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Welcome to the Monday edition of the RLCM Newsletter.
This issue features a coaching EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 12
- Designer Games with Ric Charlesworth
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* TODAYS CONTENTS 05/05/03
* RLCM COMMENT - By Gary Roberts
1. Where was Stacey Jones?
2. Will Queensland be disadvantaged if they pick Jonathon Thurston?
* RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 12
Designer Games with Ric Charlesworth
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RLCM COMMENT - By Gary Roberts
1. Where was Stacey Jones?
2. Will Queensland be disadvantaged if they pick Jonathon Thurston?
Canterbury 18 defeated the Warriors 12 on Friday night to end their
three game losing streak.
The game was a nail-biter with the result not clear until the final
minute. This is now occurring regularly in the NRL competition.
The fans and supporters are happy and it would be imagined that the
NRL and Fox Sports and to a lesser extent, Channel 9, would be
ecstatic over the closeness of the games.
Watching the Warriors v Bulldogs game, two things stood out:
Where was Stacey Jones?
Will Queensland be disadvantaged if they pick Jonathon Thurston?
The Warriors had every chance to win. After overcoming a lack of
possession in the first half, they came back to be in front on the
scoreboard late in the second half.
They only needed a key player to 'take the game by the scruff of the
neck' and show them how to win.
Observers are entitled to ask 'where was Stacey' or 'why was he not
dominant'? In the answer lies the key to how future teams may look
to defeat the Warriors.
Stacey Jones had a couple of nice touches and that is expected of him
but overall he did not take his runners to the line and he lacked
creativity for the better part of the game.
If Stacy Jones wants to play catch and pass, the Warriors will
suffer. More involvement is expected of him.
Maybe the long 2002-year, which included the Kiwi tour to the UK, is
starting to have a burnout effect for the Warriors.
Daniel Anderson has recognised and stated that Stacey is the
Warriors' key player and expects him to have the majority of ball
carries from his position as first receiver. The opposition knows
that also, but they have had to combat his brilliance with the ball
in his hands and creating the plays.
From his creative plays and the leadership that he can inspire,
develops the strength and confidence that is needed for the Warriors
to win games.
It is not sufficient to be the key player and only catch and pass.
Leadership and example was needed for the Warriors to win the game.
The Union boy, Sharkey Robinson, may be helpful as a Warrior back up
player during the year, but at age 27 it is hard to see him going
much further in Rugby League. His dummy half play showed an effective
long pass that would be expected from a union halfback, but his
passing was slow off the ground as he rose with the ball and his
overall performance was not up to the NRL elite level.
It has been reported that Jonathon Thurston is first choice five
eight for the Queensland State of Origin side.
If that is so, he should be advised to leave the headgear at home.
With his headgear on, he is easier to sight in the defensive line and
would be like a neon sign to the attacking NSW forward pack as they
look for him in the 'D' line to sap his energy, break the line and
set up off-loads through him.
His positional play in defence is a problem, his tackling technique
is a problem and his 'one on one' tackles are poor.
The Warriors were looking to get him into a 'one on one' tackle all
night. They finally got young Thurston in that situation in the 58th
minute and from the resultant PTB they scored.
If Berrigan is selected at halfback, which all indications seem to
point to, then he has to have a confident, secure and experienced
five eight alongside him. He is not a natural halfback and has
problems at club level if his five eight is not up to the grade.
Thurston may be confident with the ball in his hand with the
Bulldogs, but his defence in a State of Origin game will cause
difficulties to Queensland when defending their own half. This will
escalate to cause problems with Berrigan and his five eight by
limiting their attacking options down the other end of the park.
Jonathon Thurston is a good, young player and RLCM has been singing
his praises since we first saw him several years ago and he will have
a long future in the game.
But think for a moment. He will be required to acquit himself in the
role as Queensland's State of Origin five eight - a position that was
once held by Wally Lewis!
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* EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 12
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Designer Games
This article is reprinted with the permission of Dr Ric.
Charlesworth, Australian Womens Hockey Coach.
The purpose of reproducing this article in a Rugby League magazine is
to give coaches another aspect of coaching by emphasising to them,
the need to develop and implement their own designer games applicable
to their own team and training.
CAN YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN GAMES?
The challenge for all coaches is to provide an
environment in which tactical, technical, psychological,
competitive and physical skills can be nurtured
optimally.
Where athletes arent full time many of these
aspects need to be chunked together in order to
efficiently use the time available.
While specialised and individual skill sessions can
achieve much, we must remember always that hockey
is a team game requiring complex and often confusing
interactions.
These interactions occur between team
mates and opponents and are difficult to reproduce on
the training track.
Chunking which can be an economical necessity, is
often best for simulating match conditions. Such
situations have the added advantage of putting fun into
training while honing skills and specifying the fitness
requirement of the coach.
I will outline how many of these objectives can be satisfied by using
the Designer Game.
Designer games can be constructed specifically and
with imagination to meet the aims of the coach and the
requirements of the training phase. A large number of
variables can be manipulated to satisfy those aims.
Principally, it is a contest between teams in which a
result (win/loss) is sought.
The teams must strive to win while the design emphasises particular
aspects of hockey-craft in that competitive environment.
It is distinct from a one-on-one situations or other drills
which endeavour to simulate match situations. Unlike
flow exercises, tackling box exercises, channelling
drills with two-on-three or three-on-four and various
other practice techniques, teams are trying to win.
While the designer game can be played in a small area,
it is not generally a small game situation and from my
experience the most realistic results can be obtained
by using larger areas or the full field.
Equally, these games can be constructed to include the goalkeepers
playing in their circle to simulate match conditions.
Where goalkeepers are otherwise occupied then smaller
goals are employed.
A variety of games can be constructed by manipulating
the following parameters:
1. Number of players and number of teams.
2. Shape and size of the pitch.
3. Number, size, and type of goals and scoring rules.
4. Special rules eg - must pass forward - silence -no go
zones
A designer game can be any situation where the score
is kept and there are four or more players. Both teams
must have passing options (one-on-one and one-on two
situations do not allow this).
Ideally teams of three or more will participate, allowing
for more variety, and as many as 30 players could be
accommodated on the full pitch.
Two or three teams can participate. Using four teams
can cause confusion and hamper alliance building.........more
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Chris Anderson vows to stand ground
By Steve Mascord: Defiant Cronulla coach Chris Anderson last night
admitted deliberately ridding the club of some senior players and
vowed not to change his methods despite the Sharks' failure to win a
game this year.
The Sutherland Shire side suffered its sixth defeat when St George
Illawarra returned to Kogarah yesterday with a 28-12 victory before
16,713 fans.
With long-serving players Nick Graham and Dean Treister quitting mid-
season to join British clubs and a host of others leaving in the past
two years for rival teams and rugby union, Anderson's coaching team
is in the spotlight.
"It just came at this stage that I think we needed a change,"
Anderson said of the mini-exodus. "I think we needed to get rid of
these senior players to create a good environment for these young
kids to come through.
"They've been there for eight years and they didn't win anything and
they were struggling with the changes we were trying to put in place
at Cronulla. It was no personality thing, just the fact that they
were struggling with the change.
"I figure if we're bringing young kids into this environment, we
don't want to bring them into a losing environment and I think there
was a bit of that attitude there."
Anderson again indicated he would rather walk away from the club than
change his methods.
"If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out," he said. "It's not
going to change the way I do it."
He said he hoped the club would be "strong enough" to persevere.
