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Outside the Cavern Club in Liverpool – that dingy, underground dive where a little band called the Beatles were discovered – there’s wall of fame, with a brick dedicated to each of the amazing artists who have played the venue over the years.
You can get lost marvelling at the names carved into the masonry, with the likes of Little Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and Queen just a small sample (I haven’t been back in a few years, so couldn’t tell you whether Shane Watson has claimed a brick yet).
Round 9 Late Mail
Dragons v Bulldogs, Sunday 4.05pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Dragons: Mathew Feagai will make his NRL debut in place of Cody Ramsey (rib) on the wing, while Junior Amone also makes his NRL debut from the bench.
Tyrell Fuimaono comes in at centre to repace Zac Lomax (dislocated thumb).
Ramsey and Adam Clune dropped out of the extended squad 24 hours before kick-off while Poasa Faamausili was the last man cut an hour before kick-off. Jackson Ford is 18th man.
Dragons fullback Matt Dufty has scored nine tries in his past eight games at Kogarah.
Bulldogs: Lachlan Lewis and Ofahiki Ogden were added to the bench an hour before kick-off with Matt Doorey reverting to 18th man.
Clint Gutherson has showed again he is turning into the No.1 man Parramatta want him to be, starring in their 32-10 NRL win over Canterbury.
In a clinical performance, the Eels led from the outset and quickly put paid to any hopes of a Bulldogs comeback early in the second half after two straight tries.
It took them to 7-1 for just the fifth time in their history, with the Eels now second on the table and behind only western Sydney rival Penrith at the top.
The only issue came in the form of a hip injury to Nathan Brown, who is set for scans with the Eels hopeful he may only miss a few weeks.
Canterbury coach Trent Barrett has conceded his team wasn t willing to match Parramatta s physicality in a 32-10 defeat at Stadium Australia on Saturday night. Against a side like that - they re big and they re a physical side - unless you come with an attitude to roll your sleeves up, you re going to be in for a long night, Barrett said post-match.
Canterbury were starved of good-ball opportunities as Parramatta built a 16-0 half-time lead but Barrett said that was their own fault. They rolled us down the field pretty easily. The difference in where we were bringing the ball off our line all half as to where we were turning the ball over for them was chalk and cheese, he said.