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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.
Frozen Chooks devoured
The Raiders didn't really need the rain to help wash the Roosters away.
Anasta says Roosters just played dumb football
PLAYMAKER Braith Anasta was more direct post-match than his team had been during the game against Canberra, when he said the Roosters had played "dumb" and were lacking confidence.
Willie set to debunk 'overrated' tag
Canberra Stadium, 2pm today: more ornaments than a Christmas tree. Craig Fitzgibbon will lead out the Roosters before the highly respected warrior, Alan Tongue, takes out the Raiders.
Beating the pain barrier
Alan Tongue speaks to Will Swanton about a sad loss and a gritty
victory on the eve of the Raiders' clash against the Roosters
today.
Raiders v Roosters
Intriguing game between a Raiders outfit that kept its hopes of
making the finals alive with a gallant win on the road against St
George Illawarra on the weekend and a Roosters outfit that is
coming off a shock loss at home to an injury-weakened Gold Coast.
Mason most 'over-rated player'
Controversial Sydney Roosters forward Willie Mason has been voted
by his NRL peers as the game's most over-rated player.
Campbell shows no fear in thriller
FOR all the good deeds Preston Campbell did with the ball against the Roosters last night, it was his tackle on Willie Mason in the dying minutes - which forced him from the field with concussion - that clinched the four-point victory.
No use crying over spilt vases - Tupou coming up roses
A split vase has put Anthony Tupou's budding career as a hip hop producer on hold, with the Sydney Roosters international losing thousands of tunes he had mixed up on his laptop.
Roosters v Titans
The Roosters are coming off the bye and get five of their six State
of Origin stars back after still managing to beat the Bulldogs
without them at their last start.
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