Asked to elaborate, he continued: "Not everyone understands what
you're trying to do. It's a long-time culture we're trying to break
there and it's tough because I think for people who have been in the
club a long time, [they] don't understand what changes need to be
made.
"I've got to say, I haven't had any problems there. Everyone's been
very supportive."
SMH
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Dragons back at their spiritual home
Field of dreams
By Stuart Honeysett: Bryan Brown was sitting in the rebuilt
grandstand. Prime Minister John Howard took time out from meetings
with US President George W Bush to send a message of support. This
was hardly your normal Sunday afternoon at the football.
Jubilee Oval at Kogarah, in southwestern Sydney, is a place of
football legends, the place where the Dragons built the greatest era
of dominance in the history of rugby league.
Yesterday the Dragons were back at their spiritual home to take on
little brothers Cronulla and it was as if they hadn't been away.
There have been concessions to modern rugby league, of course. After
a $2 million to bring Kogarah up to standard, it is now Oki Jubilee
Stadium, bearing one of those trendy corporate names that come and go
at most grounds these days.
But thankfully some things haven't changed like the fans. They
flocked to Kogarah yesterday and all 16,713 of them proudly helped
the big band belt out When the Saints Come Marching In.
But the most significant thing about the ground is that the Dragons
are almost impossible to beat there.
The Australian
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Rabbitohs consider lodging a complaint
The Rabbitohs, were considering lodging an official complaint with
the NRL over several controversial decisions, including not awarding
a penalty try when five-eighth Jamie Russo was held back as he chased
through a kick.
"The referee I spoke to said there was interference but it wasn't
great and he didn't believe the interference warranted a penalty
try," NRL referees boss Robert Finch said.
Souths were also unhappy with the performance of video referee Tim
Mander, with Raiders' coach Matt Elliott admitting on Sydney radio
yesterday the offside calls could have gone either way.
"I haven't spoken to the video ref, but from where I was I believe
they were both tries," Finch said.
The Australian
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Richard Swain all smiles
Steve Ricketts: Richard Swain will have a smile on his face at
Broncos training this week for the first time since the start of the
NRL season.
Swain, the New Zealand Test hooker who joined the club from Melbourne
Storm at the end of the 2002 season, felt he lived up to somewhere
near the standards he sets himself in Brisbane's 38-6 win over Wests
Tigers at Leichhardt Oval yesterday.
At Melbourne Swain was one of the chief playmakers but he admits to
feeling intimidated by the talent around him at the Broncos.
"That's the hardest thing I've had to come to grips with," Swain
said. "I was a senior player at Melbourne and I had more control over
the game.
"But there is a pecking order at the Broncos. Today was probably my
best game. I was probably trying to do too much before.
"I felt good out there today. I felt comfortable. That's a start. At
least I can have a smile on my face this week."
Courier Mail
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London extend the loans for Buchanan and Kennedy
David Allen: London Broncos have extended the loans for Austin
Buchanan and Damien Kennedy from Leeds Rhinos for a further month.
The pair are the latest young prospects to spend time with the
Broncos, and their initial period would have expired following
Sunday's 30-22 win at Huddersfield.
Winger Buchanan scored two tries in the victory, while Kennedy
started the game in the second row, and coach Tony Rea revealed
afterwards that the pair would be remaining at Griffin Park, with
their loans 'ongoing'.
"We have got a lot of opportunities within the squad with the
injuries we have got at the moment, so it is good that they are
taking their opportunities well," said Rea.
"Austin's handling it okay. They have been well educated by Leeds,
full compliments to them, but they are also working hard with us."
London have taken a number of players from both Leeds and Bradford's
Academy sides on loan over the past two seasons, and Rea feels that
the move is good for all parties.
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Treister set to make debut
Dean Treister is poised to make his debut for Hull in the Tetley's
Super League match at Castleford, just 48 hours after flying into the
country.
The 27-year-old was released by Cronulla after a fall-out with coach
Chris Anderson and had difficulty getting a flight because of the
SARS virus.
He was able to train with his new team-mates for the first time on
Sunday and, despite the likely effects of jet lag, is set to be
included on the bench at The Jungle.
Treister will be part of a Cronulla reunion at Castleford, where
eight former Sharks players will be in action.
Ananova
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Shocks aplenty in National League
FEATHERSTONE Rovers stunned Salford, Gateshead Thunder won at Swinton
and London Skolars recorded their first point with a draw at York in
another weekend of National League shocks.
A late try from Chris Langley, on his second debut for the club,
sealed a memorable win for Featherstone, who led for much of the game.
Elsewhere in NL1, Leigh and Rochdale remain at the top of the table
with the only 100 per cent records after away wins over Batley and
Doncaster respectively.
The Centurions had seven different try scorers in their 38-12 win at
Mount Pleasant, while Jon Roper grabbed a first half hat trick in
Hornets' 44-28 win at the Dragons.
Oldham got their first win of the season with a 41--21 win over
Dewsbury Rams.
While Hull Kingston Rovers are bottom of NL1 after their third
consecutive defeat at improving Whitehaven, for whom Mark Wallace
score twice in an impressive win.
In NL2, the Skolars upset the form book to record a 16-all draw at
highly-fancied York. It was the Skolars first point in professional
Rugby League.
Gateshead Thunder also recorded a major shock at Swinton, fullback
Kevin Neighbour scoring two tries.
Elsewhere, Keighley Cougars remain top of the table with the
narrowest of wins at Chorley, 23-22, just one point ahead of
Sheffield Eagles in the points difference stakes.
The Eagles maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a
comprehensive win at Barrow.
Hunslet and Workington Town fought out an 81-point thriller at the
South Leeds Stadium, Wes McGibbon bagging a double in the Hawks' win.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE
Batley Bulldogs 12 Leigh Centurions 38
Doncaster Dragons 28 Rochdale Hornets 44
Featherstone Rovers 18 Salford City Reds 16
Oldham Roughyeds 41 Dewsbury Rams 21
Whitehaven 26 Hull Kingston Rovers 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE TWO
Barrow Border Raiders 12 Sheffield Eagles 30
Chorley Lynx 22 Keighley Cougars 23
Hunslet Hawks 43 Workington Town 38
Swinton Lions 35 Gateshead Thunder 38
York City Knights 16 London Skolars 16
Total RL
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LAW MEN STEP IN TO HELP RFL
By Ian Laybourn: The Rugby Football League have turned to the long
arm of the law to keep their house in order.
Huddersfield-born Gary Haigh, a former detective superintendent who
worked in the West Yorkshire police force for 33 years, has been
appointed as the League's first disciplinary investigator.
And Durham-born Norman Sarsfield, a recently-retired solicitor and
special casework lawyer with the Crown Prosecution Service, is to
become the game's disciplinary commissioner.
The two men will form an independent compliance and investigation
unit formed as part of a major overhaul of the game's internal
operations to deal with match-related disciplinary and legal matters
such issues as club disputes and drugs cases.
The creation of the unit will not affect the working of the RFL
disciplinary committee that will continue to deal with dismissals,
referrals and citing of players.
RFL executive chairman Richard Lewis said: "The unit will perform an
important function and, most importantly, will give the sport a more
independent scrutinising body with an appropriate and very high level
of experience."
Sporting Life
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London Broncos 30 defeated Huddersfield 22
By Ian Laybourn: London Broncos maintained their impressive away
record to climb away from the foot of the Tetley's Super League table.
The Broncos, who have yet to win at home but triumphed at Hull and
Wigan, never looked back after scoring 20 points without reply in a
purple patch midway through the first half.
