As the new year is upon us it means that we are getting ever so close to kicking off the 2018 NRL season with much to be anticipated.
So if you aren’t already, here are 10 reasons to be excited about the 2018 NRL season. As always don’t forget to leave your opinions below.
Thurston’s Last Rodeo
With Jonathan Thurston retiring from representative football in 2017 to concentrate on club football it is likely 2018 will indeed be Thurston’s final year in the NRL.
Thurston’s contract expires at the end of 2018 and is largely unlikely to sign another. Thurston has done pretty much everything there is to do in the NRL and many believe Thurston will be the NRL’s 9th immortal.
However, there is still work to be done, with his focus solely on club football Thurston will hope to lead the Cowboys to their second premiership in his final year. The Cowboys, of course, managed to make the 2017 Grand Final after finishing 8th after finding some form.
The reason for the poor regular season finish, however, was due to the Cowboys players previously being so reliant on Thurston and feeling out of place, this was until the Cowboys players found their place without Thurston and were instead believed in themselves as they relied on their own skills and abilities and Thurston is likely to want this New trend to continue so expect him to be a bit quieter in 2018 to allow his teammates to shine.
