NRL

2022 - 7 - 13

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Kiwis star channelling mamba mentality on NRL captaincy debut (1 News)

Stand-in Panthers skipper James Fisher-Harris says he tries to work as hard as his idol Kobe Bryant in training, which has paid off on the field.

"I'm at that point in my life where I speak up when I want to speak up," he said. It shows in the game." "That's my guy," Fisher-Harris told AAP.

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Vote for the Team of the Series! (NRL.COM)

The 2022 Ampol State of Origin series is done and dusted, but it's time to vote for which players impressed you most this year!

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NRL, Aerospace Industry Hosts 18th Annual CanSat Student ... (navy.mil)

WASHINGTON - After countless hours of preparation, flight testing, and launching, 23 student teams from universities and colleges around the world ...

He noted how the teams came together to express their love of science, and feel a sense of pride in their hard work.“It is a phenomenal competition for aspiring aerospace professionals – truly the closest you can get to a realistic project for their future careers in the field,” said Way.NRL’s continued investment within CanSat is representative of its current and future Department of the Navy workforce, which enhances the Navy and Marine Corps’ ability to meet present and future war-fighting challenges. It is such a well-rounded project,” said McGinnis, who indicated his team is looking forward to participating in the competition again next year.After a full day of launching rockets for 23 present teams, first place in the 2022 CanSat competition went to Team Descendere of Assumption College, Bangkok, Thailand. The remaining winners were: University of Alabama at Huntsville’s leader of Team Star Saber, Tristan McGinnis, explained his team’s desire to not only execute a successful launch, but utilize their time at CanSat to enjoy collaborating and learning with one another.“As a computer science major, I initially came into the competition wanting to engage in programming the payload. Throughout the past years, NRL has been devoted to supporting CanSat in its efforts to further student’s aerospace exploration through the development of aeronautical exploration and STEM education.This year’s competition tasked teams to design a CanSat consisting of a container and a payload, that teams designed around the structure of a container by a 10-meter long tether. During that time, the payload must have maintained the orientation of a video camera pointing in the south direction and 45 degrees downward to ensure terrain was in the frame.Ivan Galysh, Section Head of NRL’s Digital Signal Processing Section of the Precise Navigation and Timing Branch, CanSat competition director, recounted being impressed by the teams’, “documentation provided displaying a very detailed outline of their payload. This truly shows that they have dedicated themselves and their skills to a successful launch.”Throughout the second day of the competition, students gathered around the Kentland Farm of Virginia Tech to place the final touches on their models.

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Paseka back in business and primed for fired up Knights (NRL.COM)

Taniela Paseka has played 16 minutes of NRL footy in three months but he is ready to tackle David Klemmer and the Knights head on.

"David Klemmer is one of those boys you have to match his aggression every time you play them. "We know we have to meet the Knights physically and if we do that we can turn that into points," said Olakau'atu. "They have a big pack with Klemmer and the Saifiti brothers and we have to meet them head-on. Klemmer received a fine and is free to tackle the Sea Eagles in a match the Knights must win to have any chance of scraping into the eight. "I had to work my way back into the squad after injury and I did that and I'm glad to be back in the team," Paseka told NRL.com on Tuesday. With the strength returning to his knee and the Sea Eagles looking to return to the top eight for the first time since round nine, the 24-year-old was thrown into the fray against the Storm a fortnight ago.

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Wayne's Dolphins set to pounce as unwanted Tiger eyes UK return ... (Fox Sports)

Wayne's Dolphins set to pounce as unwanted Tiger eyes UK return — Transfer Whispers.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Sheens set to be appointed Tigers coach with legendary duo Meanwhile, the Eels are reportedly set to offer Moses a contract extension which would see him remain in blue and gold until the end of the 2027 season. Moses made the switch from the Tigers to the Eels for the 2017 season and has since been one of Parramatta’s best under Brad Arthur. Join Kayo Freebies now, no credit card required > Following a calf injury in May, Gildart hasn’t managed to be able to crack the Wests Tigers first grade side and has been playing with the Tigers’ NSW Cup side. Oliver Gildart is set to be released by the Tigers and link up with the Leeds Rhinos.

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Bennett raids Tigers to bolster Dolphins backline (Wide World of Sports)

Wests Tigers centre Oliver Gildart is set to become the latest signing for Wayne Bennett's Dolphins.

Gildart has a year to run on his contract at Concord but the Tigers will be more than happy to grant him a release. He is currently languishing in the NSW Cup and the Dolphins' decision to sign him comes as something of a surprise. A Great Britain and England Test centre, Gildart came to the Tigers this season from Wigan with high hopes of making it in the NRL. But he has found life Down Under to be difficult and has not been able to hold his place in the battling Tigers side.

