Legends rave as low-budget Panthers down NRL's elite
Glenn Jackson It was the upset of the season and, according to some, Penrith's best win in a decade. And it was all done with a squad worth less than half this year's salary cap.
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Shark Lewis feels at home, even in the goldfish bowl
Glenn Jackson Speculation and innuendo have been as much buzzwords of the drugs investigation as peptides has. One of the few certainties is that there has been much uncertainty.
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Drop-in centre: switch is no sweat for Inglis
Glenn Jackson Slipping back into the centres for an Australian team, you will be comforted to hear, is as easy as ''riding a bicycle''.
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Second-half jump start gets Kangaroos home
Glenn Jackson Australia were simply stronger when and where it counted. Their key players stepped up when they needed to, with a Test match on the line.
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Inglis glad to be centre of attention
Glenn Jackson Queensland star says slipping back into the centres for an Australian team is easy.
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Refs blow time up for obstruction rule
Glenn Jackson Referees bosses have bowed to the wave of criticism over the obstruction rules and are set to abandon black-and-white interpretations.
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Bulldogs aim to put bite on trio
Glenn Jackson Beating the Storm when all its stars are present is a tough ask for any club.
Weathering the Storm: Bulldogs plan around Melbourne's triumvirate of power for an uphill battle without Barba
Glenn Jackson Melbourne don't lose very often. But even rarer are occasions when the Storm lose with Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater and Cameron Smith all in the team.
SET OF SIX
Panel in a bind as hit highlights grey areas
Glenn Jackson The match-review panel will be in a no-win situation when it meets to decide the fate of Manly forward Richie Fa'aoso.
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Once more with feeling: Storm face old finals foes
Glenn Jackson MELBOURNE coach Craig Bellamy isn't silly enough to claim there will be no emotion in Friday night's preliminary final clash against Manly.
Enter Cooper, the renaissance man
Glenn Jackson There are reactions you expect Melbourne's aggrieved footballers to use when lamenting their grievance.
Widdop lives dream in shadow of greats
Glenn Jackson Gareth Widdop states it rather matter-of-factly, recalling his first grand final in the flesh, before realising what he was saying.
Sea Eagles' premiership defence washed away by Storm
Glenn Jackson WHO can take this one away from Melbourne? We shall find out tonight, but it will take some effort to topple the form team of the finals series so far.
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How the Storm rebuilt after 2010
Glenn Jackson, Sydney No club has consistently turned over as many players as Melbourne has since 2006.
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The regenerator: Bellamy works hard to pull pieces back together
Glenn Jackson On a July morning in a Port Melbourne cafe, three wise men set about rebuilding a football club. Not quite from the ground up, but from far below where anyone would care to tread.
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Billy packs a punch
Glenn Jackson Billy Slater is perhaps used to game-defining moments. On this stage, though? Possibly not.
Lewis happy just to be back in mix for Test place
Glenn Jackson LUKE LEWIS says he will not be disappointed if he misses out on selection for Australia's Test against New Zealand this month.
Slater's punchline turned the match
Glenn Jackson BY NOW, Billy Slater is perhaps used to game-defining moments. On this stage, though? Possibly not.
Deja vu Blues: Stuart's men crank it up after Cronk's sin-binning puts Carney in cruise control
Glenn Jackson THIS was deja vu, just with blue this time. So much of a classic Origin encounter bore resemblances to the first clash of the series.
Deserving times call for desperate measures as Tigers need to prove they're play-off worthy
Glenn Jackson IF A call to arms is what Wests Tigers need, a call to arms is what they will get. Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens yesterday declared his team would not deserve to make the finals should they succumb...
