In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2021, NRL.com looks at the St George Illawarra Dragons.
NRL.com says: There are four wingers vying for two spots, with Max Feagai and Cody Ramsey also in the frame.
Jack Bird could play a number of spots but is likely to start off at centre. New coach Anthony Griffin may still lean towards bringing him back from his ACL tear in the forwards.
The luring of Andrew McCullough from Brisbane follows the loss of Cameron McInnes for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Billy Brittain will be McCullough s back up.
2021 KFC SuperCoach NRL Cheapie Bible: We rate the rookies
Rugby League by Rob Sutherland, Wilson Smith, Tom Sangster, Fatima Kdouh and Nick Campton 21st Dec 2020 11:59 AM
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Zac Saddler (Sea Eagles) FRF, 2RF - Rookie When Zac Saddler finally cracks into the NRL you should do two things. Firstly, prepare yourselves for inevitable he s the tallest man in rugby league commentary, and secondly, snap him up as he looks a quality cheapie. Saddler, a 201 centimetre tall prop/second-row, almost quit the game after an unhappy stint with the Bulldogs, but Des Hasler and Noel Cleal talked him into joining the Sea Eagles instead. In his one game for the Blacktown Workers in 2020 Saddler ran for 105 metres, and made 15 tackles, two tackle breaks and an offload in 33 minutes at prop. More enticing was his performance for the Indigenous All-Stars where Saddler played 60 minutes mostly on an edge running for 83 m
November 2019
November 21: Melbourne captain Cameron Smith confirms his decision to play on in 2020, declaring he is feeling really fresh now and looking forward to next year .
Wests Tigers re-sign talented rookie Tommy Talau until the end of the 2022 season.
November 22: The Sydney Roosters extend the contract of premiership-winning prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves through to the end of 2023.
Wests Tigers sneak under Parramatta’s guard to sign promising Eels’ front-rower Stefano Utoikamanu to a three-year deal, starting in 2021.
A meeting of NRL coaches hears a proposal for teams defeated in golden point to be rewarded under a revised allocation of competition points. Only half of the NRL’s 16 coaches attend the meeting where several other initiatives are discussed, including an NFL-style golden point right of reply , where both teams have an opportunity with the ball in the extra-time period.
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Brayden Wiliame optimistic about turning around horror NRL win percentage
Rugby League by Fatima Kdouh
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Subscriber only He s a Challenge Cup winner in the UK, but a nightmare season back in the NRL has helped St George Illawarra back Brayden Wiliame to an unfancied record. Through a mixture of injury, bad luck and some bad results, Wiliame has one of the worst winning percentages of any player to debut in the NRL era. According to Fox Sports Lab, Wiliame s 11.76 per cent win rate - four wins from 34 appearances - is the lowest of any player with at least 30 career matches to their name.