SIN BIN
Sharks Unity in disarray after eligibility rule comes into play
Brad Walter OLYMPIAN Damian Keogh's bid to become Cronulla chairman has hit an eligibility hurdle as neither he nor six other members of the nine-man Sharks Unity ticket are football club members.
Eels not alone in bid to lure Norman south
Michael Chammas, Brad Walter PARRAMATTA will have to fight off bids from St George Illawarra and Penrith to lure Corey Norman from Brisbane for next season.
Rugby league
Coleman tips Reynolds to finally fill his shoes
Brad Walter Ask Craig Coleman about Adam Reynolds and he says: ''He is just like me.''
Halfway there
Brad Walter ASK Craig Coleman about Adam Reynolds and he says: ''He is just like me.''
The golden shot: young gun fires to down devastated Dragons
Brad Walter This time last year Jamie Soward was preparing to make his State of Origin debut for NSW, while Adam Reynolds was wondering if he would ever get the chance to play NRL after undergoing a knee...
Rabbitohs respond to Maguire's home truths
Brad Walter NOT even Russell Crowe could steal the limelight from Greg Inglis at ANZ Stadium yesterday.
Arthur spoon-feeds Eels for a final battle
Brad Walter ACTING Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has told his players they owe it to the club's long-suffering fans to finish the season strongly and hopefully avoid the wooden spoon.
Stuart fronts for Blues job
Brad Walter BLUES coach Ricky Stuart will meet the NSW Rugby League board today to discuss this year's series and whether he keeps the job next season.
Bellyache clone Madge will make Souths grumble
Brad Walter Ask star Rabbitohs centre Greg Inglis about Michael Maguire and he'll tell you that if you combined the new South Sydney mentor with fellow former Melbourne assistant Stephen Kearney you would get...
Hayne and Tonga set for surprise appearance
Brad Walter EELS internationals Jarryd Hayne and Willie Tonga are set to make shock appearances against the Warriors in tonight's match at Parramatta Stadium.
Absence of Eels veterans offers glimpse of a bright future
Brad Walter Parramatta fans were given a glimpse of the future last night and, with the exception of Jarryd Hayne suffering a recurrence of his knee injury - and the result - they would have liked what they saw.
Sponsor backs Kearney over five-year haul
Brad Walter PARRAMATTA coach Stephen Kearney has been backed by the club's major sponsor, Pirtek, to fulfil a five-year plan the company expects will result in premiership success by 2015.
WINNING STARTS MONDAY
Parramatta are a wreck without the Hayne train
Brad Walter It is not just what Jarryd Hayne does that means the difference between winning and losing for Parramatta, it is the influence he has on his teammates.
Sandow dragged as coach loses patience
Brad Walter PARRAMATTA coach Stephen Kearney finally ran out of patience with star recruit Chris Sandow yesterday, taking him from the field with the game in the balance 10 minutes before full-time.
Brad Walter
Head-to-head Blues audition shows Stuart is spoilt for choice
Brad Walter Forget about City-Country, the first trial for the NSW No.6 jersey was held yesterday and after watching the Eels-Sharks game Ricky Stuart must surely find room for both Jarryd Hayne and Todd Carney...
Fears of player burnout throw future trans-Tasman Tests in doubt
Brad Walter, Glenn Jackson, Chris Barrett ARL Commission members flew to Auckland last night for a lunchtime meeting today before attending tonight's Test between Australia and New Zealand.
Winning Starts Monday
Sandow needs to learn lessons other dropped Eels have shunned
Brad Walter Daniel Mortimer and Anthony Mitchell moved from Parramatta to Sydney Roosters to avoid playing NSW Cup but there they were at Henson Park on Saturday helping Newtown defeat Manly 42-10.
League
Eels name Sandow on bench for Dogs match
Brad Walter Parramatta halfback Chris Sandow has been recalled to the Eels top team for Friday night's match against Canterbury but will start from the interchange bench.
Kearney's axe remains sharp, but Sandow is back in frame for recall
Brad Walter CHRIS SANDOW'S return to the NRL against Canterbury on Friday night is likely to depend on whether Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney decides to drop Ben Roberts.
Kearney's Sandow call 'puts stars on notice'
Brad Walter AUSTRALIAN captain Cameron Smith has compared Chris Sandow's dumping to NSW Cup last week to the time his Melbourne teammate Billy Slater was sent back to play for North Sydney, and warned that the...
