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TODAYS CONTENTS 
11/04/03

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NRL Club News fron SMH 

By Steve Mascord

Bulldogs lock Travis Norton has a knee injury and will miss tonight's 
round five opener against Newcastle.

Norton, due to play his 100th first-grade game, has failed a fitness 
test. Former NSW forward Andrew Ryan moves into the starting pack and 
Steve Reardon, himself only recently back from injury, comes onto the 
bench.

Dogs officials revealed international five-eighth Braith Anasta had 
been eager to play at EnergyAustralia Stadium tonight.

"We got some medical advice that it may not be a good idea," said 
team spokesman Brad Clyde. "We'll see how he is next week."

With second-rower Steve Simpson undergoing groin surgery, Matt Jobson 
returns to the Newcastle starting side moving up from a five-man 
bench.

Lincoln Withers suffered a hip injury in last week's win over Manly 
and is Wests Tigers' only doubtful starter against South Sydney 
tomorrow night. "It was an impact injury... he's iced it and taken 
anti-inflammatories," said football manager Steve Lavers.

Western Suburbs youngster Adam Tippett is in line to make his debut 
if Withers is out.

South Sydney captain Bryan Fletcher trained strongly yesterday and 
was confirmed to make his comeback from a lower back problem and 
suspension at Aussie Stadium.

Cronulla officials are confident fullback David Peachey (hamstring) 
will play against Melbourne tomorrow night.

"He was fine at training today - we wouldn't be taking him if he 
wasn't going to play," said Sharks coaching co-ordinator Greg Pierce.

Youngster Ryan Hoffman will not be needed after being named on a five-
man Melbourne bench for the Olympic Park game.

After being a late withdrawal for the past two weeks due to an ankle 
injury, winger Ty Williams is expected to play for North Queensland 
against the Roosters at Dairy Farmers Stadium tomorrow night.

Sydney Roosters fly out this evening; they anticipate no changes. 
Western Suburbs signing Stuart Webb will be their travelling 
emergency after injuring himself in the pre-season.

Besieged Manly have injury worries over interchange players Solomon 
Haumono (hamstring) and Ben Walker (knee).

With second-rower Mark Shipway suspended on Wednesday night, Luke 
Williamson replaces him in the starting side.

"Solo has passed stage one - the physiotherapist and the doctor 
giving him a clearance," said football manager Peter Peters.

"He's training today and we're going to see how he pulls up tomorrow. 
Benny Walker is having some tests on his knee." Former rugby union 
player Sam Harris is on stand-by.

Coach Nathan Brown is yet to finalise the St George Illawarra bench 
for Sunday's WIN Stadium encounter with the Sea Eagles.

But Shaun Timmins will definitely be playing, meaning two of the 
remaining five interchange players will be omitted.

Skipper Simon Woolford (corked thigh) has given Canberra a boost by 
being cleared to play against Parramatta on Sunday.

"He hasn't been able to train fully until today but he got through 
the session without a problem," said coach Matthew Elliott, yet to 
finalise his bench.

Parramatta officials say fullback Brett Hodgson (ankle) will 
definitely play after being a late withdrawal for the past two weeks. 
Andrew Meads is tipped to be omitted from the bench.

Second-rower Brad Meyers (neck) and five-eighth Ben Ikin (shoulder) 
are in doubt for Brisbane's ANZ Stadium encounter with the Warriors 
on Sunday.

Meyers was unable to train yesterday while Ikin was not involved in 
any physical contact.

The Warriors will check the fitness of centre John Carlaw (hip 
flexor) this morning.

SMH

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Travis Norton ruled out 

The Bulldogs suffered a setback tonight when lock Travis Norton was 
ruled out of Friday night's blockbuster against Newcastle at 
EnergyAustralia Stadium.

Norton failed a fitness test on his knee.

Andrew Ryan will make his first start for the `Dogs while Steve 
Reardon has been included on the bench.

The Knights will be without forward Steve Simpson, who underwent 
groin surgery on Wednesday, with Matthew Jobson expected to come into 
the starting side.

Yahoo Sports 

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Globetrotting Bronco returns 

By PETER JESSUP: Tonie Carroll had three aims when he left the Leeds 
Rhinos to return to the Brisbane Broncos - to re-join the most 
professional club and competition in world league, to return to the 
game's best coach, and to force his way into the Queensland team. 

Carroll hopes to make this year's State of Origin side after playing 
for the Maroons from 1998-2000, but then being ignored for two years. 

If he does, he will be ineligible for the Kiwis, for whom he has 
played five tests, and his availability for Australia would be an 
unknown. 

"It feels like I never left," the 27-year-old said this week after 
his fourth game back at the Broncos. 

A lot has changed while he was in England - Alfie Langer and Andrew 
Gee have retired, wingers Wendell Sailor and Lote Tuqiri have 
defected to union, and Chris Walker, brother Shane and Ashley 
Harrison have departed to Souths. 

"There are still plenty of guys I know. The younger ones have stepped 
up to fill the boots of the veterans." 