They stretched their lead to 24-6 early in the second half but Tony
Martin missed four of his seven shots at goal and London were forced
to withstand a Huddersfield fightback before finally clinching
victory.
The Giants made a dream start, with hooker Paul March finishing off a
neat handling move for the game's first try after only five minutes.
But, inspired by experienced Australian loose forward Jim Dymock, the
Londoners seized control with four tries in a decisive 23-minute
spell.
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Canberra to announce major backing
Canberra is set to christen its unbeaten start to the National Rugby
League season by announcing a major sponsor this week - justifying
the club's decision not to undersell the famous green jersey.
The Raiders, with a perfect seven from seven record this season and a
four point lead at the top of the NRL, are the only side in the
premiership without a major backer.
But that's about to change only weeks after talks broke down with
several potential supporters.
Coach Matthew Elliott let the cat out of the bag on Sunday afternoon
and chief executive Simon Hawkins confirmed the club expected to make
an announcement within days.
It's understood the sponsor is already involved with another NRL
side.
"I think the way the administration has handled it has been great.
They weren't giving in to anyone."
"We have had a few phone calls that have led to some interesting
discussions," Hawkins said.
When asked whether an announcement was imminent, Hawkins said: "That
would be great. If it is this week that'd be great."
Elliott's side did their bit again on Saturday night at Aussie
Stadium, continuing their outstanding start to the year with a 34-12
win over South Sydney, fullback Clinton Schifcofske again a stand-
out.
"I think there'll be an announcement in a couple of days," Elliott
said of the club's sponsorship quest.
"I think the way the administration has handled it has been great.
They weren't giving in to anyone.
"They were prepared for the right one to come along."
The Raiders were talking with several prospective backers but talks
collapsed earlier this month after the league leader refused to
accept less than what it thought the sponsorship was worth.
That decision has proved a masterstroke, with the Raiders now in an
excellent bargaining position courtesy of their unbeaten football
side.
"I suppose we took a bit of a gamble," Hawkins said.
"We could have taken a lesser amount earlier in the season. I suppose
we left it to the boys to deliver and they have certainly done that."
NRL
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Broncos 38 defeated Tigers 6
Broncos maul Tigers
The Broncos have turned in a dominant performance against a depleted
Wests Tigers outfit, crusing to a 38-6 demolition at Leichhardt Oval.
Brisbane scored seven tries to one to send a ominous warning to other
premiership contenders.
In conditions suited more to Melbourne than Sydney, the Broncos set
up the win in the first half taking a 22-0 lead in to the break.
Brisbane fullback Darren Lockyer was brilliant, finishing the game
with a double as the makeshift Tigers side struggled to match the
Broncos class.
Giant second rower Dane Carlaw crossed early for the Broncos, running
on to a short ball from Shaun Berrigan in to a gaping hole.
Berrigan got a try of his own five minutes later to extend the lead
to 12-0 when centre Michael De Vere converted from under the posts.
Tries to outside backs Brent Tate and Stuart Kelly midway through the
half extended the Broncos lead to 22 points at the break.
The Tigers had the first chance to score in the second half but a
determined Brisbane defensive line held them out.
It was the Broncos though who scored first when Lockyer backed up a
brilliant Tate run down the sideline to score under the posts. De
Vere converted to take the score to 28-0.
A solo try by giant lock Tonie Carroll further stretched the Broncos
lead when the Queensland Origin hopeful barged through the Tigers
defence.
Tigers winger Luke Covell scored the Tigers only try of the game in
the 69th minute when he out jumped his opposite number Kelly to score
his first try in NRL.
Lockyer finished the game off shortly after Covell's try, backing up
another break by skipper Gorden Tallis to cross under the posts to
seal a convincing win.
Broncos 38
Tries: Lockyer 2, Carlaw, Tate, Carroll, Kelly, Berrigan
Goals: De Vere 5\7
Tigers 6
Tries: Covell
Goals: Covell 1\1
at Leichardt Oval
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Dragons 28 defeated Cronulla 12
St George Illawarra returned to a rebuilt Kogarah Oval with a bang,
swamping Cronulla in the first half on their way to a 28-12 win over
the Sharks in their National Rugby League clash.
The Dragons, playing at the ground now known as Oki Jubilee Stadium
for the first time since July 1999, led 24-2 at halftime before a
crowd of nearly 17,000 after playing the opening 40 minutes with a
stiff breeze at their backs.
Hooker Mark Riddell had the honour of scoring the first try of the
match in the 19th minute and centre Matt Cooper added a first half
double as the home side took a big lead into halftime.
Cronulla centre Paul Franze left the field in the first half with
suspected season-ending cruciate damage to his knee while Dragons
skipper Trent Barrett limped off six minutes into the second with an
ankle injury.
St George Illawarra forward Lance Thompson was placed on report for
using his forearm on Cronulla skipper Brett Kimmorley in the 38th
minute.
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It's hard to find a halfback
MICHAEL WESTLAKE: Talk to Wayne Bennett about the value of a good
halfback and it is easy to imagine yourself talking to a diamond
merchant about a precious stone.
He uses terms like "naturally formed" and "God-given", but instead of
clarity, cut and carat, he uses words like instinct, intuition and
feel.
"You have to find the best ones," Bennett says. "You can't make them.
"You can try to help develop players (to be halfbacks), but the fact
is they are never going to be as good as the naturals."
Queensland football fans are finding out that halfbacks, unlike
diamonds, are not forever.
Since Allan Langer's first "retirement" in 1999, Queensland's lack of
genuine halfback options has been openly exposed.
At the moment, both Queensland NRL franchises have five-eighths
playing halfback Shaun Berrigan at Brisbane and Chris Sheppard at
North Queensland.
And while the State of Origin squad to be announced on Tuesday will
be selected from the biggest talent pool Queensland has enjoyed
probably since the Origin concept began, the Maroons' halfback stocks
remain desperately low.
It begs the question that if every junior and senior team in every
age group, in every town in Queensland has a halfback, why is there
not a production line of players ready to step up and feed the Maroon
scrum?
Why can't Queensland find a halfback?
Bennett says the problem is that while every team has a No. 7, not
all teams have a halfback.
"It is the toughest place to play," Bennett said.
"Whatever game you play, there is always a dominant person who does a
lot of those plays for the team and makes a lot of the decisions.
That is the halfback for us.
"The position requires a great instinct.
"It is a feel thing. It is something you can't coach in them.
"Alf and Andrew Johns have epitomised the natural halfback in the
last decade. They have that instinct.
'The guys that aren't the naturals, they can't sense the moment.
"Do we run now? Do we pass now? Do we take another hit-up? Do we kick
now?
"By the time they have thought about it, the moment is gone.
"You can't coach them to have that intuition."
Bennett gives an example of how the real gems never lose their lustre
by recalling a game of touch he played in the 1990s with former Test
halfback Barry Muir 30 years after the tough Brisbane Wests star had
last turned out for Australia.
"Barry was obviously a great halfback in his time, but I don't know
whether he ever played much touch," Bennett said.
"But all during the game, he just stood there and barked out orders.
"He just stood out there pointing his fingers saying: 'Do a hit up,
Wayne. Do a hit up so-and-so'.
"What he wanted was his team to advance the ball and he didn't want
the ball until the moment was right for him to take it.
"That was just his instinct for him, he had done it all his life."
Bennett points to last year's finals as the guide to a halfback's
importance.
"Last year, the top four teams had great halves," Bennett said.
"The Roosters had Brad Fittler. He played predominantly halfback,
regardless of what his position or jersey number was.
"He predominantly played first receiver for them. They won the grand
final.
