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Earl joins Canberra Raiders

Daniel Lane Penrith winger Sandor Earl was the latest first grade player to join another club mid-season after he was granted a release to join the Canberra Raiders.

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.

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,...

Desperate Eels pay top dollar in scramble to boost talent pool

Daniel Lane Canterbury prop Aiden Tolman is believed to have benefited from Parramatta's inability to recruit big-name players, after the Eels splashed out with a $2 million, three-year offer.

Haumono to give Ferguson the hard word

Daniel Lane Solomon Haumono will take time out from preparing for next month's bout with former world heavyweight boxing champion Oliver McCall to implore his nephew and Canberra winger Blake Ferguson to not...

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Earl nearly defected to AFL after Dank's secret try-out

Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane and Brad Walter Sandor Earl was on the cusp of switching to the AFL after participating in a secret try-out for Essendon arranged by sports scientist Stephen Dank.

Meninga's Origin tip for rival

Daniel Lane MAL MENINGA bled too much alongside Laurie Daley during their time in the lime green jumper of Canberra during the 1980s and '90s to allow a triviality such as fanatical state pride to stop him from...

Daley to give key Blues an early nod

Daniel Lane NSW coach Laurie Daley will phone a select few Blues in the next couple of weeks - a good four months before game one of the State of Origin series - to tell them that, barring injury or an...

Daley avoids Mundine bait

Daniel Lane LAURIE DALEY was deep in preparing the Indigenous All Stars' battle plan for this year's annual game against the rest of the NRL's best when he learned Anthony Mundine dismissed him and the late...

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Earl sets his sights on a City jersey

Daniel Lane WHILE England and New Zealand have called for Canberra winger Sandor Earl to swear his allegiance to them in this World Cup year, his sights are set on representing City Origin against Country at...

Peponis: There's worse things in game than shoulder charge

Daniel Lane, Ben Stanley CANTERBURY chairman George Peponis is adamant the NRL has a greater priority than outlawing the shoulder charge to safeguard its players from unnecessary punishment - the former Test skipper believes...

Myles away from his patchy past

Daniel Lane A REJUVENATED Nate Myles said his Kangaroos jumper, and other season highlights, proved he needed a change of scenery after his stint at Sydney Roosters ended disastrously last year.

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Reserve grade has to return: Hindmarsh

Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane PARRAMATTA skipper Nathan Hindmarsh wants the code's commissioners to consider reviving the reserve-grade competition to provide emerging talent with an even stronger foundation to build their...

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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.