The 18-year-old has been named at centre. Howarth comes from a rugby union background in Brisbane and has represented the Australian Schoolboys and Queensland Under 18s in 2019. The decision to fend-off career prospects with the Queensland Reds and Wallabies, then sign a contract with the Melbourne Storm was a big one, but is paying off with the teen set to be unleashed this weekend. Mawhinney said Howarth was definitely an up and comer in the game. To let him unleash will be pretty exciting, he said. He ll be a handy one for us - I haven t seen too much of him but I ve kept an eye on him coming through the grades.
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Life after Cameron Smith will begin for the Melbourne Storm as they launch the 2021 NRL season at home against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with both sides carrying high expectations.
If there is one story which has dominated the headlines this off-season, it has been the eventual destination of Smith.
The legendary figure still hasn’t uttered a word about his future, and the only fact clear as we start the season is that he won’t be in Melbourne, or running out for any other club… Yet
Even without Cameron Smith, Melbourne look set for another strong campaign as they chase back-to-back titles in what could be coach Craig Bellamy s final season.
While there s been no official word on whether Smith has retired, it appears certain that his 430-game Storm career finished in fairytale fashion with last year s grand final victory against the Panthers.
Melbourne have long planned for life after their most-decorated captain, with Harry Grant - returning from a loan stint at the Wests Tigers that netted him Dally M Rookie of the Year honours - and Brandon Smith more than capable of handling the hooking duties.
In a game that’s often accused of giving second (and third, fourth, fifth…) chances to the wrong people, it warms my cold, cynical heart to see Jarrod Mullen back playing rugby league. The former Knights half has been signed by Queensland Cup club the Sunshine Coast Falcons, after spending four years on the sidelines for […]
NRL bad boy Jarrod Mullen has outlined why he chose the Sunshine Coast Falcons as the club to resurrect his career and how he has turned his life around.