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* TODAYS CONTENTS 23/06/03
SPORTS PERFORMER - An Affordable Video Analysis System
RLCM COMMENT - State of Origin - Analysis of Play the Balls.
RLCM - A RLCM EXTRACT An Approach to Short Term Coaching from the
article written by Ray Unsworth - Director of Coach Education,
The Rugby Football League, U.K.
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SPORTS PERFORMER - An Affordable Video Analysis System that is not
complicated to use.
The recorded game required for analysis is played through a normal
VHS video player and saved to the PC hard drive.
Games can be recorded with the normal VHS video camera or a digital
video camera and a recent model computer is needed.
The common denominator that linked all interested parties at the
recent Football Expo was the was the simplicity and the affordable
price of SPORT PERFORMER.
The SPORT PERFORMER software priced at AUS$2500.00 will soon be
demonstrated on the Gold Coast at the Runaway Bay Super Sports Centre
and further sales are expected.
The SPORTS PERFORMER will isolate - any statistic, players, plays,
events in the game or whatever a coach requires. Any part of the game
can be recorded and analysed in detail eg. analysing a teams decision
making on the fourth, fifth or sixth plays, analysing an oppositions
defence on the short side in their red zone.
The software will build performance and technique, a coach can
isolate a player and review him on a weekly, monthly or season basis.
Innovative coaches gain the edge with their in-depth knowledge of
opposition players' body movements - their strengths, weaknesses and
style, and of the team's defence patterns and attacking strategies.
Successful clubs and coaches have been using analysis systems for
many years either by purchasing expensive systems or by having
information supplied through an IT analysis consultant.
The cost for studious coaches or clubs, who are not in the
professional bracket, to have access to an analysis system has always
been too prohibitive.
So do you think the SPORT PERFORMER, an affordable Video Data System
priced at AUS$2,500.00, is worth an enquiry?
The SPORT PERFORMER has been developed by Rugby League people for
coaches and clubs worldwide.
The orders and the indications of further sales from several high
profile rugby league organisations who saw the Sports Performer
demonstration at the recent Telstra Football Expo in Sydney were
encouraging for the developers.
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RLCM COMMENT - State of Origin - Analysis of Play the Balls.
By Gary Roberts
From an abridged version of the Laws of the Game in the NRL Media
Guide, the glossary refers to the Play the Ball as: The act of
bringing the ball into play after a tackle.
Then for Tackle the glossary says: Refer to the Play the Ball
definition.
Thus it can be safely said that a completed Tackle ends play and the
immediate Play the Ball is the beginning of the next play.
Therefore, the more quickly one team can end being Tackled and
quickly begin their next Play the Ball, should be an advantage.
This is simple information that all coaches and players are aware of.
However, take it further and look at the tacklers. By putting into
practice the opposite of the above and slowing down the opposition
in the Tackle and then having an effective marking system, they
should have an advantage over the period of the game.
A simple game plan around the ruck area could be:
1. In attack, the ball runner should attempt to finish being
Tackled quickly.
2. In attack, the ball runner should be aware of the rewards of a
quick Play the Ball.
3. In defence, do not let the opposition get to the ground quickly,
thus eliminating a quick Play The Ball.
4. In defence, the markers are to be aware of the effects that a
quick Play the Ball can have.
Again, this is simple information that coaches are aware of but if a
team has positive stats in achieving points 1, 2, 3, and 4
efficiently then the major part of the overall game plan can evolve.
And that is the containment of the opposition and making them spend
50% of their game time in their half, thus eliminating a positive
kicking game.
So if a team can maintain an intensity for 80 minutes based around
the above points it would have a fair chance of winning.
The Sydney Roosters where NSW coach Gould is the coaching director
have used this method twice in the last 12 months when defeating the
Brisbane Broncos coached by Queensland coach Wayne Bennett
An analysis of the first State of Origin shows that the NSW Play the
Balls were 25% faster than Queensland over the 80 minutes.
Queensland were contained in their own half for 50% of the game and
the majority of their Play the Ball speeds were in the 3 to 5 second
bracket.
NSW were able to maintain a continuous rate of intensity for 80
minutes which was the result of the majority of 2 and 3 second Play
the Balls going the way of the Blues.
New South Wales 25 defeated Queensland 12
The interest now moves to Sydney for the second State of Origin on
Wednesday night.
NSW, buoyed with a win and the knowledge that they contained
Queensland effectively in the first game, must be confident. Added
to this is Andrew Johns saying that he thinks NSW can play even
better
means that Queensland must move to a higher level for this game.
"There are still areas to improve. As a team we missed opportunities
and I think I missed opportunities when I could have done some more
with the ball," Johns said ominously.
Maroon's Coach Wayne Bennett would be concerned as this is a must win
game. Hopefully, for Queensland's sake the selectors have given him
the players to institute a game plan involving a method of play that
will allow Queensland to spend more than 50% of game time in NSW
territory.
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KANGAROO TOUR 2003
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two exciting tours later this year for Aussie and UK supporters.
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RLCM will be conducting Rugby League Coaching Forums in the UK
coinciding with the Kangaroo Tour.
The Forums will be held at Bolton - 8th November, Wigan - 12th
November and at Huddersfield - 19th November.
Any coaches who are contemplating experiencing the 2003 Kangaroo Tour
and who would also wish to attend the RLCM UK Forums, should contact
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Teaching skills for coaches.
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Sport and technology.
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as well as provide valuable information in preparation for training.
Most technologies discussed will be portable or laptop based systems.
Examples include game analysis, skill analysis and programming
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Planning coaching programs.
How effectively coaching sessions are planned and implemented
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strategies relating to periodisation, outcome based training,
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scheduling the extra activities/responsibilities in to a training
week. In this approach sport science and sport specific training and
competition activities will be fully integrated and sequenced to
provide for optimum performance.
Contemporary issues in coaching.
This unit discusses contemporary issues pertinent to todays coach.
Topics include leadership development, the dilemma of drugs and
ergogenic aids, the development of high performance teams and the
various roles of a head coach. Relevant issues will be explored
throughout this unit.
Elite athlete development.
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involved in athlete development. Specifically this focuses on
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Ethical and legal issues in coaching.
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Applying sport science to coaching.
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Eligibility: Graduate Certificate of Coach Education
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A RLCM EXTRACT from the article written by Ray Unsworth - Director of
Coach Education, The Rugby Football League, U.K
An Approach to Short Term Coaching
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Once coaches reach a certain level or standing in
Rugby League then it is quite likely they may be
invited to work with a side preparing to play within a
representative framework.
I might suggest that the opportunity to prepare this
side in no way resembles the work you do, at your
club on a weekly, monthly or seasonal basis.
Preparation when working with a representative team
can and does vary, for example you may have two or
three 2-hour get togethers, a two-day camp or even
meet today play tomorrow.
Whatever the scenario, it is less than ideal. Even if
you are afforded a number of sessions over a period
of time, that can also create its own set of problems
for the bigger the gap between sessions, then the harder
it is to attain a rhythm.
Although coaches in my experience always want more
time with their players the reality when working in
rep football is that youve not got it! Therefore
management of the time you have got is crucial, and
from the outset you must have:
Clear Objectives
Coaching in this environment as previously mentioned
is not like the work done at your clubs. The planning
you do at club level is of a lesser significance because
the reality is that you have got everyday to improve.
Improvement in performance at club level can be
gradual; it can be over a season or any given period of
time.
But as coach to a rep side, you need your sessions to
have an immediate and:
Dramatic effect on performance
And in order to achieve that, then you must be clear
on the key techniques and tactics that you wish to
employ, and I believe that the key to your success
may well be in your ability to create an environment
built on:
Communication with your players and mutual trust
Every person involved in the team should know
exactly what is happening, but more importantly be
empowered and have a feeling of ownership for what
is to become:
Their part in YOUR strategy
And why, simple, because:
Players have to believe in what they are doing.
And you as coach should also believe in the team.
For you can do anything to shape and prepare your
side, but you cant take the next step and cross the
whitewash with them. In other words its back to trust
again, you have got to rely on your players to deal
with the job at hand.
So how is it possible as a coach, in a short space of
time to create an effect?
And what is it when outlining your strategy that the
players:
· Need to know?
· Must know? or indeed is
· Nice to know?
In short term situations I think it is fair to say nice to
know is a non starter.
The information for preparation you need to impart
most certainly falls into the need and must know
must do categories.
For example the last representative side I prepared
involved just two training sessions, my clear
objectives where that the first session would need to
be classroom based, affording me the opportunity to
meet the players, discuss football and explore a simple
model within a theory session, where as coach I get
the opportunity to outline ideas and from the
discussions and agreed outcomes formulate areas for
our game preparation.
In my experience, and in such situations, its not what
you say, its the way that you say it, and my approach
to this session was to outline and broker exactly how
I wanted them to play, but in doing so:
· empower the players,
· give them ownership,
· involve them in making significant
decisions and
· give them genuine input into the creation
of any game plan we chose to adopt
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* Successful Attack - With Grant Bell
* An Approach to Short Term Coaching Written by Ray Unsworth - RFL
* Making the Transition - With Rick Stone - Burleigh Bears Coach
* Duty of Care, Responsibility and Liability - With Phil Jones
* Andrew Johns' Mental Skills Checklist
* Responsibilities of the Team Manager
* Fine Tuning the Player with Instinctive Drives - With Jill Horder
* What Type of Person Makes a Good Coach
* Wigan, Now Develop the Best - Written by Gary Roberts
* Testing... How, Why, Who, Where and When by Wayne Goldsmith
* A Suggested Plan for a RL Environment by Steve Anderson
* League Coach Forum -
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* Stop those injuries - Doug King RCpN PG Dip SportMed
* Kicking Drills
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ENGLISH COACH REQUIRES POSITION IN AUSTRALIA
I am a 33 year old married man with two rugby league fanatic sons
aged 12 & 14.
I am a qualified senior rugby league coach currently coaching
Thornhill Trojans ARLFC in the Premier Division of the National
Conference League, the most elite amateur league in the UK.
Last season I helped the team advance up the league by four places.
and also reached the 3rd level of the Challenge Cup going out of the
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I have coached at junior, youth and senior level for 12 years and I
have also coached at representative level with Yorkshire U18.
I have a degree in Sports Psychology, gained at Newcastle University,
and I have excellent player/coach communication skills. during the
past season I have introduced both a solid defensive pattern and
developed our attacking flair.
I am looking for a position at any level of rugby league in
Australia, but preferably I would like to coach senior grade if
possible.
My family and I are keen to re-locate to Australia if the opportunity
arose.
