Dan Walsh

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Dominic Brock |Nick Wright |Dan Walsh |Adrian Proszenko

LoadingPinned post from By Nick WrightDolphins coach Kristian Woolf has called for an overhaul of the crackdown on high contact, believing if a player lies down in a bid to draw a penalty they must undergo a head injury assessment. LoadingOn the eve of round five the NRL warned referees would be instructed to deliver harsher penalties on contact to the head after they deemed a series of incidents the weekend prior should have drawn punishment.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Dan Walsh |Dan Walsh

Of the 10 bombs Chad Townsend (eight) and Sandon Smith (two) launched at Commbank Stadium, three drew errors from teenager Casey McLean and star fullback Dylan Edwards. The two McLean mistakes in the air led to Roosters tries in the next set and a recalibration of the usual bombing to a winger’s corner was noted by Immortal Andrew Johns on The Sunday Footy Show. “From 40 [metres out], they kicked deliberately short to compete,” Johns said. “I’ve never seen anyone exploit Brian To’o.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Dan Walsh |Dan Walsh

“Maybe a window into what we’re thinking down the track,” Adam O’Brien said afterwards, which drew a smirk from Ponga. Both captain and coach understood but were still unimpressed with repeated questions about Brown and the biggest deal in rugby league history after an impressive 26-12 win. But the new attacking dynamic with livewire Fletcher Sharpe at five-eighth has Ponga touching the ball almost 30 per cent more often this season.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Billie Eder |Dan Walsh

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1 month ago | theage.com.au | Billie Eder |Dan Walsh

By Billie Eder and Dan Walsh March 6, 2025 — 3.37pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf believes the NRL had no other option than to relocate their opening round match against the Rabbitohs from Brisbane to Sydney on Friday night, with Cyclone Alfred forecast to make landfall on Friday.