Big game problem threatens to sink RLTD glamour club’s season
Brothers coach Michael Parker-Walshe has a headache he is desperate to fix, with his proud club sitting bottom of the RLTD ladder for the first time in five seasons.
Brothers coach Michael Parker-Walshe has a headache he is desperate to fix, with his proud club sitting bottom of the RLTD ladder for the first time in five seasons.
Major off-season departures should have rocked Curra and Hermit Park, but three key additions have inspired the teams to undefeated starts to local AFLW season. Meet the new faces:
North Queensland has struck back in its NRLW recruitment war with Brisbane, locking down a premiership-winning hooker as the club’s foundation signing.
“He doesn’t look like he has an impact but then you see the stats sheet and he scores goals like a silent assassin,” the Swans coach revealed.
Souths Bulls have burst back into the light after two decades in the shadows in a fairytale comeback to rival the greatest in North Queensland sporting history. Read all the RLTD news from Rd 1:
“He’s got a beautiful kick – he is someone I would trust to take his time and kick a goal after the siren,” the youngster’s coach declared ahead of his senior debut.
With ballplaying ability at 190cm and 105kg, this Cowboy shares eerie similarities with Isaah Yeo, rugby league’s finest lock, and a desire to play the same role for North Queensland.
“That’s how we play … and it’s going to get better than that.” That was the warning new University coach Rick Bean delivered to rivals as the Hawks seized the top of the table.
Who will be the key players of 2023 in the AFL Townsville season getting underway early on Saturday? In this season guide we unveil 38 players attracting buzz around the competition.
A full investigation is taking place after the wife of Cowboys grand final hero Kyle Feldt revealed messages urging her husband to kill himself.