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* RLCM COMMENT - Domination and Video Data - By Gary Roberts

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* A Question; does a team develop a 'team instinct' or a 'team
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* Decision Making Skills Can Be Learned - Written by Gary Roberts
* Let's Talk Tackling - Written by Gary Roberts
* Preparing The Junior Player on Match Day - John Dixon - Brisbane
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* The Triangle - Daniel Anderson - Warriors Head Coach
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RLCM COMMENT - Domination and Video Data - By Gary Roberts

Let's talk about two things that came out of the game at Suncorp -
domination and video analysis.

The word ‘dominant’ is now an ‘in word’ in the Rugby League vocabulary.

Referees refer to it in tackles, commentators refer it in their commentary,
players and coaches refer to the word in the pre game and post match
interviews.

Dominant - Dominance – Dominate – Domination – Domineer, so what does the
key word ‘dominant’ mean in Rugby League terms and what is it to do with
video analysis?

The dictionary defines the verb Dominate as; to lord over; to govern; to
prevail over; to tower over; to be in the controlling position.

Is it derived from the Rugby League clichés of ‘gaining momentum’ and
‘creating a roll on’? Surely it must mean the same thing.

How is the skill of being ‘dominant' firstly learnt by players, and then
advanced to a team skill?

Obviously, teams must have smart players in both the forwards and backs.

The forwards must be strong and aggressive while the backs should be speedy
players that can capitalise on the ‘momentum’ that has been established up
front so a ‘roll on’ can be instigated.

So, is the word ‘dominant’ in the big picture of Rugby League just another
new word in the ever-evolving game?

Perhaps yes, but where the use of the word is new is in the Rugby League
video data systems, whereby players' ‘dominance’ can be measured.

Video data systems are now available to isolate and analyse everything that
happens in a football game. The most common data analysed being tackles,
missed tackles, hit-ups, yardage gained, errors, line-breaks, offloads and
kicks.

The Newcastle Knights showed yesterday that they are skilled at the
gathering of data and then incorporating the results of the information
into a game plan. The Knights' coaching staff are thinking ‘outside of the
square’ when reviewing data from games.

They are now measuring data that reflects a player's input and his
‘domination’ in the game.

Their efforts in persevering with what may be only a cliché to some coaches
and developing a method of reading and then measuring ‘dominance’ and
implementing the information gained into a game plan, was witnessed by over
46,000 spectators at the new Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

Andrew Johns and his team completely dominated the Broncos in a fashion
that had the Brisbane team grasping for ideas in the second half.

Newcastle only had the ball for 17 sets and managed to take the score from
10 – 12 to comfortably winning the game 32 - 22. The extra 10 points the
Broncos scored were of no consequence to the game as they were scored at
the tail end.

Newcastle had the ball for 17 sets and completed 15 - almost a 90%
completion rate.

It could be said that the Broncos made many errors and that is certainly
true, but they did have it all their way in the first half and only led 12
– 10. The Newcastle second half dominance in attack began when the Broncos
were unable to have effective numbers in tackles, which gave Newcastle fast
PTB’s. Newcastle on the other hand controlled the Broncos PTB’s.

The Broncos maintained their one pass, big forward hit up plays. It has
been working OK for them in past games, but give credit to the Newcastle
coaching staff as they successfully negated that tactic also.

The Broncos' defence showed an inability to control the attack of Newcastle
who were able to string passes together once in a position near the 50m to
launch attacking raids.

Invariably, the Newcastle passing resulted in them being tackled in ‘one on
one’ tackling situations which allowed the Newcastle boys to have quick
PTB’s to attack a scrambling Broncos' defence out wide that had no answer
and was found wanting.

This Broncos' scrambling defence has been rock solid and has stood up to
similar attacks during the 2003 season so far but it was effectively
dismantled by the Newcastle coaching staff. Their plan was then
implemented by Andrew Johns who possibly had one of his finest games of
football in the second half to help spoil the party at the new Suncorp Stadium.

Once Newcastle had a comfortable lead, Andrew Johns took complete control,
slowing the game to the pace he wanted to play at, thus denying the Broncos
the time they needed to get back into the game.

Two great coaches, Bennett and Hagan, will spend time together over the
coming weeks in the Queensland Origin camp as Head coach and Assistant coach.

Who will learn from whom?

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* AN EXTRACT FROM THE DANIEL ANDERSON INTERVIEW
FROM RLCM BOOK 29

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RLCM Could you advise your thoughts on various
stages of the game.

Q. Ideal start to the game.

D.A. In the first 10-15 minutes, coaches like their
teams to set an attitude that will carry them through
the game. In addition, to obtain some rhythm in both
attack and defence is very helpful.

Momentum is not as important in these early stages
because your motivation and energy levels can help
you withstand an opposition’s attacking advances.

Q. Creating dominance.

D.A. Dominance will be determined by your mental
application. If you can sustain a tough mental attitude
for the entire 80 minutes or a large portion of it, then
your team invariably will create some form of
dominance and even if the bounce of the ball or some
refereeing decisions goes against you, the mentally
resilient teams will fight back at some stage.

Q. Little men early in the game.

D.A. It will always be hard for the little men to get
involved directly early in the game, but seriously I’m
not sure if I want them involved directly anyway. The
big men like to ‘put a stick in the sand’ early. So apart
from kicking duties, the little men can be involved
with ‘off the ball’ actions like kick chase, support play
and communication.

