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.
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.
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.
Winning Starts Monday
Dragons are genuine title contenders - for 2014
Brad Walter Just a few weeks ago, St George Illawarra were considered little more than a rabble. But they have now emerged as premiership contenders - next season.
Pacific foes to continue Tests after 'fabulous success' offsets fans' invasion
Brad Walter Tonga and Samoa are set to play an annual mid-season Test for the next four years following the success of Saturday night's clash at Penrith.
Sin Bin
Benji's injury saves Kiwi selectors from having to toe the line
Brad Walter Benji Marshall's toe injury may have saved the New Zealand selectors from another tough decision about the Wests Tigers star.
League
Complex eligibility rules weaken homegrown clash
Brad Walter The plight of Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita has helped highlight why league’s representative eligibility rules will always be problematic and how the City-Country match is losing its relevance.
The 23-second ad that made Roosters sweat it out
Brad Walter and Michael Chammas SBW OMG. That would have been the reaction if NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert hadn't allowed Sonny Bill Williams to play for Sydney Roosters because of an advertisement on Channel Nine promoting...
League
Yes, Sonny will play - off the bench
Brad Walter SONNY Bill Williams has been cleared to make one of the most eagerly awaited comebacks in rugby league history and will start on the interchange bench for Sydney Roosters in Thursday night's NRL...
Robinson suggests SBW may start soon
Brad Walter Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says it will take a few weeks for Sonny Bill Williams to settle back into the NRL but was pleased with his first outing against South Sydney on Thursday night.
League
Cap rise won't help Titans' bid for Lyon
Brad Walter A $1.4 million increase to this year's salary cap is expected to be approved within days by NRL players, but cashed up Gold Coast officials don't believe it will help their bid to entice Jamie Lyon...
Rugby league
Marshall available for Storm match
Brad Walter WESTS TIGERS playmaker Benji Marshall is free to play in Saturday night's must-win clash with Melbourne after pleading guilty to a dangerous contact charge.
Storm won't accept shield in Tigers' den
Brad Walter Interim ARLC chief executive Shane Mattiske will present the JJ Giltinan Shield to Canterbury tomorrow night if they beat Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium, but Melboure officials have made it clear...
Blues candidates get to audition
Brad Walter CONTENDERS for the Blues coaching job will be invited to address the NSW Rugby League board in coming weeks after a meeting yesterday decided to stick with appointing a non-NRL coach next season.
Premiership state of mind spreads among Souths greats
Brad Walter and Michael Chammas "THERE'S no pressure . . . but we need that 21st premiership."
Parra could get pick of Origin bunch
Brad Walter NSWRL directors still consider Ricky Stuart the best candidate to coach the Blues next season and by allowing him to do the job Parramatta will improve their chances of recruiting the Origin halves...
Coote's quick pick-up adds to Sharks' anger
Brad Walter Set if six: It wasn't just the kick-off that had Cronulla officials riled on Saturday night.
League and AFL to clash in finals logjam at ANZ Stadium
Brad Walter NRL and AFL officials have begun discussions to avoid potential venue clashes on two weekends of the play-offs, with Canterbury, South Sydney and the Sydney Swans all in line to host home finals at...
Rugby league
Panthers want released players' pay exempt to to keep AFL war chest in black
Brad Walter PENRITH officials have asked the ARL Commission for massive salary cap relief to ensure they don't become a weak link in the battle with AFL for western Sydney.