"Newcastle lost Johns in the first game of the finals. But they were
the team that finished second in the regular season.
"Any team without those crucial players would not have won the grand
final."
The Broncos, once again post-Alf, have no natural successor to
Langer's jersey, but are working hard in the hope that rough diamonds
Berrigan, Scott Prince or Brett Seymour may polish up into a genuine
halfback.
All three would rate five-eighth as their preferred position, but
Bennett argues the best halfbacks, such as Fittler or Wally Lewis, do
not always have to wear the No. 7 shirt.
"Halfbacks and five-eighths mix a lot and there is no reason why they
can't," he said. "But to have successful halves, one of the two has
to have a hell of a footy brain.
"When Wally Lewis and Mark Murray were together for Queensland, Mark
was the man to pass and get the ball to Wally. Wally was the great
maestro.
"You need one of the two halves to be an instinct player with the
ability to do things and sense things out there that you can't coach.
"That is God-given. That ability to sense the moment."
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Saint won't be a sinner
ADAM HAWSE: Jason Ryles takes the field today in his comeback from
injury with the words of coach Nathan Brown still fresh in his mind.
"He said, basically, that I've got to pull my head in."
The St George Illawarra prop's discussion with his coach concerned
his inclination to retaliate when niggled.
The last time Ryles was on the field was at Telstra Stadium in round
one against Wests Tigers, when he was reported for an alleged head
butt on his opposite, John Skandalis.
Even though Ryles escaped being charged, Brown was annoyed one of his
key players had put himself in such a position.
Brown has told the 24-year-old he must learn how to handle
being "baited".
"It's something I've got to be aware of," Ryles admitted.
"No matter who we play now they're going to try and do it.
"I've just got to be a bit more self-disciplined and not get baited.
"Browny said I've got to start toeing the line, because if I keep
going down the same path where I'm getting targeted all the time and
I'm taking the bait then I'm not going to be in the game for much
longer because I'll be suspended all the time."
Ryles has been suspended four times in his National Rugby League
career and carries 10 demerit points until the end of this weekend.
While he plans to turn the other cheek to any future goading, the
Test prop says his aggressive style of play will remain unchanged.
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Ikin scan scare over dodgy knee
MICHAEL WESTLAKE: Broncos five-eighth Ben Ikin had a major scare last
week when he injured his dodgy left knee and was sent for specialist
scans.
It was an unexpected wake-up call for Ikin, who missed nearly all of
the past two seasons after rupturing his cruciate ligament in round
six in 2001 and had two reconstructions on the joint as he battled to
get back on the field.
The MRI scans cleared him of any significant damage, revealing only
bone bruising on the knee, allowing Ikin to train yesterday and take
his place in the team against the Wests Tigers this afternoon.
But while the former Test pivot admitted to concern and frustration
at again having his knee as an injury concern, he said he never
feared a potentially career-ending re-tearing of the cruciate.
Instead, Ikin now describes last week as a positive, because it has
stopped him getting carried away with thinking the knee was getting
back to normal.
"More than anything I was just down in the dumps that something had
happened, rather than being worried about it being the cruciate going
again," Ikin said.
"You are in a different frame of mind when you have been out of the
game for two years with a bad knee.
"Darren Lockyer had bone bruising on his knee at the start of the
season, but he never missed a game. But for me, I have to be a bit
more careful.
"Anything that happens to my left knee tends to get blown out of
proportion. I tend to react a bit more over the top towards my left
knee than other people.
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Warrington 34 defeated Widnes 6
By Andy Hampson: Warrington helped themselves to seven tries as they
destroyed local rivals Widnes in their Tetley's Super League derby at
Wilderspool Saturday night.
The Vikings were completely overrun in all departments as the Wolves
bounced back from their Easter Monday thrashing by St Helens in fine
style.
Close season recruit Brent Grose touched down twice whilst Rob Smyth,
Jerome Guisset, Graham Appo, Ian Sibbit and Paul Wood also found
their way through the weak Vikings defence.
The Wolves were soon into their stride and scored two tries by the
right-hand touchline inside the opening nine minutes.
The lively Nathan Wood created the first with a driving run and smart
offload which enabled Grose to eventually force his way over.
The Wolves continued to press forward after the resumption and
further quick handling from Wood allowed Guisset to send Smyth racing
in for a fine touchdown.
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QUEENSLAND CUP RESULTS
Ipswich 44 d. Souths Logan 16
North Qld 30 defeated Redcliffe 8
Wynnum 22 defeated Easts 18
Burleigh 21 deafeated Central 12
Toowoomba 24 d. Norths 20
Tweed Heads 28 defeated Wests 10
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Canberra believe they should have up to five Origin caps
TEARAWAY competition leaders Canberra believe they should be rewarded
with up to five State of Origin caps after they continued their
unbeaten start to the season against Souths last night.
Following their seventh successive win the club's best start to a
season since 1995 the Raiders say they deserve recognition in the NSW
and Queensland sides.
Among the names being mentioned are fullback Clinton Schifcofske,
front-rowers Luke Davico and Ryan O'Hara, second-rower Ian Hindmarsh
and five-eighth Jason Croker, who was rested last night.
The representative season swings into gear with the naming of the
City and Country teams next Sunday night and assistant coach Terry
Matterson, taking over media duties from coach Matt Elliott, said
that's when his players have the chance to push their Origin cases.
"We should get some guys in there and if it is a full-blown trial for
Origin, it's in their hands," he said.
"But I certainly think we've got guys in the frame for Origin
Schifcofske and Croker are stand-outs.
"Davico's in the (NSW squad of) 30 and I think O'Hara is as good as
any front-rower going around at the moment. It's probably a bit of a
far-out one, but Ian Hindmarsh has been great for us. He hasn't
played Origin before, but he'd do a great job for NSW."
Daily Telegraph
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Parramatta have a one-man pack - Brett Kenny
By Adam Hawse: Parramatta legend Brett Kenny said the Eels' forward
pack is at risk of becoming known as a one-man band in the wake of
Friday night's disastrous loss to Sydney Roosters.
A four-time grand final winner with Parramatta, Kenny believes the
struggling Eels rely too much on second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh, who
has been sidelined with injury.
"It seems to me they are starting to look like a one-man forward
pack. If Nathan Hindmarsh is not there, they don't seem to know what
to do," he said.
"Defensively, in the forwards, they just don't seem to be that strong.
"When they played against Canberra a few weeks back, I could have
played them that day and woke up the next morning without a bruise
and I'm 42.
"They don't hit hard enough and that's where other teams are doing
the damage, straight up the middle of the ruck. They always seem to
be on the back foot.
"Their halves have copped a lot of criticism and last year's halfback
[Andrew McFadden] isn't there any more because of it. They bought a
player [Paul Green] with a lot of experience and experience in State
of Origin, but he hasn't been able to shine yet because the forwards
aren't going any good."
Parramatta are a team in the firing line after the 44-12 shellacking
at the hands of the premiers.
The 2001 grand finalists have won just two from eight this season and
five from their past 22 games.
Adding to the misery of fans is the fact so many ex-Eels are thriving
at rival clubs Brad Drew and Clinton Schifcofske at Canberra, PJ
Marsh and Mark Tookey at the Warriors, and Jason Cayless at the
Roosters.
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Parramatta CEO Fitzgerald defends coach Brian Smith.
Club chief executive Denis Fitzgerald was forced to take to the
airwaves to defend Parramatta coach Brian Smith.