Q. Interchange
D.A. Interchange has become part of the strategy of
coaching rugby league teams. I have in my mind a
rough idea of the possible rotation of my forwards for
the first 60 minutes. Injuries to players who play 80
minutes means modification to your strategy, but this
is something that you train for (in case of
emergencies).

Q. Four players on the bench
D.A. The use of your bench players is very important.
These players will either lift the tempo of the game
simulating the levels that accompany the start of the
game or they will consolidate (late in the game). I
along with most coaches would love to have some
strike players on the bench and can change the
momentum of the game when they come on and
usually when the opposition ‘starters’ are having a
rest.

Q. Halftime

D.A. I’m not sure if any footballer can recall a half
time speech, so the aim for me is let the players both
mentally and physically have a break.

A couple of tactical, technical or strategically points
at most will be provided along with positive feedback
on the first half and then attempting to bring the players
back up to arousal (after the 2 minute bell) so they are
ready to play. (This is not necessarily by me, but can
be from the senior players)

Q. The finish

D.A. I would always like to have my team finish
strongly, be it in defeat or success but I would prefer
they battle it out in the middle stages of the game and
come up short than get blown away in the middle and
score some late tries to make the score line look
respectable.

The best games are usually the teams that battle for
various stages and then take advantage of
opportunities that rarely come. The classic example
is State of Origin games.



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* A Question; does a team develop a 'team instinct' or a 'team
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* Decision Making Skills Can Be Learned - Written by Gary Roberts
* Let's Talk Tackling - Written by Gary Roberts
* Preparing The Junior Player on Match Day - John Dixon - Brisbane
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* Hey Coach! Did You Keep a Diary - Written by Gary Roberts
* The Triangle - Daniel Anderson - Warriors Head Coach
* The Psychology of Winning - Written by Wayne Goldsmith
* David Waite Leads the Charge - Written by Ryan Ellem
* Strength Training for Football - Noel D. Duncan Ph.D., C.S.C.S.
and Gordon S Lynch, Ph.D., FACSM,
* Skill Assessments for Young Players
* League Coach Forum - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leaguecoach
* Injuries to the Abdomen, what can happen beneath - Doug King RCpN
PG Dip SportMed
* Cramps and Stitch - Australian Institute of Sport, Department of
Sports Nutrition
* Supplements in Sport - why are they so tempting? AIS , Department
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* Off-Load Drills - Penrith Panthers RLFC


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Stuart Savage seeks position within Rugby League

I am currently studying for a BA Hons Degree in Sports Studies at
Manchester University and due to graduate in July.

Working as a part-time Rehabilitation Coach with brain injured
clients. Aiming to progress in youth development, sports coaching and
strength and fitness conditioning.

Key Strengths


* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to build rapport with different people
* Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual
* Able to prioritise using organisational skills and techniques
* Flexible and adaptable to changing environments


Education:

September 2000-July 2003: University of Manchester BA (Hons) Degree
Sports Studies

February 1998-August 1999: Wigan College.
Sport and Recreation Management NVQ 2&3.

September 1996-July 1997: Wigan College.
International Masters Diploma in Sports Therapy.

September 1994-July 1996: Wigan College.
Btec National Diploma in Sports Science.

September 1989- June 1994: Haydock High School Eight G.C.S.Es.

Employment History:

July 2001- Present: Transitional Rehabilitation Unit (TRU), Haydock.

Rehabilitation Coach for clients that have suffered a brain injury
via trauma or degenerative disease. This includes organisational,
behavioural and emotional support in a holistic environment and
community setting.

October 1999-July 2001: Haydock Thistle Leisure Spa, Haydock.
Sports Injury Therapist. Self-employed Sports Therapist involves the
diagnosis of injuries and treatment rehabilitation. Recording
business accounts and promotion.

February 1998- August 1999: Haydock Thistle Leisure Spa, Haydock.
Health & Fitness Consultant. Involves one to one programmes for
members, group classes, fitness testing, handling cash, and pool
supervision and general cleanliness.


May 1997- February 1998: Millennium Health and Fitness, Haydock.
Gym instructor. This involved the designing of personal programmes
for gym members, group classes and general cleanliness.

Additional Qualifications

* Senior Coach Award (Coaching Education Programme), Salford City
* Club Coach Award (Coaching Education Programme), Warrington Wolves.
* First Aid in the Workplace.
* Gym Instructor Level One.
* Gym Instructor Level Two.
* Fitness Conditioning in Rugby League, Wigan Warriors.
* Full Clean Driving License.

Hobbies and Interests

I currently play Rugby League for Warrington Collegiate Institute in
the National Student League. Previously coached Rugby League for the
Warrington Wolves via their Primary Link scheme in the borough (8-16
yrs) and also assist with the University.

In addition to this I Strength and Fitness Conditioned Salford City
Reds Senior Academy.

I am always looking to improve myself in a coaching/teaching aspect
and have recently finished my work placement in coaching and
conditioning with the Penrith Panthers, Sydney City Roosters both NRL
(National Australian Rugby League) teams and Queensland State of
Origin Representative team. I have also visited the AIS (Australian
Institute of Sport) and Ajax Amsterdam FC for educational purposes
viewing elite athletes and coaches. Other interests include jogging,
weight training, reading, studying, computers, travelling and
socialising.

