Round 1 March 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

BULLDOGS 28, SEA EAGLES 6 TRIMMED DOGS HUMBLE HYPED SEA EAGLES TRENT Barrett was dealt a reality check in his first game as NRL coach when his Manly team was thumped 28-6 by Canterbury at Brookvale Oval. A buoyant crowd of 16,512 turned out in expectation of a high-quality performance by the new-look Sea Eagles, but by half-time the game was as good as over with the visitors ahead 22-0. Barrett’s final message to his players to control possession appeared to have been ignored as they committed a litany of handling errors, playing straight into Canterbury’s hands. Their quick opening tries to winger Sam Perrett and fullback Will Hopoate came directly from Manly errors. The Bulldogs’ forwards worked hard with conditioning staff in the off-season to shed kilos from their frames in order to…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2016 Edition

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