League
Sonny Bill fights in Benji, Cooper corner
Brad Walter Sonny Bill Williams has leapt to the defence of fellow Kiwi superstar Benji Marshall and out-of-favour Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper and predicted the pair would prove their critics wrong.
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.
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...
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.
Sin Bin
There's only one JT - and selectors are nervous
Brad Walter The biggest concern for Australian selectors before they met to pick the side to play against New Zealand on Friday was the fitness of Johnathan Thurston and who would wear the No.
Anzac Test to remain an Origin appetiser
Brad Walter THE mid-season Test between Australia and New Zealand is likely to continue to be played before State of Origin, despite the Kiwis not having won it for 15 years.
League
Potter stays cautious on Marshall's likely return
Brad Walter Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't rush star playmaker Benji Marshall back for Friday night's clash with Canterbury to help cope with an ever worsening injury toll.
League
Marshall keen to take on Dragons, despite toe
Brad Walter Benji Marshall says his injured right toe feels ''fine'' and the Wests Tigers playmaker hopes to play in Sunday's match against St George Illawarra at the SCG.
Sin Bin
Benji's injury saves Kiwi selectors from having to toe the line
Brad Walter Benji Marshall's toe injury may have saved the New Zealand selectors from another tough decision about the Wests Tigers star.
League
Sheens picks mobility around ruck
Brad Walter New Zealand hooker Issac Luke's speed out of dummy half has prompted the Kangaroos selectors to choose just two specialist props for next Friday night's Test at Canberra Stadium.
Marshall rails against plan to stage draft if crisis grows
Brad Walter Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall has spoken out against a proposed player pool to supply talent to clubs hit by drugs bans.
Sad face: NRL accolade may have tipped Barba
Brad Walter IT SHOULD have been one of the biggest honours of his career, but those close to Ben Barba believe the responsibility of launching the NRL season on Wednesday night may have been the catalyst for his...
League
League stars mourn death of Tigers prop
Brad Walter Players and officials from NRL club Wests Tigers are shocked and devastated by the death of promising prop Mosese Fotuaika on Thursday.
Thurston aims to build a growing threat
Brad Walter INDIGENOUS All Stars skipper Johnathan Thurston believes the youth of his side will ensure the long-term survival of the annual fixture.
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Crowd's love of a good hit may sway officials, says Bennett
Brad Walter NRL All Stars coach Wayne Bennett says public pressure may convince the game's authorities to overturn their ban on shoulder charges after George Rose became the first player to feel the wrath of...
Union
Roosters can't fit Cooper in until 2014
Brad Walter QUADE COOPER will hold a press conference in Brisbane next Monday to outline his reasons for quitting rugby union in Australia as a number of leading NRL figures declared he would be a welcome...
League
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.
League
Happy Tigers get their man as Potter embraced by stars
Brad Walter, Emma Partridge SENIOR Wests Tigers players have endorsed the appointment of Mick Potter as the club's new coach, with Benji Marshall, Robbie Farah and Braith Anasta among the first to pass on their congratulations...
Purse strings could tie Sheens to Tigers
Brad Walter SALARY cap problems and a shortage of money to pay out coach Tim Sheens have left Wests Tigers' preparations for 2013 in limbo.
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.
