League needs hatred like Dracula needs blood,and Saturday night’s semi-final has something for everyone.
Young Manly winger Lehi Hopoate was bashed around the park by the Bulldogs on Sunday. He expects the same against the Roosters – but won’t take a backward step.
The Manly halfback is 35 and gives away 30 kilos to rivals,but he’s missed just four per cent of games in 14 years.
The only way for the Sharks and their star player to prove the detractors wrong is to win a big game. But it doesn’t need to be a big fix for Hynes.
Lloyd Perrett believes a training incident in 2017 irrevocably changed his career and life. Now his lawyers are on the former Manly prop’s case.
Few NRL players speak their mind like Matt Lodge,who also admitted he had a great relationship with Roosters coach Trent Robinson until his contract extension went south.
In 16 seconds and after the ball passed through seven sets of hands,Manly scored one of the best finals tries of the NRL era. Here’s how a shoeless Tolu Koula broke Bulldogs hearts.
Canterbury dominated Manly for the good part of 70 minutes - until they inexplicably ill-disciplined themselves out of their own fairytale season.
Manly star defied obvious discomfort thanks to two painkilling injections to lead his side to an epic victory over the Bulldogs,securing a semi-final showdown against the Roosters.
The Sea Eagles and the Bulldogs go head-to-head for the second elimination final of the 2024 season. Follow the action live:
Rugby league players on big-money deals tend to live in Sydney’s more sought-after areas. Canterbury’s Stephen Crichton has taken a very different approach.