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Team coloursBRISBANE BRONCOS

Eight wild young Cowboys and Broncos cited after brawl

The new and so far resoundingly successful Toyota Cup competition has earned an unwanted piece of rugby league history after a wild brawl between North Queensland and Brisbane players resulted in the most charges from a single incident under the NRL match-review system.

Team coloursCANTERBURY BULLDOGS

Private eye to investigate after Bulldogs stoush in bar

IN THE NRL, when it rains it generally pours, and at the Bulldogs it generally hails as well. With the club struggling on the field, off it they have also been thrown a fresh setback with allegations that a player was involved in a brawl in Cronulla at the weekend.

Team coloursNORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS

Eels want to crush Cowboys to restore their missing mojo

LAST week Luke Burt was a shock omission from the Parramatta team to play Manly after being named in his usual spot at fullback. This week he could be a shock inclusion for the game against North Queensland at Parramatta Stadium tomorrow night after not being named in the side.

Team coloursST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

Provoked Slater cops one-game ban

MELBOURNE fullback Billy Slater last night successfully argued that his actions during an all-in brawl against St George Illawarra on Monday night were instigated by being headbutted three times by Dragons winger Jason Nightingale.

Team coloursPARRAMATTA EELS

Eels want to crush Cowboys to restore their missing mojo

LAST week Luke Burt was a shock omission from the Parramatta team to play Manly after being named in his usual spot at fullback. This week he could be a shock inclusion for the game against North Queensland at Parramatta Stadium tomorrow night after not being named in the side.

Team coloursNEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

Stars boost Knights firepower for Rabbit hunt

THE Knights look certain to be bolstered by the inclusion of representative big guns Danny Buderus, Jarrod Mullen and Steve Simpson for their must-win game against Souths at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Sunday.

Team coloursPENRITH PANTHERS

Priddis signs with Dragons

Penrith veteran Luke Priddis has been thrown an NRL lifeline and will join St George Illawarra for two years.

Team coloursSOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

Luke faces one week suspension

Rabbitohs hooker was today slapped with a grade one dangerous throw charge by match review committee.

Team coloursCANBERRA RAIDERS

Carney gets reprieve but not from Meninga

CANBERRA legend Mal Meninga convinced troubled halfback Todd Carney to stay at the club earlier this year. Now he has advised him to "grow up".

Team coloursSYDNEY ROOSTERS

A lot to grapple with as Storm and rivals wrestle over tackling techniques

Storm coach Craig Bellamy and captain Cameron Smith have accused rivals of trying to orchestrate a clampdown on their wrestling techniques ahead of the finals after the spectre of the grapple tackle was raised amid the fall-out from Monday night's spiteful clash with St George Illawarra.

Team coloursMANLY SEA EAGLES

Sea Eagles score King-sized boost but it looks bleak for Lyon

MANLY coach Des Hasler says he hopes to have prop Jason King back within a few weeks after tests cleared him of a broken ankle that probably would have forced him out for the rest of the season. "He's had X-rays and scans and it's ligament damage," Hasler said yesterday. "It's not broken, which is great news for 'Kingy' and us. He'll probably be out for two or three weeks."

Team coloursCRONULLA SHARKS

A lot to grapple with as Storm and rivals wrestle over tackling techniques

Storm coach Craig Bellamy and captain Cameron Smith have accused rivals of trying to orchestrate a clampdown on their wrestling techniques ahead of the finals after the spectre of the grapple tackle was raised amid the fall-out from Monday night's spiteful clash with St George Illawarra.

Team coloursMELBOURNE STORM

Provoked Slater cops one-game ban

MELBOURNE fullback Billy Slater last night successfully argued that his actions during an all-in brawl against St George Illawarra on Monday night were instigated by being headbutted three times by Dragons winger Jason Nightingale.

Team coloursWESTS TIGERS

A quick shower and Benji gives Bunnies a bath

Benji Marshall It was a win made in the wet without any rain. In Benji Marshall's shower, actually.

Team coloursGOLD COAST TITANS

JT vows to fight on

SOUTH SYDNEY coach Jason Taylor last night insisted the Rabbitohs had not given up on making the top eight, but admitted it would be difficult for his side to win all of their remaining seven games.

Team coloursNEW ZEALAND WARRIORS

Polynesian promotion pin-up boy pulls out and Dogs pay

The Bulldogs sent out the invites, rolled out the red carpet . . . and then the host didn't turn up.