I currently work as a community centre manager, I have also had 6
years industrial sales experience and I am also a qualified MIG & MMa
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My wife currently works as a school administration worker.
If you feel you may have anything of interest for me please feel free
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Coaching Director Required
Burleigh Heads Junior R.L.F.C. is seeking a Coaching Director for the
2004 season.
Burleigh Heads J.R.L.F.C. is a leading club on the Gold Coast with
over 30 junior coaches.
The coaching director would need:
* Minimum of Level II coaching certificate
* To be a proficient educator of adults
* Be a good communicator
* Be actively involved in all aspects of junior rugby league
* Have some basic computer and administration skills.
Apply in writing to:
Graeme Tonkin,
President,
Burleigh Heads Junior R.L.F.C.
P.O. Box 235
Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
or by email to: mailto:
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Fitness Conditioner seeks R.L. Position
Ryan McNeely - Fitness Conditioner and Senior Coach
My name is Ryan McNeely; I am currently self-employed, contracted to
a fitness consultancy as their head of strength conditioning.
I am a sports science graduate working within professional English
football with extensive knowledge and experience of designing and
implementing physical conditioning programmes.
Over the past four years I have been involved with 20 professional
football clubs including Manchester City, Leeds United and Bolton
Wanderers.
I have consistently delivered and developed season long conditioning
programmes, incorporating all aspects of fitness, tailored to each
individuals needs, within each club.
I have organised and run, strength, speed, agility and sports
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Coaches & coaching Director For 2004 season We are a high quality
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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.
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* Excellent communication skills
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* 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
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October 1999-July 2001: Haydock Thistle Leisure Spa, Haydock.
Sports Injury Therapist. Self-employed Sports Therapist involves the
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May 1997- February 1998: Millennium Health and Fitness, Haydock.
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* Senior Coach Award (Coaching Education Programme), Salford City
* Club Coach Award (Coaching Education Programme), Warrington Wolves.
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* Fitness Conditioning in Rugby League, Wigan Warriors.
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I currently play Rugby League for Warrington Collegiate Institute in
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R.L. COACH LOOKING FOR COACHING POSITION QLD 2004 SEASON
I am 38yo, looking for a Senior Coaching position in the Southern
Queensland area.
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* SportsTrainer /Conditioner with great success.
New to Southern QLD area.
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Fit4Perfection Personal Training
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Phone/Fax International: 61-7-5528-2879 (QLD)
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Senior UK coach seeks club
I am a 31 year old Senior coach based in England and have set myself
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next five years.
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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I have a Degree in Sport & Exercise Science (Biomechanics, Nutrition,
Physiology, Psychology) Therefore have a broad knowledge of factors
that influence elite performance.
I currently work as a Community Development Worker (F/T), and a Rugby
League developement worker (P/T) and would love to work full time in a
rugby related position.
If anyone has any information or guidance please contact me on:
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Bronco demon haunts Raiders
By DEAN RITCHIE: BRISBANE had a bye at the weekend yet somehow still
managed to inflict more pain on poor Canberra.
For the second successive week the Broncos unsettled the Raiders.
Last Sunday, Brisbane defeated Canberra 24-20. Yesterday, the
hangover from that match probably cost the Raiders victory against
the New Zealand Warriors.
The Warriors came back from a 10-point deficit to record a 26-18
victory in front of more than 18,000 fans.
After the match, Canberra veteran Rubin Wiki admitted that last
weekend's game against Brisbane had drained his side mentally and
physically.
"For sure, that took a lot out of us," Wiki said.
"And we made too many errors today.
"The Warriors took advantage."
Canberra looked set to record their 11th victory this season and
retain their position on top of the Telstra Premiership when leading
16-6 midway through the first half.
Read more Daily Telegraph
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Tests for Ben Walker after KO
By Jon Geddes; MANLY five-eighth Ben Walker will undergo a
precautionary MRI scan on his head and neck today after being knocked
unconscious for seven minutes in Saturday night's 36-18 win over
Cronulla.
The Sea Eagles star was transferred from Brookvale Oval to Royal
North Shore Hospital, where he had X-rays before being released just
before midnight.
"I've got a really bad headache, but the worst thing are the spasms
in my neck," Walker said as he rested at home yesterday.
Read more Foxsports
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Maroons sweat on Lockyer
Steve Ricketts: THE sight of Darren Lockyer hobbling of the field
after training yesterday sent alarm bells ringing before the
Maroons' "must win" Origin match on Wednesday.
But Queensland manager Chris Close was quick to play down any injury
scare, last night insisting the star playmaker's ankle problems would
not keep him out of Origin II in Sydney.
"I promise you he will be first class," Close said.
"There is no risk about him playing, but we have to err on the side
of caution sometimes."
Certainly, it appears Lockyer will not be given goal-kicking duties
which could go to rookie hooker Mick Crocker.
Crocker practised his kicking after a training run with the Southport
Tigers Group 18 side at Carrara yesterday while Lockyer limped off
the field.
Physiotherapist Michael Dalgleish said Lockyer had no problems
running in a straight line but sometimes suffered pain when changing
direction.
"But Locky can usually run the problem out after a few minutes," he
said.
Close said Lockyer trained well yesterday afternoon despite being
excused from contact drills.
Queensland skipper Gorden Tallis said the Maroons had learned "a hell
of lot" from the 25-12 Origin I loss at Suncorp Stadium.
"The bigger the prize the deeper the wound when you lose," Tallis
said. "In saying that I think NSW can improve a fair bit as well."
Read more Courier Mail
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Gould just playing games: Qld
By Stuart Honeysett: QUEENSLAND accused Phil Gould of indulging in
another round of mind games with his players after NSW's coach
yesterday tipped the Blues to lose this week's second State of Origin
match at Telstra Stadium.
After the Blues' injury-disrupted preparation last week, Gould voiced
concern in his Sunday newspaper column and later as a commentator for
the Nine Network.
"All I'm saying is that our preparation this time is not a patch on
what it was for game one," Gould said.
"It's been a struggle, to be honest. We've had a number of players
who were injured.
"I don't think the sessions we have trained have been all that good.
We've still got three days to go before the game, but it's a totally
different atmosphere to what it was before game one."
Read more Townsville Bulletin
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Young Guns pipped again
By ADAM GARDINI: YOUNG Guns coach Adrian Thomson is not giving up
hope that his side can still make the Queensland Cup semi-finals
despite a 24-20 loss to the Toowoomba Clydesdales on Saturday night.
Travelling to Toowoomba with a largely understrength line-up and
facing a star-studded Clydesdales side, the Young Guns produced an
encouraging and committed brand of football only to go down in yet
another close contest.
Both teams managed five tries apiece but goalkicking proved the
difference for Toowoomba with North Queensland unable to land a
single conversion.
Young Guns winger Simon Phillips was unable to convert any of his
four attempts, all from wide out, while Dean Limpus narrowly missed
with his sole attempt with the scores locked at 20-all late in the
second half.
Toowoomba interchange player Scott Gray sealed the win for the home
side with a try in the final minutes while Young Guns winger Brenton
Bowen starred with four tries.
The four-point loss marked the club's seventh defeat of the season --
all of which have been by eight points or less.
Thomson said despite the result he was pleased with the side's
effort.
"Unfortunately we couldn't come away with the points but it was a
good performance even though we lost," Thomson said.
"We scored to make it 20-all and were playing really well but just a
couple of little errors spoiled it.
"If we can find a way to lose it we seem to be doing it."
Read more Townsville Bulletin
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National League Results
FT: Gateshead Thunder 50 London Skolars 20
Gateshead Thunder rewrote the record books at Jarrow when they
recorded a 50-20 victory over National League Two basement club
London Skolars.
FT: Workington Town 14 York City Knights 33
York Knights stretched their winning run to four matches with a
workman-like display in a 33-14 win at Derwent Park.
FT: Swinton Lions 10 Hunslet Hawks 10
Hunslet Hawks fought back for a deserved 10-10 draw against luckless
Swinton Lions at Moor Lane.
FT: Sheffield Eagles 33 Keighley Cougars 6
Sheffield Eagles ended Keighley Cougars' unbeaten record in National
League Two with a dominating performance in a 33-6 victory at Don
Valley Stadium.
FT: Barrow Border Raiders 22 Chorley Lynx 16
Chorley's hopes of equalling a club record of five successive
victories were dashed in the final minute by Barrow as the Raiders
won 22-16.
FT: Widnes Vikings 28 Warrington Wolves 32
Warrington sealed a dramatic Super League victory over Widnes thanks
to a late try from full-back Graham Appo.
Quality of game cheers Cullen
Warrington boss Paul Cullen praised the quality of the game after
watching his side win 32-28 at Tetley's Super League rivals Widnes.
FT: Batley Bulldogs 20 Oldham Roughyeds 20
Two tries in four minutes from Oldham winger Gavin Dodd set up a
grandstand finale against Batley as a nail-biting match ended all
square at 20-20.
FT: Whitehaven 18 Doncaster Dragons 24
Lowly Doncaster surprised play-off contenders Whitehaven with a well-
earned 24-18 victory after seemingly penalising themselves out of the
game.
FT: Featherstone Rovers 30 Rochdale Hornets 16
Skipper Richard Chapman scored his 100th career try as Featherstone
overcame play-off rivals Rochdale 30-16.
FT: Leigh Centurions 12 Salford Reds 32
Four tries in the opening 27 minutes set Salford up for a 32-12 win
in the top of the table clash with Leigh at Hilton Park.
Read more Ananova
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Warrington 32 defeated Widnes 28
Warrington sealed a dramatic Tetley's Super League victory thanks to
a late try from full-back Graham Appo.
The scores were locked 28-28 with both sides looking set to settle
for a point until Appo collected Julian O'Neill's stray pass to race
half the length of the field for the crucial touchdown.
Lee Briers missed the conversion attempt - but it did not matter.
Warrington had earlier raced into a 16-0 lead midway through the
first half with Rob Smyth touching down for the first try after a
darting burst from Brent Grose.
Scrum-half Nathan Wood nipped over from acting half-back before Grose
intercepted Dean Lawford's pass to go 50 yards - with two Briers
conversions giving Widnes a mountain to climb.
But the Vikings, who had won three of their last four games, clawed
back to trail by just two points at the interval, 16-14.
Read more Sporting Life
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Doncaster Dragons Swoop On Seuseu
Doncaster Dragons have snapped up Kiwi prop Anthony Seuseu, who was
released by Halifax on Friday.
The New Zealand international moved to Britain in January to take up
a contract with the Shay outfit, but has not been able to secure
regular starting places in the Halifax side.
