League

Waterhouse, Waterhouse everywhere ... and it could have been worse

Brad Walter, Adrian Proszenko If unhappy fans complain that Tom Waterhouse has been imposed upon them during Channel Nine's coverage of matches, it would have been nothing compared to the exposure he would have received if a deal...

League

Krisnan Inu faces new ban

Brad Walter Bulldogs centre Krisnan Inu faces another stint on the sidelines, while Titans forward Dave Taylor must have a suspension overturned to have any chance of playing for Queensland in Origin I after the...

Winning Starts Monday

Player stats give Daley a running start for Origin

Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley is set to enter the State of Origin series with his players in better form than their Queensland counterparts.

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Tigers' future guaranteed as board struggle continues

Brad Walter Wests Tigers future has been assured - regardless of who controls the joint venture club.

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League

Stewart-Hoffman Origin battle adds extra spice to Manly-Storm clash

Brad Walter Manly lock Glenn Stewart and Melbourne's Ryan Hoffman will go head to head for a place in the State of Origin opener when they meet at AAMI Park on Monday night.

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Warriors warned that loss to Panthers was no laughing matter

Brad Walter Warriors players have received a dressing down after some were seen on television smiling and laughing at full time in Saturday night's record 62-6 loss to Penrith.

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League

Potter calls on fans to stand by his men

Brad Walter Wests Tigers' horrific injury toll and salary cap problems caused by the loss of so many top-line players will leave Mick Potter with little choice but to stick with the team outclassed by Souths.

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League

Rabbit-dozed: Inglis runs up four as Souths trounce listless Tigers

Brad Walter South Sydney players ran 1,572 metres with the ball in Friday night's 54-10 defeat of Wests Tigers, but they covered almost as much ground celebrating their 10 tries.

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Sims sister Ruan leading way as female participation swells

Brad Walter THERE was a simple but effective rule in the Sims household at Gerringong when Korbin, Tariq, Ashton and Ruan were growing up.

SIN BIN

Doust wants Morris back in the Red V

Brad Walter St George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust has confirmed the club still hopes to reunite the Morris twins and revealed the reason Josh left was because Wayne Bennett didn’t think he would become...

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League

Sharks weigh up application to re-instate sacked Givney

Brad Walter Shane Flanagan's re-instatement as Cronulla coach after being stood down earlier this season during the club's investigation into doping allegations had the approval of the NRL.

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League

Why ASADA must play the long game

Brad Walter If ASADA has evidence, why don't they just charge the players?

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Rebel ticket victory promises to make Eels 'feel like a football club again'

Glenn Jackson and Brad Walter Steve Sharp, the likely new chairman of Parramatta after his rebel ticket's stunning election win, has vowed to ensure the Eels become ''a football club again'', and said it won't take a five-year...

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Rugby League

Shark interviews ditched

Brad Walter But ASADA prepared to interview any Cronulla player willing to give evidence.

League

ASADA scales back Sharks interviews

Brad Walter The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority remains prepared to interview any Cronulla player willing to give evidence into investigations into alleged drug use at the club in 2011, but has scrapped...

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League

How News lost the game

Brad Walter MANLY and South Sydney players had just finished a game so brutal that four judiciary charges would stem from it - but the hostilities were put aside when senior members of both teams met afterwards.

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SIN BIN

SBW in Dragons' sights - all in charity's name, of course

Brad Walter Sydney Roosters officials have been assured they have nothing to fear after a member of St George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust's staff successfully bid for a lunch with Sonny Bill Williams...

League

AFL dealing with hearings better than NRL: Fahey

Brad Walter The NRL has no plans to have a league official sit in on interviews between ASADA investigators and players, as the AFL will do when interviews with its players begin this week.

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League

Size matters as Daley sorts out Blues

Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley must resolve the dilemma of whether to match the size of Queensland's forwards by picking four props or opting for more mobile back-rowers as he attempts to finalise his team...

Winning Starts Monday

Dragons are genuine title contenders - for 2014

Brad Walter Just a few weeks ago, St George Illawarra were considered little more than a rabble. But they have now emerged as premiership contenders - next season.

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