Glenn Jackson

Glenn Jackson

Glenn Jackson is a Rugby League Writer for The Sydney Morning Herald

Conflicting stories of a fateful night

Nine News

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

Todd Carney

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...

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League

Hayne gets nod from Daley for Blues No.1

Jarryd Hayne.

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

Carney

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...

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It's round nine and we're doing fine: Manly tracking nicely, says Toovey

Geoff 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

Johnathan Thurston in action.

Glenn Jackson He can do anything that Johnathan Thurston, but has he done it all?

Maloney has name pencilled in for Blues

Maloney

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

Blue ambitions: Sharks playmaker Todd Carney.

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

Farah

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

Gallen

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

Potter

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

Anderson

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

James Tamou

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

Video Ref

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

NRL

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

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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

Dave Smith.

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.

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More Petero in the tank: Civoniceva to play on

Petero Civoniceva and family after his last Broncos game

Glenn Jackson Despite retirement, Civoniceva bound for World Cup

Galvin shown the door after brutal assault on delivery driver

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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

John Sattler

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...