The 24-year-old's contract was terminated by mutual consent, and
Doncaster coach St John Ellis has moved swiftly to secure his
signature on a contract until the end of the season.
"St John and I had a long chat with Anthony and he is very
disappointed that he was unable to do a job for Halifax," said
chairman John Wright.
The Kiwi will not play in Sunday's game at Whitehaven, but is
expected to make his debut in the game against Featherstone Rovers at
Belle Vue next Friday.
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Cowboys to complain
North Queensland wants the NRL to examine a goal it feels shouldnt
have been awarded during the Cowboyss two-point loss to Parramatta
on Saturday night.
The Eels staged a remarkable comeback to win 24-22 but controversy
reigned over a conversion from Parramatta halfback with the score 22-
10 in favour of the Cowboys.
One touch judge raised his flag and the other didnt with the
sideline attempt leaving the decision up to referee Rod Lawrence, who
awarded the goal.
North Queensland coach Graham Murray confirmed the club would ask the
NRL to clarify whether the goal should have been awarded.
"I thought it missed, like most other people in Australia," Murray
told AAP.
"We will formulate a letter to the NRL to (referees boss) Robert
Finch or (chief executive) David Gallop and just ask for
clarification ... whether it was a correct ruling.
"We will fire something into the league tomorrow (Monday)."
If the Cowboys concern is valid, it will surely raise the question as
to why video replays arent used to rule on goals when the touch
judges disagree.
Read more Sportal
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Scott Hill injures his left shoulder.
MELBOURNE STORM five-eighth Scott Hill will find out tomorrow whether
his NRL season is over after dislocating his shoulder in his team's
loss to the Bulldogs today.
Hill, who only returned three weeks ago from an injury to his left
shoulder, partially dislocated his other shoulder tackling Bulldogs
prop Mark O'Meley early in the first half.
It's the same shoulder which the Test and State of Origin star
injured and had reconstructed in 1999, keeping him out of the Storm's
grand final-winning side.
"We'll see how he pulls up tomorrow. He'll have an MRI scan and we'll
go from there," Storm medical officer Dr Greg Hickey said.
"If it's just a stretching of the ligaments, he could be back very
soon or if it's worse, he could be out for anything up to the rest of
the season."
Hill, who has had a dismal run with shoulder and knee injuries since
missing the 1999 premiership win, has just signed a new five-year
deal with the Storm
Read moreFox Sports
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Wing not worried about Maroons
NSW supersub Craig Wing isn't worried about losing the element of
surprise in State of Origin II.
The Maroons might know what he's about to do, but stopping him is
another thing altogether.
"They would have done their work on me before the first game," Wing
said.
"Knowing what's going to happen and dealing with it are two different
things.
"It's just up to me to pick my times - and pick my times well."
As Wing did to devastating effect in Origin I.
The Sydney Roosters utility was expected to play hooker and give
Danny Buderus a rest in the opening Origin game at Suncorp Stadium
but ended up slotting in at five-eighth and tormenting the tired
Queensland forwards in his 36 minutes on the field.
He scored a decisive try off an Andrew Johns pass in the 63rd minute
of NSW's 25-12 win and was mentioned in man of the match despatches
despite his limited time on the sandy Suncorp turf.
Wing expects to adopt a similar role in Origin II but was hopeful
coach Phil Gould would give him more playing time.
"I think it will nearly be the same," Wing said of his likely role on
Wednesday night.
"I'm hoping that I have a bit more involvement with what time I have
on the field.
Read more NRL
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Elliott tips his hat to Warriors
The Canberra Raiders paid tribute to a dominant second-half
performance by the New Zealand Warriors, who came from behind to win
an entertaining National Rugby League match 26-18 today.
The Warriors, down 12-18 at the break, kept the Raiders scoreless in
the second spell at Ericsson Stadium to help erase memories of their
disappointing loss to Parramatta last weekend.
Canberra coach Matthew Elliott said he couldn't fault the effort or
commitment of his players, although some of their execution could
have been better.
"But the opposition played some good football, especially in the
second half," he said.
"We got no field position and I tip my hat to the Warriors."
Canberra entered the latest round in second spot, while the Warriors
had been in danger of dropping out of the top eight.
By the end of a contest played in warm, sunny conditions, the 18,375-
strong crowd was roaring and Warriors coach Daniel Anderson praised
his team's intensity.
"There was a fair amount of passion out there," he said
Read more Auckland Stuff
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FORTRESS ODSAL BREACHED BY MIGHTY WARRIORS
Bradford 22-35 Wigan
Tetley's Super League
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Skipper Andy Farrell scored his 100th try for Wigan in a personal 20-
point haul as the Warriors shocked the Bradford Bulls with a 35-22
victory at Odsal.
Wigan are looking increasingly like Grand Final contenders while
Bradford are in a mini-slump - the double-chasing Bulls slipping to a
second consecutive home defeat for the first time for almost five
years.
The Challenge Cup winners, who suffered a shock defeat by London
Broncos in their previous home game, left their best rugby until it
was too late and a third defeat of the season leaves them four points
behind Super League leaders Leeds.
Read more Sky Sports
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Fittler should stay or retire: Stuart
Ricky Stuart said he would rather see Sydney Roosters captain Brad
Fittler hang up his boots than play in England or for another
National Rugby League club.
Roosters coach Stuart confirmed Fittler would have to accept a
substantial pay cut to re-sign with the defending premiers because of
salary cap restraints.
But Stuart added he expected the former Test skipper to make a
decision soon.
"I just hope he doesn't retire early because of the reduction in pay
in regards to salary cap and I hope he doesn't go to England," he
said following Sydney's 30-22 loss to Wests Tigers at Campbelltown
Stadium.
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Fremantle Roosters Win Giant Thriller.
An injury depleted Fremantle moved into fourth position of the Swan
Brewery Cup Rugby League table with a cliffhanger 30-28 victory over
the Joondalup Giants at Arena Joondalup last Saturday.
Despite playing with five A grade regulars missing due to injury, the
Roosters proved too good for gallant Giants side.
The tight scoreline reflected the quality of the hard-fought game,
with the score fluctuating between the two sides three times during
the game.
In the end, it was Fremantle's rookie winger Tyronne Coppedge that
proved the difference scoring three try's, two of which were 80
meters solo specials darting through the broken play whilst Joondalup
were attacking and out sprinting the cover defence to score.
Joondalup Giants lock forward Kere Perata revelled in the hard going
setting up the Giants first two try's that had them lead the Roosters
10 - nil after fifteen minutes.
Fremantle responded through hooker John Tomes who scooted over from
dummy half to score under the posts then shortly after winger
Coppedge scored the first of his long range try's that Jason Edmunds
converted from the sideline to see his side hit the front 12-10.
Joondalup then grafted out the rest of the first half to score twice
more and lead 22-12 at halftime.
Joondalup were first to score again to extend their lead further to
28 - 12 and most of the Fremantle supporters thought the game was
lost, but in stepped Tyrone Coppedge again with his second
spectacular try which brought everyone to their feet and an effort
that sparked the Roosters now trailing 28 - 18.
The Roosters then crossed for another to narrow the gap again to 28 -
22 with 15 minutes to go before winger Coopedge had the crowd on
their feet once more as he outsprinted the defence to score his third
and with the conversion from Jason Edmunds the scores were level 28-
28 with six minutes remaining.
Then from the resultant kick-off the Roosters carried the ball 70
meters down field to allow halfback Paratene Waikaro the opportunity
the slot a perfect field goal, Fremantle had worked a miracle leading
29-28 with minutes to go, but they weren't finished yet as again the
Roosters who were now dominating a tiring Giants outfit moved into
position attacking Joondalup's line when Captain Jason Edmunds
snuffed out the Giants fire with another 35 meter field goal to seal
the match 30-28.
The Roosters reserve grade pulled off an upset knocking over top team
Joondalup 20-18 in another cliffhanger, the Roosters reserves led 20 -
8 with ten minutes remaining but the Giants kept coming scoring on
the siren next to the posts to trail 20-18 but the pressure took it's
toll on the Giants kicker who missed and handed Fremantle victory.
In other games North Beach defeated Rockingham 76-12 and South Perth
handed the Bulldogs another hiding 68-16.
This week sees the Roosters take on South Perth at Ken Allen Field -
Hilton on Saturday.
Fremantle RL
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Warriors back on track
NZ Warriors 26 Canberra 18
THE New Zealand Warriors got back on track with a thrilling NRL
victory against the high-flying Canberra Raiders at Ericsson Stadium
today.
Condemned for failing to play out the full 80 minutes strongly in
recent weeks, the home side responded brilliantly to a strong first
half by the Raiders.
They kept the Raiders scoreless in the second half as they overcame
an 18-12 deficit at the break.
Before an Ericsson Stadium crowd of 18,375, the Warriors got off to
the perfect start, a smart Brent Webb grubber kick resulting in the
10th minute try to Logan Swann.
But Canberra struck back in devastating fashion with three tries in
10 minutes.
Kiwi international Ruben Wiki, who always seems to raise his game
against the Warriors, replied just four minutes later off a well-time
short pass by Jason Croker.
Centre Joe Monaghan grabbed a brace of tries for Canberra, thanks to
their ability to create overlaps on the right hand side, and Clinton
Schifcofske converted both tries from the near the sideline.
The Warriors always posed a threat with the ball in hand and
responded to the burst with Logan Swann grabbing his second try.
A Schifcofske penalty at the break gave the Raiders a six-point lead.
Four minutes after the break Mark Tookey gave a neat pass to put
fellow Warriors prop Richard Villasanti over to level the scores.
A slick backline move in the 54th minute sent five-eighth Motu Tony
over to regain the lead for the Warriors.
The Warriors gained some breathing space with 13 minutes remaining
when Clinton Toopi, a surprise selection after two months sidelined
with a hand injury, scored from a slick feed by winger Francis Meli.
NZ WARRIORS 26 (Logan Swann 2, Richard Villasanti, Motu Tony, Clinton
Toopi tries; Stacey Jones 3 goals) bt CANBERRA 18 (Joel Monaghan 2,
Ruben Wiki tries; Clinton Schifcofske 3 goals), at Ericsson Stadium.
Referee: Shayne Hayne. Crowd: 18,375.
Foxsports
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Tigers exploit weak Roosters
Wests Tigers 30 Sydney Roosters 22
WESTS TIGERS left it to the final seconds to secure victory over a
severely depleted Sydney Roosters in today's NRL clash at
Campbelltown Stadium.