References

Available upon request.

Stuart Savage

369 West End Road, Haydock,
St Helens,
Merseyside,
United Kingdom, WA11 OAX

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I am 38yo, looking for a Senior Coaching position in the Southern
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To assist in this I would like to learn and work with any
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I am currently a Head Coach for a Service area Squad, Head Coach for
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London Broncos 22 defeated Bradford Bulls 12


Australian Dennis Moran completed a remarkable week as London Broncos
maintained their reputation as good travellers with a stunning
victory which halted Bradford's ambition of returning to the top of
Super League.

Moran scored a hat-trick in last week's win at Wakefield before
flying back home for a family funeral and only returned hours before
kick-off against the Bulls.

But he showed no sign of fatigue as he grabbed three more tries and
set up another to give the Londoners their first-ever win in Bradford
and halt the Bulls' run of 13 successive wins in cup and league since
February.

Although still without a win at home this season the Broncos have
also won on their travels at Hull, Wigan, Huddersfield and Wakefield.

Bradford were reeling as early as the fourth minute when Moran, Super
League's leading try-scorer last season, touched down a precise kick
to the line by scrum-half Chris Thorman who duly converted.

The Broncos continued to find huge gaps in Bradford's usually
formidable defence and piled on the pressure, benefiting from several
home handling errors.

Read more Sporting Life

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Warrington 30 drew with St Helens 30


A late Lee Penny try to salvage a 30-30 draw with St Helens was not
enough to satisfy Warrington boss Paul Cullen.

The Wolves led 24-10 early in the second half before St Helens
rallied to lead 30-24 but Penny's late score meant the two sides had
to share the spoils.

And Cullen, who was at least grateful to avoid the 56-6 drubbing his
side received when the teams met last month, said: "I'm concerned
that we lost a point and that's not being cute or smart.

"However it is very encouraging to play so well against a side who
were world champions not so long ago.

"We set out our stall not to be done by 60 points after being humbled
and embarrassed at Knowsley Road on Easter Monday.

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Campion stitches up victory


By Ray Chesterton: COWBOYS secondrower Kevin Campion, who was a New
Zealand Warrior at the time, once claimed more than 3000 stitches had
been inserted in his body during his career to hold him together.

Yesterday he helped hold the North Queensland Cowboys together
without need for stitches or local anesthetic.

In fact any anesthetic around seemed to have been absorbed by the
Dragons.

Nothing else could explain their poor attitude, lack of enthusiasm
and listlessness as the game was snatched from their wavering grasp
in the opening 16 minutes when the Cowboys shot to 18-0.

The Cowboys had no such problems and, although there were flashier
players on the day, Campion was the super glue that holds the team
together.

"We're very happy to have Kevin in the place," said coach Graham
Murray. "Players have told me he can hold the side when things get
tough."

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Anasta faces chop


By Dean Ritchie: NSW selectors are expected to deliver a bombshell
this morning by leaving Braith Anasta out of the side to play
Queensland in the opening State of Origin clash.

Anasta's form has come under close scrutiny and his disappointing
game in the Bulldogs' shock loss to the Wests Tigers on Saturday is
understood to have tipped the vote against him.

Barring any last-minute change of opinion in the selection room, the
five-eighth's position will be filled by either Melbourne's Scott
Hill or selectors will gamble on Dragons' stand-in pivot Shaun
Timmins.

With Anasta out of form the five-eight position has become a concern
for NSW with the first game to be played on Wednesday week at the
revamped Suncorp Stadium.

Read more Townsville Bulletin

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Origin hopes have hit man Flannery going in for the kill


By Roy Masters: Melbourne 20 Roosters 27

Sydney's Christopher Flannery played the role of rent-a-killer of
Melbourne's hopes yesterday, with a three-try involvement which may
have also guaranteed him a place in Queensland's team for the State
of Origin series.

Roosters coach Ricky Stuart realised the significance of Flannery's
try just on half-time and his role in another four minutes later.

"Chris got us out of a hole . . . a hole we were digging for
ourselves," he said.

With the Storm leading 12-2, Roosters captain Brad Fittler took a
pass with 45 seconds left and cut out two players, firing a bullet
pass to Flannery, who had come off the bench, to score the try.

Both teams trooped to the sheds at 12-8, the last-minute Roosters try
having a dispiriting effect on the home team, which had played with
more enterprise and enthusiasm.

The term hit man is usually associated with defence but Flannery
sliced down the short side four minutes into the second half, setting
up centre Ryan Cross, who sped down the flank before passing infield
to Craig Fitzgibbon, who converted his own try.

A place on Queensland's bench was an offer too good to refuse and
Flannery wasn't finished.

Read more SMH

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Stubborn southerners lose the script but not the plot


By Phil Gould: The Broncos are big. In fact, everything in Queensland
is big.

They have these giant forwards thundering the ball over the advantage
line and when they are on their game it can be very intimidating.

Shane Webcke, Petero Civoniceva, Gorden Tallis, Dane Carlaw (please
stop me when I get to a small bloke), Tonie Carroll, Andrew Gee and
Corey Parker. Imagine having to feed this lot for a week.