"All clubs have their periods of ups and downs and it's the strong
clubs internally that come through it and I'm just 100 per cent
supportive of Brian, because I think he's one of the best coaches in
the business," Fitzgerald said on radio 2GB yesterday.
"It's a matter of holding solid without speculation that there's
going to be a change in the coaching ranks. We'd like to think we are
going to get out of it."
Later, when asked whether his confidence in Smith would extend beyond
this year if the Eels missed the finals for the first time since
1996, Fitzgerald said: "Yes, of course it will."
Smith, under contract for another four years, has full control on
player signings.
But Fitzgerald said the loss of key personnel over the past few
seasons is a product of the salary cap.
"It's the nature of the salary cap and the system that you are going
to lose good players from the good teams and we were the number one
team as far as the minor premiership was concerned in 2001," he said.
"The teams that do well [are affected], like Canterbury, although
they've got some tricks up their sleeve.
"They have been able to maintain their top players. But most top
clubs, because of the salary cap and because players go from being a
first grade player to representative player, have to shed good
players."
Daily Telegraph
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Official complaint against Manly trainer Des Hasler
Penrith Chief Executive Shane Richardson said on Saturday night the
Panthers would lodge an official complaint with the NRL against Manly
over the improper use of its trainer Des Hasler.
Referee Sean Hampstead was forced to stop the game and send Hasler
off the field after he was found to be abusing his rights as a water
runner.
Richardson claimed Hasler was standing behind the Manly defensive
line and illegally aiding the Sea Eagles.
The furious Panthers boss said the League must crack down on the
sneaky antic before clubs started accepting $10,000 fines if the ploy
meant securing victories.
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Penrith 30 defeated Manly 29
Lightning struck twice to sink Manly in a dramatic National Rugby
League match at Penrith Football Stadium.
Lightning in the name of tryscoring freak Rhys Wesser, who vaulted
Penrith into the top eight with a stunning late double in the
Panthers' heart-stopping 30-29 win.
Manly five-eighth Ben Walker had the chance to boot the Eagles to
victory after the siren but hooked his conversion attempt left of the
posts to leave the Panthers in the finals zone for the first time
since reaching the play-offs in 2000.
It was a fitting end to a fabulous second half in which a near-
capacity crowd of 19,676 fans rode a rollercoaster of emotions.
The Panthers looked down and out midway through the second stanza
after squandering an 18-2 halftime advantage.
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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Wrap-up for 3 May
The return to representative football for Brisbane Second Division
Rugby League resulted in two wins and one loss.
The Open 1 team had a 34-24 win over Ipswich Diggers, after leading
22-0 at half time. In the Albert Bishop Shield (Under 22) it was
another win for Brisbane, with a 46-20 win over Queensland
Universities.
Again there was a good comeback, with Universities trailing 10-40 at
the break. It was the same pattern in the Arthur Sparks Shield (Under
20) with Ipswich Diggers beating Brisbane 34-16, after leading 22-0
at half time.
The day was a great success at Davies Park with a crowd of about
1,250 supporters enjoying three good matches.
Sunnybank retained their lead in Southside 2, on 12 points, with a 46-
22 win over St Josephs. Bulimba Valleys stay in second place, on 11
points, after beating St Brendans 32-24.
The third and fourth placed teams, Wynnum Juniors and Carina, played
a 16-all draw to keep their places on the ladder.
The Northside 3 Ted Beaumont Trophy finalists were determined after
Mitchelton beat Holy Spirit 38-12 to claim second place at the end of
the first round on 12 points.
Burpengary remain undefeated on 14 points after beating Bracken Ridge
58-6. Dayboro recorded their first win of the season with a 44-12 win
over Normanby.
In Southside 3 Slacks Creek remain undefeated on 14 points, after
beating Beenleigh Brothers 36-14.
Mt Gravatt are in clear second on 12 points after a 38-18 win over
Wynnum Manly Juniors. Beenleigh Juniors now share third place, on 10
points, with Souths, after beating Souths 24-12.
North Stradbroke Island had the bye to continue in the lead in
Southside 4, on 14 points.
Sharing second place, on 10 points are Waterford, who lost to Browns
Plains 24-36, Browns Plains, Yeronga, who beat Capalaba 22-14 and
Logan Brothers, who beat Edens Landing 26-22.
Next Saturday in Open 1 Grade, the top two teams, Easts and Dayboro
will clash at Dayboro at 4.00 PM in a preview of the Ted Beaumont
Trophy, which will be played on 9 June.
Another top of the table clash will take place at Wecker Road where
Southside 3 leaders, Slacks Creek, will play second placed Mt Gravatt
at 3.00 PM.
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Melbourne 46 defeated Newcastle 6
Storm savages rudderless Knights
Melbourne took full advantage of a Newcastle side missing Andrew
Johns, thumping the Knights 46-6 in their National Rugby League clash
at Olympic Park.
And it was the man who would have been his direct opponent - Storm
halfback Matt Orford - who produced a Johns-like performance in his
first game for three weeks after recovering from a knee injury.
Orford set up five of the Knights' seven tries, scored one himself
and kicked six from eight for a personal haul of 16 points.
But while Orford was the match-winner, bruising defence early in the
match laid the platform for the Storm's victory.
In their past two matches against the Knights, the Storm had let
their opponents get away to massive leads - including trailing 34-0
at one stage of their round one clash.
Not this time, with the Storm scoring two converted tries and a
penalty goal in the opening 15 minutes to lead 14-0 and extend the
advantage to 24-0 at halftime.
Fullback Robbie Ross started the rot with a try after three minutes.
Then the Storm's defence came to the fore, holding off Newcastle for
three straight sets of six tackles before Orford turned the match.
He broke the line inside his own quarter and ran 50 metres before
offloading to flying centre Billy Slater for the first of his two
tries.
From that point on, the Knights looked completely rudderless without
Johns, who was suspended for a headslam on Wests Tigers centre Mark
O'Halloran last weekend.
And the Storm didn't let up, turning on showtime in the second half
with three tries in a five-minute period to embarrass the Knights.
The best was a 70-metre effort from Slater, who now has eight tries
in his debut NRL season.
Newcastle managed a 67th minute consolation try from second rower
Matthew Jobson before Storm hooker Cameron Smith crossed in the dying
minutes to seal the crushing win.
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Canberra 34 defeated Souths 12
The Canberra Raiders have continued their exceptional start to the
National Rugby League season with a 34-12 victory over South Sydney
at Aussie Stadium to remain undefeated.
Five-eighth Mark Mclinden led the Raiders with two four-pointers in
the six-tries-to-two thrashing, while in-form fullback Clinton
Schifcofske kicked five goals.
The win restores Canberra's four-point lead at the top of the NRL
table while the struggling Rabbitohs have just one win from their
eight matches this season.
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Praise flows for Fitzgibbon
The superlatives keep flowing for Sydney Roosters ironman Craig
Fitzgibbon.
Coach Ricky Stuart compared the classy goalkicking second rower to no
less a player than former Test great Brad Clyde after the premiers
romped to their 44-12 National Rugby League win over Parramatta on
Friday night.
"If you watch Craig Fitzgibbon closely, everything he does is 110 per
cent," Stuart said.
"He reminds me of a bloke ... he's very close to Brad Clyde, the way
Brad Clyde played the game.
"He's always back there taking it first off the ruck on a kick
return, he's always there in defence, he's always putting his body on
the line in attack and he constantly gets bashed around a bit."
Clyde, a longtime former Australia, NSW, Canberra and Bulldogs
teammate of Stuart's, will be remembered as a true modern-day giant
in the game.