The match was in the balance with the Tigers leading 24-22 until
Roosters interchange forward Andrew Lomu pushed a pass close to his
line and Anthony Laffranchi swooped to make sure of the win.
Wests remain second-last on the NRL table on 10 points, equal with
Parramatta, while the Roosters blew a chance to move into second spot.
Roosters coach Ricky Stuart made some late changes, including
bringing strike weapon Chris Walker and Lomu on the bench to help
cover the absence of his six Origin players and injured utility Chris
Flannery (shoulder).
Walker (hamstring) and Lomu (shoulder) had been on the injured list.
The NSW Origin contingent of Anthony Minichiello, Craig Wing, Luke
Ricketson and Craig Fitzgibbon watched from the stands as the Tigers
dominated possession and went to a 16-6 halftime lead.
Wests went to a 22-6 advantage two minutes after the break when
second-rower Ben Galea burrowed over from dummy half and sharp-
shooter Luke Covell converted.
But the visitors clawed their way back through tries to centre Ryan
Cross (50th minute), halfback Brett Finch (57th minute) to trail 18-
22.
Covell added a 61st minute penalty goal to give the Tigers a six-
point buffer.
Roosters centre Lelea Paea completed a backline movement to score a
try with 12 minutes on the clock but Brad Fittler couldn't convert.
Wests held on grimly but looked likely to crack any minute until
Laffranchi crossed the seal the win in front of 8,573 people.
Referee Steve Lyons placed Tigers lock Terry Hill on report for a
high tackle on Finch in the 63rd minute and also reported Roosters
enforcer Adrian Morley for a high shot on prop Corey Pearson with two
minutes to go.
WESTS TIGERS 30 (L Covell J Wilson D Fitzhenry B Galea A Lafffranchi
tries; Covell 5 goals) bt SYDNEY ROOSTERS 22 (R Cross 2 B Finch L
Paea tries; B Fittler 3 goals) at Campbelltown Stadium. Referee: S
Lyons. Crowd: 8,573.
Foxsports
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Wests - Tigers 30 defeated Roosters 22
The Wests Tigers have caused their third major upset of the season
with a gutsy 30-22 victory over the Roosters at Campbelltown this
afternoon.
The game was superb and a nail-biting finish was the order of the day
with the result in doubt right up until the 80th minute. The Tigers
lead from start to finish but not without a lot of nervous moments
along the way. The Roosters were missing almost all of their stars to
injury and Origin duty.
For the Tigers Terry Hill and Luke Covell were outstanding while for
the Roosters Eric Grothe jnr and Ryan Cross had fine games in a
losing side.
There were plenty of controversial refereeing decisions but
thankfully none affected the final outcome of the match.
The Tigers played with plenty of passion and spirit and thoroughly
deserved their win this afternoon and it shows the gap between the 15
sides is very close this season.
The Roosters face off against the Broncos next Friday night while the
Tigers face the Storm at Olympic Park as they look for back to back
wins after a month of good form which has seen the Tigers topple two
of the competition heavyweights in the Bulldogs and Roosters.
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NZ Warriors 26 defeated Canberra 18
The New Zealand Warriors have walked away with two competition points
they desperately needed after a tough yet entertaining victory at
Ericsson Stadium today.
The Warriors started the game on fire, scoring a try through Logan
Swann to lead early, before dropping their bundle somewhat and
allowing Canberra back into the contest. The Green Machine clicked
into gear and posted tries to Wiki, with Monaghan bagging a double.
New Zealand hit back late in the half with another big effort from
Logan Swann seeing the team to the sheds with the Raiders leading 18-
12.
But the second half was a different story, with the Warriors taking
the field showing more concentration and commitment than the
visitors. An entertaining display prompted some great tries to
Villasanti, Tony and Toopi leaving the Raiders scoreless in the
second half.
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Horse play does not Pay
HE has played Test rugby league at Wembley Stadium in front of 60,000
fans.
He won a State of Origin match for NSW before 87,000 spectators at
the MCG.
Now former league hardman Dean Pay has added another chapter to his
sporting scrapbook, donning the silks and driving home the trotters
at the Dubbo Harness Racing Club.
Last weekend, before 50 or so spectators, Pay finished a long last in
the Eagles Boys Pizza Dubbo Pace (2120m) on Spicey Mel.
From an avid harness racing family, Pay has returned to his home town
of Dubbo to crack the whip for a living.
Nine races into his new career, he admits he is not ready to
challenge the likes of champion reinsman Brian Hancock.
"It's only a hobby," Pay said. "I've had a second-placing, but last
week I ran dead last.
"There are always a few nerves before a race. But the more you drive,
the more you get used to it."
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Ben Walker scare
MANLY'S Ben Walker was unconscious for seven minutes and the Sharks
are out for the season after a mistake-riddled clash last night.
After Manly second-rower Anthony Watmough scored with around 20
minutes remaining to give his team a 24-18 lead, Walker tried to trap
the ball with his boot, only for it to ricochet towards the advancing
Cronulla defence.
Walker made a brave attempt to dive on the ball, but his head caught
the knee of Sharks prop Chris Beattie in an accidental clash.
Play was held up for five minutes as Walker was placed in a neck
brace and put on a stretcher before being taken from the field.
He was later transferred to Royal North Shore Hospital. Sea Eagles
doctor Paul Bloomfield said last night that Walker, knocked out
earlier this year in the Sevens tournament, had regained feeling in
his hands and feet.
"He has neck pain and neck tenderness and will be getting
precautionary X-rays," Dr Bloomfield said.
"He might also need an MRI scan just to check there is no bleeding."
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Maroons will level series if we remain complacent
By Phil Gould: If NSW play the way they have trained this past week,
Queensland will win origin II on Wednesday night to square the ledger
and send us into a series decider in Brisbane.
Obviously, this is not the desired result from a NSW point of view
but it's no good saying one thing and meaning another.
This may sound strange coming from the coach, but I have been around
football a long time and I can smell a loss from a mile away.
All the ingredients are there.
My attitude at this point in our preparation for game two is in stark
contrast to how I was feeling at the corresponding time in our
preparation for game one.
Before the series opener, I was very confident of success even though
we were being written off before a ball was even kicked.
Our build-up to the first game was perfect. Every step along the way
was meticulously planned and it all fell into place. The players came
into camp for the game knowing exactly what to expect and they worked
very hard to have themselves right on the night.
They were nervous but focused. They gained confidence with each
session together, which gave them an excited but relaxed feeling.
This is just how you want a team to feel going into such a big game.
They came up with a great performance to win against tremendous odds
and they certainly had to be at their best because Queensland were
excellent on the night.
This time, however, things are very different. So far it has been a
totally different camp and the mood is completely different from that
of a fortnight ago.
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Freddie ready for next season
By Danny Weidler: Roosters skipper Brad Fittler has indicated he
would like to play in the 2004 State of Origin series.
Fittler told NSW coach Phil Gould he was interested in playing for
the Blues next season when the pair spoke during the week.
Gould had been thinking of bringing Fittler into the origin picture
and approached him to become involved after the first game.
There had been a high level of speculation that Fittler would make a
surprise appearance in this series, and it had foundation.
Fittler has always been Gould's go-to man and last year there was
speculation that Fittler would be part of Gould's plans.
Gould was concerned that with Trent Barrett already out, and injuries
to Shaun Timmins, Craig Fitzgibbon, Jason Ryles and Jamie Lyon, he
would be left short on experience. "I rang Brad and wanted to find
out if he was available if these blokes were going to be out," Gould
said.
"My primary concern was the injury to Shaun Timmins. He was in some
doubt and having Brad as an option would have been great.
"I also . . . wanted to check that he could be called upon in an
emergency for either game two or game three.
"He didn't really have to think about it.
"He said 'no' pretty quickly. He said he'd like to play next year,
though.
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Anderson despairs as finals hopes seem all but sunk
By James MacSmith:
SEA EAGLES 36
SHARKS 18
Sharks coach Chris Anderson conceded his side's finals aspirations
had virtually vanished after last night's loss to Manly.
Cronulla have won four games and lost nine, and Anderson said they
won't make the top eight if they continue to play mistake-ridden
football.
"We had enough footy to win that game but you're not going to win
anything if you keep making fundamental mistakes," Anderson said.
"We played some good footy, we had them out for the count but let
them back into the game. And we're not going to make the eight if we
keep playing like that. We will have to improve our football a fair
bit."
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Three-try Tingha back in business
By Brad Walter;
DRAGONS 34
RABBITOHS 20
Only two games back at St George Illawarra and Nathan Blacklock is
again setting tryscoring records.
Making his first home appearance last night since returning from an
unsuccessful 12-month stint in rugby union, the man they call Tingha
scored three tries to help the Dragons to a comfortable win against
Souths.
It was the seventh treble in the former Kangaroo winger's 119-match
career and equalled his own record at the joint venture for the most
tries in a match.
After scoring two tries in his NRL comeback last week against
Newcastle, Blacklock now has five tries in two games and may yet
threaten the likes of Rhys Wesser for the competition's tryscoring
title by the end of the season.
Having been the leading tryscorer in 1999, 2000 and 2001, Blacklock
has now scored a remarkable 105 career tries.
His first last night came in the opening half to help the Dragons to
a 14-6 lead at the interval. Blacklock then crossed twice after the
break to quash any chance of a Rabbitohs comeback, although the
visitors provided a late scare, scoring twice to bridge the deficit
to 28-20 before Blacklock notched his hat-trick.
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Wigan 35 defeated Bradford 22
Captain fantastic Andy Farrell scored his 100th try for Wigan as
double-chasing Bradford slipped to a second consecutive home defeat
for the first time for almost five years.
The Challenge Cup winners, who suffered a shock defeat by London
Broncos in their previous home game, left their best rugby until it
was too late and a third defeat of the season leaves them four points
behind Super League leaders Leeds.
Both sides scored four tries but the Bulls paid a heavy price for a
lack of discipline, with Farrell supplementing his landmark try with
four penalties, in addition to all four conversions for a 20-point
haul.
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WAKEFIELD QUERY PONGIA SIGNING
Wakefield have queried Wigan's ability to sign former New Zealand
Test prop Quentin Pongia a month after they failed to secure a work
permit for the player.
Wildcats representative Trevor Brown met the 33-year-old Pongia for
talks during his spell with French club Villeneuve and agreed
personal terms only to be denied by red tape.
"We want to know how Wigan are able to sign Pongia when we were told
by the League that they would not sanction a work permit," said Brown.
Wigan announced the short-term signing of the former Canberra forward
after concluding a deal brokered by former Wigan and New Zealand
coach Frank Endacott and are likely to give him his debut against
Castleford next Friday.
