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NRL ROUND 19 RESULTS Tigers 12 v Sharks 36 Dragons 26 v Raiders 36 Eels 10 v Warriors 46 Rabbitohs 32 v Bulldogs 36 Titans 21 v Dolphins 23 SURVIVED R L Winger - Panthers - Cowboys - Sharks Wests Tigers Rule - Panthers - Broncos - Raiders WELL DONE TO ALL THOSE WHO SURVIVED, YOU LIVE ANOTHER WEEK TO SUBMIT A PICK, FOR A CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THIS SEASONS FINAL WITH A FIRST PRIZE OF $100AUD ELIMINATED NRL ROUND 17 Lucky 7 - Eels StandOffHalf - Broncos Kayakman - Roosters NRL ROUND 18 No Eliminations NRL ROUND 19 Graham - Rabbitohs The Future Is League - Rabbitohs Llangennech - Titans BAD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE ELIMINATED YOU CAN COME BACK NEXT SEASON. IF YOU SURVIVED SELECT A TEAM FROM THE NRL ROUND 20 DRAW & POST IT BELOW...REMEMBER YOU CAN NOT SELECT A TEAM YOU HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN IN THIS CURRENT HEAT. NOW THAT WE ARE DOWN TO UNDER FIVE SURVIVORS IN HEAT 4 YOU WILL NEED TO PUT A COMBINED POINTS TOTAL OF THE TWO TEAMS FROM THE GAME YOU TAKE YOUR PICK FROM. NRL ROUND 20 DRAW THURSDAY JULY 13 No Game Being Played Tonight FRIDAY JULY 14 Knights v Tigers McDonald Jones Stadium 8pm SATURDAY JULY 15 Bulldogs v Broncos Belmore Sportsground 3pm Sea Eagles v Cowboys 4 Pines Park 5.30pm Roosters v Storm Sydney Cricket Ground 7.35pm SUNDAY JULY 16 Warriors v Sharks Mt Smart Stadium 2pm Dolphins v Panthers Moreton Daily Stadium 4.05pm Eels v Titans CommBank Stadium 6.15pm BYE Dragons, Rabbitohs, Raiders ALL GAME TIMES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ...AEST GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

Crutchlow has retired, his last gig was a test rider for Yamaha that expired at the end of 2022. Jake Dixon is about the only other British rider showing any promise, he raced in MotoGP in 2021, but now rides in the Moto2 class for Gas Gas (owned by KTM) that has a 3 cylinder 765cc Triumph engine fitted (as do all Moto2 bikes). He has had wins and pole positions in Moto2, so one day he might get a 2nd crack at MotoGP but at 27 years old the clock is ticking.

WINNERS CRONULLA SHARKS ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS GOLD COAST TITANS TOTAL POINTS 222 HOME WINS 3 POLL 2 TEAMS

WINNERS Wigan Warriors Leigh Leopards St Helens Saints Catalans Dragons Hull Kingston Rovers Salford Red Devils BIGGEST WIN Catalans Dragons Vs. Huddersfield Giants SMALLEST WIN Salford Red Devils Vs. Leeds Rhinos

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If things don't improve after this summer break, I think Honda should sit out a couple seasons when all current contracts with riders expire and develop a very competitive fast bike that handles fantastic, then come back to MotoGP with a great team of riders.