They run with power and purpose. They run not to deceive but to
intimidate and injure. I don't mean injure in a deliberate or illegal
sense, but to let you know what is in store if you stick your nose
into their business. It takes a brave band of men to stand their
ground against them. Many have tried over the years only to be
trampled into the dust.

On the back of this steamroller forward pack is a brilliant, quick-
thinking, quick-acting and quick-moving set of backs, headed by the
magical Darren Lockyer.

The backs feed off the space and second-phase play created by their
big men and at times the backline's skills can be even more
intimidating than the thought of tackling their giants.

Read more SMH

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Sheppard plays the Entertainer


By Brad Walter: St George Illawarra 16 North Queensland 36

Heard the story about the experienced former Sydney Roosters coach
who recently tried to snap his leading playmaker out of a form slump
with some harsh words while at a representative team camp?

He even went as far as to tell the halfback that he should be playing
reserve grade.

Sound familiar?

It should, because it happened to North Queensland's Chris Sheppard
just weeks before yesterday's man-of-the-match performance against St
George Illawarra at Kogarah Oval.

Initially considered the Cowboys' No.1 five-eighth then moved to
halfback when Nathan Fien suffered a season-ending knee injury in the
opening premiership round, Sheppard was dropped to the Queensland Cup
three weeks ago.

North Queensland coach Graham Murray, who took the Roosters to the
2000 grand final, wanted a halfback who could take the ball to the
line and keep the opposition guessing by mixing up his kicking,
passing and running game. Someone a bit like Andrew Johns, really.

So after the round-nine loss to Brisbane, he axed Sheppard. Murray
phoned from Newcastle, where the City Origin team he was coaching
were in camp, to explain why.

The move proved a masterstroke, with Sheppard yesterday scoring a try
and playing a role in three of his side's other five to help extend
the Cowboys' winning streak to three for the first time in the club's
eight-year history.

"I just said to him that I need a halfback that's on the ball all of
the time and he's done that perfectly the last two weeks," Murray
said. "I just think that most good halfbacks are on the football all
of the time - Johns and [Brett] Kimmorley, they're at them all of the
time - and I said to him if you show me in the Young Guns [reserves]
that you want to get there I'll tell you how to get there, and he did
that.

"He's come back and been brilliant. He's killing them now."

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Joey wanted their bodies on the line - and he got it


By Steve Mascord: Brisbane 22 Newcastle 32

Andrew Johns used a novel motivational tool to inspire Newcastle to a
great victories yesterday, telling teammates to go out in the second
half and get injured.

Fortunate to trail just 12-10 at the break, the Knights turned on an
astonishing performance in the second half to score their first win
over the Broncos in Brisbane, 32-22, in front of a 46,337 crowd for
the opening of the refurbished Suncorp Stadium.

Johns - the subject of intense speculation during the previous 10
days about his relationship with NSW coach Phil Gould - was in
everything as the Knights scored four second-half tries.

"With 'Joey' playing his 200th game, we were all really passionate
about the second half," said five-eighth Kurt Gidley, a late
inclusion in the starting side.

"Joey had a bit of a half-time talk about going out there and giving
110 per cent. He said, 'give it everything because we've got the bye
next week and if you're going to come out of the game with a few
injuries, this is the week to do it'."

Thankfully, few followed Johns's instructions to the letter. Prop
Steve Simpson suffered his back problem in the first half but second-
rower Ben Kennedy did pull up sore with a hamstring which is likely
to get plenty of publicity in the lead-up to Origin.

Read more SMH


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Scotland Summer Conference - Round 2

In Round 2 of the Scotland Summer Conference the Edinburgh Eagles
kept their eye on a third successive title by disposing of Glasgow
Bulls 64- 18. Kiwi Andre Thomas grabbed a hat-trick of tries and
fellow countrymen Karlie Hohua and Aaron Cowie netted a brace of
tries each for the Capital outfit.

Fife Lions disposed of Clyde Buccaneers at Rosyth by 36-22 in a hard
fought contest.

The other fixture between Portobello Playboys and Border Raiders was
postponed due to the Border side unable to raise a squad. The match
has been awarded to the seaside outfit 24-0.

Scotland RL

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North Beach 44 defeated Fremantle 24


The Fremantle Roosters rugby league club travelled to Charles Riley
oval last Saturday to take on the undefeated Sea Eagles in their
round five clash.

The Roosters may have lost 44 - 24 but gave the premiership
favourites a mighty scare for sixty minutes. Once again the twenty
minute hoodoo struck the Roosters who dropped off the pace and
intensity to let North Beach pounce to score three try's in fifteen
minutes to snuff out Fremantle's chance of an upset.

The Roosters ambushed the Sea -Eagles early to score two try's in the
opening fifteen minutes to lead 8 - nil and were attacking constantly
and threatened to further score but North's defence held out.
Halftime saw the Roosters leading the Sea Eagles 18-14 after North's
scored two late try's to close the gap.

Many of the Fremantle faithful supporters thought an upset was
brewing but the second half was a disaster as North Beach stepped up
a gear and were ruthless scoring five unanswered try's.

The Roosters seemed unsettled when fullback Brad Baker failed to
return to the field after a rib injury. Captain Jason Edmunds was at
another loss to explain his sides second half fade out, but believes
his team has plenty of time to turn it around come semi-final time.

