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TODAYS NEWS UPDATE 30/04/03
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All 14 teams for all seven NRL fixtures 

National Rugby League teams for round eight of the premiership this 
weekend (all times AEST).

Friday

NZ WARRIORS v BULLDOGS at Wellington Stadium at 5.35pm

WARRIORS: Brent Webb, Henry Fa'afili, Vinnie Anderson, Clinton Toopi, 
Francis Meli, Lance Hohaia, Stacey Jones (c), Jerry Seuseu, PJ Marsh, 
Mark Tookey, Logan Swann, Awen Guttenbeil. Interchange: Justin 
Murphy, Evarn Tuimavave, Sione Faumuina, Iafeta Palea'aesina.

BULLDOGS: Hazem El Masri, Shane Marteene, Nigel Vagana, Ben Harris, 
Matt Utai, Johnathan Thurston, Brent Sherwin, Willie Mason, Corey 
Hughes, Steve Price (c), Glen Hughes, Steve Reardon, Braith Anasta. 
Interchange: Andrew Ryan, Travis Norton, Dennis Scott, Jamie Feeney, 
Adam Perry (one to be omitted).

Referee: T Archer.

PARRAMATTA v SYDNEY ROOSTERS at Parramatta Stadium at 7.35pm

EELS: Brett Hodgson, Pat Richards, Jamie Lyon, David Vaealiki, Jason 
Moodie, Daniel Wagon (c), Adam Dykes, Alex Chan, John Morris, Michael 
Vella, Dean Widders, David Solomona, Lee Hopkins. Interchange: Shayne 
Dunley, Chris Armit, Daniel Heckenberg, Kylie Leuluai, Michael Witt, 
Ashley Graham (two to be omitted).

ROOSTERS: Anthony Minichiello, Todd Byrne, Ryan Cross, Justin Hodges, 
Shannon Hegarty, Brad Fittler (c), Brett Finch, Jason Cayless, Craig 
Wing, Peter Cusack, Adrian Morley, Craig Fitzgibbon, Luke Ricketson. 
Interchange: Todd Payten, Chris Flannery, Chad Robinson, Michael 
Crocker.

Referee: P Simpkins.


Saturday

PENRITH v MANLY at Penrith Stadium at 5.35pm

PANTHERS: Rhys Wesser, Brett Howland, Luke Lewis, Paul Whatuira, Luke 
Rooney, Preston Campbell, Craig Gower (c), Joel Clinton, Luke 
Priddis, Ben Ross, Joe Galuvao, Tony Puletua, Scott Sattler. 
Interchange: Ben Roarty, Trent Waterhouse, Luke Swain, Shane Rodney.

SEA EAGLES: Brendon Reeves, Scott Donald, Kevin McGuinness, Ben 
MacDougall, John Hopoate, Ben Walker, Jason Ferris, Jason King, Chad 
Randall, Nathan Long, Tony Jensen, Anthony Watmough, Steve Menzies 
(c). Interchange: Aaron Cannings, Solomon Haumono, Luke Williamson, 
Luke Dorn, Mark Shipway.

Referee: S Hampstead.

MELBOURNE v NEWCASTLE at Olympic Park at 7.35pm

STORM: Robbie Ross, Junior Langi, Steven Bell, Billy Slater, Marcus 
Bai, Matt Geyer, Matt Orford, Robbie Kearns, Cameron Smith, Mitchell 
Sargent, Peter Robinson, Stephen Kearney (c), David Kidwell. 
Interchange: Danny Williams, Glen Turner, Dallas Johnson, Kirk 
Reynoldson.

KNIGHTS: Mark Hughes, Timana Tahu, Matthew Gidley, Craig Hall, Gavin 
Quinn, Sean Rudder, Danny Buderus, Josh Perry, Luke Quigley, Matt 
Parsons, Matthew Jobson, Clint Newton, Daniel Abraham. Interchange: 
Andrew Price, Reegan Tanner, Todd Bates, Matthew Kennedy, Blake 
Mueller.

Referee: M Cecchin.

SOUTH SYDNEY v CANBERRA at Aussie Stadium at 7.35pm

RABBITOHS: Nathan Merritt, Chris Walker, Lee Hookey, Owen Craigie, 
Ahmad Bajouri, Jamie Russo, Willie Peters, Luke Stuart, Shane Walker, 
Paul Stringer, Bryan Fletcher (c), Justin Smith, Ashley Harrison. 
Interchange: Jason Death, Frank Puletua, Brett Kearney, Duncan 
MacGillivray, Mark Minichiello, Andrew Hart (two to be omitted).

