An Alex Johnston hattrick led the Rabbitohs to a gutsy 32-18 victory over the Wests Tigers in Tamworth on Friday night. After a disappointing loss to the Broncos last week, South Sydney bounced back in style at Scully Park, with Johnston’s 12th career hat-trick cementing the lead which put the Rabbitohs back in the top eight. The Wests Tigers were gallant in their defeat, with a second-half surge bringing them within two-points of the Rabbitohs’ lead but the Round 22 defeat was costly for the home side with Shawn Blore (head knock) and Dane Laurie (knee) failing to finish the…
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Pat Carrigan has broken the longest try drought in the NRL as the Brisbane Broncos turned on a 32-10 win over the Roosters at The Gabba to consolidate their spot in the top two. Carrigan provided a huge highlight for the night with his first try in his 78th first grade game while also racking up 115 running metres, five tackle breaks, three offloads and 26 tackles for a Brisbane side proudly playing in the club’s City Jersey. Carrigan was ably abetted by Payne Haas with 163 running metres, Herbie Farnworth with eight tackle busts and a try, and Billy…
The much anticipated Believe PNG events for the month of August will soon hit our shores as the team prepares to also feature the all-time contemporary worship music band “Planetshakers”. Kimberley Smith from the Believe PNG team said, they are excited to come back and host “The Believe Events”, because these events are different from the previous events hosted in the country. The Believe NEW ERA SUMMIT 2023 is an annual event and is open for all who aspire to be better leaders especially high school and university students. This will be held at the New Lecture Theatre at UPNG…
The Gulf Provincial Health Authority (GPHA) has finally launched its MEASLES RUBELLA, Polio & VITAMIN “A” SIA CAMPAIGN over the weekend in Kerema town. This was after a 2-day refresher training of 26 health care workers from the 21 health care facilities in the province to build their capacity around the Measles Rubella, Polio (OPV) and VITAMIN “A” Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) campaign. Gulf Province is the last province to launch its SIA campaign. Speaking to the health care workers at the launching, GPHA Acting CEO Dr. Alexander Maha acknowledged his hardworking team for ensuring the activity was finally launched…
The Dolphins have extended Tom Gilbert for a further three years, locking in the young forward until the end of the 2028 season. Already signed until 2025, the Queensland representative is set to form a big part of the Dolphins’ future and has been earmarked for a senior leadership role. The 22-year-old’s impressive season was cut short after suffering a major shoulder injury in the opening State of Origin game in May but has made a big impression on the Dolphins to secure an extension. “I am very happy to have my long-term future locked in with the Dolphins,” Gilbert said. “As a…
Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform. In a series of tweets, Musk said: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” In the same series of tweets, Musk posted “Paint It Black,” before launching a user poll to “Change default platform color to black.” “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make go live worldwide tomorrow,” he continued. “Like this but X,” he added above an…
A determined Knights side ended an eight-year hoodoo against the Storm to keep their finals hopes alive with a 26-18 triumph at a packed McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday. Buoyed by the support of home fans who had turned up early to cheer the club’s premiership winning NRLW team, Newcastle came from 12-0 down after conceding two early tries to overpower the Storm. The turning point was the sin-binning of Melbourne forward Tariq Sims five minutes before half-time for a high shot on Knights halfback Jackson Hastings and the home side piled on three tries in his absence. The Knights…
Schools around the country can now save all their data on a new information management system after the Department of Education developed a software application or platform to streamline and automate various administrative tasks within an education institution. The School Information Management System (SIMS) for PNG schools serves as a centralized database to store, manage and retrieve information related to students, teachers, schools timetabling, attendance, assessments and other relevant information for students and teachers. The system has five features: · Students biodata/Information; allows administrators to store and manage data for new continuing and transfer-in students. It includes personal details, contact…
The Broncos have staked their premiership credentials, overcoming the Rabbitohs 36-20 in front of a sellout crowd at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Friday night. Despite losing two of their men to the sin bin during the match, the Brisbane powerhouse dominated the error-riddled Rabbitohs with Adam Reynolds producing an attacking masterclass against his former club and star backs Reece Walsh and Kotoni Staggs putting on a show in front of the Broncos faithful. It was Alex Johnston who opened the Rabbitohs account in the fifth minute thanks to some quick hands out to the left edge. But four minutes later…
The NRL Telstra Premiership returns to the Sunshine Coast for the second time in 2023 with South Sydney playing host to the Broncos in an expected blockbuster on Friday night. The Rabbitohs are fresh off a bye – only their second of the season – and will be looking to get into a groove with State of Origin now over and a host of troops expected back in the coming weeks. The Broncos weren’t at their best defensively against the Bulldogs, conceding 24 points at Belmore, but were too good in attack as they continue to put pressure on the…