Best for the Roosters was Rogers, Edmunds, Waikari, Bygraves and
Horan. The Roosters reserves suffered the same fate as they led North
Beach 10-8 at halftime only to be blown away in the second half to
lose 44-14.

Next Game for the Roosters is away to the Bulldogs at Centenary Park
Belmont Saturday 14th June.

Fremantle RL

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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Wrap-up

The first XXXX Ted Beaumont Trophy matches for the season were played
at Davies Park on Saturday.

Sunnybank were easy winners in Southside 2, defeating Bulimba Valleys
68-22. Bulimba were in the match until half time, with Sunnybank
leading 30-18 at the break, despite having a player sent off early in
the match. In the second half it was all Sunnybank, with Sunnybank
winning 68-22.

The Southside 3 match was also close at half time, Slacks Creek
leading Mt Gravatt 18?12. Slacks Creek were superior in the second
half, winning by 46-16.

The closest of the three Trophy matches was the Southside 4 match
between North Stradbroke Island and Browns Plains. Browns Plains led
18-0 after 25 minutes, but Stradbroke came back to trail only 16-18
at the break. In the second half Stradbroke raced to a 34-18 lead,
but Browns Plains came back strongly, with North Stradbroke winning
the match 34-30.

In Open 1, Easts beat St Brendans 34-18 to retain the competition
lead. Dayboro had a close 20-16 win over Rochedale to retain second
place. Souths Logan moved into third place on the ladder with a 42-16
win over Brothers Juniors. In the final match, Banyo just beat Aspley
22-20. Easts play Dayboro for the Ted Beaumont Trophy at Davies Park
on Monday 9 June at 3.00 PM.

Pine Rivers retained their lead in Northside 2 with a 22-2 win over
Normanby-UQ, while second placed Ferny Grove had the bye. Brisbane
Natives continued their good recent form with a 34-4 win over Arana
Hills. Pine Rivers and Ferny Grove play for the Ted Beaumont Trophy
next Saturday at Davies Park at 3.00 PM.

In Northside 3, Burpengary remain undefeated after beating Holy
Spirit 44-6. Mitchelton retain second place with a 24-14 win over
Normanby, while Deception Bay share third place with Holy Spirit
after beating Dayboro 44-4. Next Saturday Burpengary will play
Mitchelton for the Ted Beaumont Trophy at Davies Park at 1.15 PM.

Norths Juniors and Logan Brothers qualified for the Ted Beaumont
Trophy in the Albert Bishop Shield after Norths beat Carina 44-16 and
Logan Brothers had the bye. They will play for the Trophy on Monday 9
June at Davies Park at 1.15 PM. Rochedale retained third place in the
competition with a 40-0 win over St Brendans, while Valleys Juniors
stay in fourth place after beating Pine Rivers 32-18.

In the Arthur Sparks Shield, Sunnybank retained the competition lead
with a narrow 16?12 win over Logan Brothers. Springwood retain second
place despite losing to Wynnum Juniors 20-30. Valleys Juniors are in
third place after beating Centenary 46-22 and Albany Creek moved into
fourth place with a 26-8 win over Stafford.

On Monday 9 June, Sunnybank play Springwood for the Ted Beaumont
Trophy at Davies Park at 11.30 AM.

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BRISBANE SECOND DIVISION RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS

Open 1 Banyo 22 beat Aspley 20. Souths Logan 42 beat Brothers Juniors
16. Eastern Suburbs 34 beat St Brendans 18. Dayboro 20 beat Rochedale
16.

Northside 2 Brook Sharks 30 beat Fortitude Valley Juniors 16.
Brisbane Natives 34 beat Arana Hills 4. Pine Rivers 22 beat Normanby-
UQ 2. Samford 16 beat Brighton 10. Ferny Grove bye.

Southside 2 Ted Beaumont Trophy Sunnybank 68 beat Bulimba Valleys 22.

Northside 3 Burpengary 44 beat Holy Spirit 6. Deception Bay Bombers
44 beat Dayboro 4. Mitchelton 24 beat Normanby 14. Bracken Ridge bye.

Southside 3 Ted Beaumont Trophy Slacks Creek 46 beat Mt Gravatt 16.

Southside 4 Ted Beaumont Trophy North Stradbroke Island 34 beat
Browns Plains 30.

Albert Bishop Shield Fortitude Valley Juniors 32 beat Pine Rivers 18.
Rochedale 40 beat St Brendans 0. Brighton 20 beat Capalaba 4. Norths
Juniors 44 beat Carina 16. Arana Hills 20 drew Redlands 20. Logan
Brothers bye.

Arthur Sparks Shield Fortitude Valley Juniors 46 beat Centenary 22.
Wynnum Manly Juniors 30 beat Springwood 20. Albany Creek 26 beat
Stafford 8. Sunnybank 16 beat Logan Brothers 12.



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Roosters 27 defeat Storm 20

Reigning National Rugby League premiers Sydney Roosters have become
the first visiting team to win at Olympic Park this season, beating
Melbourne Storm 27-20.

The Roosters reversed a 12-2 deficit to steamroll Melbourne in the
second half and break the Storm's unbeaten home record.

Melbourne had been excellent for the first 35 minutes, racing to a 12-
2 lead thanks to solid defence, one moment of magic and one moment of
luck.