RAIDERS: Clinton Schifcofske, Michael Robertson, Phil Graham, Adam 
Mogg, Jamaal Lolesi, Jason Croker, Brad Drew, Ryan O'Hara, Simon 
Woolford (c), Luke Davico, Ruben Wiki, Ian Hindmarsh, Tyran Smith. 
Interchange: Troy Thompson, Mark McLinden, Michael Hodgson, Alan 
Tongue, Rod Jensen, Sean Rutgerson (two to be omitted).

Referee: T Mander.


Sunday

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v CRONULLA at Kogarah Oval at 3.05pm

DRAGONS: Ben Hornby, Amos Roberts, Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Hassan 
Saleh, Trent Barrett (c), Brett Firman, Luke Bailey, Mark Riddell, 
Jason Ryles, Brent Kite, Lance Thompson, Shaun Timmins. Interchange: 
Chris Leikvoll, John Cross, Dean Young, Damien Bower, Ian Donnelly, 
Chris Nero (two to be omitted).

SHARKS: David Peachey, Laloa Milford, Jason Kent, Paul Franze, Matt 
Rieck, Jye Mullane, Brett Kimmorley (c), Jason Stevens, Pat Gibson, 
Chris Beattie, Paul Gallen, Phil Bailey, Greg Bird. Interchange: 
Danny Nutley, Matt Bickerstaff, Matt Hilder, Andrew Emelio.

Referee: B Harrigan.

WESTS TIGERS v BRISBANE at Leichardt Oval at 2.35pm

TIGERS: Daniel Fitzhenry, Luke Covell, Mark O'Halloran, Terry Hill, 
Robbie Beckett, Michael Buettner, Lincoln Withers, Corey Pearson, 
Darren Senter (c), John Skandalis, John Wilson, Mark O'Neill, Ben 
Galea. Interchange: Adam Tippett, Gray Viane, Anthony Laffranchi, 
Chris Paterson, Nick Bradley-Qalilawa (one to be omitted).

BRONCOS: Darren Lockyer, Craig Frawley, Brent Tate, Michael DeVere, 
Stuart Kelly, Ben Ikin, Shaun Berrigan, Shane Webcke, Richard Swain, 
Petero Civoniceva, Gorden Tallis (c), Dane Carlaw, Tonie Carroll. 
Interchange: Neale Wyatt, Corey Parker, Brad Meyers, Casey McGuire.

Referee: S Lyons.

BYE: NORTH QUEENSLAND

AAP 

SMH 

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Lacklustre Warriors a worry 

By PETER JESSUP: Stacey Jones takes over the captaincy and Wairangi 
Koopu gets the tackling job at lock as the Warriors adjust to the 
suspension of Monty Betham ahead of Friday's encounter with the 
Bulldogs in Wellington. 

At fullback, Brent Webb replaces Motu Tony, who has struggled with a 
shoulder injury for the past two games and is being rested. 

Vinnie Anderson is rewarded for big defence by moving up from the 
bench to start in the centres in place of John Carlaw, who has 
struggled with a hip flexor problem and therefore with form. But 
there was some good news, with hooker P. J. Marsh cleared of a 
suspected broken thumb and named to play. 

Team management hopes the extra responsibility for Jones will spark 
his game in Wellington. He has been playing smartly, but is yet to 
show his best individually. 

"He enjoys the captaincy and we hope the change that comes with 
responsibility will be good for him," Warriors chief executive Mick 
Watson said. 

The club is measuring its reaction to the loss to Penrith and an 
ordinary showing to scrape home over the Cowboys, one seeming to 
follow the other with an enthusiasm problem. 

Watson is lunching today with senior players, including Jones, Betham 
and Awen Guttenbeil, to question them on morale, whether fatigue 
after the Kiwi tour is a factor, or any other problems that may be 
affecting performance. 

"[Coach] Daniel Anderson and I have a lot of work to do on the 
psychology front," he said. 

Read more NZ Herald 

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Storm welcomes back strike power 

Melbourne Storm has received a significant boost ahead of Saturday 
night's clash with Newcastle following the return of dynamic halfback 
Matt Orford and try-scoring centre Steven Bell.

