The Bulldogs coach thanked Phil Gould for taking pressure off the team by owning the halfback’s NRL return,and says Flanagan could still be a long-term playmaker for the club.
The greatest Sea Eagle would have approved as Manly’s heir to the throne scored the first try in the shadows of the Bob Fulton Stand before they needed a late field goal for their first win of the year.
Trent Barrett and senior Manly players reflect on the coach’s time in charge as he returns to Brookie for the first time with rivals Canterbury.
The Bulldogs coach didn’t miss when asked about the contentious final try as Adam Reynolds made a winning debut for the Broncos.
Canterbury could barely field a fit bench player by full-time after four players were ruled out due to concussion protocols,but they hung tough.
One of the NRL’s most expensive recruits says he deserves all the criticism he copped after a bizarre trial display,while admitting adjusting to life in Sydney has been a struggle.
One of Canterbury’s major recruits lost the plot in their last trial game,as the task ahead of Trent Barrett might even be harder than first thought after a humbling at the hands of the Sharks.
Canterbury are willing to pay $650,000 a season over four years to lure the hooker to Belmore. The Eels’ initial offer falls well short of that deal.
In one of the most bizarre off-field dramas,the Canterbury half was in the middle of handing over an NRL-bought sound bar to a courier in a hotel car park when stopped by a suspicious Bulldogs official.
Canterbury back-rower Adam Elliott has officially been handed a breach notice over his toilet tryst while another teammate is in hot water over a practical joke gone wrong.
New details have emerged about the Bulldogs back-rower’s ejection from a Gold Coast venue half-naked in front of other patrons after being caught in a stall with NRLW star Millie Boyle.