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CENTURIONS RECRUIT MARTYN
By Ian Laybourn: Tommy Martyn quit Super League champions St Helens
to take up a player-coach role with National League One club Leigh
Centurions.
The Ireland stand-off, who celebrated his 32nd birthday earlier this
month, has joined his home-town team with immediate effect after
Saints reluctantly agreed to release him from his contract.
Martyn, who is currently recovering from arm surgery, had been told
by Saints that he would not be offered a new contract for next season.
"This was a very difficult decision for me but this opportunity and
change in career direction would not have been available at the end
of the season and I am indebted to the Saints in agreeing to an early
release," he said.
"I wish the team every success for the rest of this season and future
seasons. I leave with nothing but great memories of being a part of
one of the truly great rugby clubs."
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Cronulla's season all but ends following Manly capitulation
By Michael Garbutt: The Sharks Den.
It was a game of contrasting styles. Manly, on one hand, were
throwing the ball around, using expansive exciting football.
Cronulla, on the other, played with a boring one out style, making
hitups one of the ruck and running from dummy half.
It was a style that was to draw Cronulla's season into a hole from
which it seems almost impossible to escape.
The first half, although sloppy, was relatively even.
Manly and Cronulla traded tries back and forth with Cronulla hanging
in grimly with a try just before half time.
A further try straight after play resumed offered Cronulla the lead,
but before they could take the game in their hands, they collapsed
like a house of cards in a hurricane.
Manly raced away with the game, Anthony Watmough strolling through
some awful defence to steal the lead back for the Sea Eagles. Michael
Sullivan was close to hitting back, but complacency saw him drop the
ball centimetres above the in goal area.
It was an error that Sullivan would rue for the remainder of the game.
Two more tries to Manly bloated the scoreline to a true reflection of
how the game was played, the home team eventually winning 36-18.
For Cronulla, it's time to start looking ahead to next year. The team
needs to win eight games from eleven to have a chance at a spot in
the finals, an assignment that appears almost impossible.
Season 2003 has been a dismal failure for the Chris Anderson coached
Sharks, going from a top four team to a non-finalist in the space of
twelve months.
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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Wrap-up
Easts retained their position as undefeated leaders, on 28 points, in
the Open 1 grade with a 50-18 win over Souths Logan.
Dayboro returned to the winners list with a 34-18 win against St
Brendans to retain second place in the competition on 20.
Rochedale moved into third place, on 14, beating Banyo 46-14. St
Brendans, Souths Logan and Banyo now share fourth place on 12.
Pine Rivers had the bye in Northside 2 to retain the competition lead
on 23 points. Ferny Grove remains in second place, on 20, after a 24-
20 win over Samford.
Brisbane Natives beat Valleys Juniors 32-28 to stay in third place on
16, while Normanby-UQ remain in fourth place, on 14, despite losing
to Brook Sharks 20-21.
Brook Sharks share fifth place, on 12, with Brighton, who beat Arana
Hills 34-32.
In Southside 2, Sunnybank won their top of the table clash with
Carina, winning 32-26.
They are now on 22 points. Bulimba Valleys moved back into second
place, on 19, with a 36?6 win over Wynnum Juniors.
Carina is now in third place on 18 with Waterford running fourth, on
16, after beating Redlands 28-20. Redlands and Wynnum Juniors are one
point behind on 15, in equal fifth place.
Burpengary remain undefeated, on 28 points, in Northside 3, with a 48-
24 win over Deception Bay.
Mitchelton won on a forfeit from Dayboro to stay in second place on
22. Deception Bay shares third place, on 16, with Holy Spirit, who
had the bye.
Slacks Creek defeated Beenleigh Juniors 26-18, to retain the lead in
Southside 3 on 25 points. Mt Gravatt remains in second place, on 21,
despite losing 20-22 to Sunnybank.
Beenleigh Juniors stay in third place, on 18, despite their loss.
Sunnybank shares fourth place, on 14, with Souths, who lost 16-20 to
Beenleigh Brothers.
North Stradbroke Island retain their undefeated lead, on 28 points,
in Southside 4, with a 48-16 win over Southern Cross.
Browns Plains stay in second place, on 22, defeating Yeronga 42-18.
Waterford is in third place, on 20, beating Capalaba 34-20. Logan
Brothers are in fourth place, on 16, after having the bye.
In the Albert Bishop Shield, leaders Norths Juniors had a close 26-24
over Brighton to move onto 26 points.
In second place, on 22, is Rochedale who beat Arana Hills 26-14.
Logan Brothers drop to third place, on 21, losing 22-34 to Redlands.
Valleys Juniors are in fourth place, on 18, after having the bye. The
win to Redlands puts them into fifth place on 17 points.
Sunnybank retains the lead in the Arthur Sparks Shield, on 22 points,
with a 32-16 win over Wynnum Juniors. Springwood and Albany Creek
share second place, on 16, after Springwood beat Stafford 48-4 and
Albany Creek beat Centenary 62-6.
Logan Brothers moved into fourth place, on 14, after they beat
Valleys Juniors 40-12. Valleys Juniors are in fifth place on 13 and
Wynnum Juniors are a further point behind on 12.
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Parramatta 24 defeated Cowboys 22
Parramatta have done it again. Seven days after they came from 14
points down with eight minutes to go to beat the Warriors, they
staged another amazing comeback to defeat North Queensland last night.
The Eels trailed 22-6 when they started cutting the Cowboys down. A
try to centre Ashley Graham in the 69th minute, converted by halfback
Michael Witt, made it 22-12.
Two minutes later, fullback Brett Hodgson scored and converted a try
to make it 22- 18.
The crowd of 9027 couldn't believe they were possibly seeing another
comeback to rival the one from last weekend and the roar from them
nearly blew the roof of the grandstand off when David Vaealiki scored
in the corner in the 76th minute.
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Manly 36 defeated Cronulla 18
By League Unlimited: The Manly Sea Eagles bet the Cronulla sharks 36-
18 in an enthused performance at Brookvale Oval.
Both teams intentions right from the start were too throw the
football around. It wasnt surprising then when Greg Bird went over
just 10 minutes into the game to give the Sharks an early lead.
Manly hit back with a try of their own minutes later and started to
build some momentum which lead to two more. The Sharks had the final
say of the half with Emelio going over to keep them well in the hunt
just 4 points adrift.
The Sharks took the lead early in the second half until a Walker goal
and Watmough try saw Manly take it back again at 24-18.
The turning point of the match came shortly afterwards. Sullivan went
straight through the Manly defence only to drop the ball cold over
the line. If hed scored the Sharks wouldve most likely have tied the
game up 24 all.
Instead Manly pushed on to score two more tries and wrap the game up.
The Sharks chances of making the finals now takes another blow while
the Sea Eagles keep in touch with the top 8.
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"Run hard and they miss you"
By PAUL KENT
GORDEN Tallis, philosopher, understands how the Blues worked being a
Queenslander against them in Game I.
What had happened was NSW coach Phil Gould had shown the Blues video
of Queensland competing to the last minute, as they so famously do,
and showing them working so hard to get to every tackle in defence
because the Queensland psyche is that as underdogs they have to
overcompensate with effort.
"I know where he's coming from," says Tallis, before making clear
that he doesn't really care much, either.
"I'm a big believer in looking at what you can do. We can't
concentrate on what they do."
Tallis will concede the merits of NSW's plans and then justify his
own by pointing out the personalities of the two teams, beginning
with the point, again, that perhaps only five Queenslanders would be
picked in a joint team.
"We get numbers around the ball because we've got to," he
says, "because they've got the brilliant players.
"They want Matthew Gidley out wide because he's isolated. They want
him to get a one on one because he's so good on his feet. We need to
help each other."
Life seems simple when you talk to Tallis.
On the Gold Coast hinterland yesterday, around making sure he doesn't
lose sight of the gear steward, Tallis spoke of all things
Queensland, of winning and effort, of injury and rest, of Oh My Gord
against Gord-zilla. He was, quite simply, Gordie. "We've got to win,"
he says. "If not, we're not in the ball game. The good thing for them
is they know that they're in game three.
"We're not there yet."
Queensland's preparation has been about getting it right.
"We've got to play the ultimate team game," he says. "They can rely
on individuals, we can't. I know that if you don't do the team stuff
the individual can't fire, but with them the team's got to hold their
own and play good and Joey [Andrew Johns] will weave his magic.
"For us, Darren Lockyer was pretty good; Shane Webcke was too; and
I'm not giving myself a rap but people said I had one of my best
games. There's three of Queensland's best players trying their best
and we still didn't win the game.
"I'm not talking us down, I'm saying the true fact: these games are
won by team efforts."
Lucky then, that Queensland are Queenslanders, a peculiar breed that
revels in being the underdog and that has some magical elixir that
enables them to keep finding a reason to give, even when the cause
seems hopeless.
Tallis says that's what people like about Queensland. "Because on
paper we can't match it with them, but once the whistle goes it
doesn't matter.
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Leeds 48 defeated Wakefield 12
McNALLY BACKS RHINOS FOR GLORY
By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport
Wakefield coach Shane McNally tipped Leeds to lift their first
Tetley's Super League crown after watching them demolish his
struggling side 48-12 at Belle Vue.
The Wildcats briefly threatened to spring a major upset when they
went 12-0 up after 13 minutes but, once the table-topping Rhinos
found their rhythm, they were simply unstoppable.
Right winger Mark Calderwood scored two of his side's nine tries to
take his tally for the season to 19 in 20 matches while left winger
Francis Cummins registered his 102nd Super League touchdown on his
300th start to become the most prolific scorer of summer rugby.
It was Wakefield's heaviest defeat of the season and their misery was
compounded by the loss of scrum-half Brad Davis, who pulled a
hamstring early in the second half, and second-rower Troy Slatter,
who faces a lengthy lay-off with a shoulder injury.
"We can't play for 25 minutes and think the job is done," said
McNally.
"We have got to be able to compete for 80 minutes. I've told them to
keep their chins up and keep battling away.
"But I don't want to take anything away from Leeds, who I thought
were magnificent. If you were to ask me for my predictions for the
Super League at the end of the season, I would say Leeds.
"Once they got back-to-back sets, they showed what a good team they
are
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St Helens 58 defeated Halifax 2
MILLWARD SALUTES SAINTS DISPLAY
St Helens coach Ian Millward saluted his side after their impressive
58-2 win over rock-bottom Halifax, but referee Peter Taberner came
under fire from his counterpart Tony Anderson.