After making speedy recoveries from knee injuries, both Orford and 
Bell have been named in the Storm side that will tackle the Knights - 
minus skipper Andrew Johns - at Olympic Park from 7.30 this Saturday 
night.

"I've been working hard with the knee in rehab and even though 
there's room for a little more improvement it certainly is right to 
play on this week,"Orford said of the knee he injured in the round 
five win over the Sharks almost three weeks ago.

"My confidence has certainly grown in recent weeks and I'm pretty 
happy that Ill be able to do the things I want to do on the field 
without being restricted.

"Halfback is a tough position to have people in and out all the time 
and hopefully I can stay there for a while now and add some 
stability."

Bell started the season in spectacular fashion picking up a round one 
hat trick before suffering a cartilage tear at training during the 
build-up to Melbournes round two win over the Panthers.

Orford believes the Storm can ill afford to underestimate a Newcastle 
side that is missing his opposite number, citing the Knights 
forwards as prime candidates to step up in Johns absence.

Read more League Unlimited 

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Wigan want Gasnier 

WIGAN are poised to make a massive offer for St George Illawarra 
centre Mark Gasnier - a bid described last night as "outrageous" by 
the Dragons.

An English newspaper reported that Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay had 
Gasnier on top of the wealthy Warriors' hitlist. 

But the Dragons are working furiously to re-sign Gasnier before the 
June 30 anti-tampering deadline. 

"I can't imagine Mark would have any interest heading overseas at age 
22," said Dragons chief executive Peter Doust. 

"He has more to achieve in the game in Australia. We are working on 
an agreement for Mark now. The bid is outrageous given that Mark will 
be happy to agree to stay with the Dragons." 

The newspaper report also claimed Wigan want Jason Ryles, but the big 
prop has rejected an offer. 

The Australian 

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Matt Parsons to lead Knights 

COURAGEOUS Newcastle prop Matt Parsons is set to delay back surgery 
to lead a budget-priced, no-frills Knights side against Melbourne on 
Saturday.

Decimated by injury and the suspension of captain Andrew Johns, the 
Knights have been forced to name a crop of first-year rookies to take 
on the Storm. 

And the player crisis for the club could deepen tonight if prop Josh 
Perry is found guilty of an eye-gouging allegation and is suspended. 

Seven regular first graders - Ben Kennedy, Robbie O'Davis, Steve 
Simpson, Adam MacDougall, Kurt Gidley, Adam Woolnough and Anthony 
Quinn - are all sidelined through injury while Johns yesterday 
entered a guilty plea on a head-slam offence and will miss the club's 
next two games. 

Parsons requires surgery after struggling with bulged discs in his 
back for several weeks but with an operation set to rule him out for 
up to three months, he has put it on hold in a bid to nurse the club 
through its player crisis. 

Incredibly, Newcastle have used six debutants in their first grade 
squad already this season with winger Gavin Quinn set to become the 
seventh against Melbourne. 

Another player - hooker Luke Quigley - played just one first grade 
game before the start of this season. 

The player crisis has forced coach Michael Hagan to throw the likes 
of Craig Hall, Andrew Price, Reegan Tanner, Todd Bates, Matthew 
Kennedy and now Quinn - virtual no-names at the start of the season - 
in at the deep end in the top grade. 

Read more Courier Mail

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Intruding Tweed Heads make big impression 

Ben Dorries: QUEENSLAND Cup giant-killers Tweed Heads Seagulls aren't 
ashamed to admit they may have underestimated their own ability 
before a flying start to the first season in the statewide 
competition.

The NSW-based intruders confess they would have been satisfied to 
finish "middle of the field or possibly in the semis", but they have 
ambushed some highly rated opposition to be surprise joint leaders 
after six rounds. 

Consecutive wins over premiers Redcliffe and heavyweights Wynnum have 
given Tweed Heads new confidence and belief after it spent more than 
two years battling to be admitted to the Queensland Cup. 

The Seagulls' leap from the NSW Group 18 competition where they won 
three of the past five premierships has been relatively pain-free 
with the club's new affiliation with Parramatta giving young players 
more hope of a breakthrough into the NRL. 

Parramatta coach Brian Smith was due to fly up to cast his eye over 
the Seagulls' talent in their 28-8 win over Wynnum at Piggabeen last 
weekend but had to cancel to attend a christening. 

