With the slate wiped clean and a new sense of optimism about every club, it’s time to take a good hard look at the NRL futures market with the season beginning on Thursday. The Titans have won three straight matches for the first time since 2017 and have shown significant improvement. Those are just two of the permutations that can play out in the final fortnight of the regular season, while the order of the final ladder is also still to be determined. But their toughest test awaits in the Roosters and comeback kid Sonny Bill Williams (if we can still call him that). 15th September, 2020. When the two teams met in Round 10, Penrith had to come from behind to win, after which it was announced that the Cowboys’ 2015 premiership coach, Paul Green, would be moved on. The Red V have an impressive record in Newcastle, having only lost there twice since 2003, when a conversion from Andrew Johns saw the Knights escape with a 32-30 victory. St George Illawarra Dragons 2020 season preview. Last week the NRL’s glamour club (if we can still call them that) made history for all the wrong reasons – not once, but twice. However, last week’s heavy loss to the Roosters seems an indication that their time in finals football could be brief. As mentioned earlier, the Dragons have been active in the player market following a dozen departures including last year's five Broncos recruits. Raiders vs Warriors The Warriors fell agonisingly short of a maiden grand final appearance last season with points differential denying them a spot despite winning two of their three round matches. On the opposite end of things, utility Botille Vette-Welsh and forward Sarah Togatuki have both departed for the Roosters, while Holli Wheeler (knee), Navjada George (knee) and Taikele Katoa (pregnancy) are sidelined. Just weeks after being blanked 38-0 by the Rabbitohs in front of their home fans, the Eels’ finals preparations copped another blow when, despite some strong defence, they fell to a 20-2 defeat at the hands of the Panthers, again failing to score a try against a top-eight side. We want to see it! By. Twitter. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Jack Wighton of the Raiders celebrates scoring a try during the 2019 NRL Grand Final match between the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium on October 06, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. 2020 NRL season: Round 19 preview. But onto serious matters now, and there should be no excuse for the Storm not to take the points in this contest. Halfback Nathan Cleary has redeemed himself on and off the field as he closes in on the NSW guernsey he lost due to injury midway through last year. featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. The pride and passion driving Women in League founder Katie Page. A lot of key Warriors stats that worked well for the side last season came through players who are no longer there so it's a matter of starting fresh. Nonetheless, they have earned the respect and admiration of the rest of the competition for their willingness to sacrifice their lives at home for the sake of restarting the season back in May. Whatever way they go, her return is a huge boost. Put simply, they did not execute in the grand final in any of those areas. – Jessica Sergis. The heavy loss to Canberra, the Dragons’ third straight, highlighted the work Griffin has to do if he is to turn around an underachieving culture at the club. The Dragons had no answers for a Broncos outfit who proved why they're the benchmark in the women's game with a resounding 30-6 thumping on the big stage. Now that they cannot break into the eight, they can provide some nuisance value against the Raiders, before they wrap up with a home game against the Sea Eagles on the Central Coast. Brad Donald has assembled an impressive roster that has the potential to produce some quality football but their limited time together could be an issue for them. Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton has won the 2020 Dally M Medal, finishing just a single point ahead of Parramatta’s Clint Gutherson and two ahead of Nathan Cleary, the man tipped by many to take home the award. Sea Eagles vs Titans Based in Narrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches, the Warriors are determined to do a whole lot more than simply make up the numbers. Tha same applies to Botille Vette-Welsh who is back in Roosters colours. The first match on Saturday is effectively a dead rubber, with neither the Sea Eagles or Titans able to qualify for finals. Roosters vs Sharks From there the Warriors will either play the Roosters or Dragons and if they could manage a shock win over the Broncos they'll like their chances of scraping in one more victory against either of those clubs in the remaining two matches.

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