Wigan poised to pounce as Manly lose interest in Carney

TROUBLED halfback Todd Carney appears destined to salvage his broken career with Super League powerhouse Wigan - but he has already been linked to a return to the NRL as a possible replacement for Manly captain Matt Orford.

We'll nab socket thrower: Souths

SOUTH SYDNEY officials believe they are closing in on the rogue supporter who hurled a metal socket at Manly centre Steve Matai on Sunday - but have urged the offender to save them the trouble by putting their hands up and coming forward.

Storm clouds still hanging over Manly

FROM a shared view in the penthouse, Manly collapsed to the outhouse yesterday, falling to a Souths side that confirmed their lackadaisical recent form should not have consigned them to the doghouse.

Rabbitohs deliver timely lesson

YESTERDAY, the Sea Eagles suffered from the "she'll be right, mate" mentality that has plagued many short-priced favourites over the years.

Nut fan spoils Bunnies upset

SOUTH Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson has vowed to ban for life the fan who yesterday threw a metal socket at Manly centre Steve Matai - an incident that overshadowed the club producing one of the upsets of the year.

Desperate defeat hurts Orford more than he can say

MANLY captain Matt Orford stopped short of saying yesterday's defeat to Souths was the worst loss he had been involved in - literally.

Share the love

MANLY fans will soon have an opportunity to own a piece of their team following plans to list the club on the stock exchange.

Sea Eagles spread wings to new Queensland Cup nest

MANLY are set to withdraw the club's reserve grade team from the second-tier NSW Cup competition and send players not required for NRL duty to Queensland.

South Sydney and Manly

Title bout preview a knockout

Friday night's Battle Royale between league heavy-weights Manly and Melbourne taught us a lot about this year's race for the premiership.