Flying 20-year-old Seagulls winger Nathanael Barnes, a part-time 
barman at Seagulls Leagues Club, said the side's success had been a 
surprise but predicted rivals would treat them with more respect for 
the remainder of the season. 

"Players are a lot faster, bigger and stronger than in Group 18, and 
there are no teams that you can take it easy against," Barnes said. 

"If someone had said we would have been five from six they wouldn't 
have been taken seriously. 

"We've been playing very well, although they'll be no sneaking up on 
other teams now they know what we can do." 

Seagulls, the oldest provincial club in Australia formed in 1909, 
were a controversial choice to be admitted to the competition ahead 
of Brothers Valleys and their path into the Queensland Cup wasn't 
easy. 

Several Seagulls applications were refused, with some Queensland 
clubs not happy to welcome the newcomers and the NSWCRL unwilling to 
let their powerhouse Group 18 team defect to another state's 
competition. 

But wily coach Peter Crannage, a former Cronulla player, quickly 
silenced the doubters by moulding his team into a premiership force. 

Under Crannage, the Seagulls have lost only twice this year to 
Ipswich in the Queensland Cup and to unbeaten NRL side Canberra in a 
pre-season trial and they have used a squad almost entirely 
comprised of local juniors. 

Read more Courier Mail 

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BARLA in Russia 


It will be an early start for the BARLA Great Britain tourists next 
Monday morning as they set off for the Russian capital Moscow as they 
depart about 8-15 am and which will mean an early morning call of 
around 5am. 

They depart from Manchester Airport bound for Frankfurt in Germany 
were they will have a stop over of about an hour and a half before 
boarding a flight to Moscow. 

Final preparations were made at the back end of last week with the 
visas coming through and the Powergen Challenge Cup Final at the 
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff gave Great Britain Manager Neil Baxter 
a chance to catch up with some other people involved in this 
inaugural competition.

'Whilst at Cardiff I was able to meet up with delegates from both the 
Russian and French Rugby League. We didn't have much chance to 
discuss the tour in detail but as far as we know we will be staying 
in one of the adjacent hotels to the Olympic Stadium in Moscow.

"At the moment all I know is that we will definitely play on the 
Tuesday and the Friday but I do not have any idea as to kick-off 
times and any other things that are planned for us but no doubt that 
will all be made available to us in good time".

The squad captained by West Bowlings Nigel Halmshaw have been 
training at Eccles for the past four Wednesdays and will meet up 
again at the home of the National Conference side on Sunday afternoon 
before making their way to the Brittania Airport Hotel for an 
overnight stay prior to departure.


Read more BARLA


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CUNNINGHAM SET FOR SAINTS COMEBACK 

By Ian Laybourn: St Helens and Great Britain hooker Keiron Cunningham 
has been given the clearance to make his comeback from a career-
threatening elbow injury.

The Welsh international has been out for almost six months after 
undergoing major surgery after sustaining the injury in the first 
Test against New Zealand last November.

However, Saints coach Ian Millward will not rush the world-rated 
hooker back into action and insists he must force his way past 
understudy Mickey Higham.

"He's got the OK from the specialist but we need to get his fitness 
up," said Millward. "He's been alright to run and he can now have 
full-on contact.

"We'll get him more physically and mentally ready and play him in a 
week or two. We'll have a good week with contact and see how he goes, 
maybe play in the Under-21s next week.

"You've got to remember Mickey has been playing very well and 
Keiron's first job is to get into the 17. Then he's got to displace 
Mickey. There's going to be good competition there."

St Helens still have a doubt over winger Darren Albert for Friday's 
visit to Halifax. He missed last week's 56-6 win over Warrington with 
a leg injury.

Sporting Life

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"Basher" Baynes returns for Reds 

TOP prop Neil "Basher" Baynes will return to beef up the Salford pack 
for Sunday's tough clash with Featherstone Rovers.

The big man sustained an ankle injury in the win over Batley and the 
Reds are not taking any chances on his fitness ahead of this 
weekend's clash. 

Baynes has undergone daily treatment and should start. And football 
director Steve Simms expects coach Karl Harrison to select from a 
fully-fit squad.

Simms told M.E.N Sport: "Everyone should be fine. We certainly 
welcomed a weekend off because it helped us recover from a few 
niggling injuries."

Salford head for Featherstone expecting few favours. Simms is a 
former Rovers coach and knows from first-hand experience just how 
intimidating the Post Office Road ground can be.