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WELL DONE JEFF STEIN & ALL OTHER MINOR WINNERS

SHARKS - 48 GAME TOTAL POINTS

NRL ROUND 18 RESULTS Sharks 52 v Dragons 16 Warriors 6 v Rabbitohs 28 Storm 16 v Panthers 34 Raiders 26 v Titans 22 Cowboys 74 v Tigers 0 Broncos 24 v Dolphins 16 Bulldogs 0 v Knights 66 Sea Eagles 18 v Roosters 16 SURVIVED R L Winger - Panthers - Cowboys Llangennech - Eels - Raiders Wests Tigers Rule - Panthers - Broncos Graham - Storm - Sharks The Future Is League - Eels - Sharks WELL DONE TO ALL THOSE WHO SURVIVED, YOU LIVE ANOTHER WEEK TO SUBMIT A PICK, FOR A CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THIS SEASONS FINAL WITH A FIRST PRIZE OF $100AUD ELIMINATED NRL ROUND 17 Lucky 7 - Eels StandOffHalf - Broncos Kayakman - Roosters NRL ROUND 18 No Eliminations BAD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE ELIMINATED YOU CAN COME BACK NEXT SEASON. IF YOU SURVIVED SELECT A TEAM FROM THE NRL ROUND 19 DRAW & POST IT BELOW...REMEMBER YOU CAN NOT SELECT A TEAM YOU HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN IN THIS CURRENT HEAT. NOW THAT WE ARE DOWN TO FIVE SURVIVORS IN HEAT 4 YOU WILL NEED TO PUT A COMBINED POINTS TOTAL OF THE TWO TEAMS FROM THE GAME YOU TAKE YOUR PICK FROM. NRL ROUND 19 DRAW THURSDAY JULY 6 Tigers v Sharks CommBank Stadium 7.50pm FRIDAY JULY 7 Dragons v Raiders WIN Stadium 8pm SATURDAY JULY 8 Eels v Warriors CommBank Stadium 5.30pm Rabbitohs v Bulldogs Accor Stadium 7.35pm SUNDAY JULY 9 Titans v Dolphins Cbus Super Stadium 4.05pm BYE Broncos, Cowboys, Knights, Panthers, Roosters, Sea Eagles, Storm ALL GAME TIMES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ...AEST GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

WINNERS IN BOLD Warrington vs. Leeds Wakefield vs. Salford Leigh vs. HKR St Helens vs. Castleford Wigan vs. Huddersfield Hull FC vs. Catalans FEWER THAN 10 POINTS 2 MORE THAN 30 POINTS 3

WINNERS DRAGONS WARRIORS STORM RAIDERS COWBOYS BRONCOS BULLDOGS SEA EAGLES TOTAL SCORE 357 AWAY WINS 1 POLL 12 TO 16 POINTS

WELL DONE GINGERJON

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FRANCESCO BAGNIA STORMS TO FOUTH VICTORY OF THE SEASON IN ASSEN Francesco Bagnaia stormed to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen and heads into the summer break with a 35-point advantage in the MotoGP Championship table. The Ducati rider took the lead on Lap 3 and gradually extended it to around one second to claim his fourth win of the season. "It wasn't easy because the riders behind me were pushing a lot and I tried to open up a gap," Bagnaia said after the race. "I just managed that in the last laps and I finally allowed myself to breathe because I was on the limit. "I love this track, I love this crowd and it's fantastic to be here." Pole sitter Marco Bezzechi took the chequered flag in second while Brad Binder lost out on a podium in controversial circumstances. History repeated itself for the South African who crossed the line in third, but, for the second time in twenty four hours, was demoted a position due to exceeding track limits. Aleix Espargaro found some great pace late in the race and inherited the spot on the rostrum. Binder had a magnificent start and took the holeshot into Turn 1. Bagnaia claimed the lead on the third lap, but Binder continued to shadow the Ducati with Bezzecchi close behind him as the top three riders pulled away from the field. When Bagnaia gradually edged away, Bezzecchi made a move for second stick to try hunt down his compatriot. Although he was unable to close the gap, he completed a very positive weekend in second. "I'm very happy," the Italian said. "I had contact with some riders at the start and lost time and when I was behind Brad, he was very strong on the brakes. It took me many laps to pass him and then Pecco was already too far away. "I'm happy anyway because this weekend we worked in the best way we can and the fans were amazing, I love this place!" Meanwhile, Espargaro, despite having suffered damage to his Aprilia's aero in a collision at the start, was running some fantastic pace and closed in on Binder. Behind him, Jorge Martin also got ever faster as the race progressed and was within punching distance in the final stages. Binder held on to second on the last lap while Espargaro crossed the line less than a hundredth of a second ahead of Martin. This proved crucial when Binder received his penalty and the podium position went to the Aprilia rider. "In the right corners I had a strange feeling; there was a lot of shaking and it was difficult to stay on the bike," Espargaro admitted post race. "It was not possible for me to overtake Brad, but I wanted to stay behind him and push him into a mistake." Temperatures were at the hottest they had been all weekend and many riders fell victim to the track conditions. Among them were Jack Miller, who crashed out going into Turn 1 on the second lap, and Fabio Quartararo who lost the front at Turn 7 and wiped out his compatriot Johann Zarco. RIDER OF THE DAY ALEIX ESPARGARO (APRILIA RACING) Not many would have tipped the Spaniard for a podium finish today. He might have benefited from Binder's penalty to make the rostrum, but Espargaro's late race pace and tenacity earned him the success. Starting from sixth, Espargaro made contact with Luca Marini at lights out and suffered some damage to his Aprilia's aero. Nevertheless, he pushed on, running in fourth throughout the race, and was on the pace in the closing stages. The 33-year old moved up one position to eighth in the championship standings.

