Conflicting stories of a fateful night
Glenn Jackson, Marissa Calligeros and Donna Page Police are called to Corey Norman's home in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 21. Three NRL footballers are said to have been locked out of the home by a woman who would later claim one of...
League
Carney leads Sharks to win as selection date looms
Glenn Jackson After his final attempt to secure a NSW jumper for game one of the State of Origin series, Cronulla five-eighth Todd Carney maintained he would be better for having played in last year's ultimately...
League
Hayne gets nod from Daley for Blues No.1
Glenn Jackson The NSW fullback position, vacated by Manly's Brett Stewart, is now Jarryd Hayne's to lose.
League
Carney on high as Tigers bomb out
Glenn Jackson A day after Todd Carney signed for life, he handed Marika Koroibete not quite a lifetime of misery, but certainly quite a few nightmares as the Sharks beat Wests Tigers 30-6 at Allianz Stadium on...
It's round nine and we're doing fine: Manly tracking nicely, says Toovey
Glenn Jackson With matches approaching against two fellow top-four teams, and without one of their best players, Manly would be entitled to look at the next seven days as make or break.
League
Thurston on quest to add World Cup to trophies
Glenn Jackson He can do anything that Johnathan Thurston, but has he done it all?
Maloney has name pencilled in for Blues
Glenn Jackson James Maloney might not have been able to cement a State of Origin jumper during last weekend's City-Country match, but his NSW selection is almost assured after another impressive display in front...
Carney puts bruised foot forward for Origin
Glenn Jackson You might think, having just returned from a foot injury, that Todd Carney is putting aside any thought of a State of Origin jumper.
Farah close to signing a new deal with Tigers
Glenn Jackson Wests Tigers officials are close to re-signing their captain and hooker Robbie Farah, and may do so as early as next week.
League
Gallen replaced as figurehead amid probe
Adrian Proszenko, Glenn Jackson A State of Origin advertising campaign featuring Paul Gallen has been abandoned amid fears this year's series will be tarnished by the drugs scandal at Cronulla.
Potter: sidelining Farah didn't cause loss
Glenn Jackson Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter has dismissed the notion that Manly stole the game away from his side on Thursday night as a result of his decision to interchange his captain, Robbie Farah, late in...
Referees' boss stands ground over policing of obstruction
Glenn Jackson Referees' boss Daniel Anderson has no intention of backing down from the ''black and white'' policing of obstruction in the face of increasing hostility, but says the NRL competition committee will...
Tamou chooses Cowboys over Eels
Glenn Jackson LESS than a fortnight after Israel Folau turned his back on Parramatta, the Eels have been dealt another blow after North Queensland's Test and Origin prop James Tamou chose loyalty over salary to...
Video easy: better calls to come as refs get more clout
Glenn Jackson REFEREES boss Daniel Anderson believes the dilution of the video officials' powers will not only lead to better decision-making over tries but also better referees.
Holden rev up to sponsor Origin
Glenn Jackson THE NRL's pockets continue to be lined; the latest significant announcement being that Holden is set to sign on as sponsor of the code's jewel in the crown, the State of Origin series.
New NRL chief must work hard to prove he's not out of his league
Glenn Jackson WHILE he hasn't played rugby league, and perhaps only knows rugby league with the intimacy of one party in an arranged marriage, Dave Smith proved he can still find a strong fend.
Outsider faces tough initiation, he can bank on that
Glenn Jackson WHILE he hasn't played rugby league, Dave Smith proved he still has a strong fend, even though, as someone who is not a rugby league man, that might not be enough to stop criticism.
More Petero in the tank: Civoniceva to play on
Glenn Jackson Despite retirement, Civoniceva bound for World Cup
Galvin shown the door after brutal assault on delivery driver
Brad Walter, Glenn Jackson PENRITH have sacked under-20s player Jake Galvin for his part in a vicious assault on a 77-year-old Pizza Hut delivery driver.
No pain, no gain: six valiant efforts
Glenn Jackson The iconic rugby league grand final story; Sattler had his jaw broken by a punch from Manly forward John Bucknall in the 1970 grand final, refused medical treatment, and played on to help South...






















