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Tigers’ Woods more than ready to tee off in Origin

Greg Prichard The performances of Aaron Woods and Keith Galloway for Wests Tigers in the rain against Melbourne was a reminder of how valuable they might be against Queensland on Wednesday, particularly since the...

Early signs good for Bennett and Cleary as troops fall into line

Greg Prichard However long it takes for Wayne Bennett to get Newcastle to play the way he wants and start challenging for a premiership, it is bound to happen.

Sterling backs playmaker Mullen to realise his potential under Bennett

Greg Prichard PETER STERLING says master coach Wayne Bennett will do for Jarrod Mullen at Newcastle what he did for Jamie Soward at St George Illawarra.

Between Bennett and a hard place, but Price says he's all right

Greg Prichard THE last man to follow Wayne Bennett into a coaching job, Ivan Henjak, is nowhere to be seen in the NRL these days.

Apprentice Price gets one over master in thrilling season-opener

Greg Prichard Steve Price, take a bow. You took your team to your coaching mentor's new house and came away with the win.

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Tigers left stunned as Inglis wobbler crowns comeback

Greg Prichard When you see Tim Sheens looking haunted after his Wests Tigers team had gone to bank a win only to lose the two points somewhere between the entrance and the counter, you are motivated to ask - why...

Stuart throws down gauntlet for Blues

Greg Prichard NSW COACH Ricky Stuart has publicly challenged the top Blues-eligible props in the NRL to force him not to pick Paul Gallen in the front row for State of Origin I.

Long time coming, but big-game debut a chance to carve up troubled history, and the opposition

Greg Prichard When would Todd Carney have made his State of Origin debut, had he not been his own worst enemy? Probably 2009.