The opening try was a pearler - skipper Stephen Kearney slipping a
great one-handed pass to second rower Kirk Reynoldson, who sprinted
40m before finding Marcus Bai, whose basketball-style pass sent
Steven Bell over to score.

Then halfback Matt Orford crossed in the 30th minute after hooker Cam
Smith's grubber kick went through Roosters' half Brett Finch's legs
close to the line for a grateful Orford to swoop and score.

But with seconds remaining until halftime, the Storm's defence was
cracked by Roosters playmaker Brad Fittler.

Fittler delivered a perfectly-timed pass to the outstanding Chris
Flannery, who stepped through some ordinary defence and touched down
to reduce the Storm's halftime lead to 12-8.

The Roosters opened up the Storm at will in the second half, with
Flannery starting the rot four minutes after the break, slipping a
tackle and finding second rower Craig Fitzgibbon for the first of his
two tries.

Then hooker Craig Wing and Fitzgibbon crossed again in quick
succession to give the visitors a 26-14 lead.

Storm centre Bell brought his side within striking distance in the
75th minute with his second try, before Fittler slotted a field goal
inside the final two minutes to seal victory.

The only sour note for the Roosters was Queensland State of Origin
back Justin Hodges being placed on report for a high tackle on Storm
fullback Billy Slater.

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Cowboys 36 defeat Dragons 16

North Queensland winger Matt Sing scored a first half double and put
a mortgage on a Queensland jersey as the Cowboys stunned St George
Illawarra 36-16 in their National Rugby League game at Oki Jubilee
Stadium.

Sing won the race to two Chris Sheppard kicks in the first half and
has now scored 14 tries in 11 games this season, making him the equal
leading try-scorer in the premiership with Penrith's Rhys Wesser.

Dragons fans started making for the exits with 20 minutes remaining
after the Cowboys added added second half tries through Ty Williams
and Glenn Morrison.

Lance Thompson managed a lone reply for the Dragons with four minutes
remaining.

The six-try romp elevated the Cowboys above St George Illawarra and
the Bulldogs on the NRL ladder and into the top eight.

Yahoo Sports

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Newcastle 32 defeat Broncos 22

knights 32 defeat Brilliant Newcastle halfback Andrew Johns put a
week of drama with NSW Origin coach Phil Gould behind him to spoil
Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium homecoming party.

Johns and Newcastle didn't just spoil it -- they ruined the big day
completely for a majority of the 46,337 fans by coming from 12-10
down at half time to win 32-22.

It was Newcastle's first victory over the Broncos in 10 attempts in
Brisbane since both teams entered the ARL in 1988.

It was a major victory for Johns who'd endured a difficult
preparation with reports of his falling out with Gould further
fuelled by claims Gould told him his form would have him in reserve
grade with the Sydney Roosters.

The mood at Lang Park after the game was a far cry from 1988 when the
Broncos originals, led by Wally Lewis and Alfie Langer, humbled the
then defending premiers Manly 44-10 in front of 17,000 excited fans.

Newcastle winger Anthony Quinn turned the game for Newcastle with
tries on either side of halfway, the first with 32 seconds left in
the first half to cut the lead to 12-10 and the second two minutes
after the re-start grabbing an intercept pass 50 metres out.

Quinn's try lifted the Knights up a gear and two minutes later Timana
Tahu crossed again to push the lead out to 20-12.

Matt Gidley scored in the 58th minutes and when Tahu grabbed his
second in the 66th minute the game was out of Brisbane's reach at 32-
12.

Brisbane ran in two tries to forward Dane Carlaw and winger Stu Kelly
in the last five minutes to make the score appear much closer at 32-
22.

Brisbane lock Tony Carroll, in line for Origin selection on Monday,
was put on report by referee Tim Mander for his fifth minute tackle
on Knights prop Josh Perry.

SMH

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Widnes 34 defeated Wakefield 6

Widnes boss Neil Kelly praised his side's improved defence after
their 34-6 home victory over Wakefield on Saturday.

Widnes have been on the receiving end of some heavy defeats on recent
weeks but put that behind them tonight to claim a well-deserved
Tetley's Super League victory over an out-classed Wakefield.

Daniel Frame, Chris Giles, Julian F O'Neill, Paul Devlin, Ryan
Sheridan and Deon Bird all crossed for Widnes tries before Wakefield
got their solitary effort, through Ben Jeffries.

Kelly was pleased to see his defence tighten up, although he still
found reason to criticise the Vikings' attack.

He said: "Leading 16-0 at half time was a very good platform. If I
was being picky I could say we should have turned early second-half
pressure into more points but I was impressed with our defence.

"We have done a lot of work in that department after some heavy
defeats and this is another step forward.

"Wakefield suffered from injuries and they may be in for a tough
June, but they deserved their late try."

Wakefield coach Shane McNally added: "We have to work harder and we
have now had two poor matches in a row.

"We had designs on moving up the league ladder but have to remedy the
faults to start achieving that objective."

Sporting Life

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Let's forget the fallout and focus on the journey ahead

Phil Gould: The first origin camp has finally arrived. Let's hope
people will now concentrate on the 34 great footballers who get the
privilege to play in the first origin contest to be held at the
renovated home of Queensland rugby league, Lang Park (sorry, Suncorp
Stadium) and get away from the rubbish that has been dominating the
headlines.

The NSW camp this week will be a time for work and play.