The backline moves and cohesion had not been altered too much because 
both halves, Shaun Berrigan and Ben Ikin, learned their trade under 
Langer, Carroll said. 

"They're out of the same mould, they learned his tricks and they pull 
them out." 

NZ Herald 

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TV snub irks Raiders 

CANBERRA Raiders have lodged a formal complaint with the NRL after 
being snubbed again by the game's free-to-air broadcaster Channel 9.

The Raiders did not appear once on Nine during last year's regular 
season - a key factor in the club losing its $1million major sponsor 
Ozemail. 

That trend has continued this season, with Canberra - surprise 
competition leaders after four rounds - disappointed they haven't 
been allocated a free-to-air game at least until round nine. 

The crux of Canberra's frustration revolves around Nine's decision to 
telecast a round seven match between Manly and Souths at Brookvale on 
Sunday, April 27 - despite both sides having yet to win a match this 
season. 

On the same weekend, the red-hot Raiders play the Bulldogs at 
Canberra Stadium - yet this will be played on Saturday night and 
covered by Fox Sports. 

Raiders chief executive Simon Hawkins confirmed to The Daily 
Telegraph last night that a letter had been sent to NRL chief 
operating officer Graham Annesley.

Annesley said he had forwarded the letter to Channel 9.

"It is disappointing," Hawkins said. "You have to ask the 
question, 'What do we have to do?' 
The Australian 


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Harris poised to shore up Manly 

By Adam Daff: FORMER NSW Waratahs centre Sam Harris is almost certain 
to be given a chance to capitalise on the disastrous situation at 
Manly.

Harris is on standby for Solomon Haumono, who will be given until 
tonight to prove his fitness and take his place in a team decimated 
by injury and suspension.

If Haumono fails to recover from a hamstring strain, Harris will 
start from the bench. 

"He's (Haumono) come on a lot better than he was last week. We don't 
want him doing too much with his hamstring because we need him to get 
through the sessions," Manly football manager Peter Peters said.

The attrition in Manly's first grade side has opened the door for 
Harris much earlier than expected. 

He is one of the fittest players in the first-grade squad but, after 
making the switch to league, has only played in a handful of premier 
league (first division) games.

Harris was a 103kg, 191cm utility back when he played for the 
Waratahs but coach Peter Sharp has moulded him into a ball-playing 
backrower.

There is speculation that five-eighth Ben Walker, who has been named 
on the bench, could also be in danger of missing the match with an 
inflamed knee.

Walker's knee injury is chronic and needs an operation but the 27-
year-old has committed to playing out the year.

The Sea Eagles are desperate to secure their first win of the year 
and atone for a bad loss to the Wests Tigers last Sunday at Brookvale.

The club yesterday posted an open letter to fans pleading for 
patience, saying they were not about to "implode or make any rash 
decisions".

Read more The Australian 

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Praise catches Cowboy by surprise 

Steve Ricketts: LEIGH McWilliams played his first "senior football" 
in a competition named after one of the greats of Queensland rugby 
league, Mal Meninga, but that experience did not qualify him for the 
Maroons State of Origin side. 

McWilliams, the North Queensland Cowboys hooker rated by Queensland 
and Broncos skipper Gorden Tallis as up to Origin standard, is a 
product of Hunter Valley rugby league in NSW and he was 19 when he 
moved to Townsville. 

Tallis' unsolicited comment about McWilliams before last Saturday 
night's Broncos-Cowboys match in Townsville caught many people by 
surprise, especially McWilliams. 

He started the season with North Queensland Young Guns in the state 
league and was promoted at the expense of Paul Dezolt after the 
Cowboys' first round 46-14 loss to Canberra. 

In the next two matches he was close to the Cowboys' best, catching 
the eye of Tallis, who loves his football on TV. 

"I didn't know what to think when my mates told me what Gordie had 
said," McWilliams said yesterday. 

Read more Courier Mail 

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SAINTS FACE TOUGH TEST 

By Ian Millward: LEEDS v ST HELENS: 

Preparations have gone really well for our Powergen Challenge Cup 
semi-final clash with Leeds.

It's been a week where we have had a couple of people very sore after 
last Saturday's game with the Rhinos which was a very tough one.

They played better than us and did very well at Knowsley Road but 
this is a different game, a semi-final, and it has been a very 
special week.

It would be strange to be facing the same side so soon in such a big 
game but we did it last year! 

It is something you get used to, who comes out of the hat you play, 
and it is an exciting competition.

It is so exciting to be involved in the Challenge Cup, it's number 
one with a history stretching back over 100 years.

We're just excited to be in the last four and with the chance of 
going through to the Millennium Stadium.

Last week Leeds scored four tries against us, which is quite a few to 
concede.

They are a side who are in form, full of confidence and have got 
plenty of things right in the off season with regards to recruitment, 
retentiion and also dispersal.

These are exciting times for people at Leeds but we hope to become 
the first team to beat them this year. 

