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Thursday, July 24, 2008

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.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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".

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

One match for Slater

Billy Slater Melbourne fullback Billy Slater to miss one match after stunning defence at judiciary.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Carney in the clear

Todd Carney A complaint against Raiders star has been withdrawn, police say, but the news is not so good for Bronx Goodwin.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Whiz-kid: Raiders livid at Carney allegations

After consecutive wins placed it just one point from the top eight, the Canberra Raiders face the possibility of sacking one its most important players, halfback Todd Carney.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Time for Eels to take out the trash

Veteran second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh says the Eels must improve their "rubbish" goalline defence when they take on North Queensland in their NRL clash at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Whiz-kid Carney's contract won't be shredded but Goodwin's not so safe

Troubled Canberra halfback Todd Carney is expected to remain at the club despite allegations he urinated on a member of the public inside a Canberra nightclub.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Slater gets blame and two games

In-form Melbourne full-back Billy Slater is facing a two-game suspension.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Super League expands into Wales

Wales will have a representative in Super League from next year after the Celtic Crusaders were awarded one of two new licences for 2009-2011.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Round 20 team news

Cowboys CEO warns players that "dog it" for the rest of the season that they will be "weeded out" and dealt with.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

NRL teams round 20

Teams for round 20 of the NRL this weekend (all times AEST).

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ryles off free but Slater faces ban

Dragons prop escapes further sanction after being sent off but Beau Scott and Billy Slater face bans.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Raider accused of being in brawl

The Canberra Raiders and ACT Policing are investigating an incident allegedly involving player Bronx Goodwin in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

CEO cops fine but stands firm

Knights CEOwill pay a $5000 fine from the NRL but stands by his criticism of the game's referees.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Storm are grappling again: Stuart

Cronulla coach reignites grapple-mania by claiming NRL premiers Melbourne have gone back to old ways.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Carney stood down by the Raiders

Trouble-prone playmaker Todd Carney has been stood aside from the Raiders pending a police investigation.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Dragons go down with a fight

THE Storm ran away with last night's NRL match against the Dragons in Melbourne 26-0 - but not before an explosive first half saw four players sent to the sideline, with the Dragons forced to play 55 minutes one man down.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Spiteful encounter fuels ill-feelings

If there was any doubt that Melbourne and St George Illawarra do not like each other, then it was well and truly dismissed last night.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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."

Monday, July 21, 2008

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.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Priddis signs with Dragons

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