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Jennings leaves Cleary little to crow about after rout

Glenn Jackson First, Sonny Bill Williams scored two tries against the Bulldogs; on Sunday, Michael Jennings decided to get in on the act, frustrating his former supporters by showing Penrith what they were missing...

Maloney has name pencilled in for Blues

Glenn Jackson James Maloney might not have been able to cement a State of Origin jumper during last weekend's City-Country match, but his NSW selection is almost assured after another impressive display in front...

Carney puts bruised foot forward for Origin

Glenn Jackson You might think, having just returned from a foot injury, that Todd Carney is putting aside any thought of a State of Origin jumper.

Bad to worse as SBW's Roosters make it a dog day

Glenn Jackson Time to move on? That might be a little difficult now. If possible, Bulldogs supporters will only feel much worse about Sonny Bill Williams' departure five years ago.

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Maloney picks Pearce as reason for spark

Glenn Jackson Sydney Roosters five-eighth James Maloney says his halfback Mitchell Pearce is making him look good. So the obvious question is whether he thinks his teammate can do similarly for NSW this year.

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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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Inglis shines the brightest among galaxy of superstars

Glenn Jackson So this was the night of the superstar. Not for Sonny Bill Williams, however. His first-night nerves were matched by a rather jittery opening, as the hype of his return to the NRL was popped by South...

Reynolds' revenge stops Roosters crowing

Glenn Jackson Revenge is a dish best served, well, any time these two teams play. In round one, the Roosters scored two tries in the final three minutes to topple their rivals.

No gold for Blues halves marooned in stalemate

Glenn Jackson They were teammates last week but last night, their duel against each other was the key to their respective sides' fortunes.

'Dynamo' Tuivasa-Sheck flies high for the Roosters

Glenn Jackson IT HAS taken until the Roosters were out of contention for him to be let loose. That said, it is clear that they have a good 'un.

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Pearce puts Dragons to the sword

Glenn Jackson That these two teams contested the grand final in 2010 shows how quickly and far the mighty can fall.

Titans run roughshod over clueless Chooks

Glenn Jackson When teams talk of mathematical possibilities, it is never a good sign; like a board backing a beleaguered coach.

A few hard Hasler truths spur Barba on to make his mark in defence

Glenn Jackson WHEN Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba walked into the office of his new coach, Des Hasler, in the pre-season, he was entitled to feel quite good about his prospects for the meeting.

Doing the honours: Class of '85 to dish out jerseys in hope current Blues repeat history

Glenn Jackson BEFORE most NSW training sessions in 1985, Steve Mortimer would tell his players they were making history. Before the first two matches of that year, he said the same thing.

Stuart hopes three is magic number

Glenn Jackson DAYS before the team for State of Origin II was selected, in Ricky Stuart's first floor office at League Central, the three key NSW playmakers sat with their coach, poring over the video of their...

We want it more than them - Bird

Brad Walter and Glenn Jackson SENIOR NSW players have declared the Blues are finally ready to end Queensland's six years of State of Origin domination in next week's series decider, with back-rower Greg Bird saying: ''We want it...

Big games bring out the beast, and at just the right time

Glenn Jackson THE sleeping giant was awoken. And there is no more a giant of a team than this Queensland one, waking this morning having extended their period of dominance to seven years.

Reynolds reaps the benefits of doing his homework

Glenn Jackson Adam Reynolds is clearly not an ordinary player, which is why, when his coach Michael Maguire suggests there were positives in the halfback spending a year on the sidelines before he'd even made his...

Wounded Panthers stage triumph over adversity

Glenn Jackson The last time Penrith won, coach Ivan Cleary had just taken the captaincy off their star player Luke Lewis.