Reagan Campbell-Gillard might have spotted another spy balloon. Craig Bellamy remains undefeated in round one with the Melbourne Storm. On-field, theres plenty of hope in unexpected places, like at the Tigers, Bulldogs, and the nascent Dolphins. Stream the NRL premiership 2023 live and free on 9Now, 3pm | Manly Sea Eagles def Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 31-6, 5.30pm | North Queensland Cowboys def Canberra Raiders 19-18, 7.35pm | Cronulla Sharks vs South Sydney Rabbitohs. 77 mins: MELBOURNE CHARGE DOWN THE FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT! Parramatta have a kicking opportunity 30m out but Moses is rushed, the kick is poor and Melbourne gather the bouncing bomb in broken play. Even in terms of talent coming across, in recent years we have seen Roger Tuivasa-Sheck leave the NRL for a shot at a Rugby World Cup with the All Blacks. The latter has to leave for an HIA and Melbourne are running on fumes with only one interchange remaining and barely enough fit footballers. Theyve been starved of go-forward through the middle. Hughes does well to establish field position, then from 10m out in front of the posts Grant engineers half a yard of space, King accepts the give and go, acting like a human shield, offloading smartly to the crumbing fullback who nips the final couple of metres to the line. 49 mins: Forceful defensive set from the Eels forces the Storm to kick from well inside their own half but Coates chase is magnificent and he nails Lumelume before he can get into his stride. We just needed to ice a couple of moments in the game. Five months has felt like an eternity for rugby league fans, but the 2023 NRL Premiership season kicks off on Thursday night. Instead, he chips and chases and overcooks the kick into touch! Ponga's quick hands were pivotal once more as Hunt ran over, with Jackson Hastings's second conversion putting the Knights back on top. Parramatta have been passengers for most of this half but they take full advantage of their first chance in an age. As a whole the effort there was really good, particularly our try-line defence. To align with the NRL finals, it look like the NRLW season will kick off sometime in July . If a defender calls "touch" before they actually touch the attacker, they are to be penalized. The gloves are well and truly off in the newest rivalry in rugby league between the Brisbane Broncos and the NRL's newest team the Dolphins. 55 mins: Parra have been limited to risk-free run-out footy for the past ten minutes. January 17th, 2023 | Archie Dunnill World Cup 2022 Quarter Final Preview As we enter the business end of the competition, we take a look at the remaining eight teams and the key talking points surrounding each side. Hooker Soni Luke barged over from close range with Nathan Cleary reducing the deficit with the conversion to leave the Panthers one point adrift. The departure of Wayne Bennett and Adam Reynolds ahead of last year's kick-off left significant questions over the men from Redfern and what they'd be able to achieve with a rookie coach and halfback at the helm. What an absorbing game of footy that became. Selwyn Cobbo tries to break through a wall of Panthers players. Still the Storm come, Hughes almost crossing off the back of a 10m scrum, but yet again, so so sloppy, Melbourne cough the ball up in contact Loiero this time and mParramatta breathe a sigh of relief. A wonderful tackle on Reuben Cotter forces the ball loose and Sebastian Kris picks it up for Canberra. "Penrith have been a great side for a long time and everyone's chasing them. He's following in the illustrious footsteps of Frank Lawler, who recently called time [] Share on Facebook . Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of Parramatta v Melbourne on the opening night of the 2023 NRL Premiership season. The Melbourne winger does not look well on landing. The superstar fullback wasn't exactly at his high-flying best but came through the game unscathed, finishing with one try and a game-high 174 run metres in just under 80 minutes on the field. Seibold was full of praise for his side after the victory and admitted he was glad to see Trbojevic get through without any major issues. 