Seven-year itch gets scratched as hardened campaigners lead the way
Brad Walter Blues players exorcised seven years of frustration at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night as NSW won the game and the fight.
Winning Starts Monday
Player stats give Daley a running start for Origin
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley is set to enter the State of Origin series with his players in better form than their Queensland counterparts.
Origin
Few clues for Blues as Daley has all but decided on side
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley has begun informing players that they will be named in the Blues side for the opening State of Origin match on June 5.
League
Smells like team spirit: Blues rally to the cause
Brad Walter AN impromptu team dinner two weeks ago underlined the camaraderie and commitment NSW players will bring into camp when the team for Origin I is named on Sunday.
State of Origin
Daley goes with 'gut feel' for Maloney
Brad Walter NSW coach Laurie Daley described his selection of James Maloney as a "gut feeling" and revealed he had won the No.
Dogs set to end rumours with raft of new contracts
Brad Walter Canterbury officials are negotiating to re-sign Frank Pritchard and extend Josh Morris' deal in a move that should dispel rumours the players want out of the club.
League
Sheens picks mobility around ruck
Brad Walter New Zealand hooker Issac Luke's speed out of dummy half has prompted the Kangaroos selectors to choose just two specialist props for next Friday night's Test at Canberra Stadium.
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.
WINNING STARTS MONDAY
Dragons at bottom of a Big Red V
Brad Walter Just two years ago St George Illawarra were basking in premiership glory and talking about becoming the first club in NRL history to win back-to-back grand finals.
Winning Starts Monday
Desperate Dragons pay price for success
Brad Walter Just two years ago St George Illawarra were basking in premiership glory and talking about becoming the first club in NRL history to win back-to-back grand finals.
Hasler the man for a crisis as Dogs bunker down
Brad Walter CANTERBURY coach Des Hasler is set to keep the identity of Ben Barba's replacement secret before the opening-round clash with North Queensland as he builds a siege mentality at the Bulldogs this...
Brad Walter
Crowd's love of a good hit may sway officials, says Bennett
Brad Walter NRL All Stars coach Wayne Bennett says public pressure may convince the game's authorities to overturn their ban on shoulder charges after George Rose became the first player to feel the wrath of...
Pritchard realises he is on collision course with Hasler if timing is out
Brad Walter CANTERBURY forward Frank Pritchard believes rival players have begun deliberately colliding with him when he runs as a decoy in attack to try and get a penalty for obstruction.
No easing off when despot Des wants to sharpen Bulldogs' defence
Brad Walter CANTERBURY players have given an insight into how Des Hasler has taken them from missing the finals in the past two seasons to being just one win from the premiership decider.
Winning Starts Monday
Big men key to Hasler's winning strategy
Brad Walter The measure of a great coach isn't the way they use a team's strengths but how they overcome the weaknesses.
League
Des' plan all there in blue and white
Brad Walter WHEN Bulldogs halfback Kris Keating gets the ball, he has three options.
Rock star welcome for Hasler, who vows there are good times ahead
Brad Walter AFTER a rock star's welcome when the Bulldogs returned to Canterbury Leagues Club on Sunday night, Des Hasler told a private function: ''It's good times ahead''.
Rugby league
Harrigan lays down law on decoys
Brad Walter NRL REFEREES boss Bill Harrigan believes that no match official should be in any doubt about the obstruction rule after a two-and-a-half hour meeting yesterday with all referees and video referees to...
Dodgy decoys aren't the only trick in Doggies' bag
Brad Walter IF IT looked like boys against men for much of the match at ANZ Stadium last night, that's because it effectively was.
Scott in line to replace Stewart for Blues
Brad Walter ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA'S Beau Scott is set to start in the second row for NSW if Glenn Stewart is ruled out of next week's Origin decider, with one of his Dragons teammates, Trent Merrin or Ben Creagh,...
