Will Sea Eagles fans dare to travel?
Greg Prichard Any chance of Manly fans turning up in numbers for their team's semi-final against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium on Friday? The Sea Eagles need their support.
Raiders' resurgence provides fans a dash of the Green Machine's glory days
Greg Prichard There is something about Canberra that makes you love them when they are on fire.
Carney's Achilles injury adds insult for shabby Sharks
Greg Prichard TODD CARNEY would not have played again in the finals series had Cronulla won yesterday. He has a suspected tear to the Achilles tendon in his right foot, which, if scans to be taken today confirm...
Talking points
Sharks star has to show he's back to brilliant best
Greg Prichard Tonight's game between Parramatta and Cronulla will give NSW a good idea of their chances against Queensland in State of Origin II.
Ricky gets personal to put Carney at ease
Greg Prichard, Dominic Bossi TODD CARNEY said a lunchtime chat yesterday with NSW coach Ricky Stuart - in which they talked about life, rather than football - put him in the right frame of mind to begin making his mark on State...
ANALYSIS
Farah's got what it takes, regardless of whether NSW can break drought
Greg Prichard The great thing about rugby league is that it keeps offering second chances. If you keep working hard and hanging in there, you can get the opportunity to make up for past disappointments.
Decision pending for Origin III referees but panel wants stability
Greg Prichard REFEREES Tony Archer and Ben Cummins and video referee Steve Clark appear likely to remain in charge for what is arguably the biggest game in State of Origin history.
Talking points
Five things we learnt from last night's game
Greg Prichard The talking points from Origin II.
League
Vintage Thurston showed his class when it really counted
Greg Prichard The biggest stage calls for the greatest players to show what makes them so good under the most extreme pressure. Enter Johnathan Thurston.
Five things we learnt from last night's match
Greg Prichard This game can be an absolute heartbreaker.
Thurston weaves magic to put rivals under his spell
Greg Prichard The biggest stage calls for the greatest players to show what makes them so good under the most extreme pressure. Enter Johnathan Thurston.
Set of six
Raiders prove Storm can be silenced when stars are absent
Greg Prichard Melbourne have been exposed again.
Pick a club, talk about cash later, Lewis told
Greg Prichard and Sam Hall THE manager of Luke Lewis has instructed the NSW and Australian forward to decide which clubs he would be interested in playing for as the process to find the representative star a new home speeds up.
Coach pushing for Carney-Gardner to combine as next dynamic duo
Greg Prichard CRONULLA coach Shane Flanagan has the lofty ambition of trying to turn Todd Carney and Nathan Gardner into his team's version of Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater at Melbourne and Johnathan Thurston and...
Cronulla close to signing major sponsor, says Irvine
Greg Prichard CRONULLA'S chairman, Damian Irvine, says the club is set to have a major sponsor in place before the season kicks off on March 1.
Numero uno: Mortimer at fullback for Dogs clash
Greg Prichard DANIEL MORTIMER has been named at fullback for Sydney Roosters in their opening trial game against Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground on Sunday but that is just the first of a number of positions he...
Analysis
They may not be at their best but stars still shine
Greg Prichard Where do you begin with an incredible game like that? The only place is at the end, when the players whose responsibility it is to make the difference want the ball in their hands.
Stuart throws down gauntlet for Blues
Greg Prichard NSW COACH Ricky Stuart has publicly challenged the top Blues-eligible props in the NRL to force him not to pick Paul Gallen in the front row for State of Origin I.
Weekend analysis
Todd looks good for his first Blues jersey but really he needs to be great
Greg Prichard TODD Carney might think he's ready for State of Origin, but in reality he isn't. Not yet.
Clock ticking for Blues wannabes as squad takes shape
Greg Prichard INJURED stars Glenn Stewart, Josh Dugan and Brett Stewart need to get back on the field quickly if they are to have any chance of making the NSW side for State of Origin I against Queensland at...