So Fitzgibbon, a humble character, was naturally taken aback to hear
of Stuart's lofty praise.
"That's the ultimate compliment because he was one of my heroes when
I was coming through as a footballer," he said.
"I was lucky enough to get to play against Brad Clyde just before he
retired. That was a big honour for me and, if my name's even
mentioned next to his, I'm truly flattered by that.
"But I think I've got a long way to go before I could be a player of
his calibre, and I probably never will be.
"A compliment like that is a huge rap for me."
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Windies try Rugby League for size
A team from the West Indies will play rugby league for the first time
next month in the York International 9's.
The West Indies Exiles consist of a team made up of players based in
both the Caribbean and Great Britain.
They are the latest high-profile entrant for the tournament, which
takes place on June 21 and 22.
The team includes Peter-George Baccus, who starred for Trinidad in
last year's rugby union sevens at the Commonwealth Games in
Manchester.
Team manager Franka Philip said: "The West Indies Exiles are formed
mainly from rugby union players who are interested in playing rugby
league and all the players are eager to play league for the first
time.
"We would eventually like to introduce rugby league to the Caribbean
and we would welcome involvement from any league players of West
Indies heritage."
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BRISBANE SECOND DIVISION RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS
Open 1 Representative match Brisbane Second Division 34 beat Ipswich
Diggers 24.
Southside 2 Bulimba Valleys 32 beat St Brendans 24. Sunnybank 46 beat
St Josephs 22. Waterford 18 beat Capalaba Rhinos 10. Wynnum Manly
Juniors 16 drew Carina 16. Redlands bye.
Northside 3 Burpengary 58 beat Bracken Ridge 6. Mitchelton 38 beat
Holy Spirit 12. Dayboro 44 beat Normanby 12. Deception Bay Bombers
bye.
Southside 3 Mt Gravatt 38 beat Wynnum Manly Juniors 18. Slacks Creek
36 beat Beenleigh Brothers 14. Sunnybank 42 beat Inala Bears 14.
Beenleigh Juniors 24 beat Southern Suburbs 12. Logan Brothers 30 beat
Logan City Juniors 18.
Southside 4 Browns Plains 36 beat Waterford 24. Mustangs 22 beat
Southern Cross 8. Logan Brothers 26 beat Edens Landing 22. Yeronga 22
beat Capalaba 14. North Stradbroke Island bye.
Albert Bishop Shield Representative match Brisbane Second Division 46
beat Queensland Universities 20.
Arthur Sparks Shield Representative match Ipswich Diggers 34 beat
Brisbane Second Division 16.
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NQ Young Guns 30 defeated Redcliffe 8
Guns Shoot Down Dolphins
By Brett Harkin: The North Queensland Young Guns have defeated the
Redcliffe Dolphins 30-8 in round seven of the Queensland Cup at
Dolphin Oval.
The Young Guns run in 24 unanswered points in the second half against
a strong wind after being down 8-6 at the half time break.
The 2002 Queensland Cup premiers were on the front foot early with
Young Guns prop John Buttigieg being sent to the sin bin for
fighting. Two minutes later the Dolphins crossed out wide through
Aaron Barba who chased through a beautifully weighted cross-field
kick from half Michael Roberts.
Dustin Cooper missed the conversion from out wide and the Dolphins
led 4-nil after 10 minutes had gone in the game.
Three minutes later the Dolphins were in again through a try to Aaron
Barba in the corner. Barba finished off some great work from back
rower turned centre Ben Jones and went in for his second. Cooper once
again missed the conversion from near touch and the Dolphins led 8-
nil after 15 minutes of play.
Redcliffe had plenty of opportunities to cross the line however great
scrambling defence from the Young Guns kept them in the game. The
Young Guns lacked organization and nothing was sticking for them.
A loose pass out wide was scooped up by Aaron Barba who sprinted away
and it looked to be another try for the Dolphins however a tremendous
tackle in cover from fullback Daniel Sorbello saved the try and with
ten minutes to go in the first half the Young Guns looked to be
turning it around.
Dolphins half Michael Roberts was given ten in the bin for a play the
ball infringement and the Young Guns crossed when captain Paul Dezolt
split the line with some clever work.
Brenton Bowen converted the try and the score was back to 8-6 to the
Dolphins at the half-time break however the way the Young Guns were
playing they were lucky to be within ten of the Redcliffe side.
Early in the second half it looked as if the Young Guns were going to
continue their poor ball control with a number of dropped balls
handing over possession. However the Young Guns begun completing sets
and continuing their strong defence which Redcliffe had no answer to.
After a break from the return of a kick was made by Daniel Sorbello
who run 60 metres up field beating at least four Dolphins defenders
the Young Guns crossed through half Aaron Payne who showed some fancy
footwork and great acceleration off the mark to go in under the posts.
Winger Brenton Bowen then converted and the Young Guns had the lead
for the first time in the match. The Young Guns led 12-8 with 30
minutes to go on the clock.
Payne then crossed again five minutes later after chasing through a
Michael Meigan grubber that the Dolphins could not clean up at the
back. Bowen once again converted from in front and the Young Guns
went out to an 18-8 lead with just over 20 minutes left on the clock.
Ten minutes later the Young Guns increased their lead to 12 with a
penalty goal from Bowen from fairly close range.
With ten to go on the clock the Young Guns drove the nail into the
Redcliffe coffin when halfback Aaron Payne got out of dummy half and
used a clever decoy to go down the sideline and run eighty metres to
score under the posts showing brilliant acceleration off the mark
once again.
Bowen converted and the Young Guns led 26-8 with eight minutes to go
on the clock.
The Young Guns then rubbed salt into the wound with yet another try.
This time to fullback Daniel Sorbello who received a great ball from
hooker Paul Dezolt and used some great footwork to get over the line
to see the Young Guns run out 30-8 winners.
Was great to see the Young Guns get a win on the board after being
beaten over the past three rounds in close matches. The Dolphins
however would be disappointed losing their past two matches at home.
Best for the Young Guns were front rower David Thompson as well as
hooker Paul Dezolt, half Aaron Payne who received the QRL man of the
match award and fullback Daniel Sorbello who was solid all game. The
Dolphins didnt really have a stand out performer with Aaron Barba
going well early but no one really put their hand up in the second
half.
The Young Guns will now look to win two on the trot when they face
the Wests Panthers in Ayr in round eight while the Redcliffe Dolphins
will go up against the Souths-Logan Magpies.
NORTH QLD YOUNG GUNS 30
Tries: Paul Dezolt (39th), Aaron Payne 3(46th, 53rd & 70th), Daniel
Sorbello (77th)
Goals: Brenton Bowen 5
Team: Daniel Sorbello, Brenton Bowen, Wallace Solomona, Luke Cross,
Aaron Morgan, Shane Muspratt, Aaron Payne, David Thompson, Paul
Dezolt (c), John Buttigieg, Daniel Strickland, Paul McNicholas, Scott
Whiting. Interchange: Michael Meigan, Dean Limpus, Ben Laity, Jacob
Lillyman
defeated REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS 8
Tries: Aaron Barba 2(8th & 13th)
Team: Dustin Cooper, Phil Shilvock, Joel Barnes, Brian Jellick, Aaron
Barba, Shane Perry, Michael Roberts, Troy Lindsay, Grant Flugge, Adam
Starr, Luke Scott (c), Danny Burke, Ben Jones. Int: Matt Dawson,
Andrew Wynyard, Shane Tronc, Russell Lahiff
Venue: Dolphin Oval Date: Sat May 3 2:00pm*
Referee: Rob Alexander
Half time: Redcliffe 8-6
First Try: Aaron Barba
Man of the Match: Aaron Payne
Rleague Points: 3-Aaron Payne(Young Guns) 2-Paul Dezolt(Young Guns) 1-
David Thompson(Young Guns)
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St Helens 38 defeated Halifax 0
Ian Millward praised his whole team for their passion and fight at
the rain-soaked Shay.
