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About Greg Prichard
About Greg Prichard
Greg Prichard has covered rugby league for 25 years. In his third year at the Herald, Greg has previously worked for the Daily Mirror, Telegraph Mirror, Sun-Herald, radio 2UE and 2GB and freelanced extensively. "I like to write features on the personalities in the game and look for interesting stories behind the scenes, as well as analyze the games themselves, study the form to try to give the fans a decent guide to their team's chances of winning on any given weekend," Prichard says. "The best thing about the game these days is that the competition has evened up and most teams have a reasonable chance of winning on any weekend, which gives every fan hope."
Pride of the Shire humbled
CRONULLA let themselves down in the area that is usually their strength and source of pride - defence - against the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium.
Records mean little as Farah eyes place in finals
WESTS TIGERS hooker-turned-halfback Robbie Farah says the team's run of outs against Parramatta is in the past and that the players have felt no need to discuss it going into tonight's game at Parramatta Stadium.
Newcastle can rough up Raiders
Canberra v Newcastle Sunday, Canberra Stadium, 2pm.
Canberra won't raid and pillage other clubs with Carney contract money
CANBERRA are spending some of the money freed up by Todd Carney's sacking on upgrading and extending the deals of promising young players at the club, but there will be enough left over to recruit an established first-grader for next year.
Odds on Todd going to Penrith? None
Penrith chief executive Mick Leary says the club will not be pursuing former Canberra halfback Todd Carney.
Warriors could rue slipped differential in finals race
PITY the Warriors didn't tighten their defence a bit earlier in the season. There is no doubt they are worthy of playing in the finals, and if they keep winning they will get there, but if they have to rely on their points for and against differential getting them through in the event of a tie, they had better bludgeon an opponent or two over the next few rounds.
Switch of Warriors unlikely for Smith
TIM SMITH'S manager, David Riolo, says the former Parramatta halfback is unlikely to resume his NRL career with the New Zealand Warriors next season.
Newcastle must finish strong to do it for Danny
NEWCASTLE coach Brian Smith has spoken individually to his players about the importance of sending departing captain Danny Buderus out of the NRL with one last finals series.
Push for autonomy at the top
HIGHLY influential figures within the game are being courted by others involved in the push to garner support for the formation of an independent commission to run the NRL. Clearing the way is a huge task, but people are trying.
Delmege brings accountability to Manly's bottom line
MAX DELMEGE does not throw any passes or make any tackles for Manly. He doesn't even take the field. But the Sea Eagles would not be the on-field force they are without his enormous financial investment in the club as co-owner. In fact, they would be grounded.
Warrior ready for comeback
WARRIORS fullback Wade McKinnon says Brisbane can throw whatever they like at him when he makes a comeback, only six months after undergoing a knee reconstruction, at Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow night.
Ban is for Carney's own good
CANBERRA chairman John McIntyre last night urged problem player Todd Carney to accept the club's disciplinary proposal "for his own good" when he appears before its board today.
Eels slipping out of sight
THIS competition is no longer round to round, or even game to game - it's minute to minute, and when the clock ran out at EnergyAustralia Stadium last night, Newcastle were back in the top eight and hoping they are in the midst of the run of wins they will need if they are to make the finals.
Tigers join table gridlock
THE weekend's results have effectively turned this round into a benefit for Wests Tigers, but as coach Tim Sheens pointed out after yesterday's cakewalk against the Bulldogs, his team is now only back to square one in its bid to make the finals.
Dragons fail to fire, now stuck in finals quagmire
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA let themselves down by not playing as smart as they needed to in the last 20 minutes of their game against Cronulla. It was a great opportunity for them to boost their chances of finishing in the top four going into the finals, but they didn't take it and remain back in the pack of teams fighting for the last few places in the top eight.
Sharks circling after injury blows weaken Dragons
Cronulla v St George Illawarra Today, Toyota Stadium, 5.30pm.
D-day delayed for Carney as manager queries punishment
CANBERRA halfback Todd Carney's immediate future is expected to be resolved on Monday after his manager, David Riolo, yesterday contacted the Raiders to seek clarification about elements of the club's proposal to discipline the star player.
NRL puts itself under microscope
THE NRL is commissioning an independent review of how it compares against national and international sporting competitions and hopes to have the report back in its hands by Christmas.
Money men waiting for call up: Delmege
MANLY co-owner Max Delmege is convinced there are other multi-millionaires who would be prepared to financially back NRL clubs if they were courted the right way - and he is just as sure clubs will be making genuine profits within a few years.
Defection stirs winds of change
THE decision by Sonny Bill Williams to walk out on the Bulldogs and rugby league is set to be the catalyst for major change in the game - possibly starting as early as today, when the 16 club chief executives gather at a scheduled meeting in Sydney.
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