiwis international signed for the Bulldogs late last week
The second post-Origin round will see players rested, while many others return.
It was a costly weekend for many teams.
James Pavey
Which players would back up from the mid-week Origin fixture and perform?
''We the fans expect Dean Pay to be sacked. Sincerely Every Bulldogs fan.''
“We will try as hard as we possibly can to turn these kids into the best players they possibly can.''
But a senior figure at the club was grilled by Paul Kent.
There have already been a raft of changes to key personnel, and expect there to be more.
Michael Di Lonardo
Handy addition.
It may have been a bye round, but there were still some hard-luck stories.
The first bye round of the season saw teams without Origin stars.
‘’That’s what drives fans mad – inconsistency. That’s all they want.''
Hudson Young hit with grade three dangerous contact charge
“He rang me last week after the game, he was in England.”
Eleven rounds are in the books and the race for the eight has heated up.
It was a brutal one last weekend.
The Weekend Hangover is back with all the drama and controversy from round 11 of the 2019 NRL season.
Premiership-winning Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy can see no sign Dean Pay has 'lost' the Canterbury dressing-room, declaring his former apprentice the right man to lead the Bulldogs off the bottom of the table.
"I think about him every day."
Not great news but the club feared it could have been worse.
There are some big plans for the peninsula club.
"Making changes is not the answer."
"How can we change a ruling that to date would result in a no try to suddenly use common sense and give a try?"
Catch up on the injury news from a bumper Magic Round.
"Players came in at half-time and said it was great."
A gap is beginning to emerge with the podium separating from the rest of the pack.
Magic Round was seriously magic for these players.
"They just go the other way."
Harsh luck for the Dogs.
It's all change at Belmore.
Catch up on all the injuries suffered across the competition in round eight.
"I think Brad Fittler will be waiting for that breakthrough moment."
Check out Sporting News' team of the week from the sixth round of the 2019 NRL season.
Croker suffered a hamstring strain while Fonua-Blake played through a knee injury in Manly’s narrow win over Canterbury.
"He's brilliant."
Canterbury is set to move on key officials in a sensational clean-out of the club.
"There are some English clubs who'd love to get their hands on him because I think they see him as the sort of guy who might thrive over there."
"Miracle recovery."
Taumalolo has been sidelined since Round 2 after suffering a knee injury against the Broncos.
Keep up to date with the action via our live blog.
The first 40 minutes at ANZ Stadium were up and down for Okunbor.
It won't make for easy reading for every club.
"I think they're doing a fantastic job, I like that they're not blowing penalties where they probably could a few times."
"I support what they're trying to do but at the same time ... I've never been in an era of the game where players are less compliant than they've ever been."
"That's a bad call."
"Kerrod Holland is zeroing in just at the footy."
The big Englishman rejected a massive offer to make an immediate switch to the Eels in January.
Pete Badel has the latest from the Sunshine State.
Inglis announced his immediate retirement on Monday but the fight over the salary cap implications is only just beginning.
With the NRL season underway, injuries both major and minor are bound to pop up.
De Belin will challenge the NRL’s no fault stand down policy in Federal Court starting on Monday.
Absolute coach-killers.
Canterbury CEO Andrew Hill believes Rhyse Martin’s mindset would have been a whole lot different if his attempt at a match-levelling conversion against Melbourne had been taken in the correct spot.
Canterbury fans, get your pitchforks out!
Not good.
He wasn't getting away with it!
Brisbane's horror defeat to the Roosters helped Aubusson reach new heights as Oates went nowhere.
Did you pick this up?
Check out Sporting News' team of the week from the fourth round of the 2019 NRL season.
For the second straight week Pay watched one of his stars go down with a serious ankle injury.
What a weapon!
Not another one...
''What a grub.''
Smith insists he won’t be adding to his 42 Origin appearances despite Maroons coach Walters' best efforts to coax him out of representative retirement.
"We've got to target maybe a Kalyn Ponga. A player of that calibre, where he is a franchise player."
Awful news.
Check out Sporting News' team of the week from the third round of the 2019 NRL season.
It's no surprise the backs have taken over the top of the try-scorers leaderboard, but it's some left-field names that have put themselves up for early contention for the title.
You wouldn't believe which coach is predicted to take over.
The look on the players' faces says it all.
It may just be the move they needed to set their season off.
Will he finally get his chance?
"They’re only one pass away."
Lucie Bertoldo
"I took it as a bit of a challenge to show the young boys up."
Massive call from the club.
"It makes you wonder why we went through all that drama at the start of of last year."
"It's really sad, to be honest, to see where they're at at the moment."
Canterbury fans, rejoice!
It's no surprise that three teams in the top four also occupy the top three spots on the try-scorers' list.
There are plenty of household names, but one rookie has crept onto the list.
We're only two rounds in but there is already separation at the top of the leaderboard.
Ferguson has made an immediate impact at Parramatta but convincing Fittler he's a changed man will be a far greater challenge.
''He should almost be the first player picked for this blue and white shit show.''
The nail in the coffin.
Brent Read is back with all the latest inside word from the rugby league world.
Ferguson was overlooked by Fittler in 2018 and snubbed an Emerging Blues camp during the off-season.
SBW's career could reportedly end where it started.
Thank goodness the footy is finally back.
While an ugly – and definitely dangerous – tackle, it’s not illegal.
Chris Danks
Can you blame him?
Shaun who?
The Warriors will be opening the gates of Mt Smart Stadium for their round one clash with the Bulldogs on Saturday, a show of unity following Friday's terrorist attack in Christchurch.
Just when we all thought that the Warriors had finished the off-season from hell unscathed.
The former Panther has distanced himself from the tapes.
Canterbury Bulldogs legend Steve Mortimer has issued an apology for comments he made on Thursday that criticised the women involved in the series of viral sex tapes that have rocked the NRL.
These are the 16 men under the pump this season. Big time. There are coaches, captains, star players and new recruits.
''I remember a girl told me at a pub, 'F***k off, you rapist, get out of here.''
Your ultimate guide to everything Bulldogs related in 2019.
Bulldogs forward Dylan Napa has been hit with a fine worth 10 per cent of his 2019 salary after a series of a lewd videos featuring him emerged on social media.
"The Bulldogs are built on making the top eight and grand finals."
Three big-name players are involved. This one could blow up.
