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Canterbury's Sutton cleared of serious neck injury

Canterbury prop Ryan Sutton has avoided a serious neck injury, the NRL club's football boss Phil Gould has confirmed.

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Coach Ciraldo seeks reaction from struggling Bulldogs

Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo is eager to right the wrongs of last week's thumping at the hands of Newcastle when they face South Sydney.

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Bulldogs 'will take time' to rise from NRL rut: Gould

Canterbury could face a few years in the NRL wilderness rebuilding after a heavy defeat at the hands of Newcastle, says club football manager Phil Gould.

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New Bulldog Sexton backed by Foran after Titans exit

There's plenty more to come from Toby Sexton after the out-of-favour halfback's mid-season switch from Gold Coast to the struggling Bulldogs, Kieran Foran says.

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Level 42's debut album: a Britfunk classic that took slap bass and bent harmonics to a new, uh, level

It's 1981 and the bass players of the UK are looking at their thumbs and wondering if they can keep up…

Guitar World

Bennett reveals secret to Dolphins' stellar NRL start

Wayne Bennett's Dolphins take on the Rabbitohs, the team he most recently coached, with a humble and inspirational ethos that underpins their early NRL success.

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Pec injury sidelines Bulldogs NRL star Kikau

Bulldogs star forward Viliame Kikau is facing a lengthy spell out of the NRL after reportedly tearing a pectoral muscle.

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Ciraldo's depleted Dogs won't bite on turnaround excuse

Down on troops, Canterbury insist they can't use their short lead-in for their meeting with Souths as an excuse.

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Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i code-hopping furore the latest in line of high-profile defections between league and union

Rugby league appears to have got itself in a tizz with the upcoming defection of Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i to the Wallabies, but his is just the latest of a long line of moves between the codes, writes Simon Smale.

ABC News

Robinson shuts down calls to fast-track Suaalii's exit

Coach Trent Robinson has scoffed at suggestions Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii should join Rugby Australia immediately rather than see out his Sydney Roosters contract.

AAP

Anger over NRL's concussion measures not stopping the league taking extra care over head knocks

Despite the science linking repeated head knocks and chronic brain conditions, the NRL still cops criticism for trying to protect players. But the latest moves show the league has no intention of stepping back, writes Jonathan Healy.

ABC News

NRL 2023: five on-field issues that will be settled this season

Is this finally Latrell Mitchell’s season, can Penrith do the three-peat, and will Cameron Ciraldo resurrect the Bulldogs?

The Guardian - AU

Bulldog Thompson set for six month NRL injury stint

Canterbury has suffered a big injury blow only days before the NRL season, with English prop Luke Thompson to miss at least six months with a broken ankle.

AAP

Gould hails Ciraldo's influence at Bulldogs

Phil Gould explains why new Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has shone in his pre-season campaign but warns that work will be sternly tested in the NRL cauldron.

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St Helens’ James Roby: ‘This is a hard game that puts you in dark places’

James Roby tells Donald McRae he has ‘scars everywhere’ but is ready to fight on, with the record as the most capped Saint of all time in his sights

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'Done wonders': Gould hails Reynolds effect on Bulldogs

Phil Gould says the return of Canterbury cult hero Josh Reynolds has already given the club a boost with rising teenage playmaker Karl Oloapu set to benefit.

AAP

Phil Gould hails Kikau impact on rising Bulldogs star

Phil Gould says the leadership of key recruits Viliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney has boosted the Bulldogs as teenager Paul Alamoti prepares for his NRL debut.

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St Helens hail win over Penrith as one of RL's greatest

St Helens' prop Alex Walmsley says his side's World Club Challenge victory over the Panthers in Penrith is one of rugby league's "greatest achievements"

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This NRL pre-season is The Wire, Home and Away and House of Cards combined

Already there have been allegations of secret recordings, two players wrestling in the street and the union threatening to strike

AAP

Schoupp leaves Dogs for Titans' NRL chance

Originally considered a difference-maker at the Bulldogs, Aaron Schoupp has been allowed to leave the NRL club for an opportunity on the Gold Coast.

AAP

Bulldogs captain Jackson retires from NRL

Canterbury captain Josh Jackson has announced his immediate retirement from the NRL after 241 first-grade games and two grand final appearances.

The Guardian - AU

No NRL team is better placed to build a long-term dynasty than Penrith

Phil Gould labelled it a five-year plan. He was wrong on the timeline but a decade later this Panthers team is a juggernaut

The Guardian - AU

Nathan Cleary, the perfectionist who can win Penrith the NRL grand final

Like Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith, he has built his game not on rare brilliance but on relentless excellence

AAP

Cowboys' Hess faces one-game NRL ban

North Queensland's Coen Hess is facing a one-game suspension after he was cited by the NRL on Sunday for his hit on Campbell Graham.

AAP

Potter keen to be Ciraldo's NRL deputy

Mick Potter hopes to continue working at Canterbury next season, potentially as an assistant to incoming head coach Cameron Ciraldo.

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