MARC MARQUEZ TOLD HE CAN LEAVE REPSOL HONDA A YEAR AHEAD OF HIS CONTRACT EXPIRY Honda MotoGP head Alberto Puig has told Marc Marquez that he is free to leave his contract a year early at the end of the 2023 season. Marquez has a four-year deal with the team that is due to run until the end of the 2024 season, his team has announced that he will not take part in the Dutch Grand Prix after a succession of crashes at the last GP in Germany. The six-time MotoGP champion was able to take part in yesterday’s sprint race at the track in Assen, but after an accident in qualifying with Enea Bastianini, he started in 17th and was unable to improve upon that. Puig later suggested that the team’s talismanic rider will be free to leave despite the four-year deal he signed in 2020. “We have a contract, but every person is free to do what they want in life,” said Puig. “And Honda is not a company that wants to have people who are not happy being at Honda. “So, of course we have a contract, but Honda respects Marc a lot. I want to think [he will stay] based on the contract, but I don’t have a [magic wand].” Marquez was similarly non-committal about his future, saying: “So now I am in a big moment and I cannot think about this. “You cannot decide things about your future when you are in such a condition. During this month and a half I need to rebuild my body and the mental side. “I am in one of the worst moments of my career. But I’m very lucky that I am in one of the best moments in my personal life, with a very good team around me. Everything is stable and this helps a lot. “So now I need to think, to breathe, to speak with my people… and then I need to ride the bike again. “I’ll try to start at Silverstone with the same commitment as in Portimao [the season opener]. Obviously there will be a different approach, but the same commitment.”

COWBOYS WITH A GAME TOTAL OF 37 POINTS

NRL ROUND 17 RESULTS Dragons 18 v Warriors 48 Dolphins 20 v Eels 48 Panthers 20 v Knights 12 Storm 24 v Sea Eagles 6 Broncos 12 v Titans 18 Rabbitohs 6 v Cowboys 31 Roosters 18 v Raiders 20 SURVIVED R L Winger - Panthers Llangennech - Eels Wests Tigers Rule - Panthers Graham - Storm The Future Is League - Eels WELL DONE TO ALL THOSE WHO SURVIVED, YOU LIVE ANOTHER WEEK TO SUBMIT A PICK, FOR A CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THIS SEASONS FINAL WITH A FIRST PRIZE OF $100AUD ELIMINATED NRL ROUND 17 Lucky 7 - Eels StandOffHalf - Broncos Kayakman - Roosters BAD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE ELIMINATED YOU CAN COME BACK INTO THE COMP, WHEN HEAT 5 STARTS LATER IN THE SEASON. .....BETTER LUCK IN HEAT 5. IF YOU SURVIVED SELECT A TEAM FROM THE NRL ROUND 18 DRAW & POST IT BELOW...REMEMBER YOU CAN NOT SELECT A TEAM YOU HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN IN THIS CURRENT HEAT. NOW THAT WE ARE DOWN TO FIVE SURVIVORS IN HEAT 4 YOU WILL NEED TO PUT A COMBINED POINTS TOTAL OF THE TWO TEAMS FROM THE GAME YOU TAKE YOUR PICK FROM. NRL ROUND 18 DRAW THURSDAY JUNE 29 Sharks v Dragons PointsBet Stadium 7.50pm FRIDAY JUNE 30 Warriors v Rabbitohs Mt Smart Stadium 6pm Storm v Panthers Melbourne TBC 8pm SATURDAY JULY 1 Raiders v Titans GIO Stadium 3pm Cowboys v Tigers Qld Country Bank Stadium 5.30pm Broncos v Dolphins The Gabba 7.35pm SUNDAY JULY 2 Bulldogs v Knights Accor Stadium 2pm Sea Eagles v Roosters 4 Pines Park 4.05pm BYE Eels ALL GAME TIMES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD TIME ...AEST GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

