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MPW_Fanboy
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He was good, but lets be realistic here - it was against a very weak forward pack. Important to keep an open mind with thumper.
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Who is the hardest player to tackle in the NRL?
NRL.com asks a number of players who is the hardest person to tackle in the NRL
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Wonder who it is?
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I really like the ending shows the boys can have a laugh at their own expense.
Who is the hardest player to tackle in the NRL?
NRL.com asks a number of players who is the hardest person to tackle in the NRLwww.nrl.com
Wonder who it is?
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Congratulations to JT and Sam for the birth of their new baby daughter, Remie Lee Thurston.............
Looks like he is going for a netball team
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Kahu ready to snap up fullback role
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
WITH no regrets and loving life in the north, Cowboys’ recruit Jordan Kahu’s only concern is whether it’s all actually real.
Just over a week into his new life after departing the Brisbane Broncos, the kiwi international will get first crack at the coveted fullback position following the sacking of Ben Barba.
Confirmed at fullback for the Cowboys’ trial against the Melbourne Storm at BB Print Stadium, Mackay on Saturday, Kahu said he came to the club to play the position, and wouldn’t be there to simply make up the numbers.
“After all that stuff happened, there’s an opportunity to play fullback… I spoke to Greeny (Cowboys coach Paul Green) about how keen I was to play there,” he said.
“I didn’t have that opportunity in Brisbane, so coming up here I was keen to get a crack at it (fullback). I’ve been training pretty hard and needed to prove myself on the training park and I think I’ve done that now.
“I’ve got the opportunity; I love playing there, so I’m excited to get a crack at the spot and hopefully everything goes well and I get that number one jumper.”
Expecting a solid hit-out against perennial finalists the Storm, Kahu said his new teammates - which include new signing Nene MacDonald and former Broncos teammate Josh McGuire - would be “tested” against the competition “benchmark”.
But getting the jump on the pre-season with existing relationships, he said the Cowboys had been building synchronicity with an even spread of talent across the park.
“The boys have been really good. I’ve known a few them playing against them over the last 10 or so years, and you have that respect for each other,” Kahu said.
“So apart from the boys I’ve known from the Broncos, everyone’s been really good to me so far and I guess the canvas for a good squad is there.
“The forward pack is pretty impressive, we’ve got two of the beast wingers in the competition out there, and I’ll play off the back of that.
“So fitting in for me is pretty easy when you’ve got wingers and a forward pack like the Cowboys do.”
Regardless of the trial result, Kahu expects to have a big season and said he almost needed to pinch himself, with everything falling into place.
“The last week-and-a-half, it’s felt so surreal and felt like a dream,” he said.
“I went back to Brisbane on the weekend and the whole last week felt like it didn’t really happen… but I’m really excited for a fresh start and to impress my new teammates and new coaching staff as well.”
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FEBRUARY 26, 2019
WITH no regrets and loving life in the north, Cowboys’ recruit Jordan Kahu’s only concern is whether it’s all actually real.
Just over a week into his new life after departing the Brisbane Broncos, the kiwi international will get first crack at the coveted fullback position following the sacking of Ben Barba.
Confirmed at fullback for the Cowboys’ trial against the Melbourne Storm at BB Print Stadium, Mackay on Saturday, Kahu said he came to the club to play the position, and wouldn’t be there to simply make up the numbers.
“After all that stuff happened, there’s an opportunity to play fullback… I spoke to Greeny (Cowboys coach Paul Green) about how keen I was to play there,” he said.
“I didn’t have that opportunity in Brisbane, so coming up here I was keen to get a crack at it (fullback). I’ve been training pretty hard and needed to prove myself on the training park and I think I’ve done that now.
“I’ve got the opportunity; I love playing there, so I’m excited to get a crack at the spot and hopefully everything goes well and I get that number one jumper.”
Expecting a solid hit-out against perennial finalists the Storm, Kahu said his new teammates - which include new signing Nene MacDonald and former Broncos teammate Josh McGuire - would be “tested” against the competition “benchmark”.
But getting the jump on the pre-season with existing relationships, he said the Cowboys had been building synchronicity with an even spread of talent across the park.
“The boys have been really good. I’ve known a few them playing against them over the last 10 or so years, and you have that respect for each other,” Kahu said.
“So apart from the boys I’ve known from the Broncos, everyone’s been really good to me so far and I guess the canvas for a good squad is there.
“The forward pack is pretty impressive, we’ve got two of the beast wingers in the competition out there, and I’ll play off the back of that.
“So fitting in for me is pretty easy when you’ve got wingers and a forward pack like the Cowboys do.”
Regardless of the trial result, Kahu expects to have a big season and said he almost needed to pinch himself, with everything falling into place.
“The last week-and-a-half, it’s felt so surreal and felt like a dream,” he said.
“I went back to Brisbane on the weekend and the whole last week felt like it didn’t really happen… but I’m really excited for a fresh start and to impress my new teammates and new coaching staff as well.”
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Terrible news.
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DT backpage tomorrow reckons Bolts will be sitting out for 6 weeks
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Scott Bolton’s walk of shame to educate players as NRL begins toughest crackdown in history
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
The biggest crackdown on player behaviour in rugby league history begins on Thursday with North Queensland Cowboys veteran Scott Bolton facing the game’s most bizarre punishment.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal Bolton not only faces a six-week suspension but an embarrassing tour of shame around the 16 NRL clubs to show the CCTV footage of him assaulting a woman in a bar last year.
The unique penalty is about the Cowboys enforcer taking ownership and responsibility for his actions which will now be used to warn other players of the perils of bad behaviour.
However embarrassing, Bolton’s tour of shame will save him from a much heftier NRL imposed 10-match ban. He is still, however, facing the six-week suspension.
Bolton pleaded guilty in January to the common assault of a female in a Bondi bar where he was drinking with teammates. The 31-year-old escaped a conviction.
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FEBRUARY 27, 2019
The biggest crackdown on player behaviour in rugby league history begins on Thursday with North Queensland Cowboys veteran Scott Bolton facing the game’s most bizarre punishment.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal Bolton not only faces a six-week suspension but an embarrassing tour of shame around the 16 NRL clubs to show the CCTV footage of him assaulting a woman in a bar last year.
The unique penalty is about the Cowboys enforcer taking ownership and responsibility for his actions which will now be used to warn other players of the perils of bad behaviour.
However embarrassing, Bolton’s tour of shame will save him from a much heftier NRL imposed 10-match ban. He is still, however, facing the six-week suspension.
Bolton pleaded guilty in January to the common assault of a female in a Bondi bar where he was drinking with teammates. The 31-year-old escaped a conviction.
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What a ridiculous punishment.
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10 weeks for being a drunken sleeze. If any other normal person not in the public spotlight did what Bolton did, at worse you get kicked out of the bar and told to move on. Should have just taken performance enhancing drugs - you get far less for that.
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Bolton was caught on video and plead guilty to a crime. The suspension is fair enough (though the NRL is wildly inconsistent), the parade around to all the clubs is ludicrous.
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The 17 incidents in NRL's summer of hell
A look at the 17 off-field incidents which have tarred the NRL during a dramatic summer which sees the game considering changes to player behaviour rules.
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This article provides a pretty good recap of everything. It's a bit amateur of ESPN to go so early here though...the boys could easily crack 20 by Round 1.
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