Millward said: "Stewart was outstanding. It was his best game of the
season. The defence was also outstanding. I couldn't have asked for
any more.
"Conditions made it hard to register points but overall it was a top-
class performance by all the players.
"Halifax may be desperate for points but we are desperate too and our
passion showed that today."
Tony Anderson was clearly disappointed but admitted that rock-bottom
Halifax did not expect to win.
He admitted: "We are not at the level of St Helens.
"We aspire to it but it will be two or three years down the line if
it happens."
Read More Spoting Life
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Bradford 14 defeated Wigan 8
Bradford coach Brian Noble insisted his side were good value for
their nail-biting 14-8 Tetley's Super League win at Wigan.
"There were a lot of tired legs out there in the first half," he
said. "The game last week took a lot out of us but we came stronger
as the game went on.
"We were not able to play how we wanted to but we muscled up and came
up with another fantastic performance. I thought we deserved the
points.
"We made it tough for ourselves in the first half by failing to
complete our sets. But in the second half we managed to gain field
position by hanging onto the ball and it was three tries to zero."
Read more Sporting Life
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Leeds 13 defeated Wakefield 12
.......Wildcats coach Shane McNally could not hide his disappointment
at being robbed of a point.
He said: "Leeds are the best side in Super League and after that
performance, we are second best.
"That's what we are capable of and that's what you will see in the
future.
"I'm disappointed we didn't win the game. I hope no one says Leeds
were suffering from a hangover from the cup final. We made them play
and the final didn't have any bearing on the game at all.
"Our guys were magnificent. We took a fair bit of rubbish in the
press after Easter but hopefully they will get the praise they
deserve after this."
Daryl Powell was delighted with the way his side shrugged off the
disappointment of their Challenge Cup defeat.
"Wakefield have had two weeks to prepare while we have had two
difficult games but I thought we looked the fitter side.
"Everybody worked exceptionally hard and wanted to be out there.
Keith Senior had a massive game. He really wanted to win it.
"Wakefield are in a false position. They have played very well this
year and been tough against everyone they have played."
Read more Sporting Life
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NINE WIGAN YOUNGSTER S MAKE LANCASHIRE REP GRADE
The work of the Wigan Rugby League Youth Development Programme has
borne yet more fruit with the selection of no fewer than nine of the
young Warriors for the Lancashire Under 18s Junior Academy County of
Origin squad.
David Allen, Kevin Brown, Liam Colbon, Scott Gandy, Harrison Hansen,
Bryn Hargreaves, Martyn Kenyon, Chris Melling and Desi Williams all
figure in the squad which will take on Yorkshire on Sunday 11th May
at the Odsal Stadium, Bradford, where the game will form the curtain-
raiser to the Bradford Bulls Tetleys Super League clash with the
Castleford Tigers.
Speaking about the news Warriors Rugby Executive Dean Bell said,
"The club is very proud to have so many players selected and it
reflects our on going commitment to produce home grown talent. As we
have already seen this year there are players breaking into 1st grade
and the production line right through to our U14 Scholarships is very
strong. We cannot take all the credit as we just follow up the
tremendous work being done by all the volunteers in the amateur
game."
They will come up against a Yorkshire side which is likely to include
in it's ranks young Stuart Crooks of Hull FC, son of Lee Crooks, the
former Hull, Leeds, Castleford and Great Britain forward, who will be
assistant coach to Huddersfield's Lee St. Hillaire for the Series.
Yorkshire also seem likely to include Karl Pryce, a younger brother
of Bradford's Super League star Leon, and Kirk Netherton of Hull,
whose elder brother Jason currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos.
The Lancashire side will be coached by Gary Chambers of Warrington
Wolves, assisted by Halifax's Rochdale-based Gareth Pratt.
After taking something of a battering from Yorkshire in the
equivalent Series last year, the Red Rose outfit will be out to show
that they can do much better, and the extra understanding of such a
significant contingent of Wigan players could have a vital bearing in
the result.
Wigan
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"At what stage does a player make an on-field complaint," Mark
Sargent
NRL gives one in the face to frivolous complaints
By Brad Walter
Judge Greg Woods yesterday rejecting Josh Perry's application to
appeal against his one-match suspension, players have admitted
confusion over the tribunal's decision to find the Knights prop
guilty of contrary conduct, despite ruling that he had not eye-gouged
Terry Hill.
Knights football manager Mark Sargent, who represented Perry at
Wednesday night's hearing, said the club would be raising its
concerns about several aspects of the case with the NRL and indicated
that he also planned to address the Newcastle players before
tonight's match in Melbourne.
"I guess the question now is at what stage does a player make an on-
field complaint," Sargent said.
"I know before, if I got eye-gouged, and it happened to me a number
of years ago, a player has always been entitled to make an on-field
complaint, but now they're talking about what basically amounts to a
separate offence.
"It doesn't have to be eyes, and the severity of the offence - how
much damage has to be done before a complaint is justified - is the
grey area, I suppose."
Read more SMH
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Taking the game back to its roots
By Roy Masters
..........Rugby league's town planners treated the code like a piece
of butcher's paper.
One very senior executive, in an attempt to convince me of the
advantages of rationalisation, took me to lunch, cast aside the empty
plates and drew the new map on actual butcher's paper. He then
crunched up the piece of paper into a ball and looked around for a
place where it could not be retrieved.
Now, we have the Dragons abandoning Aussie Stadium for Kogarah; the
stand-alone Bulldogs actually transferring a home match against the
Warriors to Wellington, New Zealand; Manly playing all games at
Brookvale, and Leichhardt crowds helping push Wests Tigers crowds
above the NRL average of 15,003.
The gap between clubs with traditionally high attendances and those
deemed to be endangered has closed. Eight clubs are above the
average - Roosters, Knights, Bulldogs, Broncos, Raiders, Warriors,
Cowboys and Wests Tigers; seven are below - Panthers, Parramatta,
Dragons, Sharks, Sea Eagles, Storm and Rabbitohs.
The Dragons' attendances will increase with the return to Kogarah and
improved form.
Suburban grounds stop our sepia-tinted memories fading too rapidly.
Read more SMH
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Mortimer admits win helps chances of retaining high-profile players
By Steve Mascord.
Bulldogs 18
Warriors 12
Bulldogs chief executive Steve Mortimer admitted the win would help
his chances of retaining six high-profile players, with centre Nigel
Vagana set to make a decision on his future on Monday.
"I think everyone was just sick of losing, mate," match-winner Mason
said. "Some of these blokes haven't lost three games [successively]
in their whole football career. It's not a place you usually lose but
the games we lost, they were in the balance and we just played crap."
The Bulldogs might have been forgiven for straying from their game
plan when Sherwin grubber-kicks reaped just one point for every
Warriors line dropout in the first half - six.
And matters became grimmer when the hosts scored a minute after the
resumption through Francis Meli, then went further ahead thanks to
centre Clinton Toopi 17 minutes later. Still, the Dogs stuck to their
controlled plan and it eventually paid off.
"We're a club that's not used to losing and the guys don't like
losing," Folkes said. "Neither do I. I guess you start to doubt
things, doubt the way you're playing and your confidence certainly
does suffer. Tonight was a really good result for a lot of hard work."