Saints led 22-2 at the break before Paul Sculthorpe exploded into
life with four second-half tries.
Millward said: "Mick Higham has broken his nose after what must have
been his 20th high tackle of the match.
"It's a pity we didn't show the same enterprise in recent matches but
it was a very impressive team show. We were rewarded for our
discipline."
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Hull 22 defeated Castleford 14
McRAE RELIEVED AFTER TIGHT WIN
By Andy Hampson, PA Sport
Hull coach Shaun McRae breathed a sigh of relief after his side
survived a tough encounter with Castleford to claim third place in
Super League last night.
Hull were held to a draw by the Tigers earlier in the season and
there was again little between the two sides as the Airlie Birds
emerged 22-14 victors at the Kingston Communications Stadium.
It took a last-minute try from Paul King to settle the match after
Cas roared back to within two points from 16-6 down.
McRae said: "I thought it was a pretty good game. Either side could
have won it and both sides had opportunities.
"We didn't complete enough sets of six in their 30. Our completion
rate was generally good but we didn't threaten their tryline enough."
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Ex NZ Warrior Anthony Seuseu leaves Halifax
Relegation-threatened Super League club Halifax today parted company
with New Zealand forward Anthony Seuseu.
The 24-year-old prop, younger brother of Kiwi international Jerry
Seuseu, appeared in the club's opening 13 matches of the season
before being sidelined through injury.
He was not selected for last week's match against Widnes and, in a
statement, Halifax said today they had terminated by "mutual consent"
the contract of the former Auckland Warrior, who joined them at
Christmas.
"This will have immediate effect," said a spokesman. "The club wishes
to thank Anthony for his efforts and wish him and his family well in
the future."
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TOTALRL.COM RLC GRAND FINALS VENUE ANNOUNCED
The venue for the 2003 TotalRL.Com Rugby League Conference Grand
Finals has been announced with the competition returning to the
Prince of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham, which hosted last seasons
showpiece day.
The matches will take place on Saturday 6th September with the RLC
Shield, currently held by South London Storm, kicking off at 2pm and
the Harry Jepson Trophy, which rests with Coventry Bears, scheduled
to start at 4pm.
Both of last seasons winners are currently playing in the new
National Division 3.
Commenting on the decision, a spokesperson for the RLC noted, We
built up a fantastic relationship with the tourist board in the
famous spa town and both parties were extremely keen for that to
continue.
We feel that moving the matches to a Saturday will make it an even
bigger and better event and would encourage all fans to make the
games the centerpiece of a weekend in the Cotswolds.
The facilities at the stadium are first class and enable us to
entertain our sponsors and media partners in the appropriate manner.
We will be announcing further details of packages, in conjunction
with the local council in the near future.
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Time waits for no man, not even QLD and Origin
By Roy Masters: State of Origin football threatens to enter a dark
age if Queensland lose, as expected, the second game on Wednesday
night.
The Maroons' giant pack carries more than the hopes of a state; they
also bear the responsibility for the future of the series.
Despite Origin I being one of the best games in the near 25 years of
the series, it is in danger of losing what the French call un je ne
sais quoi, the something special which distinguishes it from club
football.
The NRL's top referee, Bill Harrigan, has adjudicated 14 of the past
16 matches; the judiciary is effectively the same as the one which
disciplines the 15 clubs; the golden point has been adopted; NSW and
Queensland even reached a gentleman's agreement not to use the TBA
ploy for players to serve out a one-match club suspension.
The parity, probity and transparency of the NRL has enveloped Origin
football.
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Morley signs, Freddie doubtful
After announcing the re-signing of Great Britain forward Adrian
Morley until the end of the 2006 season, Sydney Roosters chairman
Nick Politis said last night the club's offer to Fittler for next
year had fallen short of what the 31-year-old wanted and deserved,
and that he feared Fittler would give the game away.
Fittler and the premiers had maintained it was only a matter of time
before he re-signed. Fittler's manager, Wayne Beavis, remains
confident the matter will be resolved.
"The problem with Freddie is that the offer we've made for him is
less than he would like and because of the salary cap it is all we
can offer," said Politis, who unsuccessfully campaigned for a salary
cap increase earlier this season.
"He might ... I don't think he will go to England but he might call
it stumps. I hope not."
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Penrith 34 defeated Newcastle 6
After outclassing an understrength Newcastle to climb another rung on
the NRL ladder last night, Penrith officials confirmed they planned
to renew their bid for Britain's best player and hinted at an attempt
to coax Brad Fittler back to the club.
The Panthers wore down the Origin-affected Knights in the first half
before running away to a 34-6 win at Penrith Stadium - their ninth
victory in 10 games.
Having openly declared his ambition to turn Penrith into the world's
top club, chief executive Shane Richardson said he was aware of
reports that Britain Test star Paul Sculthorpe was having problems
with his club, St Helens.
"We showed interest in Paul Sculthorpe last year - he's a great
player and he would be great for the game over here," said
Richardson, who confirmed he would like to speak to the 2002 Man of
Steel winner but would not comment on reports Sculthorpe, a lock or
five-eighth, had a get-out clause which would allow him to join an
NRL club.
Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis earlier yesterday told the
Herald talks with skipper Fittler had broken down. Richardson
said: "Brad Fittler is one of our juniors and we shouldn't have lost
him in the first place."
The questions always asked about the damage caused by standing down
players from club football the weekend before State of Origin were
brought into sharp focus last night as the Panthers coasted to a
share of second place.
With NSW stars Timana Tahu, Matt Gidley, Andrew Johns, Danny Buderus,
Ben Kennedy and the suspended Josh Perry missing, the Knights were
rank outsiders and did well to hold the Panthers to an 8-0 half-time
lead.
The second session, however, would have been a gratifying one for
Penrith coach John Lang as his side delighted another big home crowd -
18,744 - with five tries.
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Masters Rugby League
The game for Rugby League lovers and retired players over 35 years of
age with modified rules to protect old and tired bones.
Masters Rugby League has been played in New Zealand for the past 10
years and has been very successful in holding monthly and annual
tournaments, 3 of which have been held in Australia.
Two Queensland clubs (Runaway Bay and Redcliffe Old Boys) have
participated in tournaments in both countries.
The concept of the game is to put the emphasis on participation and
enjoyment of playing Rugby League.
To eliminate the urge to relive OLD GLORIES, there are no scores kept
or trophies to win. All games are strictly refereed by experienced
men and players wear coloured shorts to designate their age.
The New Zealand Masters have approximately 35 teams playing and are
looking for more Aussie Teams to participate.
To promote this great game, the Runaway Bay Rugby League Old Boys
Association are holding a Tournament in late September/early October
on the Gold Coast with New Zealand teams participating.
A great week of Rugby League, Golf, Fishing and Fellowship is
guaranteed.
For more information and copy of the rules please contact:
Wayne Overton
P.O. Box 6
Chirn Park
Queensland 4215
Phone: (07) 55 323 294
Mobile: 0418 713 956
Fax: (07) 55 323 298
mailto:
wayneoverton@...
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The Monday question is from Darren Irwin
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I have been coaching league now for 4 years through mini and mod and
have found the biggest cause of tension to be the referee having to
choose between 3 and 5 point tries.
In our district, during mini league a team is required to pass twice
to gain a 5 point try. In mod it is 3 points.
I understand why we have this system, to encourage passing and
teamwork for the whole team, exactly the same way every player must
attempt a conversion before a player is allowed to have a second go.
I think though to assist in parents understanding the game and taking
more pressure off of referees it would be better to make all tries 4
point tries but still enforce the 2 pass policy.
I came across an incident 2 years ago while watching an under 8 game
where parents and officials were going ballistic over a young ref and
his decisions over 3 and 5 point tries.
Team A had scored 5 tries all 3 pointers....every try had been from a
great set of six up field and scored from 5 metres out. Unfortunately
no conversions.
Team B scored 3 tries but all 3 were from 1 player inside there own
20 these tries were all given as 5 points(2 should and 1 shouldnt)
they managed 1 conversion.
This game team B the victory over a much better side on the day.
If we are to develop players for the future something must be done to
fix situations like this. if we used 4 point tries the score would
have been 20-14 for Team A the way it is when they hit international.
The system as it stands does not help teamwork anymore but penalises
teams for any smart plays eg. diving
across the line from dummy half.
The solution as I see it is easy.
4 point tries
2 passes or turnover after tackle.
Let me know what you think.
Darren
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Answer 1: From Darren Lacey
mailto:
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Personnaly I don't think there should be any points awarded for tries
for mini age groups(8-9).
Points should not matter to the younger age groups, coach them,
encourage fun and fair play ad if they ask the dreaded, 'did we win'
question just say yes. if parents are going ape over Ref decisions
during mini games then perhaps a review of the behaviour code for
parents and supporters needs to be run.
Ultimately, all we want is the kids to learn, over a 3 year period,
how to use the BASICS of League, and for them to have fun.
Cheers,
Darren
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Answer 2: From Andy Stuart
mailto:
Andystuartrugby@...
In Scotland (RU) our mini Rugby (upto U12) we only count the nuber of
tries (single points). The ball must be passed twice before any
score, except goal line interecptions.
After that we move on to 3 points of a try and 1 for a conversion (NO
penalty kicks allowed - All penalties are tap + pass), this only
applies for 2 years then it is normal scoring (5 point try, 3 point
penalty + 2 point Conversion).
We find that this work well. The young kids lose by 5 trys not 25
points, better psychology to tell them the score was 5 - 0 rather
than 25 - 0.
By the time they reach 13 they like to hear scores that sound
like "Rugby scores" and 3 point trys give that without having a run
away sounding score - the same 5 try to nil match with everything
converted you have 20 - 0.
At U15 we give them full scores because we allow them to kick penalty
goals at that time.
It helps them with their non Rugby Playing peer group, who maybe know
the scoring system of the Adult game, because a bad result is
softened a wee bitty, this all helps keep their interest while
developing the basic skills of the game.
At my club we are introducing a Skills Award Scheme so that the
players have something to motivate them out with of winning matches.
In my experience, I have had young players who have been very poor as
7-8 year olds because of poor co-ordination and as a result they lost
many of their matches, BUT by the time they were 14 - 15 they were of
Representative standard.
I therefore concluded that our role is to try and motivate these
players through this period and this scoring method helped as does a
Skills Award which allows the individuals to progress even if they
are in a side that gets beat every week.
Just a different point of view and I think it is one worth thinking
about.
Regards
Andy Stuart
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Answer 3 from Ian Bennett
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I believe in the current system of the 3 or 5 point tries.