As footballers, our boys will have to prepare for a game of football
against 17 very talented players.

This, funnily enough, is the easy part. Our game will be simple,
relying on the basics and allowing for individual talent to shine.

As a team, however, we will have to prepare ourselves for the fight
of a lifetime. This is where relationships between the players become
important. Bringing together 17 men from different clubs, different
styles and different backgrounds to fight for a common cause is
essential to any hope of success.

Our week will begin with the obligatory medical and fitness testing
followed by a short training session just to work off a bit of the
soreness from the weekend games.

On Tuesday morning we have the team photos, autographing of
merchandise and a light weights session in the gym.

That afternoon we are off to Toyota Park for a training session,
followed by the Blues fans day which was a huge success at Parramatta
Stadium last year. I hope we get lots of kids there to meet the
players.

Last year we opened our preparation to the community, allowing fans
to play a part in our build-up to the big games.

The players really appreciated their support and it comes as a
reminder that origin contests are not just about us and that all
league fans have a stake in the result.

Wednesday will be a full day of training, with morning and afternoon
sessions, and some relaxation time for the players, then a dinner
with sponsors and contest winners.

Thursday is another day of serious training, including field sessions
and gym work followed by a free evening for the players to do as they
please.

On Friday morning we will give the boys a solid hit-out before a
barbecue for all players, staff and their families. After lunch they
are free to go home and we will not see them again until Sunday
evening, when they return to camp after watching their club teams
play.

We will train on Monday morning in Sydney and by this time the
physical part of our preparation should be complete. We fly to
Brisbane on Monday afternoon.

On Tuesday we will have a light session on the new Lang Park just to
give our kickers a feel for the place.

I never plan to do too much in this session because usually the
Queenslanders organise too many distractions at the ground and I
don't like to rely on this session as the last one before the game.
They certainly do us no favours north of the border.

The mental build-up to the contest will be left mainly to the
individuals.

They won't require any motivation and they are well aware of what's
at stake. My input will be minimal but I will be watching closely.
You never know when you may be needed.

I doubt very much there will be any great tactics employed for this
game. With 52,000 screaming Maroons fans so close to the action we
won't be able to hear too much on the field, so it's best we don't
rely too much on calls and plays as the recipe for success.

SMH

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Tigers 20 defeated Bulldogs 14

By Greg Prichard: Last season, when Wests Tigers beat the Bulldogs at
the Sydney Showground, the Bulldogs hadn't yet established themselves
as that scorching hot team that looked headed for a premiership until
it all came undone in the salary-cap scandal.

Now that the Tigers have done it to them at the same ground in
another upset it is further evidence of how much the Bulldogs are
struggling to find their former selves in the wake of the player
payment crisis.

The Tigers are to be congratulated for the heart they put into last
night's performance and hopefully for the club it will be the start
of a run of good form that will take them closer to the top eight
than to the wooden spoon.

As a victory it is even more important because it serves as an
advertisement for the team's willingness to respond under pressure
and ignore injuries at a time when the Tigers are trying to attract
the right players on their recruitment drive for next year.

But the Bulldogs were shocking and they knew it.

"I don't want to take anything away from the Tigers, congratulations
to them, but we were disgraceful in every department, with and
without the ball," said Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes.

"No one likes to get beat, but to play as poorly as we did is
extremely disappointing. All the guys are embarrassed, but it's done
now and if you dwell on it your next week's performance won't be much
better."

Read more Sun-Herald

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Parramatta 28 defeated Souths 4

By Brad Walter: Parramatta winger Matt Petersen last night equalled
the club record for the most tries in a match as the Eels ended a
month of agony in impressive fashion.

After three successive two-point losses, the Eels finally broke
through for their first win in six weeks against an outgunned South
Sydney outfit and Petersen's four-try haul gave the side reason for
double celebration.

Crossing twice in each half, the former Perth Reds junior joined a
list of famous names to have scored four tries in a game, including
Eric Grothe, Ray Price and Dick Thornett.

Utility Paul Taylor was the last Eel to do so 15 years ago.

Petersen was also the first Parramatta player to have done so at home
since Mitchell Wallace in 1949 and the former winger writes a letter
to each person to equal his record, saying: "Welcome to the four try
club."

Read moreSun-Herald


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Penrith 34 defeated NZ Warriors 12

By Steve Mascord: Preston Campbell covered himself in glory with
three tries as Penrith strung together seven wins for the first time
in their 37-season history last night.

A near-capacity crowd of 20,280 cheered John Lang's side on to a
crushing success, Campbell snatching touchdowns in the 19th, 22nd and
68th minutes. He scored 22 points in all, adding five goals.

It was a dismal night for the Warriors, who had a try controversially
disallowed before half-time and conceded the defeat-inflicting try on
the back of a penalty they hotly contested.

"Everything's going against us," replacement Motu Tony said after
linesman Glynn Henderson reported a Wairangi Koopu high tackle that
happened on the opposite side of the field.

Read more Sun-Herald

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Castleford 32 defeated Huddesfield 18

Castleford's Graham Steadman was not entirely happy with his side's
display in their 32-18 win over Huddersfield.

The Tigers were 32-6 up before the Giants gave the score
respectability with two late tries.

Steadman said: "We lost our way a bit in the final quarter after I
gave some of our younger players a run-out.

