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Hurt shocker: coaches want refs to stop for injuries

Brad Walter and Glenn Jackson WAYNE BENNETT and Tim Sheens, the two most experienced and successful coaches in the NRL, are angered over the failure of on-field officials to stop play for seriously injured players in weekend...

World Cup squad locked in: Sheens

Brad Walter AUSTRALIAN coach Tim Sheens has declared that the players who helped beat New Zealand 32-12 in Friday night's Anzac Test had all but booked their place in the World Cup squad.

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Paltry crowd forces CRL rethink on rep clash

Michael Chammas and Brad Walter The Country Rugby League has scrapped plans to take next year's City-Country clash to Broken Hill in fear of a repeat of the disappointing crowd that turned up at Coffs Harbour on Sunday.

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Complex eligibility rules weaken homegrown clash

Brad Walter The plight of Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita has helped highlight why league’s representative eligibility rules will always be problematic and how the City-Country match is losing its relevance.

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What the clubs have learned from American football rules

Brad Walter WHEN Bill Harrigan suggested teams be allowed one NFL-style forward pass in each set of tackles, the response was swift and furious.

Griffin says win shows Brisbane have right stuff

Brad Walter BRISBANE coach Anthony Griffin and captain Sam Thaiday believe Friday night's gritty win over St George Illawarra has dispelled doubts about their finals credentials.

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Brains trust debates shoulder charge rule

Brad Walter and Adrian Proszenko NRL officials insist they are determined to rid the game of the shoulder charge but are not convinced redefining the wording of the charge for the judiciary would make it easier for players to be...

Chief medico surprised at opposition to shoulder ban

Brad Walter NRL chief medical officer Ron Muratore has applauded the change in judiciary rules that enabled Manly forward Richie Fa'aoso to be charged for a shoulder charge gone wrong.

Warriors turn to Siejka after Johnson adds to injury woes

Brad Walter FORMER Penrith playmaker Harry Siejka may be thrust into the Warriors line-up for their opening premiership clash with Parramatta after Shaun Johnson became the the club's latest big name on the...

Goodwin's injury curse keeps him out of Charity Shield clash

Michael Chammas, Brad Walter DRAGONS utility Bronx Goodwin will miss this Friday's Charity Shield clash against the Rabbitohs and the opportunity to line up against his brother Bryson for the first time after suffering a...

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Barba the star with hat-trick heroics

Brad Walter BEN BARBA picked up where he left off last season with a three-try, man-of-the-match performance for the Indigenous All Stars, despite playing just 60 minutes before succumbing to a hamstring injury.

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Miller to pair with Marshall

Brad Walter AFTER rejecting approaches from rival NRL and Super League clubs, boom Wests Tigers halfback Jacob Miller is set to get the chance to partner Benji Marshall in the halves.

Next year can't come too soon for also-rans

Brad Walter After farewelling Nathan Hindmarsh and Luke Burt on Sunday night, Parramatta players will have this week off and then return to training for the rest of the month under new coach Ricky Stuart.

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Grant defends concussion rule

Brad Walter ARL Commission chairman John Grant has defended the decision to take tougher action on the eve of the finals against tacklers whose shoulder makes contact with the head of an opponent as Cronulla's...

Winning Starts Monday

Why your team missed the finals - and how they can make them in 2013

Brad Walter After farewelling Nathan Hindmarsh and Luke Burt on Sunday night, Parramatta players will have this week off and then return to training for the rest of the month under new coach Ricky Stuart.

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