All the latest National Rugby League News from all 16 NRL clubs.
In a stunning turn of events, the Canterbury Bulldogs have announced that the deal to sign Andrew Fifita is now off. So, who pulled the pin? You don’t announce that you have signed a player to the richest deal for any front row forward in the games history unless you have dotted all the I’s…
The following is an official press release by the Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have today advised Andrew Fifita’s management that he will not be playing for the Club given the final terms of the NRL Playing Contract could not be agreed. Bulldogs Chief Executive Raelene Castle has offered the following comment: “After signing a…
Former Penrith Panthers back James Roberts will sign with the Gold Coast Titans today according to the Rugby League Week Mole. Roberts was released by the Penrith Panthers for disciplinary reasons a few weeks ago and I thought the Canterbury Bulldogs might have been interested in signing him. As it turns out, the Titans have…
Alex McKinnon is out of an induced coma and breathing without a ventilator. He is now able to communicate with his family and there is hope that he will soon be able to be transferred to a hospital in Sydney. This is all very good news but it is still very early days. There is…
I find it very strange that when I sit down to watch my Penrith Panthers play these days, most of the time they are wearing a bright pink jersey. Its hard enough being a Penrith Panthers supporter at the best of times. There have really only been a few times in the clubs entire history…
I always find it funny when I see people whinging about the referee’s. Referees are always out to get their team. They always have to overcome the “pricks in pink”. The only thing standing between their team and premiership success are the blokes with the whistles. I have a really simple view of refereeing decisions…
Andrew Fifita has revealed that he wishes he had chosen to go and play Rugby Union rather than sign a gigantic deal to play Rugby League with the Canterbury Bulldogs. After all, who needs to sign with an organisation that actually makes money when you could have taken far less to play for the ARU,…
One of Mitchell Pearce’s best friends, Kieran Foran, has come out with a very bold statement to News Limited saying that Pearce can become of the premier playmakers in the entire game. Foran points to Pearce’s age as being a factor and says the fact he want a Premiership last season probably shut up Pearce’s…
By his own admission Glenn Stewart see’s the writing on the wall. After trying to negotiate a new contract with the Manly Sea Eagles for months, Stewart finds himself no closer to re-signing for the club he has helped lead to premiership glory over the course of his career. Simply put, the Sea Eagles don’t…
Canberra Raiders winger Edrick Lee could miss the rest of the season after sustaining a foot injury on the weekend according to the Canberra Times. Lee snapped ligaments in his foot in the Canberra Raiders 24-12 loss to the Gold Coast Titans on the weekend. Lee is a really good young player but every time…
News Limited is reporting that Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon has been played in an induced coma to aid in his recovery from what has been described as a “devastating” spinal injury. The news comes just hours after the Newcastle Knights updated its supporter base on the condition of Alex McKinnon. The Rugby League community…
UPDATE: Alex McKinnon Placed In An Induced Coma Doctors have just given an update on the condition of Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon’s neck injury that has been posted on the Newcastle Knights official web site. The statement reads… TUESDAY EVENING: On Monday night scan results for Alex McKinnon confirmed a dislocation at C4 and…
Daily Telegraph journalist Phil Rothfield has claimed that the Sydney Roosters have already wrapped up the signature of young Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco in his Sunday Telegraph article “Whats The Buzz”. Rothfield claims that the Roosters will announce the signing “very soon”. If this is true it is a terrible blow to the Wests…
News Limited is reporting that members of the Newcastle Knights board are concerned that club owner Nathan Tinkler will not come up with a promised $10.3 million bank deposit by March 31st. News.com.au is reporting that Newcastle Knights Chairman Nick Dan sought a meeting with Hunter Sports Group this week only to find himself being…
After started the season with two very ordinary losses it seems that some New Zealand Warriors fans have already had enough of Matthew Elliott. Supporters of the club have set up a Facebook group called Sack Matt Elliott which already has 46 members on it. While it may not be the biggest Facebook group online…
It is news that didn’t make any headlines at all but that should really be of concern to all Newcastle Knights supporters. According to the News Limited, Newcastle Knights were not paid on time this month. While players have since been paid, my experinece is that when you hear about these delays in players payments,…
The Canterbury Bulldogs incredible spending spree has continued with news that centre Josh Morris is set to re-sign with the club through to the end of the 2018 season. Morris spoke of his decision to remain at the Bulldogs with the Sydney Morning Herald. For most of last season there were very strong whispers that…
He was the young English bloke living is the shadow of Rugby League giants down in Melbourne. Now that Gareth Widdop has a team of his own to run at the St George/Illawarra Dragons, he is showing he might very well be a giant of the game himself. Widdop’s form has been sensational for the…
Wayne Bennett gave a really good interview to News Limited overnight in which he covered a few topics, including the concussion debate. Bennett’s feelings were that, like with most issues in the game, there is a certain level of out of control hysteria surrounding the concussion debate. Much of this hysteria is fueled by the…
The Penrith Panthers played well in their narrow 18-17 loss to the Melbourne Storm on Saturday night. They did better than even the most die hard Panthers supporter could have hoped for. They showed signs that their defense is up there with some of the better teams in the competition and overall there were a…
English forward James Graham has signed a contract extension with the Canterbury Bulldogs worth $2.8 million over four years. Graham is a key signing for the Bulldogs who earlier this week signed Cronulla Sharks test star Andrew Fifita on a rich deal worth $3.4 million over four years. There has been a lot of speculation…
The Wests Tigers have issued a strongly worded statement refuting claims overnight that the club may be relocated due to financial issues facing the Balmaim Tigers side of the join venture. The statement reads: Following an article today’s Daily Telegraph, Wests Tigers CEO Grant Mayer would like to refute the anonymous spokesman’s claim that the…
Peter Badel of the Courier Mail in Brisbane has told Triple M radio this afternoon that Manly Sea Eagles halfback Daly Cherry-Evans will commit his future to the club in a deal that will see him earn about $1 million per season. The deal would be put in place to hold off interest from the…
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Balmain Tigers need to raise $4 million within 2 years or risk folding, putting their joint venture with Western Suburbs at risk. The $4 million the Balmain Tigers need to come up with is from a loan the NRL gave the Wests Tigers joint venture. This loan came…
The Manly Sea Eagles have beaten the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 in a scrappy game played in Gosford. Manly, who were plying without Brett and Glenn Stewart, didn’t play all that will in this match. Penalties and dropped ball plagued their 80 minutes with only a few big plays late in the game giving the…
The Penrith Panthers have reportedly released fullback James Roberts from his contract. Roberts is currently sidelines with a broken ankle and was thought to be in line to play first grade for Penrith this season. There is no word on why he has been released however you would guess with that talent he has shown…
Money. Everything I will be writing about in this article comes back to money. Just remember that. This week we have seen various journalists and media types attacking the National Rugby League over what they believe to be a lack of access to players, coaches and officials. Their argument is that journalists should get more…
By all accounts, Andrew Fifita struggled with his decision to leave the Cronulla Sharks and take up a rich four year deal with the Canterbury Bulldogs. There are reports that he broke down what he told his Cronulla Sharks team mates of his decision. As a club the Sharks have been through so much together…
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that ASADA has focused it’s investigation into the use of performance enhancing substances on four Cronulla Sharks players from the 2011 team, and that those four players will be issued with show cause notices by the end of the month. This is a significant escalation in the ASADA investigation. Any…
In the last 48 hours I have seen two different photos of two different players having a quiet beer at a pub. They were not doing anything wrong. They were not causing any trouble. They were just two people having a quiet drink. These players were, without their knowledge, photographed during what I would consider…