The way St Helens are going in Super League this season, I would not be surprised to see him get his job back there as Head Coach again.

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WINNERS ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS PARRAMATTA EELS PENRITH PANTHERS MELBOURNE STORM BRISBANE BRONCOS SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS SYDNEY ROOSTERS TOTAL POINTS 222 HOME WINS 6 POLL PANTHERS

Gold Coast Titans have confirmed the immediate departure of head coach Justin Holbrook, with assistant coach Jim Lenihan to take over in an interim capacity before Des Hasler assumes the reins for 2024. Hasler brings significant experience having coached 458 NRL games, reaching five grand finals and winning premierships in 2008 and 2011 with Manly. He last coached the Sea Eagles in 2022 where he finished 11th with nine wins from 24 games. “I’m looking forward to joining the Titans and to the 2024 season,” Hasler said. “The club has a strong playing roster, the region is blessed with emerging talent and the organisation is firmly embedded in the community. “I’m confident we can deliver success to the region in the coming seasons.” The Titans sit ninth on the ladder and face front-runners the Broncos in a huge clash at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday in Lenihan's first game in charge. Lenihan will steer the Titans through their remaining 10 games and look to carry them into the finals before Hasler takes control for the 2024 pre-season. We think we need a winner and someone who has been to grand finals and what that brings into your organisation," said Titans CEO Steve Mitchell. "We need to make a change, we’re not improving. "Des will create a winning environment – it’s very unusual to have a coach of Des’ ilk in the market where he is not employed so sometimes timing is everything." After finishing last in the previous season, the Titans would finish ninth in Holbrook's first season in charge before going one better the following year as they earned their first finals berth since 2016 with an eighth-placed finish. However, the club struggled to recapture that form in 2022, ending the year in 13th place with just six wins throughout the year. "We are grateful to Justin for his contribution to the club over the past four seasons,” said Mitchell. “We are here to bring success to the Gold Coast and in order to do so we feel that this is the change necessary to deliver on our promise which is to win premierships. "We are at a point in time where we feel our program is not achieving what we want it to achieve, nor is it fulfilling the promises we have made to our rugby league community."

He can sit out his choice but he won't get paid by the Dragons, and Hunt won't be able to sign a contract with another club until his current contract with the Dragons has expired. An update Hunt has said he will play for the Dragons tonight against the Warriors. After that who knows what will happen. Hunt also said he will play for his team mates and not for the club. Hunt also stated his reason for wanting a release from the Dragons is, the family want to move back to Queensland......So the Ben Hunt saga continues.

WINNERS IN BOLD Hull FC vs. St Helens Castleford vs. Warrington Hull KR vs., Wakefield Leeds vs. Huddersfield Catalans vs. Leigh Salford vs. Wigan HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORE - Hull KR vs., Wakefield LOWEST AGGREGATE SCORE - Catalans vs. Leigh