One love: Moltzen in position to seal spot
Brad Walter WESTS TIGERS utility Tim Moltzen told coach Tim Sheens he wanted to be the club's regular fullback during recent negotiations to extend his contract until 2015.
Is three really the magic number for Melbourne?
Brad Walter 'I know Craig [Bellamy] still believes you can build a team around three players, but I think we are starting to see the problems if you do.''
Winning Starts Monday
Heat won with big three - can the Storm?
Brad Walter "I know Craig [Bellamy] still believes you can build a team around three players but I think we are starting to see the problems if you do".
Touchy subject: Flanagan slams sideline officials
Brad Walter CRONULLA coach Shane Flanagan claimed refereeing errors had the potential to cost coaches their careers after yesterday's 18-10 loss to St George Illawarra left his side on the cusp of dropping out...
Dodgy decoys aren't the only trick in Doggies' bag
Brad Walter IF IT looked like boys against men for much of the match at ANZ Stadium last night, that's because it effectively was.
Bulldogs will have to wait to bait Sonny Bill
Brad Walter Canterbury fans are likely to have to wait longer than next year's opening round to boo Sonny Bill Williams, with Sin Bin told the 26-year-old dual international's NRL return for the Sydney Roosters...
Flanagan rejects claims of Sharks' dangerous running style
Brad Walter NRL match review committee boss Greg McCallum has assured Sharks coach Shane Flanagan that his players were not under scrutiny over their running style following allegations at Wednesday night's...
League
Sharks tag Smith for release to land Lewis
Brad Walter CRONULLA international Jeremy Smith may hold the key to Luke Lewis's future, with the Sharks believed to be prepared to release him to accommodate the NSW Origin star.
Biggest names to benefit from cap increase
Brad Walter SOME of the NRL's biggest names are set to reap the rewards of a possible $6 million salary cap when they come off contract next season.
Handshake deal
Clubs line up to cash in on Sonny Bill's next hit and run mission
Brad Walter When Sonny Bill Williams runs out with Sydney Roosters next season, he won't be doing so for the money - but there are plenty of NRL clubs hoping to cash in on his return.
Refs took too long to stop play - ARLC
Brad Walter ARL Commission officials have conceded that referees should have acted quicker to stop play after Wests Tigers trainer John Skandalis signalled that winger Lote Tuqiri had been seriously injured in...
Winning Starts Monday
It's about much more than money for Sonny Bill
Brad Walter WHEN Sonny Bill Williams runs out with Sydney Roosters next season, he won’t be doing so for the money - but there are plenty of NRL clubs hoping to cash in on his return, writes Brad Walter.
Rugby league
Hurt shocker: coaches want refs to stop for injuries
Brad Walter and Glenn Jackson WAYNE BENNETT and Tim Sheens, the two most experienced and successful coaches in the NRL, are angered over the failure of on-field officials to stop play for seriously injured players in weekend...
Try scored after ref's offside call, says Uate
Brad Walter NEWCASTLE winger Akuila Uate said he allowed South Sydney's Chris McQueen to strip the ball from him over the try line and score because a match official had called held.
Prodigal Sonny to return as a Rooster
Brad Walter SONNY BILL WILLIAMS will announce today that he has played his last Test for the All Blacks unless he returns to New Zealand rugby union after an expected stint with Sydney Roosters.
League
10 things you need to know
Brad Walter As the 2012 season marches towards the finals, some curly questions are worth considering, writes Brad Walter.
NSW seek means to retain Stuart
Brad Walter NSW officials are trying to secure funding to offer Ricky Stuart a package to stay on as Blues mentor similar to one he could expect to earn coaching an NRL club next season.
Junior Stuart sticks with dad to run Blues
Brad Walter It's not just NSW players and officials who want Ricky Stuart to stay on as coach - his son Jackson is also keen for the 45-year-old former premiership winning player and coach to do the job again.
League
Tate to plead guilty over Bird punch
Brad Walter Queensland winger Brent Tate is expected to plead guilty to a grade one striking charge for punching Greg Bird in the opening exchanges of last night's epic Origin match, which was the most watched...
State of Origin
'Unfinished business' set to keep Ricky with Blues
Brad Walter AFTER coming within one point of stopping Queensland from a seventh consecutive series win, NSW coach Ricky Stuart was last night asked if he had ''unfinished business'' in the job.