He said: "It's right in the middle of a very closely-knit community - 
Featherstone are always a tough team to play.

"It's a small town and the community always offer good support. They 
don't like seeing their team lose. 

"When you try to win there they view it as if you intend stealing 
from their own homes! 

Tough test 

"We are expecting another tough test, similar to the one we faced at 
Whitehaven in our opening game.

"We are certainly not underestimating Rovers. They've some very good 
players and will no doubt raise their game." 

As revealed in M.E.N Sport, coach Harrison sent an edited tape of the 
Whitehaven game to referees' controller Stuart Cummings. 

This highlighted some strong tackles on play-maker Gavin Clinch, 
which Reds bosses took exception to. 

During the close season, Simms called for any cases of foul play to 
be duly punished.

Manchester Online 

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New name at Kogarah 

WHEN the Dragons return to their famous old home ground in the Sydney 
suburb of Kogarah on Sunday it will have a new name.

A communications company has bought the naming rights for the next 
five years from the local council.

The arena will be known as Oki Jubilee Oval.

The Dragons make their return to the Kogarah venue for the first time 
in four years for the local derbyagainst Cronulla. Work on $2 
million worth of renovations continues. But although it will all not 
be completed by Sunday, the Dragons are still expecting a full house 
of around 17,000 fans.

Total RL

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Sampson "no" to Wildcats 

DEAN Sampson has reportedly ruled out a move to Wakefield Trinity 
Wildcats.

Sampson had been linked with the Wildcats, whose coach Shane McNally 
confirmed that he had spoken to the ex-Castleford prop in Monday's 
Rugby Leaguer & League Express.

But the 35-year-old has today ruled out a comeback, choosing instead 
to focus on his development work with the Tigers.

"I was very flattered by their interest, but I just feel that at this 
time I could not give them 100 per cent of what I would like to," 
Sampson told the Yorkshire Evening Post.

"I am very flattered they feel I could still cut it in Super League 
and still do a job for them.

"I am sure I could, but I feel I am making great strides in what I am 
doing at Castleford and I am certainly enjoying what I am doing.

"I don't feel giving that up and going back to playing would be right 
for me at this moment in time."

Total RL

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COACHES BACK KNEEING CLAMPDOWN 

By Ian Laybourn: Two prominent Super League coaches have welcomed the 
Rugby League's clampdown on players lifting their knees in the tackle.

Bradford's Great Britain prop forward Stuart Fielden was last week 
banned for two matches for the offence while team-mate Richard Moore 
received a warning.

Neil Kelly (Widnes), the reigning Tetley's Super League coach of the 
year, backed the initiative, claiming two of his players received 
chest injuries while playing against Bradford this season, while Ian 
Millward (St Helens) believes the League have not gone far enough.

"It's been creeping into the game and so I'm pleased to see the 
officials picking up on it," said Kelly. "One of our Under-21s broke 
his collar bone from a player lifting his knees in the tackle."

Fielden had received three warnings for what the League 
termed "ungentlemanly conduct" and was handed his suspension 
following an incident in a match on Good Friday which left Hull 
skipper Jason Smith with a dislocated shoulder.

The ban would have forced Fielden to miss last Saturday's Powergen 
Challenge Cup final had he not already been ruled out with a knee 
injury sustained in the same incident.

Bradford coach Brian Noble last week accused the League of carrying 
out a witchhunt against his star forward but Millward says officials 
should come down harder on persistent offenders.

Read more Sporting Life


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Graham solves Warriors' injury crisis 

Australian forward Nick Graham will make his Wigan debut against 
Bradford on Friday.

Graham, dropped by Cronulla after the Sharks' disastrous start to the 
season, has joined the Warriors to the end of the year in a response 
to their injury crisis.

"We needed some more troops and he's doing us a favour," said Wigan 
coach Stuart Raper.

"I don't want to talk him up because he needs to settle in but he's a 
solid player who will certainly give 100 per cent.

"He's fully fit and fairly adaptable. He can play stand-off, loose 
forward and back row but he will probably start off on the bench."

Wigan are still without seven regulars, including Andy Farrell, but 
are poised to welcome back Kris Radlinski, Jamie Ainscough and Gareth 
Hock.

Farrell has been given the all-clear to start running and could be 
back playing in a fortnight.

Ananova


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Johns pleads guilty, out two weeks 

Newcastle captain Andrew Johns has pleaded guilty to a head slam 
charge and will miss two National Rugby League matches.

