League
Stars fail to shine as Manly do it easy
Glenn Jackson Ben Barba was limping, and Tony Williams was limp. The brightest and biggest chances the Bulldogs had of causing Manly some grief simply could not put it together, and the Sea Eagles coasted to...
Happy loser, concerned winner: Stuart and Hasler eye bigger picture
Glenn Jackson One coach was pleased and proud, the other not so. But can you pick the two without knowing? Eels coach Ricky Stuart, quite remarkably, said the 20-16 loss to the Bulldogs made him feel better than...
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.
League
Top Dog: Greenberg lays down law after mad week
Glenn Jackson BULLDOGS chief executive Todd Greenberg says he's still in charge at Canterbury. Not Des Hasler. Not anyone else.
Bulldogs end Rabbitohs' fairytale run with big win
Glenn Jackson THE HOLLYWOOD story of the season found itself a predictable finish. The Canterbury Bulldogs, the minor premier and heavy favourite, extinguished the South Sydney fairytale with a ruthless...
Relentless Dogs kill fairytale
Glenn Jackson The Hollywood story of the season found itself a rather predictable finish. Canterbury, the minor premiers and heavy favourites, extinguished the South Sydney fairytale with a ruthless performance -...
League
Premiership ambition has minor Morris muscling in
Glenn Jackson Josh and Brett Morris are not quite identical twins. One has a premiership tattoo on his left biceps, while the other does not. Every time Josh sees it, he feels slightly inferior.
Rugby League
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.
Redemption tastes sweet for Bellamy's resilient men
Glenn Jackson It won't go down as the greatest grand final, and certainly won't be considered the greatest night for rugby league, given the fallout ahead of us.
Rugby League
Des's 'underdogs' had us barking up wrong team
Glenn Jackson WERE we really so silly? The Bulldogs had won 13 of their past 14, yet Manly were favoured. Des Hasler, who guided Manly under the radar for so long, couldn't have asked for more; his minor premiers...
Top Dogs: Sweet win for Hasler
Glenn Jackson FOR one night at least, the Bulldogs are on top of the table - and Des Hasler is again a victor at Brookvale Oval.
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.
Bulldogs hungry to bite back after loss
Glenn Jackson IT WOULD be easy for the Bulldogs, now that their winning streak is over, to go along with the oft-mentioned theory that they had to lose before the finals.
New series, same old result for Blues
Glenn Jackson THROUGH all of Queensland's dominance since 2006, so many matches have been won by big plays. This one turned on big decisions.
The job for the Blues isn't stopping Inglis but limiting the damage
Glenn Jackson Death, taxes and the knowledge Greg Inglis is going to get you. Whatever happens tomorrow night, whether NSW win or lose, they must concede the inevitability of Inglis, the brilliant Queensland...
Hayne happy on right or left - as long as Inglis is in centre
Glenn Jackson and Michael Chammas The NSW camp sounded as much like a political debate yesterday as it did a lesson in rugby league, surely for the first time. Tell us, Jarryd Hayne, are you left wing or right wing?
League
Razor-sharp Barba cuts up Tigers as Dogs make it six straight wins
Glenn Jackson HE has been a try-saver this season and has scored some miraculous ones into the bargain. But Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba proved he could be a provider as well last night.
Sheens: judge the incident, not the name
Glenn Jackson ADAM BLAIR'S suspension this week has left Wests Tigers wondering whether he was charged because of dangerous contact or because his name is Adam Blair.
