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Glenn Jackson

Glenn Jackson is a Rugby League Writer for The Sydney Morning Herald

His to lose: Jarryd Hayne is the likely fullback for NSW.

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Hayne gets nod from Daley for Blues No.1

Glenn Jackson The NSW fullback position, vacated by Manly's Brett Stewart, is now Jarryd Hayne's to lose.

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Bennett stands up for fixture, despite spate of withdrawals

Adrian Proszenko, Glenn Jackson Wayne Bennett has defended the players against suggestions they don't take the City-Country fixture seriously, claiming the spate of withdrawals is due to the rigours of an increasingly onerous NRL...

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Bulldogs' bark remains as Eels pass up opportunities

Glenn Jackson This won't go down as a missed opportunity for Parramatta, it will go down as many missed opportunities.

Farah close to signing a new deal with Tigers

Glenn Jackson Wests Tigers officials are close to re-signing their captain and hooker Robbie Farah, and may do so as early as next week.

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Dugan, Barba could do worse than look at Turner's demise

Glenn Jackson If Josh Dugan and, to a lesser extent, Ben Barba, need any reminder of what a privileged position they are in, they need look no further than Steve Turner.

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Stuart looks for positives in Tigers defeat

Glenn Jackson Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart conceded the loss to Wests Tigers would be a "learning curve" for his co-captain Jarryd Hayne, as well as his young squad, whose ill-discipline cost them at Leichhardt...

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Eels left standing as Tigers' twin engines click into gear

Glenn Jackson WHEN Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall, unbreakable and unpredictable respectively, are in that sort of mood, Wests Tigers are always difficult to beat.

Carney the priority for reinstated Flanagan

Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane, Glenn Jackson Shane Flanagan has labelled the retention of free agent Todd Carney as ''priority No.1' after being reinstated as Cronulla coach.

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Broncos have extra incentive to sign Dugan

Glenn Jackson Brisbane fullback Corey Norman's departure to Parramatta is likely to quicken the Broncos' desire to offer sacked Canberra star Josh Dugan a lifeline.

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Hayne concedes Eels can't match most rivals for talent

Glenn Jackson The first step when you hit rock bottom is generally considered to be an admission. So, on cue only days out from Parramatta's season-opener against the Warriors, fullback Jarryd Hayne has conceded...

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Christmas comes early as agreement nears on CBA

Glenn Jackson JUST before 7pm on Thursday, four NRL players stepped out of the headquarters of the NRL to state that they believed they had a deal. A salary cap of about $5.

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Mattiske not ruling out increase in salary cap

Glenn Jackson OFFICIALS are set to put an offer to a heavy-hitting group of players including Jarryd Hayne, Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston at a critical and potentially explosive collective bargaining...

Elite show you always have to look out for No.1

Glenn Jackson AN OLD coach once told Tim Sheens that you can feel like you've got 14 men on the field when you boast a good fullback - and 12 men if you don't.

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Stuart frustrated as race to sign Folau slows to a crawl

Glenn Jackson RICKY STUART'S jitters about the prospect of the Israel Folau deal being scuppered by the NRL have been somewhat allayed by Parramatta officials, who were meeting with NRL boss Shane Mattiske about...

Willie do it? SBW backed by Tonga

Glenn Jackson LIKE many, Willie Tonga will be hoping to watch Sonny Bill Williams's first game, intrigued about how he will take to the task.

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Hindmarsh doesn't see Folau as saviour

Glenn Jackson ISRAEL FOLAU will add another superstar dimension to Parramatta, but according to the now retired Eels skipper Nathan Hindmarsh, his impending arrival is no panacea.

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Six of the best fullbacks around

Glenn Jackson An old coach once told Tim Sheens that you can feel like you've got 14 men on the field when you boast a good fullback - and 12 men if you don't.

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Blues embarrass Gallen with their pace

Glenn Jackson Even though Blues skipper Paul Gallen admitted his embarrassment at spending so much of NSW's campaign watching from the sidelines, the time was good for something.