Daniel Lane on Wayne Bennett

Master and apprentice go toe-to-toe for the honours

Daniel Lane, Michael Chammas FRANK Ponissi, the general manager of Melbourne Storm's football operations, listened to the notion there would be two versions of his team playing one another at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night and,...

Rugby League

NRL 2013: the main men

Key man: Storm captain Cameron Smith.

Daniel Lane and Michael Chammas With the season kicking off on Thursday, we look at each team's key player.

Stuart tells Eels board to plug destabilising media leaks

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27:  Ricky Stuart speaks at a press conference to announce his new role as coach of the Parramatta Eels NRL team at Parramatta Stadium on July 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Stuart has signed a three year deal with the Eels.  (Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty Images)

Daniel Lane New Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart has directed two blunt messages to his club, telling board members their habit of leaking sensitive information to the media hurt the players and needed to cease...

Bennett mixed on play-killing kicks

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13:  Jamie Soward of the Dragons runs the ball during the round seven NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights at WIN Jubilee Stadium on April 13, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Daniel Lane ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA five-eighth Jamie Soward denied his kicks over Newcastle's dead-ball line were designed to deny Knights flyers Darius Boyd or Akuila Uate the chance to run with the ball.

League

Raider's coach Furner not in danger: McIntyre

Daniel Lane CANBERRA chairman John McIntyre denied next Sunday's match between the Raiders and last-placed Parramatta would be coach David Furner's final chance to save his job.

Raiders deny Furner's on his way out the exit door

Daniel Lane CANBERRA chairman John McIntyre has denied next Sunday's match between the Raiders and last-placed Parramatta will be coach David Furner's final chance to save his job.