Sacked players should be deregistered: Gould
Glenn Jackson Panthers boss and league pundit Phil Gould believes NRL stars should face immediate deregistration when they are sacked for bad behaviour by their clubs in the future.
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NSW plan to put Suncorp's rainy days behind them
Glenn Jackson There's winning a State of Origin, and there's winning a State of Origin at Suncorp Stadium. The task ahead of NSW is highlighted by the fact that just six players in the present squad have ever...
Bashful Meninga bounced from bar
Chris Barrett, Glenn Jackson, Adrian Proszenko Queensland coach Mal Meninga was asked to leave a bar in Brisbane on Tuesday night while celebrating the birthdays of Maroons stars Billy Slater and Cameron Smith.
How celebration turned sour in a matter of hours
Glenn Jackson, Emma Partridge, Chris Barrett and Michael Carayannis Reunited in the NSW Origin team, it took just two hours for Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan to get together to toast the occasion. The boozy night out that followed cast a pall over the Blues' camp.
Fight bans to increase baiting, says Bird
Glenn Jackson NSW back-rower Greg Bird believes the NRL's crackdown on fighting will lead to players baiting their opponents in an attempt to provoke a reaction.
Farah's ready to rip for NSW, but Tigers will have to wait
Glenn Jackson Wests Tigers' NSW hooker Robbie Farah says in his own mind he is a certainty for State of Origin II, despite fracturing an eye socket and cheekbone in the first game of the series.
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Woods receives call-up from Daley, and only his mum was privy to the news
Glenn Jackson As he prepared for an NRL match at Suncorp Stadium, Aaron Woods received a phone call from NSW coach Laurie Daley, informing him he would be playing at the same ground on Wednesday week.
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'We play by the rules': Daley says fighting isn't on agenda
Glenn Jackson NSW coach Laurie Daley has declared that the prospect of Queensland retribution for Paul Gallen's fight with Nate Myles in State of Origin I was ''not on our agenda'' ahead of Wednesday week's second...
Refs boss defends Origin violence crackdown amid claims of 'sanitisation'
Glenn Jackson As criticism was aimed at the NRL over the new stricter guidelines on fighting, referees boss Daniel Anderson defended the mid-season crackdown, maintaining rugby league's image needed to be...
A journey into the belly of Maroon beast
Glenn Jackson NSW will need to defy history if they are to win the second State of Origin. We know this, of course. But do we quite know the scope of the challenge?
Height of his powers: Tupou coming along in leaps and bounds
Glenn Jackson He smiles when he says it, perhaps honestly not knowing whether he can be sure about what he is saying.
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Earl 'shocked' at drug claims, considering defamation action
Glenn Jackson, Adrian Proszenko, Jon Tuxworth Canberra Raiders winger Sandor Earl says he’s ‘‘shocked’’ by allegations he used peptides to aid his recovery from shoulder problems while he was at Penrith in 2011 and denies any wrongdoing.
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Raiders winger Earl faces drugs allegations
Glenn Jackson, Adrian Proszenko, Jon Tuxworth Canberra winger Sandor Earl is the subject of claims he used peptides to aid his recovery from shoulder problems while he was at Penrith in 2011.
Panthers push for reform despite Moylan's salary cap fix
Glenn Jackson Penrith officials will continue to attack second-tier salary cap restrictions even after fullback Matt Moylan was given a late reprieve to return to the NRL on Saturday.
Moylan cleared to play against Canberra
Glenn Jackson Penrith fullback Matt Moylan is free to play against Canberra on Saturday after gaining an exemption from the NRL salary cap auditor on Thursday.
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Smith ensures integrity unit makes its mark as Tamou fined
Glenn Jackson, Chris Barrett NRL chief executive Dave Smith played a pivotal role in North Queensland prop James Tamou being fined $20,000 on top of his suspension from the second State of Origin.
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Tamou to miss Origin II after drink-drive charge
Glenn Jackson NSW prop James Tamou will be sidelined for game two of the State of Origin series as a result of a two-match suspension after being charged with driving nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit...
Some good news for Tigers on injury front
Glenn Jackson The loss of winger Marika Koroibete for at least six weeks could be softened by the return of several key Wests Tigers players for their Monday night clash with Brisbane.
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Moylan 'filthy' after salary limit leaves him unable to bite Tigers
Glenn Jackson Penrith fullback Matt Moylan was ''pretty filthy and disappointed'' to be denied the opportunity to play in the NRL this week due to salary cap restrictions he said he could not understand.
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Salary-cap wrangle hits Panthers hard
Glenn Jackson Penrith will be forced to drop one of the stars of their resurgence, fullback Matt Moylan, because of what officials have called ''unreasonable'' second-tier salary cap restrictions.