1 Clinton Gutherson 2 Maika Sivo 3 Will Penisini 4 Waqa Blake 22 Isaac Lumelume 6 Dylan Brown 7 Mitchell Moses 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9 Josh Hodgson 10 Junior Paulo 11 Bryce Cartwright 12 Matt Doorey 13 Jmaine Hopgood, 14 Jirah Momoisea 15 Jack Murchie 16 Wiremu Greig 17 Makahesi Makatoa. This competition sees Super League Champions St Helens provide the extra team to take it 18 after the introduction of new club The Dolphins to the NRL. No sooner had the Eels gone out by six than the Storm hit back through Young Tonumaipea after majestic lead-up by Munster, who passed the ball to himself before putting his centre over in the left corner. The Warriors have overcome a spirited Newcastle performanceto post a first-up win, standing strong for a 20-12 triumph in Wellington. Newcastle 06:05 Canberra Raiders. Sione Katoa put the icing on the cake with. 73 mins: Melbourne let Moses grubber run into touch 16m out on the right. Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature. Back-to-back tries by young gun Herbie Farnworth in the opening half put the visitors out to an early lead and a sweetly struck field goal by skipper Adam Reynolds in the 71st minute iced the Broncos' first win at Penrith since 2009. Cameron Munster will miss at least the next fortnight after undergoing surgery on the ugly finger injury that left bone protruding through the skin in Melbourne's season-opening NRL win.. Munster . The topsy-turvy contest continued when Brayden Wiliame ran rampant and found Nicoll-Klokstad to score, making amends for his early blunder. Daly Cherry-Evans crossed for a hat-trick in the 31-6 triumph, while hulking forwards Taniela Paseka and Haumole Olakau'atu also had impressive individual performances. There will be times when a player has to kick the ball whatever their position. Moses then had a shot at field goal charged down with three minutes to play and Bryce Cartwright spilled a pass as the Eels mounted a right side raid. Damien Cook 16. Grant snipes from dummy-half and Melbourne are rolling. It is the perfect chance for St Helens to prepare ahead of the World Club Challenge. After play restarts Moses goes for the umpteenth runaround of the night and its another penalty! That error is compounded by a tackle penalty and Parramatta kick deep into enemy territory. 80 mins: Munster shanks his drop-goal attempt. Its all Munster, drifting across to the left, feigning the pass to Asofa-Solomona, showing and going to the extend the ball left his hands! Steps The first contested bomb of the night is claimed by Meaney but Wishart soon loses the ball in the tackle. Kevin Walters said young gun Reece Walsh will be available for the Round 2 clash after sustaining a facial fracture in the Pre-season Challenge. Can the Eels knock them to the floor? Pod 2: should stand five to 10 metres inside Pod 1 and at least five metres backwards. An energetic but error-strewn half ends with Parramattas noses in front. 7 mins: The Eels consolidate their two points with a straightforward set up the guts. The Eels build nicely and spread the play to the left, during which Moses is ironed late by debutant Katoa. With six minutes to play a mistake by Tyran Wishart opened the door for the Eels but Sivo kicked on tackle one and the ball went dead to let the Storm off the hook. Play starts with a kickoff from the centre of the field, with one team kicking into the territory of its opponents. It has continually turned Parramatta around and forced them to attack from a standing start deep in their own half. Organise to take a high ball, like from a kick-off and then put the opposition under pressure. Panthers hooker Soni Luke barged over from close range, with Nathan Cleary reducing the deficit via the conversion to leave the Panthers one point adrift. Official website of the New South Wales Rugby League | NSWRL Enter the fixtures overview Skip the fixtures overview Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Round 3 17 Feb Full Time Wests Tigers 23 Rabbitohs 22 Team Stats 17 Feb Full Time Sharks 12 CC Roosters 14 Team Stats 17 Feb Full Time St George 0 Mounties 62 Team Stats 17 Feb Full Time Christopher Reive. Its all about Josh Hodgson again, steering his team from left to right, biding his time, playing what time is it Mr Wolf? with Munster, winning, then popping the ball across to Junior Paulo in space who is unstoppable from 15m on the burst. Four minutes later, the Warriors were ahead as Afoa bustled his way past three to score under the posts. Current plans suggest a 9-week round robin season followed by a two-week finals campaign. The resilience and drive is something to behold. Eels centre Will Penisini was sent for a HIA in the 70th minute. So often in rugby union we talk of systems coming into the elite game from rugby league. "It was disappointing to end the year early last year and I had a six-month break over the off-season. 