Fittler says Thurston will be in fine fettle for years to come
Greg Prichard BRAD Fittler, as good a judge of a five-eighth as there is, says Johnathan Thurston is changing the way five-eighths play and is an even better player in that position than he was as a halfback.
Try-scoring Cooper the leader of the packs
Greg Prichard Take a look at the important bits and pieces from the NRL finals action so far.
Lyon trains, aims to take on Cowboys
Greg Prichard MANLY coach Geoff Toovey was upbeat about the chances of Jamie Lyon playing against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium tomorrow night after the centre trained on his injured calf yesterday.
Barba sought help to stop success going to his head
Greg Prichard BEN BARBA has revealed he needed help from Canterbury's senior players and coach Des Hasler to cope with the pressure that comes with being crowned the competition's No.1 player.
Will Sea Eagles fans dare to travel?
Greg Prichard Any chance of Manly fans turning up in numbers for their team's semi-final against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium on Friday? The Sea Eagles need their support.
Carney's Achilles injury adds insult for shabby Sharks
Greg Prichard TODD CARNEY would not have played again in the finals series had Cronulla won yesterday. He has a suspected tear to the Achilles tendon in his right foot, which, if scans to be taken today confirm...
Raiders' resurgence provides fans a dash of the Green Machine's glory days
Greg Prichard There is something about Canberra that makes you love them when they are on fire.
Flanagan guarded on plans for Gardner
Greg Prichard NATHAN GARDNER will be on the bus to Canberra today as part of an extended Cronulla squad for tomorrow's elimination final against the Raiders, but there is no guarantee Sharks coach Shane Flanagan...
Rugby League
Roosters sign Robinson as coach
Greg Prichard Sydney Roosters today appointed Trent Robinson as their coach for the next three years.
Bellamy not up for grabs next year - Storm chief
Greg Prichard, Adrian Proszenko THE chief executive of Melbourne, Ron Gauci, said last night there was no chance that Craig Bellamy would be coaching anywhere but at the Storm next year.
Barba's shop expected to remain open, but trade could be limited
Greg Prichard 1. Will Ben Barba replicate his Dally M player of the year form in the finals?
I told you so: Hasler plays the underdog
Greg Prichard MELBOURNE and Manly have the best records of any of the finals teams against fellow top-eight sides, which goes some way to supporting the opinions of bookmakers that they should be shorter in...
Second choice no problem for V'landys
Greg Prichard League: Racing industry insiders say Peter V’landys would not be fazed by the fact someone had already been offered and rejected the job as ARLC chief executive if he was interested in the role.
In his new position, Inglis remains Storm's No.1 priority
Greg Prichard 1. Can Greg Inglis do a job on his old club?
Rugby league
Smith gone, outsider tagged to rule Roosters
Greg Prichard CATALANS DRAGONS coach Trent Robinson has emerged as a major contender to replace sacked Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith.
Rugby League
Roosters dump Smith
Michael Chammas and Greg Prichard The Roosters have sacked coach Brian Smith.
First among equals: Morris wants to take centre stage after stellar season
Greg Prichard JOSH MORRIS believes he now deserves to be rated on the same level as the two centres he regards as the best in the game - Justin Hodges and Jamie Lyon.
Time for Tigers, Sheens to go in different ways
Greg Prichard 1 One of the things proved by the sorry exit of Wests Tigers over the last two rounds - apart from the fact they weren't up to it this year and the team and coach Tim Sheens have been together too...
Long and winding road ends as result takes back seat to fab four
Greg Prichard ST GEORGE Illawarra beat Parramatta at ANZ Stadium last night, but the result didn't mean nearly as much as it normally would in a game of football.
Hindmarsh exits alive and kicking
Greg Prichard Something incredible surely had to happen when four great players retired in the one game. We had to wait until the last play of the game for it, but it was worth waiting for when Nathan Hindmarsh...
