Welcome to Thursday night NRL
Hello friends and welcome to your long weekend of football!
My name is Simon Smale and, on what is a busy day for Brisbane sport with the Lions and Roar both in action in the city, I am going to catch your gaze and drag you with me a few kilometres to the north where the (Redcliffe) Dolphins are hosting the winless Sea Eagles at a sold out Dolphin Stadium.
On what is a holy week for some, will new Sea Eagles coach Kieran Foran face a baptism of fire in his first game as a senior coach, just days after being thrust into the top job and mere months after he ended his playing days?
Or will the Sea Eagles rise as if from the dead, claim a first win of 2026 and ensure the Dolphins are eating their chocolate to ease their pain rather than in celebratory fashion?
All will be revealed over the next couple of hours or more, so stick with me and we’ll get your long weekend off to a fun start if nothing else.
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