I have been involved with the modified game since it's inception in
1982 and found that my team was rewarded for it's teamwork and that
most other teams just did the one out stuff because of the
coaches lack of skill work with jis team.
I also find nothing wrong with telling the kids whether they win or
lose winning encourages enthusiasm within the team and you find it
much easier to coach them.
If referees are getting it wrong then they are
showing disinterest in the game they are supposed to be controlling.
Parents I have to admit get a little excited at referee decisions but
that has always happened.
But I find the biggest problem with our game is not screaming parents
but disinterested referees who really don't care about what they are
doing.
Ian.
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Fitness Conditioner seeks R.L. Position
Ryan McNeely - Fitness Conditioner and Senior Coach
My name is Ryan McNeely; I am currently self-employed, contracted to
a fitness consultancy as their head of strength conditioning.
I am a sports science graduate working within professional English
football with extensive knowledge and experience of designing and
implementing physical conditioning programmes.
Over the past four years I have been involved with 20 professional
football clubs including Manchester City, Leeds United and Bolton
Wanderers.
I have consistently delivered and developed season long conditioning
programmes, incorporating all aspects of fitness, tailored to each
individuals needs, within each club.
I have organised and run, strength, speed, agility and sports
specific endurance sessions for large groups, from academy level
through to full internationals, on a daily basis.
I am an ex-rugby league professional and would like an opportunity to
use my knowledge and experience in some capacity within the sport.
I am very passionate about the sport of Rugby League and have been
involved playing at amateur and professional level, and now coaching,
for over 10 years.
I am presently senior coach qualified, with a successful local club
where I oversee all aspects of coaching and conditioning from junior
through to open age.
I use my academic knowledge and experience of the game together with
my coaching and man management skills to create a positive and
enjoyable working atmosphere.
I believe I am always learning, therefore I continue to experiment
and develop my ideas within training to provide a great stimulus for
players to develop themselves in the game.
I have a lot of experience of training professional sportsmen and I
believe I can bring a great deal of knowledge and practical
applications of scientifically proven theories to your training.
I am professional, a good communicator and co-ordinate well with
other members of staff to deliver a complete physical conditioning
programme.
I hope that I have interested you enough to make you want to discuss
any ideas you might have where I may be able to assist in the
effectiveness of your teams future performance.
Mobile: UK 07876 557467 Outside UK + 447876 557467
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First-Aider required for Ulverston Amateur Rugby League Club in
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Ulverston Amateur Rugby League Club in Cumbria are looking for a
suitable male/female for match days/training nights for general first
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Coaches & coaching Director For 2004 season We are a high quality
junior club on the south side of Brisbane.
We are in a good position to field many good teams for the 2004
season & would like to hear from any intreasted persons of suitable
qualifactions to contact me reguarding the 2004 season.
In addition if you are looking for a club with a good family base to
bring your players please contact me Gary Duffy in the first instance
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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
Tel: (01744) 752212/ 0794 724 8766
mailto:
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R.L. COACH LOOKING FOR COACHING POSITION QLD 2004 SEASON
I am 38yo, looking for a Senior Coaching position in the Southern
Queensland area.
My qualifications include:
* Level III ARL High Performance Coach,
* Level II Sports Trainer (Sports Medicine Aust),
* B.A. Degree Sports Science,
* Senior First Aid,
* NSWRL-CRL-NRL Experience as a player/ Coach &
* SportsTrainer /Conditioner with great success.
New to Southern QLD area.
Also have experience in Junior Development & Scouting new talent at
NRL level.
Willing to travel for right position.
For all interested inquiries,
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Phone: (07)5528-2879.
Robert Wilesmith (B.S.Sc.)
Fit4Perfection Personal Training
Pro Fitness Trainer & Professional Rugby League & Sports Coach
Mail: P.O.Box 638, Labrador 4215 Queensland. Australia
Phone/Fax International: 61-7-5528-2879 (QLD)
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Senior UK coach seeks club
I am a 31 year old Senior coach based in England and have set myself
a long term goal of Coaching a Professional squad full time in the
next five years.
To assist in this I would like to learn and work with any
professional coaches within Super League or the National League.
I am currently a Head Coach for a Service area Squad, Head Coach for
a SRL Squad and Conditioner for an Amateur Squad.
I have a Degree in Sport & Exercise Science (Biomechanics, Nutrition,
Physiology, Psychology) Therefore have a broad knowledge of factors
that influence elite performance.
I currently work as a Community Development Worker (F/T), and a Rugby
League developement worker (P/T) and would love to work full time in a
rugby related position.
If anyone has any information or guidance please contact me on:
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Bronco demon haunts Raiders
By DEAN RITCHIE: BRISBANE had a bye at the weekend yet somehow still
managed to inflict more pain on poor Canberra.
For the second successive week the Broncos unsettled the Raiders.
Last Sunday, Brisbane defeated Canberra 24-20. Yesterday, the hangover from
that match probably cost the Raiders victory against the New Zealand Warriors.
The Warriors came back from a 10-point deficit to record a 26-18 victory in
front of more than 18,000 fans.
After the match, Canberra veteran Rubin Wiki admitted that last weekend's
game against Brisbane had drained his side mentally and physically.
"For sure, that took a lot out of us," Wiki said.
"And we made too many errors today.
"The Warriors took advantage."
Canberra looked set to record their 11th victory this season and retain
their position on top of the Telstra Premiership when leading 16-6 midway
through the first half.
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Tests for Ben Walker after KO
By Jon Geddes; MANLY five-eighth Ben Walker will undergo a precautionary
MRI scan on his head and neck today after being knocked unconscious for
seven minutes in Saturday night's 36-18 win over Cronulla.
The Sea Eagles star was transferred from Brookvale Oval to Royal North
Shore Hospital, where he had X-rays before being released just before
midnight.
"I've got a really bad headache, but the worst thing are the spasms in my
neck," Walker said as he rested at home yesterday.
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Maroons sweat on Lockyer
Steve Ricketts: THE sight of Darren Lockyer hobbling of the field after
training yesterday sent alarm bells ringing before the Maroons' "must win"
Origin match on Wednesday.
But Queensland manager Chris Close was quick to play down any injury scare,
last night insisting the star playmaker's ankle problems would not keep him
out of Origin II in Sydney.
"I promise you he will be first class," Close said.
"There is no risk about him playing, but we have to err on the side of
caution sometimes."
Certainly, it appears Lockyer will not be given goal-kicking duties which
could go to rookie hooker Mick Crocker.
Crocker practised his kicking after a training run with the Southport
Tigers Group 18 side at Carrara yesterday while Lockyer limped off the field.
Physiotherapist Michael Dalgleish said Lockyer had no problems running in a
straight line but sometimes suffered pain when changing direction.
"But Locky can usually run the problem out after a few minutes," he said.
Close said Lockyer trained well yesterday afternoon despite being excused
from contact drills.
Queensland skipper Gorden Tallis said the Maroons had learned "a hell of
lot" from the 25-12 Origin I loss at Suncorp Stadium.
"The bigger the prize the deeper the wound when you lose," Tallis said. "In
saying that I think NSW can improve a fair bit as well."
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Gould just playing games: Qld
By Stuart Honeysett: QUEENSLAND accused Phil Gould of indulging in another
round of mind games with his players after NSW's coach yesterday tipped the
Blues to lose this week's second State of Origin match at Telstra Stadium.
After the Blues' injury-disrupted preparation last week, Gould voiced
concern in his Sunday newspaper column and later as a commentator for the
Nine Network.
"All I'm saying is that our preparation this time is not a patch on what it
was for game one," Gould said.
"It's been a struggle, to be honest. We've had a number of players who were
injured.
"I don't think the sessions we have trained have been all that good. We've
still got three days to go before the game, but it's a totally different
atmosphere to what it was before game one."
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Young Guns pipped again
By ADAM GARDINI: YOUNG Guns coach Adrian Thomson is not giving up hope that
his side can still make the Queensland Cup semi-finals despite a 24-20 loss
to the Toowoomba Clydesdales on Saturday night.
Travelling to Toowoomba with a largely understrength line-up and facing a
star-studded Clydesdales side, the Young Guns produced an encouraging and
committed brand of football only to go down in yet another close contest.
Both teams managed five tries apiece but goalkicking proved the difference
for Toowoomba with North Queensland unable to land a single conversion.
Young Guns winger Simon Phillips was unable to convert any of his four
attempts, all from wide out, while Dean Limpus narrowly missed with his
sole attempt with the scores locked at 20-all late in the second half.
Toowoomba interchange player Scott Gray sealed the win for the home side
with a try in the final minutes while Young Guns winger Brenton Bowen
starred with four tries.
The four-point loss marked the club's seventh defeat of the season -- all
of which have been by eight points or less.
Thomson said despite the result he was pleased with the side's effort.
"Unfortunately we couldn't come away with the points but it was a good
performance even though we lost," Thomson said.
"We scored to make it 20-all and were playing really well but just a couple
of little errors spoiled it.
"If we can find a way to lose it we seem to be doing it."
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National League Results
FT: Gateshead Thunder 50 London Skolars 20
Gateshead Thunder rewrote the record books at Jarrow when they recorded a
50-20 victory over National League Two basement club London Skolars.
FT: Workington Town 14 York City Knights 33
York Knights stretched their winning run to four matches with a
workman-like display in a 33-14 win at Derwent Park.
FT: Swinton Lions 10 Hunslet Hawks 10
Hunslet Hawks fought back for a deserved 10-10 draw against luckless
Swinton Lions at Moor Lane.
FT: Sheffield Eagles 33 Keighley Cougars 6
Sheffield Eagles ended Keighley Cougars' unbeaten record in National League
Two with a dominating performance in a 33-6 victory at Don Valley Stadium.
FT: Barrow Border Raiders 22 Chorley Lynx 16
Chorley's hopes of equalling a club record of five successive victories
were dashed in the final minute by Barrow as the Raiders won 22-16.
FT: Widnes Vikings 28 Warrington Wolves 32
Warrington sealed a dramatic Super League victory over Widnes thanks to a
late try from full-back Graham Appo.
Quality of game cheers Cullen
Warrington boss Paul Cullen praised the quality of the game after watching
his side win 32-28 at Tetley's Super League rivals Widnes.
FT: Batley Bulldogs 20 Oldham Roughyeds 20
Two tries in four minutes from Oldham winger Gavin Dodd set up a grandstand
finale against Batley as a nail-biting match ended all square at 20-20.
FT: Whitehaven 18 Doncaster Dragons 24
Lowly Doncaster surprised play-off contenders Whitehaven with a well-earned
24-18 victory after seemingly penalising themselves out of the game.
