Dogs hear his master's voice before rolling over
Greg Prichard Melbourne never let Canterbury into the grand final. They strangled them in the first half and stood firm in the face of a second-half comeback to rightfully claim the title.
League
Slow start comes back to bite the Dogs
Greg Prichard CANTERBURY were bitterly disappointed with the way they played in the first half of the grand final, saying they had contributed heavily to their own demise by making too many mistakes.
Anderson tips Dogs to weather the Storm
Greg Prichard Chris Anderson coached Melbourne to their only legitimate premiership, in 1999, and also prepared Canterbury to win the title in 1995, but he's not sitting on the fence when it comes to the grand...
Johns is a genius - flawed, but deserving
Greg Prichard Critics who say Andrew Johns shouldn't be given Immortals status because of his off-field indiscretions are being too precious.
Tigers at loss to find useful role for non-coach Sheens
Greg Prichard TIM SHEENS will be back in action as a coach today - but not for Wests Tigers. He will be at Redfern Oval in his other capacity, as Australian coach, to put the Sydney and Newcastle-based members of...
League
Hasler proves a cash cow for Dogs
Greg Prichard DES HASLER has already paid for himself at Canterbury this season - regardless of whether the Bulldogs win Sunday's grand final against Melbourne.
Revolutionary revelation: Mortimer marvels at miracle
Greg Prichard STEVE MORTIMER, one of Canterbury's greats, says Bulldogs coach Des Hasler will complete a footballing miracle if he can steer the team to a win in Sunday's grand final.
Hasler's worked a miracle, Bulldog legend says
Greg Prichard Steve Mortimer, the greatest ever Canterbury player, says the Bulldogs coach Des Hasler will complete a footballing miracle if he can steer the team to a win in Sunday's grand final.
Greenberg won't hold back lofty ambitions
Greg Prichard Canterbury are making plans to parlay their success on the field this season into something huge off it.
NRL
Tigers, Sheens expected to part ways soon
Greg Prichard, Chris Barrett WESTS TIGERS and coach Tim Sheens are expected to part company within days.
Force is with Luke after discipline wake-up call, says Fenech
Greg Prichard SOUTH SYDNEY great Mario Fenech says Issac Luke has learnt the lesson he needed to learn if he is to become a great Rabbitohs player.
Hasler says debate over week off is simply tired
Greg Prichard CANTERBURY coach Des Hasler says people who believe Bulldogs big men Sam Kasiano and Frank Pritchard will be hindered rather than helped by a week off from playing at this time of the year are not...
League
Just you try getting ring off me, fires angry White
Greg Prichard Brett White, the Canberra and former Melbourne prop who played in the Storm's grand final-winning teams of 2007 and 2009 that subsequently had their titles stripped because the club cheated the...
Plenty of Sea Eagles have not flown the nest
Greg Prichard Some facts and figures heading into the third week of the NRL finals.
Lords of the rings: Storm tap anger over stripped titles
Greg Prichard BRETT WHITE, the Canberra and former Melbourne prop who played in the Storm's grand final-winning teams of 2007 and 2009 that subsequently had their titles stripped because the club cheated the...
Ward given keys to make right call
Greg Prichard VETERAN video referee Chris Ward, who made the biggest decision by an upstairs official in NRL history, has been brought back into the front line by the man who asked him to make that call in the...
Weekend talking points
Time to blow whistle on referees' bosses
Greg Prichard The ARL Commission has got to blow up the refereeing department at the end of the season and start again.
Robinson gives Taylor green light to assist in Roosters' revival
Greg Prichard JASON TAYLOR has been promoted from Sydney Roosters under-20s coach to new first-grade coach Trent Robinson's assistant next year.
Crocker worthy of run with Souths greats
Greg Prichard SOUTH Sydney great Bob McCarthy paid Michael Crocker the ultimate compliment on the eve of the Rabbitohs co-captain's 200th first-grade game by declaring he would have made the club's great...
League
Taylor appointed assistant coach at Roosters
Greg Prichard Jason Taylor has been promoted from Sydney Roosters under-20s coach to new first-grade coach Trent Robinson's assistant at the club next year.
