July 2018 – Page 2

WATCH: Five classic North Sydney Bears moments from the 1990’s

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BY A.J NASH It is Fox Sports’ Retro Round so we thought we’d jump on board. Why not!? It just so happens, one of rugby league’s greatest clubs, feature this Saturday on steelesports.com.au when The81stMinute

NRL trying to piggyback on the back of Toronto Wolfpack’s success: Maitua

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Former Australian Reni Maitua says the NRL is attempting to piggyback on the good work done by the Toronto Wolfpack by tapping into the North American market so soon after Toronto’s entry into professional rugby

“I have defended the NRL against crisis merchants all year but you can’t defend this”

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BY SCOTT DILLON Baffled media and fans have taken to social media to vent their frustrations after this weekend’s referee appointments were made. Referee’s boss Bernard Sutton has decided not to sack his brother Gerard

Seven-figure rookies: Payne Haas has the improbable task of living up to the cash thrown at him but who can we blame?

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BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis In the year 2000, Canberra Raiders announced the signing of young prop Ryan O’Hara from rivals Canterbury. Only problem was, the talented bookend was still playing Jersey Flegg. The Raiders paid

Closest race to the finals in recent history: Cordner

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Sydney Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner says the run to the 2018 finals is one of the closest in recent memory ahead of his team’s top four showdown against St George Illawarra on Sunday. Cordner’s Roosters

Widdop, Smith and RTS climb up Arthur Beetson Medal ladder

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AFTER ROUND 19 Andrew Fifita 21 Kalyn Ponga 20 Gareth Widdop 18 Cameron Smith 17 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 16 Shaun Johnson 15 Damien Cook 15 Cameron Munster 14 Matt Dufty 14 James Maloney 13 Jake Trbojevic

Jamayne Isaako reveals why he knocked back Roosters offer

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Brisbane Broncos young gun Jamayne Isaako has revealed why he decided to re-sign with the Broncos and knock back an offer from the Sydney Roosters. Isaako says he recently met with Roosters coach Trent Robinson

Calls to bring back as Bill Harrigan as pressure mounts on Tony Archer and Bernard Sutton

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Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns believes referees are being over coached and it’s now ruining the premiership. It comes after another forgettable weekend for the whistle blowers. “I’m blaming the direction they’re given and who’s

Dean Pay’s Bulldogs should look at the Canberra Raiders of early 2000’s for inspiration

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BY A.J NASH and SCOTT DILLON Some could not help but laugh when Canterbury coach Dean Pay recently said the Bulldogs were a chance of playing finals footy in 2019. It makes it slightly harder

Roosters sign ‘world’s best winger’ on a two-year deal starting in 2019

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He has been regarded by some experts as the world’s best winger for more than a decade and now English International Ryan Hall is headed down under after agreeing to terms with the Sydney Roosters.

Month: July 2018