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Tim Sheens returns as Wests Tigers head coach (NRL.COM)

Almost 17 years after guiding the club to the 2005 Premiership, Tim Sheens is back as the head coach of the Wests Tigers.

The 71-year-old will take the reins from interim coach Brett Kimmorley, who was placed in the role after the Wests Tigers terminated the contract of previous head coach Michael Maguire in June. The club announced the news in a statement, that Sheens would take over as head coach in 2023 with his former premiership-winning playmakers Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah by his side. Almost 17 years after guiding the club to the 2005 NRL Premiership, Tim Sheens has been confirmed as the head coach of the Wests Tigers.

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Tigers confirm Sheens and two club legends to coach as Benji ... (Fox Sports)

The Tigers confirmed in a club statement that Tim Sheens will coach the club for the next two seasons, with Marshall and Robbie Farah as his assistants, before ...

The opportunity to try and become a head coach. If that’s the route they want to go down with me, that is something I would be interested to explore.” And to be able to be mentored by someone like Tim Sheens and learn underneath him with a chance to get there. I love the club. “For a couple of reasons. Marshall will then assume the role as Head Coach for a further three seasons (2025-27). “The one thing that has always remained is it is in there (my heart). There is a love for the club and I want to see the club succeed. Join Kayo Freebies now, no credit card required > “If the opportunity was for me to be mentored under him with a pathway to become a head coach it is something I would definitely consider. “Well not any time soon, but the dream for me would be to be an NRL coach and at the Wests Tigers would be an ideal situation,” Marshall said. The Tigers confirmed in a club statement that Tim Sheens will coach the club for the next two seasons, with Marshall and Robbie Farah as his assistants, before the former takes over the top job in 2025. “Wests Tigers have today confirmed that Tim Sheens will take over as the club’s Head Coach in 2023 with his former premiership-winning playmakers Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah by his side,” the club said in a statement.

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Tigers icon answers SOS to sign mega coaching deal (Wide World of Sports)

Sheens coached the club in 2005 when the young Tigers stunned the NRL to win the premiership, led by Marshall and Scott Prince. Marshall played 257 of his 346 ...

He also played for the Dragons, Broncos, and Rabbitohs, as well as a brief foray into New Zealand rugby union. Sheens coached the club in 2005 when the young Tigers stunned the NRL to win the premiership, led by Marshall and Scott Prince. The club on Thursday announced Marshall has agreed to a five-year deal to be head coach of the Tigers. The first two will be as an assistant, and the last three will be as the main man.

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Wests Tigers coaching bombshell stuns NRL (NEWS.com.au)

Just days after throwing his hat into the ring to coach the Wests Tigers in the future, Benji Marshall is set to sign a five-year deal with his former club ...

He asked for 24 hours to give me an answer, and the answer came back I won’t be required.” “I had a good chat with the coach; he laid out where I stood. That was a little bit disappointing for me,” Marshall said on Fox League’s NRL360 at the time. But the 37-year-old responded: “Yeah, I am ready. These three have achieved just about everything there is to achieve in the game and this partnership I know will be really, really powerful for our club. It’s a great day for our club.”

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Wests Tigers to sign Benji Marshall to five-year coaching deal (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Tigers legend will be part of a coaching team with Tim Sheens for the next two seasons before taking the reins himself in 2025.

We need to get that Tigers fabric, that DNA of what they had and what’s gone. “He has proven he can take a club to the pinnacle, which is what we all want to do as players. He’d be the right man to do that.” You can tell he just loves the game, all he does is talk football. Premiership-winner Sheens, 71, was given the reins after Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo opted not to take a five-year deal. It’s a great day for our club.

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Benji Marshall lands 'dream' NRL coaching job (New Zealand Herald)

The Tigers are currently last on the NRL table after sacking coach Michael Maguire earlier in the year, while Brett Kimmorley has been the caretaker coach. But ...

He asked for 24 hours to give me an answer, and the answer came back I won't be required." "I had a good chat with the coach; he laid out where I stood. That was a little bit disappointing for me," Marshall said on Fox League's NRL360 at the time. But the 37-year-old responded: "Yeah, I am ready. "For me, an NRL head coach is a dream job and to be mentored by someone like Tim and learn underneath him with a chance to get there, if that's the route they want to go down with me, it's something I'd be interested to explore, for sure." "Obviously it's been reported that Tim's going to get the job and he's going to mentor someone," Marshall told NRL360 earlier in the week.

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