Read more Sporting Life 

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HARRISON: "WE WON'T BE GIANTS" 

By Ian Laybourn: Salford coach Karl Harrison on Thursday dismissed 
the chances of his team emulating Huddersfield by going through the 
season undefeated.

The Reds are modelling themselves on Huddersfield, who won 26 and 
drew one of their 27 league matches to ensure an immediate return to 
Super League.

Like the Giants, Salford have kept a full-time squad of players and 
they go into Sunday's final group match of the Arriva Trains Cup with 
an unbeaten record.

But Harrison is not expecting that record to last following the 
decision to split last year's Northern Ford Premiership into National 
Leagues One and Two.

"It will be tight," said Harrison at today's launch at the 
Willows. "There are a lot of quality teams in there.

"Huddersfield played some of the weaker teams last year. To go 
through the season unbeaten will be nigh-on impossible."

The Reds kick off their campaign on Good Friday with a trip to 
Whitehaven, where Huddersfield dropped their only point, and Harrison 
expects the Cumbrians to be among their promotion rivals.

Read more Sporting Life

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Swinton sign Batley's Hough 

Swinton have completed the signing of Chris Hough after agreeing a 
£1,000 fee with Batley.

The Bulldogs utility back has been on loan at Swinton since the 
beginning of the season but was called back to Batley last week as 
cover for injuries to Dave Gibbons and Barry Eaton.

He played in the Bulldogs' win over London Skolars at the weekend.

Meanwhile Keighley second rower Mick Durham has also joined Swinton

Ananova

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Gary Charlton in charge at Workington 

Workington's Gary Charlton has been put in temporary charge of the 
National League Two club following the sudden resignation of head 
coach Paul Penrice.

Charlton, son of former Salford and Great Britain full-back Paul 
Charlton, is to take training and look after the team during Sunday's 
final Arriva Trains Cup match against Chorley.

Penrice quit in the wake of Sunday's 42-12 defeat at Gateshead, 
citing difficulties over his relationship with the club's board of 
directors.

Workington football director, Dave Smith, said: "We will be holding a 
board meeting next week with a view to advertising the job."

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RLCM COACH EXTRACT - Steve Folkes - Bulldogs Head Coach 
Written by Ashley Bradnam from RLCM 24 printed 2001

Canterbury coach Steven Folkes has compiled a
rugby league resume most could only fantasize
about. Grand final winner, New South Wales State
of Origin player, Kangaroo. 

As a member of the revered, uncompromising Bulldogs pack of the
80’s
Folkes developed a reputation as one of the game’s
most disciplined players. Tough and hard.

Aggressive, but not dirty. Since assuming the
Canterbury coaching ranks he has devoted his time
to ensuring the current pack of Bulldogs are
similarly valued. Folkes considers discipline a
priceless commodity.

“I believe discipline comes in many forms and
hopefully as coach I am instilling in my players the
need to be self-disciplined. I think a lot about this
before I decide if the player should come to our club
in the first place. 

"When we are looking at a young guy we go into his upbringing fairly 
extensively because we figure we can learn a fair bit about how
he is situated in terms of things like discipline from
the way he was brought up. There is no doubt in my
mind that a team’s fortune can change once they (the
players) are individually prepared to alter their attitude.
Take this year (2001) for example. 

"Last year we finished well down the ladder, out of the eight and
this season we’ve come second in the minor
premiership. I put the turnaround primarily down to
the player’s attitudes. 

We didn’t like where we finished last year, we weren’t used
to 
failing and we decided to takeanother look at ourselves to try to 
make some positive changes. We got more disciplined, changed
our attitudes and changed our standing on the ladder
this year”.

Folkes is something of a football rarity in these
sometimes-selfish days of professionalism. He’s one
hundred percent Bulldog, always has been. Folkes
has just chalked up season number 25 with the
Canterbury club as either player or as a member
of the coaching staff and appreciates more than
anyone the culture of success the club has
constructed.

Desire, attitude and discipline are words employed
repeatedly from the Folkes coaching command. He
had these assets as a player, and now he’s looking
to find it in his chargers as the educator. Teaching
such skills falls into the relatively unknown subject
matter called man management. 

The ability to bring together an eclectic group of athletes and
transform them into a well-drilled, highly motivated team unit is 
never easy. But, as Folkes says, it’s part of the job.

“I think it’s more a matter of them blending personality
wise with the other players in the team. I think it’s
important you don’t have too many egos in the team
and I think we really haven’t had too many problems
along those lines while I’ve been coaching here and
even further back probably. 

"Man management is probably the single greatest asset a coach can 
have. It is, to me, learning how to get the best out of an
individual. They are all so different and so unique.

"One player needs a bit of a cuddle and a pat on the
back and some encouragement that way, while another
bloke needs a swift boot right up the behind. 

"It is finding out the balance and trying to work out every
individual but there are some I haven’t worked out of
course. Trying to work out every individual and what
excites and motivates them is one of the real challenges
of my job I think”.

We often hear rugby league players in post-match
interviews bemoaning the fact ‘they didn’t turn up
to play’, or they ‘left their boots at home’....Read more

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