Johns elected to enter an early guilty plea rather than risk a three-
week suspension by challenging the charge at the judiciary on 
Wednesday night.

He will miss the Knights' games against Melbourne and South Sydney, 
but will be back in time for the City-Country Origin game and 
Newcastle's round ten match against the Sydney Roosters.

New Zealand Warriors captain Monty Betham, South Sydney fullback 
Chris Walker and Bulldogs hooker Adam Perry also entered early guilty 
pleas on Tuesday.

Betham will miss two matches on a grade two careless high tackle 
charge while Walker and Perry will not accrue enough points to be 
suspended on striking and grade one careless high tackle charges 
respectively.

However, the judiciary will be busy, with four players to appear.

Newcastle prop Josh Perry will appear on a contrary conduct charge 
after Wests centre Terry Hill claimed he was eye gouged by the young 
forward on Saturday night.

Hill will give evidence in that hearing and then be required to 
appear to answer a dangerous throw charge following his tackle on 
Mark Hughes in the same match.

St George Illawarra winger Amos Roberts will also answer a dangerous 
throw charge while Bulldogs prop Mark O'Meley, injured with a broken 
hand, will appear on a striking charge.

SMH 

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Buderus new Knights halfback 

Test hooker Danny Buderus will play halfback in a barely recognisable 
Newcastle side for Saturday night's National Rugby League game 
against the Melbourne Storm.

Coach Michael Hagan was forced to name an 18-man squad minus the 
services of captain Andrew Johns (suspended) and a host of injured 
players.

Ben Kennedy (sternum), Steve Simpson (groin), Kurt Gidley (ankle), 
Anthony Quinn (cheek), Robbie O'Davis (face), Adam Woolnough (neck) 
and Adam MacDougall (knee) are all unavailable through injury.

O'Davis will miss up to six weeks of football after undergoing 
surgery for serious facial injuries while Woolnough aggravated a neck 
injury and took no part in the second half of the win over the Tigers.

He will miss at least one week.

Johns has pleaded guilty to a contrary conduct charge resulting from 
his head slam on Wests centre Mark O'Halloran and was outed for two 
weeks.

Buderus played his junior football as a halfback and said he was 
looking forward to the new role.

Luke Quigley will shift into the hooking spot.

"I haven't played in the number seven jersey for a few years now, but 
I'm hoping that it will be something I'll pick up fairly quickly," 
Buderus said.

"Since Kurt Gidley was injured, I've been doing some training at half 
to cover for Joey (Johns) in case something like this happened, so 
I'm reasonably well prepared.

"I think that this team performs best when under pressure, so I'm 
really looking forward to Saturday's game.

"We trained well this morning and I'm confident we can put together 
our fifth win on the trot this weekend.

"Given the way our younger blokes have been performing this year, 
I've got the utmost confidence in their ability to get the job done 
again on Saturday."

Hagan has been forced to make major changes to his backline, with 
former NSW fullback Mark Hughes filling in for O'Davis.

Rookie winger Craig Hall, who has crossed for six tries in his five-
game NRL career, will take his place in the centres while Gavin Quinn 
becomes the seventh debutante for the club this season after being 
named on the wing.

SMH 


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Bulldogs fined $10,000 

The National Rugby League has fined the Bulldogs club $10,000 
following comments made by the clubs Chief Executive to the match 
referee on Saturday night.

NRL Guidelines state that: Under no circumstances are match 
officials to be approached, questioned, or harassed in any way by 
Club officials either during, or after a match.

Written reports from Canberra Stadium on Saturday night state that 
the referee was approached following the game and that certain 
comments were made to him by the club Chief Executive.

"Refereeing is a difficult job and those who perform that job do not 
deserve to find themselves being confronted by emotional officials 
after a game," NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, said today.

"There are channels through which issues can be raised properly but 
post match outbursts are not acceptable.

"The rules are clear and the NRL will not hesitate to ensure that 
referees are treated with respect during and after the game."

The NRL has also received submissions from the Cronulla club 
regarding the breach notice issued last week for having fielded an 
unregistered player.

After examining the submissions, which show that the player had 
received a clearance but that the club had made an honest mistake in 
misinterpreting the rules, the fine amount has been altered.

The fine of $10,000 will stand with $5,000 of the amount suspended on 
the basis that no similar breaches are committed in the next 12 
months.

NRL

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