FT: Featherstone Rovers 30 Rochdale Hornets 16
Skipper Richard Chapman scored his 100th career try as Featherstone
overcame play-off rivals Rochdale 30-16.
FT: Leigh Centurions 12 Salford Reds 32
Four tries in the opening 27 minutes set Salford up for a 32-12 win in the
top of the table clash with Leigh at Hilton Park.
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Warrington 32 defeated Widnes 28
Warrington sealed a dramatic Tetley's Super League victory thanks to a late
try from full-back Graham Appo.
The scores were locked 28-28 with both sides looking set to settle for a
point until Appo collected Julian O'Neill's stray pass to race half the
length of the field for the crucial touchdown.
Lee Briers missed the conversion attempt - but it did not matter.
Warrington had earlier raced into a 16-0 lead midway through the first half
with Rob Smyth touching down for the first try after a darting burst from
Brent Grose.
Scrum-half Nathan Wood nipped over from acting half-back before Grose
intercepted Dean Lawford's pass to go 50 yards - with two Briers
conversions giving Widnes a mountain to climb.
But the Vikings, who had won three of their last four games, clawed back to
trail by just two points at the interval, 16-14.
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Doncaster Dragons Swoop On Seuseu
Doncaster Dragons have snapped up Kiwi prop Anthony Seuseu, who was
released by Halifax on Friday.
The New Zealand international moved to Britain in January to take up a
contract with the Shay outfit, but has not been able to secure regular
starting places in the Halifax side.
The 24-year-old's contract was terminated by mutual consent, and Doncaster
coach St John Ellis has moved swiftly to secure his signature on a contract
until the end of the season.
"St John and I had a long chat with Anthony and he is very disappointed
that he was unable to do a job for Halifax," said chairman John Wright.
The Kiwi will not play in Sunday's game at Whitehaven, but is expected to
make his debut in the game against Featherstone Rovers at Belle Vue next
Friday.
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Cowboys to complain
North Queensland wants the NRL to examine a goal it feels shouldnt have
been awarded during the Cowboyss two-point loss to Parramatta on Saturday
night.
The Eels staged a remarkable comeback to win 24-22 but controversy reigned
over a conversion from Parramatta halfback with the score 22-10 in favour
of the Cowboys.
One touch judge raised his flag and the other didnt with the sideline
attempt leaving the decision up to referee Rod Lawrence, who awarded the goal.
North Queensland coach Graham Murray confirmed the club would ask the NRL
to clarify whether the goal should have been awarded.
"I thought it missed, like most other people in Australia," Murray told AAP.
"We will formulate a letter to the NRL to (referees boss) Robert Finch or
(chief executive) David Gallop and just ask for clarification ... whether
it was a correct ruling.
"We will fire something into the league tomorrow (Monday)."
If the Cowboys concern is valid, it will surely raise the question as to
why video replays arent used to rule on goals when the touch judges disagree.
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Scott Hill injures his left shoulder.
MELBOURNE STORM five-eighth Scott Hill will find out tomorrow whether his
NRL season is over after dislocating his shoulder in his team's loss to the
Bulldogs today.
Hill, who only returned three weeks ago from an injury to his left
shoulder, partially dislocated his other shoulder tackling Bulldogs prop
Mark O'Meley early in the first half.
It's the same shoulder which the Test and State of Origin star injured and
had reconstructed in 1999, keeping him out of the Storm's grand
final-winning side.
"We'll see how he pulls up tomorrow. He'll have an MRI scan and we'll go
from there," Storm medical officer Dr Greg Hickey said.
"If it's just a stretching of the ligaments, he could be back very soon or
if it's worse, he could be out for anything up to the rest of the season."
Hill, who has had a dismal run with shoulder and knee injuries since
missing the 1999 premiership win, has just signed a new five-year deal with
the Storm
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Wing not worried about Maroons
NSW supersub Craig Wing isn't worried about losing the element of surprise
in State of Origin II.
The Maroons might know what he's about to do, but stopping him is another
thing altogether.
"They would have done their work on me before the first game," Wing said.
"Knowing what's going to happen and dealing with it are two different things.
"It's just up to me to pick my times - and pick my times well."
As Wing did to devastating effect in Origin I.
The Sydney Roosters utility was expected to play hooker and give Danny
Buderus a rest in the opening Origin game at Suncorp Stadium but ended up
slotting in at five-eighth and tormenting the tired Queensland forwards in
his 36 minutes on the field.
He scored a decisive try off an Andrew Johns pass in the 63rd minute of
NSW's 25-12 win and was mentioned in man of the match despatches despite
his limited time on the sandy Suncorp turf.
Wing expects to adopt a similar role in Origin II but was hopeful coach
Phil Gould would give him more playing time.
"I think it will nearly be the same," Wing said of his likely role on
Wednesday night.
"I'm hoping that I have a bit more involvement with what time I have on the
field.
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Elliott tips his hat to Warriors
The Canberra Raiders paid tribute to a dominant second-half performance by
the New Zealand Warriors, who came from behind to win an entertaining
National Rugby League match 26-18 today.
The Warriors, down 12-18 at the break, kept the Raiders scoreless in the
second spell at Ericsson Stadium to help erase memories of their
disappointing loss to Parramatta last weekend.
Canberra coach Matthew Elliott said he couldn't fault the effort or
commitment of his players, although some of their execution could have been
better.
"But the opposition played some good football, especially in the second
half," he said.
"We got no field position and I tip my hat to the Warriors."
Canberra entered the latest round in second spot, while the Warriors had
been in danger of dropping out of the top eight.
By the end of a contest played in warm, sunny conditions, the 18,375-strong
crowd was roaring and Warriors coach Daniel Anderson praised his team's
intensity.
"There was a fair amount of passion out there," he said
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FORTRESS ODSAL BREACHED BY MIGHTY WARRIORS
Bradford 22-35 Wigan
Tetley's Super League
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Skipper Andy Farrell scored his 100th try for Wigan in a personal 20-point
haul as the Warriors shocked the Bradford Bulls with a 35-22 victory at Odsal.
Wigan are looking increasingly like Grand Final contenders while Bradford
are in a mini-slump - the double-chasing Bulls slipping to a second
consecutive home defeat for the first time for almost five years.
The Challenge Cup winners, who suffered a shock defeat by London Broncos in
their previous home game, left their best rugby until it was too late and a
third defeat of the season leaves them four points behind Super League
leaders Leeds.
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Sports
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Fittler should stay or retire: Stuart
Ricky Stuart said he would rather see Sydney Roosters captain Brad Fittler
hang up his boots than play in England or for another National Rugby League
club.
Roosters coach Stuart confirmed Fittler would have to accept a substantial
pay cut to re-sign with the defending premiers because of salary cap
restraints.
But Stuart added he expected the former Test skipper to make a decision soon.
"I just hope he doesn't retire early because of the reduction in pay in
regards to salary cap and I hope he doesn't go to England," he said
following Sydney's 30-22 loss to Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.
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Sport
Fremantle Roosters Win Giant Thriller.
An injury depleted Fremantle moved into fourth position of the Swan
Brewery Cup Rugby League table with a cliffhanger 30-28 victory over
the Joondalup Giants at Arena Joondalup last Saturday.
Despite playing with five A grade regulars missing due to injury, the
Roosters proved too good for gallant Giants side.
The tight scoreline reflected the quality of the hard-fought game,
with the score fluctuating between the two sides three times during
the game.
In the end, it was Fremantle's rookie winger Tyronne Coppedge that
proved the difference scoring three try's, two of which were 80
meters solo specials darting through the broken play whilst Joondalup
were attacking and out sprinting the cover defence to score.
Joondalup Giants lock forward Kere Perata revelled in the hard going
setting up the Giants first two try's that had them lead the Roosters
10 - nil after fifteen minutes.
Fremantle responded through hooker John Tomes who scooted over from
dummy half to score under the posts then shortly after winger
Coppedge scored the first of his long range try's that Jason Edmunds
converted from the sideline to see his side hit the front 12-10.
Joondalup then grafted out the rest of the first half to score twice
more and lead 22-12 at halftime.
Joondalup were first to score again to extend their lead further to
28 - 12 and most of the Fremantle supporters thought the game was
lost, but in stepped Tyrone Coppedge again with his second
spectacular try which brought everyone to their feet and an effort
that sparked the Roosters now trailing 28 - 18.
The Roosters then crossed for another to narrow the gap again to 28 -
22 with 15 minutes to go before winger Coopedge had the crowd on
their feet once more as he outsprinted the defence to score his third
and with the conversion from Jason Edmunds the scores were level 28-
28 with six minutes remaining.
Then from the resultant kick-off the Roosters carried the ball 70
meters down field to allow halfback Paratene Waikaro the opportunity
the slot a perfect field goal, Fremantle had worked a miracle leading
29-28 with minutes to go, but they weren't finished yet as again the
Roosters who were now dominating a tiring Giants outfit moved into
position attacking Joondalup's line when Captain Jason Edmunds
snuffed out the Giants fire with another 35 meter field goal to seal
the match 30-28.
The Roosters reserve grade pulled off an upset knocking over top team
Joondalup 20-18 in another cliffhanger, the Roosters reserves led 20 -
8 with ten minutes remaining but the Giants kept coming scoring on
the siren next to the posts to trail 20-18 but the pressure took it's
toll on the Giants kicker who missed and handed Fremantle victory.
In other games North Beach defeated Rockingham 76-12 and South Perth
handed the Bulldogs another hiding 68-16.
This week sees the Roosters take on South Perth at Ken Allen Field -
Hilton on Saturday.
Fremantle RL
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Warriors back on track
NZ Warriors 26 Canberra 18
THE New Zealand Warriors got back on track with a thrilling NRL
victory against the high-flying Canberra Raiders at Ericsson Stadium
today.
Condemned for failing to play out the full 80 minutes strongly in
recent weeks, the home side responded brilliantly to a strong first
half by the Raiders.
They kept the Raiders scoreless in the second half as they overcame
an 18-12 deficit at the break.
Before an Ericsson Stadium crowd of 18,375, the Warriors got off to
the perfect start, a smart Brent Webb grubber kick resulting in the
10th minute try to Logan Swann.
But Canberra struck back in devastating fashion with three tries in
10 minutes.
Kiwi international Ruben Wiki, who always seems to raise his game
against the Warriors, replied just four minutes later off a well-time
short pass by Jason Croker.
Centre Joe Monaghan grabbed a brace of tries for Canberra, thanks to
their ability to create overlaps on the righ
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