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Sessions with Barrett inspire Eels' Brown to his best

Parramatta five-eighth Dylan Brown will be out to weaponise Trent Barrett's attacking wisdom when he takes the reins from Mitchell Moses in the clash against Canberra this Saturday.

Moses suffered a category-one head knock attempting a tackle in the Eels' 26-24 Magic Round loss to Gold Coast and has been ruled out of round 11 per the concussion protocols introduced by the NRL this season.

The Eels' following game against South Sydney will come only 12 days after Moses' concussion, so the halfback is no guarantee of returning for that fixture if he experiences prolonged symptoms.

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The Canberra Times

The oft-repeated line in sports is "defence wins championships", and the Canberra Raiders' NRLW team will be built on that mantra.

There was a sneak preview of that in the gritty NSWRL Women's Premiership grand final effort from the Raiders' feeder club, Mounties, which featured a handful of inaugural Raiders women including superstars Simaima Taufa and Kerehitina Matua.

Last week they won the title in an incredible arm-wrestle with a final scoreline of 1-0.

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Fox League

The Cowboys have finally clicked into gear and produced a “defining” performance that may just be the “turning point” of their season.

It’s a different story for the reigning premiers, who edging closer to the toughest point of their season — the Origin period.

And speaking of Origin, Ricky Stuart believes one of his star forwards has all the ingredients for the brutal arena.

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