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Glenn Jackson

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

Mauling: Bulldogs centre Tim Lafai crashes over for one of his side's seven tries on the stroke of half-time.

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Reynolds stars as Dogs destroy Tigers

Glenn Jackson Three significant returns have occurred for the Bulldogs. Props James Graham and Sam Kasiano made comebacks, and they were important enough for the previously stuttering Bulldogs.

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Points on the board but Hasler knows there is still a lot of work required

Glenn Jackson Des Hasler spoke of the small steps taken and the momentum the Bulldogs will build with a victory over Cronulla, just their second this season.

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Ryan ready to talk as time heals Bulldogs' wounds

Glenn Jackson Had Sonny Bill Williams been lining up against Canterbury last year, Andrew Ryan might have been in a less than forgiving mood.

Case for defence: Manly the real deal

Glenn Jackson If defence does win premierships, and there is little evidence to suggest it doesn't, it's impossible not to consider Manly one of the real contenders.

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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...

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...

Hasler to face Storm again

Glenn Jackson For the third time in six seasons, Des Hasler will face his old foe Craig Bellamy on rugby league's biggest stage.

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 -...

Captains' tip on how to win a grand final: miss out on one first

Glenn Jackson THE saying goes you've got to lose a grand final to win one. But for some involved in today's decider, it's a case of: you've got to miss a grand final to win one.

It's on for young and old, but niggle won't cause everyone to giggle

Glenn Jackson FOR all the brilliance of the first weekend of the finals, was there any more fascinating moment than a young Canberra upstart getting under the skin of one of the best forwards in the game?

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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...

Bulldogs' young pups no match for Rabbitohs' nous

Glenn Jackson THEY might have won only their first finals match in 25 years on Saturday night, but when it comes to experience in the big games, Souths still hold an advantage over the Bulldogs.

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.

Inu sensation: Kiwi shines on debut as Dogs dismantle Chooks

Glenn Jackson There is backing up from State of Origin, which is what many in the competition did over the round, and what Krisnan Inu did last night, which eclipsed all of it.