\u201cI\u2019ll probably use the next three weeks on it,\u201d Holbrook told SEN 1170 Breakfast<\/a>.<\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n The only place to stream every match of the 2025\/26 KFC BBL LIVE is on FOX CRICKET, available on Kayo Sports. | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSandon (Smith) can play half, but also hooker. Phoenix (Crossland) obviously prefers hooker but can also play 13, and then you\u2019ve got Fletcher Sharpe, and we won\u2019t get Kalyn (Ponga) probably training with us until February, so, we sort of have a key missing piece in training\u2026 with the recovery from his injury.<\/p>\n \u201cI will use the next few weeks shuffling guys around, (figuring out) the side of the field that they\u2019re gonna play on and it\u2019ll work itself out over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand I have got to get that settled so we can get on with it, but the players themselves have been fine. They don\u2019t care what side they play and what position but obviously they all want to be in the side, but I\u2019ll fit them all in.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not 100 per cent sure yet, but, by the time the trials (have) finished, we\u2019ll be really confident and clear on who\u2019s where and we\u2019ll get on with it.\u201d <\/p>\n Of all the Knights\u2019 recruits Brown is the most important after coming to the club on a record $13 million 10-year deal after 37 tries in 142 games for the Eels and five tries in 11 Tests for the Kiwis to date. <\/p>\n Holbrook has been impressed with the relaxed style and calmness that Brown has brought to the playing group. <\/p>\n \u201cI love his demeanour, to be honest,\u201d Holbrook told SEN 1170 Breakfast.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, before I met him, everyone goes, \u2018he\u2019s a pretty relaxed guy, pretty cool sort of person\u2019, and I think that\u2019s what this group needs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got that sort of hard work and mentality in the town up here, but Dyl (Dylan Brown) brings that real air of confidence and calmness about his footy, and, obviously, terrific for us, the way he played for New Zealand in that test series.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s come up here again full of confidence\u2026 I mean, he\u2019s been playing long enough, but I just think for the players around him, what he brings is that confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re playing with those sort of good players, you feel better about your own game when you\u2019ve got someone like that in your side.<\/p>\n \u201c(I) love all these sort of personality traits and he\u2019s a great trainer too. He\u2019s obviously one of the fittest guys. He really pushes himself and he sets a really good standard for the others, so he\u2019s fitted in really well.\u201d<\/p>\n Dylan Brown\u2019s halves partner is not confirmed.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n VETERAN FLOORED BY DOLPHINS YOUNG SKIPPER\u2019S LEADERSHIP <\/p>\n Veteran enforcer Daniel Saifiti has been left gobsmacked by 21-year-old Dolphins skipper Isaiya Katoa\u2019s leadership for such a young player. <\/p>\n Katoa doesn\u2019t turn 22 until the 2026 trials, but has already been an NRL captain for the best part of a year, despite having just 68 NRL games to his name since his debut in 2023. <\/p>\n 29-year-old Saifiti has played 191 games for the Knights and Dolphins since his debut in 2016 and has been captained by the likes of Boyd Cordner and James Tedesco at Origin level. <\/p>\n However, speaking with SEN radio<\/a>, Saifiti showered Katoa with praise for his leadership qualities at such a tender age. <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been more impressed by a player or a person,\u201d Saifiti said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s only 21, and his maturity on and off the field is remarkable.<\/p>\n \u201cHe carries himself so well.\u201d<\/p>\n Katoa has a quiet persona, but he speaks with authority when he has to and isn\u2019t afraid to marshall his troops on the field as a young halfback and captain. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, his media commitments have shown how intelligent and what a student of the game the young playmaker is. <\/p>\n Saifiti commended Katoa for leading with his actions, while not being afraid to challenge his players verbally. <\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t drink, doesn\u2019t have any vices. He\u2019s such a good kid who was raised by a good family,\u201d Saifiti said.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything he says at training, he doesn\u2019t say unless he does it himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite captaining a number of veterans in the Dolphins squad before his 22nd birthday, Saifiti believes Katoa being the skipper and chief doesn\u2019t feel awkward in the slightest. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a great leader, a great talker, and he\u2019s captaining players over 30\u2026 It doesn\u2019t feel awkward one bit,\u201d Saifiti added.<\/p>\n \u201cHe deserves it, and we\u2019re all ready to follow his lead.\u201d<\/p>\n Isaiya Katoa has impressed a Dolphins legend with his leadership at such a young age.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n LEGENDS REACT AS BEARS UNVEIL LOGO <\/p>\n The Perth Bears have officially unveiled their logo for their inaugural season in 2027, with coach Mal Meninga praising the club\u2019s connection between its past and future. <\/p>\n The Bears will become the NRL\u2019s 18th team in 2027 and have already signed 12 players, but now their logo and colours have been confirmed in a nod to the proud history of the North Sydney Bears. <\/p>\n Meninga praised the link between the great history of the North Sydney Bears and the rugby league community in Western Australia. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is one club, one family, across two coasts,\u201d Meninga said. <\/p>\n \u201cThis Bear honours the proud history of the Bears while embracing the energy of Western Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n North Sydney Bears legends in Greg Florimo and Billy Moore were full of praise for the new logo design.<\/p>\n \u201cGreat legacies do not disappear, they evolve and I am so excited to see our North Sydney Bear reimagined in WA,\u201d Florimo said.<\/p>\n Moore added: \u201cThis logo represents every player, every supporter, every moment that shaped the Bears.\u201d <\/p>\n The Perth Bears have confirmed their logo.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n EVERY CLUB\u2019S BEST 17: Broncos halves call leaves casualty; Roosters DCE dilemma<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018HIT ME BETWEEN EYES\u2019: Legend reveals mental health battle that forced rehab stint<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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