17 mins: Paulos offloads have been a feature of the half so far and his grunt work takes the home side in sight of the posts. Despite losing key players to injury, including Cameron Munster with a dislocated finger and Xavier Coates with a shoulder injury, the Storm managed to break the 12-12 [] Moses misses the conversion from the right touchline. The best moves came down the Eels left but they only have six points to show for it. Kick-off time is 8pm AEDT. Andrew Davey is in the unique position of knowing how the real world works. It's been an explosive start at Shark Park with with a brutal collision in the opening seconds! The finger injury to Cameron Munster will be a major worry. Help them develop the skills and timing with this session. The wing scored two on his Waratahs debut. Dolphins vs Roosters kickoff time, team lists and streaming options for Round 1. A drop goal is scored by a drop kick during play from any position in the field of play and counts one point. In rugby union a team fields 15 players; in rugby league teams field 13 players. Mawene Hiroti, 1. 21 mins: Both sides have settled into their midfield grooves. "He's pretty direct in what he wants from all of us. The first has been Test rugby for a few years now, with Mack Hansens try against France in the 2022 Six Nations the pinnacle, and Michael Cheikas Lebanon league side, and Leeds Rhinos have begun using this tactic. I cant wait for you to join me here again. It means Melbourne have a scrum 30m out and off the back they peel off to the right and have numbers but Sivo steps out of the line, almost intercepts, but knocks-on. Sat 4 Mar 2023, 05:01 AM. Cleary had a long range shot at a two-point field goal which fell short and Selwyn Cobbo cleaned up but the Broncos fullback lost possession and it appeared the premiers would get another chance but Luai was ruled offside in the chase and a penalty to the visitors got them out of the danger zone. The Maitland Pickers have dominated Tooheys Newcastle Rugby League (Real NRL), and state rivals, over the past few seasons. Between 2015 and 2018, an NRL player was implicated in an off-field scandal every 22 days. Full Match Replay: Panthers v Broncos - Round 1, 2023, Full Match Replay: Warriors v Knights - Round 1, 2023. Munster drops his kick-out 10.1m allowing the Storm to reclaim possession and get into their work. The Storm needed that last couple of minutes after the Eels looked ot be building up a head of steam. The Rugby Football League Ltd, Gate 13, Rowsley . Can the Eels capitalise? EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES, Use this game of catch, pass and movement to work on players quickness, high ball awareness and ability to handle under pressure. Dolphins vs Roosters Round 1 team lists Cameron Murray | 10. The Storm are out on their feet. Interchange hooker Luke provided some much-needed spark in the second half and crossed after Reynolds's field goal. Martin and Luke Garner both went close for the hosts before half-time but the Broncos were able to finish at the break 12-6 up. Penrith are on home turf again in Round 2 when they host the Rabbitohs. Cody Walker 7. Izaac Thompson 6. Theres no intricacy to the ball movement in the red zone with Storm relying on offloads and individual brilliance. The home side was stunned by a Lachlan Fitzgibbon's try after less than two minutes and were second best for long spells of the contest. A penalty against Alec MacDonald for late contact on Moses handed Parramatta an opportunity for another shot at goal but they chose to take a tap and keep the pressure on but came up empty. Gutherson goes for the cute drop-out but unlike the first half Melbourne claim possession and have a full set 12m out. Guardian Headline src url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline noalts not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff2 http3 true format woff2 url https assets.guim.co.uk static frontend fonts guardian headline latin1 not hinted GHGuardianHeadline Light.woff http3 true format woff. The teams are out, the balls on the tee, the 2023 NRL campaign is underway! Again they drive in textbook fashion. Once we entered Golden Point it was anyones game but unfortunately for Eels supporters their heroes made a hash of things when they could least afford to. 15 mins: Hodgson is marshalling his new troops from dummy-half, leaving Moses and Brown to pick their passes on the left edge. Oh my, Cameron Smith has just done an anxiety-inducing walk-and-talk to camera and he just, just, just, barely made it to the end. Cleary then went for a two-point field goal, with his effort missing and being collected by fullback Selwyn Cobbo, who then spilled the ball. We wanted to build our game in this early part of the season on our D, and I felt as though today we defended our try line well. Sunday, Mar 12. The chase is brilliant too, as is the full defensive set, forcing Moses to kick from inside his own 40m line. While the Broncos are set to host the Cowboys in a cross-town derby at Suncorp Stadium. