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Wayne Bennett two, Daniel Anderson nil. St George Illawarra Dragons were primed for a first up win, while the Parramatta Eels were nowhere near prepared for the start of the season.
The Dragons came out of the blocks running and controlled possession, outscoring the Eels 18 points to 12. Given the amount of possession the [...]

One only has to look at the St George Illawarra Dragons opening set of the match against the Parramatta Eels to determine how the Red V will play against the majority of their NRL opponents in season 2010.
Forwards Dan Hunt and Michael Weyman were instrumental in carving up the Eels defence barely minutes into the [...]

There is an odd peace about the final day before the season begins. Your team is undefeated, you’re buoyed by the talk of the toughest preseason ever and heartened by that young player you’ve admired for a while getting a start while the big new signing claims he is loving it and is raring to [...]

Predictions it would be up and running before the NRL season began proved wide of the mark, but rugby league’s independent commission has finally been agreed to a day before the 2010 campaign kicks off.
The board of the Australian Rugby League has agreed in principle to a model proposed by its 50 per cent partner [...]

NRL preview panel for round one (all times AEDT):
FRIDAY
PARRAMATTA v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA at Parramatta Stadium, 7.35pm
Head to head: Eels 11, Dragons 8, drawn 1
Last clash: Eels 25-12 at WIN Jubilee Stadium (Qualifying finals, 2009)
TAB Sportsbet: Eels $1.70, Dragons $2.10
FootyTAB: Dragons +2.5
What a cracker to kick things off in 2010. Who’ll ever forget the [...]

Parramatta skipper Nathan Cayless claims the lessons of campaigns past will ensure the Eels don’t get caught up in the hype that has some pundits engraving their name on the NRL premiership trophy before a ball has been kicked in the 2010 season.
Without a premiership in 24 years, the Eels have been installed as premiership [...]

St George Illawarra backrower Dean Young claims the Dragons can’t afford to simply replicate the game-plan which won them last year’s NRL minor premiership if they hope to match it with the likes of premiership favourites Parramatta in Friday night’s season-opener.
The Dragons will go head to head with the team which derailed their finals campaign [...]

Scott Prince says it will take time to gel but teammate Mat Rogers believes new signing Greg Bird will be “brutal” from the first play in his debut for the Titans against the Warriors at Skilled Park on Sunday.
Bird’s renowned aggression and intimidation combined with his ability to take on the line with his added [...]

The Brisbane Broncos have been hit hard after losing many valuable players since 2009, and will have to be forced to begin the 2010 season with an unbalanced lineup.
The loss of Karmichael Hunt to AFL was a shock and Hunt will be missed dearly by all, including Peter Wallace and Darren Lockyear.
Hunt offered [...]

The first round of the NRL season will be big, with the blockbuster matches of Parramatta versus St George Illawarra and the Broncos versus Cowboys. But, sadly, the NRL and clubs have missed the opportunity to really kick-off the season with a bang by hosting a massive double header at Homebush.
We had Parramatta try and [...]