"We were winning and looking good but I felt the referee was a little
bit intimidated in the closing stages. I don't think he got the
support of his in-goal touch judge.

"Michael Eagar and Mike Smith had excellent games. We were strong
down our left-hand side where Eagar and Darren Rogers ran well off
Danny Orr."

Huddersfield coach Tony Smith added: "We had a really poor first half
but did much better in the second period.

"Castleford are a pretty consistent team at the moment and that is
what we are trying to build towards.

"We have got to put two halves together and when we do that we will
start to compete with teams like Castleford.

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Leeds 30 defeated Wigan 20

Wigan coach Stuart Raper is threatening to wield the axe after the
Warriors blew a healthy 14-0 lead and were beaten 30-20 by Leeds at
the JJB Stadium.

Raper was unimpressed by the display and a number of his players
could be switched around before they take to the field again.

"A lot of individuals under-performed and I'll be looking closely at
making some positional changes," he said.

"I'm pretty disappointed. I thought we had the opportunity to win the
game but a lot of players let their mates down.

"If you give Leeds a sniff they take it and I thought we made two bad
defensive decisions.

"I thought we looked flat and didn't want to do that little bit
extra."

Wigan also picked up fresh injury problems with Adrian Lam, Danny
Sculthorpe and Brett Dallas joining the casualty list.

Not surprisingly Leeds coach Daryl Powell was delighted with the way
his team bounced back after a crushing defeat by Bradford Bulls.

Read More Sporting Life

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Hull 60 defeated Halifax 10

Halifax 10

Brilliant Hull full-back Steve Prescott scored 28 of his side's
points as they destroyed hapless Halifax at The Shay.

Prescott, Super League's leading scorer, went over for two tries and
kicked a perfect 10 out of 10 goals in a brilliant man-of-the-match
display.

The home side emerged to the theme of 'The Great Escape', but they
will need a lot more than stirring music if they are to get
themselves out of the fix they find themselves in.

Both sides were desperate

Read more Sportiong Life


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Canberra 20 defeated Sharks 16

A shocking late blunder from Cronulla pair David Peachey and Matthew
Rieck handed Canberra a 20-14 victory in a National Rugby League
thriller at Toyota Park.

With the scores locked at 14-14 and four minutes left on the clock,
Peachey elected not to dive on a loose ball that was his for the
taking, allowing Canberra winger Michael Robertson to toe the ball
ahead into the Sharks' in-goal area.

Rieck won the race to the ball but made a hash of his attempt to
ground it and Robertson pounced for the match winning try.

The tense victory consolidated Canberra's spot on the top of the
ladder and ended Cronulla's three match winning streak.

The Sharks only had themselves to blame.

They scored three tries to two, could have led by 20 points at
halftime, while halfback and captain Brett Kimmorley failed to
convert any of the tries.

The defeat also might have come at a great personal cost to NSW State
of Origin hopeful Jason Stevens, who limped off with a leg injury
after just 23 minutes.

The Cronulla medical staff put Stevens through a fitness test at half-
time but the veteran prop was unable to run.

Desperate to impress selectors, Stevens was then seen on the exercise
bike on the sideline early in the second half before he finally
called it a night.

His final contribution before the Blues name their squad on Monday
for Origin 1 at Suncorp stadium on June 11 was six tackles and nine
hit-ups for 65 metres gained.

The score was 4-4 at half-time after the Sharks bombed two tries, and
try saving tackles from Robertson and fellow Raiders winger Jamaal
Lolesi denied them two others.

The Sharks at least managed the only try of the first half, young
five-eighth Greg Bird beating four tackles to cross in the seventh
minute.

Canberra fullback Clinton Schifcofske landed penalty goals in the
second and 31st minutes to have the Raiders level at the break.

The Sharks made a dream start to the second half with interchange
forwards Michael Sullivan and Matt Hilder both crashing over within
seven minutes of the resumption.

But Kimmorley's errant goalkicking kept the Raiders in the game as
the Sharks clung to a 12-4 lead.

Canberra interchange forward Terry Martin marked his first game back
since breaking his arm against Parramatta in round five with a
critical try in the 61st minute.

Schifcofske added the extras to make it 12-10 and tied the game up
with a penalty goal six minutes later.

Kimmorley put the Sharks back in front 14-12 with a penalty goal in
the 70th minute.

But Peachey - who had a forgettable night having also butchered a try
in the first half - conceded a dumb penalty in front of the sticks to
enable Schifcofske to slot another penalty to once again lock up the
match.

Schifcofske's conversion of Robertson's try gave him six crucial
goals from six attempts.

Canberra's victory ended a 10 year hoodoo at Toyota Park - the
Raiders hadn't won at the Sharks' home ground since 1993.

NRL



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Question: I was just wondering if anyone has a good weights program
for rugby league. I know all the lifts, but I need a good program for
the season.

Answer by Kerry mailto:kjb57@...

You need to be assessed by a trainer experienced in designing
programs for RL players.

You need a program that addresses the following;

Your age,build, position you play, your strengths & weaknesses (incl
injuries old or recent, medical condition and what outcomes your
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If your serious about a weight program then you need to also discuss
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Designing programs for RL players requires a great deal of expertise
and experience given the complex nature of the physical demands a
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There is no one program fits all system consequently to obtain a
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Something no one here could hope to do.


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