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A white picket fence protects the carefully manicured green grass of the Salter Oval, but will fall apart when the city’s biggest sporting event arrives this Sunday. Key points: Record attendance expected for Bundaberg’s first sold-out NRL match Bundaberg shop says team merchandise is in high demand The Bulldogs will have an open training session for fans on Saturday morning Bundaberg is busy counting down the NRL round of 21 clash between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and final challengers North Queensland Cowboys, the first time the city will host a competition points match. Temporary stands have been set up for sold-out spectators, and space has been made for the arrival of a large media crowd to broadcast the match to league fans across the country. “I think it’s going to be an audience record,” said Bundaberg Rugby League chairman Mike Ireland. “The Cowboys are second on the competition ladder and the Bulldogs are starting to collect some win...

He said Ginnivan had been the victim on Sunday, but it was not the referee’s fault, it was a decision born of a philosophical shift in the AFL. Matthews said his initial thought when he saw the incident was to ask himself, what did they do to the game? “And when I say ‘they’, I mean (AFL chairman) Richard Goyder and the commission which is the only body that actually changes the rules and [AFL CEO) Gillon McLachlan and his coaching cohort of advisers that are making the game easier for the tackler and harder for the bloke with the ball,” Matthews said. “It got my blood boiling. Every other player in the competition would have got that free kick … I felt sick. That was virtually not only a high contact headlock, it was bordering on unduly rough play.” Last Tuesday the AFL responded to the increasing number of players drawing free kicks for head high contact with a statement that outlined the directive to umpires. Mason Redman’s high takle on Jack Ginnivan. C...

The Dragons have gone home with a win in a crucial encounter against the Sea Eagles, winning 20-6. On a rainy night at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, star midfielder Ben Hunt leaned back and took the lead. The 32-year-old started the scoring with a quick run, sneaking under the attacking Sea Eagles defender. MATCH CENTER: St George Illawarra Dragons vs Manly Sea Eagles, live scores, teams Stream every match from every round of Telstra 2022 NRL Premier League Season Live & Ad-Free During Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > Hunt then lowered his head and dug his way to the test line to give the Dragons an early lead. The Dragons haven’t lost in 2022 after scoring the first goal, and that trend continued after Hunt’s early try. “He’s in purple patch form, Ben Hunt,” said Fox League’s Andrew Voss. But, he didn’t finish there – scoring a goal from grubber Junior Amone just minutes later. “Benny Hunt, just pushing, what...