Tex Hoy

With Tyrone May expected to be sacked, Penrith has looked to a rival club for his replacement.

The Parramatta Eels have held on in a thriller against the Newcastle Knights after Knights youngster Tex Hoy was ruled offside late.

Knights coach Adam O'Brien will consider playing Tex Hoy, not Kalyn Ponga, in the halves if Kurt Mann is injured.

Eighth Immortal Andrew Johns has made two surprising early picks for Dally M honours before the revamped season kicks-off.

Andrew Johns recalls getting sprayed with "a golden shower" by a baby Tex Hoy as the Immortal shares insight into the rookie.

Kalyn Ponga lives with Tex Hoy but he won't burden the young gun with too much advice before his Knights debut.

The Knights have a missing piece and young playmaker Tex Hoy is the man to fill it, club icon Andrew Johns says.

Kalyn Ponga was at his usual brilliant best, but it was his second-half understudy that impressed NRL fans.