Backroom staff offer voices of experience

Chris Barrett OVERWHELMED by a lack of comparative grand final experience, one of Canterbury's greatest assets this week could be what resides inside the heads of the wise men in and around Belmore.

Bellamy lets fly with a barrage of praise

Chris Barrett CRAIG BELLAMY walked into a heaving Melbourne dressing room beneath ANZ Stadium last night and said: ''I've got one thing to say: we f---ing got what we deserved.''

League

Manly's Storm in a tea cup

Chris Barrett Glenn Stewart grins from ear to ear when the identity of Manly's co-combatants on Friday night is raised.

Country chief slams Bennett over Buderus

Chris Barrett COUNTRY Rugby League officials are furious at what they see as Wayne Bennett's influence in the withdrawal of Danny Buderus from the State of Origin trial, saying "the game should be bigger than any...

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.

Farah, Ennis back in the frame

Chris Barrett Normal service is set to be resumed in the battle for the contentious NSW hooking job, with perennial contenders Michael Ennis and Robbie Farah to fight it out once again following dim injury news...

Buderus blues push Ennis and Farah into NSW frame

Chris Barrett NORMAL service is set to be resumed in the battle for the contentious NSW hooking job, with perennial contenders Michael Ennis and Robbie Farah to fight it out once again following dim injury news...