Read more SMH
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" I can't ever remember giving up 40 points." Michael Vella
Error-prone Eels capitulate
By Brad Walter
Roosters 44 defeated Parramatta 12
"It's just about making an effort," prop Michael Vella said.
"With our kick chase we were not up in the line and when they came up
they were right across the field. The back end of the first half they
dominated the game and we dropped off.
"We can work on this at training. We've got to get our communication
going on the field. We had it last week against the Broncos and the
Roosters punished us for it.
"It hurts a bit, I can't ever remember giving up 40 points."
The Eels didn't get a penalty until right on the stroke of half-time,
but by then the game was rapidly slipping from their grasp after a
bright start highlighted by a 12th-minute try to Hodgson.
Read more SMH
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Clinton Schifcofske receives support from big Mal
Schifcofske has received strong support from Australian and
Queensland legend Mal Meninga.
Meninga believes the fleet-footed fullback should be rewarded for
putting his head down after the disappointment of being axed after
just one game last season.
"He's probably in the best form of his whole career at the moment,"
Meninga said.
"He's really shown great maturity and good leadership for the Raiders
this year and after a taste of State of Origin last year I think he's
probably ready for another shot.
"He hasn't spat the dummy out after being dropped last year so I
can't see any reason why he shouldn't be picked.
"Clinton has certainly shown he's got the speed to play [Origin] as
well and he wouldn't have a problem under the high ball.
"His goal kicking is another added bonus he's up there with the best
pressure kickers in the NRL."
The Queensland wing positions are bound to be the most contentious in
the Maroons squad following the departure of Lote Tuqiri to rugby
union and the severe facial fractures to Newcastle's Robbie O'Davis.
Other candidates competing with Schifcofske include Cowboys flyer and
former Origin star Matt Sing, Penrith's Rhys Wesser, the Roosters
Shannon Hegarty and out-of-form Souths recruit Chris Walker.
Read more Daily Telegraph
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"The feeling now is not great ," Brian Smith said.
Parramatta's premiership quest has now reached crisis point, with
injuries accumulating, the top eight slipping away and heads dropping.
"The feeling now is not great obviously," Smith said.
"We're pretty disappointed because I thought we had a great
preparation for the game. We played against a very tough team who
played some good football in amongst it all so it was a very tough
night at the office."
When asked if he could see a light at the end of the tunnel, Smith
replied: "There's always light, it's just tough at the moment.
"We just have to fight our way through it and come out the other side
at some stage - the sooner the better."
It was the club's heaviest defeat since Smith took over in 1997.
"You're going to drop your head there's no doubt about that," Smith
said.
"Everybody in our club has a lot of pride and the expectation in our
club is high. When it's not working out for us like it's not at the
moment, you can expect people are going to drop their heads.
"It's what you do from there. It's whether you lift your head up
again or not."
Courier Mail
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HARRY BATH
It has been said many times about Harry Bath that he was "the best
player never to represent Australia".
We decided it was time to have a look at his career highlights,
particuarly in England, and work out why that description is so
deserved.
Bath's career extended from the mid-1940s in Brisbane, went through
Balmain, Barrow, Warrington and ultimately concluding with St George
in 1959.
Harry Bath made his debut in Sydney rugby league for the Balmain
Tigers in 1946, but it was not where he first came to prominence.
Back in 1945 Bath gained selection for his home state of Queensland
for the resumption of interstate matches after the end of WW2.
He didn't play in the first game in Sydney, but was chosen in the
second row for the return match in Brisbane (NSW winning 30-19). Also
playing in that game were two other players headed for bigger days in
England in Arthur Clues (NSW) and Lionel Cooper (Qld). Bath, playing
front row for the Southern Suburbs club, enjoyed success in the 1945
Brisbane Grand Final winning 21-11 over Norths.
After Balmain finished their Sydney 1945 games they went on an end of
season playing tour. Clubs often went to areas of country NSW,
Queensland or even to New Zealand to mark the end of the season. The
Tigers set themselves an arduous 5 match tour of Queensland that
covered 3000 miles in eight days including as far north as
Rockhampton and Townsville.
Balmain beat a Brisbane representative side 21-14 that included Harry
Bath. After the game Bath agreed to terms to play for the Tigers in
the Sydney competition. Balmain wasted no time in putting Bath in a
black and gold jersey - he played for the Tigers against Rockhampton
a few days later on the same tour!
Bath's impact upon Sydney football was immediate. Playing in a
premiership-bound Balmain side that included many class individuals
(including Pat Devery) didn't hurt his chances for representative
football either.
The young Bath, at just under six foot tall, was proving a handful
with the ball and a more than willing defender.
He was selected for NSW in the first two interstate matches of 1946
at second row alongside Arthur Clues. Bath, still only 21, won man-of-
the-match in NSW's 41-10 win and he was rewarded with a position in
the state side's game against the touring British Lions.
With Queensland's forwards unable to muster a challenge in the state
games, Bath's selection for the Australian Test side a week later
seemed all but assured.
Bath though suffered a severe knee injury during the Great Britain
match, choosing to play on until fulltime. The decision to play on
with the injury proved to be costly when he was ruled out of the
first two Tests.
As events unfolded, Bath would never wear a Green and Gold Australian
jersey.
In 1947 there were no Tests for Australian players and all minds,
including Bath's, were focussed on the 1948 Tests against NZ and a
Kangaroo Tour. Harry Bath continued in fine form as Balmain reached
the 1947 Grand Final, winning again.
Bath had two seasons in Sydney and both were in premiership winning
sides, but he was quickly off to England after Barrow stepped in with
a massive offer. He couldn't refuse.
The former Queenslander was far from the only Sydney player leaving
for the money on offer in the UK and an international transfer ban
was soon imposed. By the time the 1948 Kangaroos arrived in England,
there were enough of Australia's finest players in the English
competition to have given the Aussie Test side a particularly
formidable opponent.
After sailing to England, Bath made his first appearances for Barrow
in late 1947 including a match against the touring New Zealanders (a
2-all draw). However by March 1948 he had fallen out with the
Cumbrian-based club and was soon signed by Warrington.
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Question: I am currently coaching an Under 12's side and this year
they go into the Semi-international - Mod rules whereby they play
Full Field but with Mod Playing rules i.e: 2 passes from dummy half
at the play the ball.. no high kicks etc etc..
Anyway... What I am looking for are some different types of Set
Plays both in attack and defense..
Now I know that people like to keep secret their plays etc.. but I
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me some set plays that I can try out.. They don't necessarily have
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Answer: From my coaching course i have learned that most teams have
very similar set plays. The trick is getting them right on the day.
I would steer away from so-called "set plays" and try to get them
doing simple "unders" and "overs" type stuff a pass or two off the
ruck. Also you can do inside balls ( X plays), face balls, "bum"
balls (2nd Man) etc.
Every coach has different ideas, thankfully, so some will disagree,
but i've just found if you try too much to teach set plays the rest
of the game falls down around you.
They still have to be able to catch, pass and tackle to play footy.
I once attended a coaching course by Wayne Bennett where he described
one of the most beautiful set plays he'd ever seen, performed by the
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It worked very well and they scored from it. The problem was they
couldn't hold the ball or make the tackles for the rest of the game
and got walloped by 30 odd points!!!!!!
Footy will always be about catching, passing and tackling - make THAT
part a lot of fun and your troops will have a ball!!! Play
some "designer" games at training which emphasise these basic skills
and watch what they themselves will bring into it!!
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