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. 13.6. Parramatta have won the last four against the Storm, most recently 22-14 in round 25 last season. But they didnt make it easy, the Broncos nearly throwing away a seven-point buffer in the last five minutes in front of 17,125 fans at BlueBet Stadium. Hopgood again, with the offload this time, but Gutherson cant wriggle free. Its not an audition reel for the Lee Strasberg. Another chance to Parramatta. Both will start tonights contest eager to prove they can deny the all-conquering Penrith Panthers a three-peat. General 1 kick off positions ANSWERS Positions on a kick off Where do each position stand on a kick off if your going to be the attacking team Asked using Sportplan on Mobile ngahuia Coach, Australia 0 answers kick off positions COMMUNITY DRILLS Kick off positions Kick off positions Kick off positions Whatever age or stage you're at with your Rugby League journey, find your way to get involved. 35 mins: Back to the exchange of sets in the corridor with Hughes winning the kicking game with a beautiful long punt into the right corner. But talk to elite coaches, and they are happy to soak up lessons, plays, moves and talent from any other arena, if it helps them perform better. Katoa is opened up above his left eyebrow, Tonumaipea above his right, in separate incidents. It finishes 19-18 for Todd Payten's side, which escapes despite scoring just a solitary point in the second half of the match. Eels bench forward Jirah Momoisea was placed on report for a dangerous tackle in the 66th minute. Individual matches are adjudicated by a referee supported by one "touch" (or sideline) judge on either side of the field. NRL Round 1 Preview: Eels v Storm to kick off 2023 season. 76 mins: Another Melbourne handling error! The team's different too, obviously we've got a different dummy half, a shorter pre-season and both games we've played the weather's been pretty bad. Centre Stephen Crichton put them ahead after second rower Liam Martin made an incisive break upfield. The move to the left, with a number of runarounds, is eye-catching and slick but the Storms rush defence is alert. Mitchell Moses of the Eels warms up. Jed Cartwright. A good goal kicker can usually be guaranteed a place on the team. A little bit of early-season rust. 46 mins: Not a particularly inspired attacking set from Parra, despite the field position, and after running out of options to the right Gutherson kicks infield, Grant collects, Brown comes over the top and Melbourne can clear with a penalty. Theres offloads aplenty as the visitors try to catch Parra cold but for the second Melbourne set in a row theres a soft knock-on this time from Grant and Parramatta have A1 attacking territory. February 28, 2023 5:18 pm. However, it should be no further than five metres from the 10-metre line. With Cameron Munster nursing a dislocated finger in the second half and Xavier Coates injuring a shoulder, the Storm stayed in the fight long enough to take the game to golden point before Kangaroos hooker Harry Grant scooted over from dummy half to break the deadlock in the 84th minute. MORE, in Kicking & Catching, Rugby drills, U12+, Use our two simple tactics to pull defences one way and then kick the other to surprise them and give your chasers a good chance of gathering the kick unopposed. Braydon Trindall 8. Parramatta looked the more assured in the opening half, executing some silky combinations, but Melbourne clung on, and came out for the second half rejuvenated. Harry Grant proved to be the matchwinner for the Storm in their NRL season-opening win over the Eels. What to do with ham skin and fat. Toby Rudolf 9. On top of that, starters Ryan Papenhuyzen, Justin Olam, Tui Kamikamica and George Jennings are all on the sidelines for a number of weeks. Props Junior Paulo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard led from the front for the Eels with 191 running metres each. Venue: For H2H knock-out finals only, the team that finished. Everyone's chasing them, everyone's working hard and every team is going to turn up and play their best football against Penrith. 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