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English recruit Mathers enjoys Coast lifestyle
By Luke Turgeon
IT hasn't taken long for Titans' English recruit Richie Mathers to settle into life on the Gold Coast.
The 23-year-old former Leeds star is already planning a Christmas barbecue by the beach, instead of a typically English turkey dinner by an open fire.
"It is great to be here and the weather is just a bonus," said Mathers, who arrived on the Coast just two weeks ago.
"I can't wait for Christmas.
"Christmas is always cold and snowy back home so it would be great to have a barbie by the beach."
Fullback Mathers, who started training with the rest of his Titans teammates at Runaway Bay this week, is also enjoying running around the paddock in a singlet and shorts.
Pre-season training in England involves three layers of clothing on top, a pair of tights, tracksuit bottoms and a beanie.
"This time of year it would probably be two degrees over there," said Mathers, a member of the Leeds 2004 Super League premiership and victorious 2005 World Club Challenge sides.
"I have spoken to a few of the boys who have already started pre-season training over there and they are struggling a bit in the cold.
"It is very cold and all of the fields are frosty and snowy. It is not enjoyable."
By the sound of things, neither is training under Titans fitness coach Billy Johnstone.
Mathers is in the final stages of rehab after having a knee reconstruction in June and said while he was not yet back in full training, strength and conditioning boss Johnstone had made sure he wasn't missing out on the fun.
"The club and Billy have been really good about it, not thrown me straight in running wise," said Mathers, who has settled on the Coast with girlfriend Sasha Darmbrough. "But I am getting flogged in a heap of other ways, swimming and biking. I just want to make sure I am raring to go for the start of the season."
History shows that only a handful of Great Britain's best have made the grade in Australia.
Mathers, who was considered hot property in the Super League, is under no illusions just how tough the NRL will be.
"I understand that not many are perceived to have made it over here," he said.
"But that is another thing in itself.
"I am just coming out to learn and hopefully secure a starting spot.
"Speaking to a lot of the Australian's who play in England, they say it is a different world in terms of professionalism and how hard you train. But that was the thing that excited me."
Mathers and fellow Titans winger Brian Carney will be the only British players in the NRL next year, following the departure of Roosters enforcer Adrian Morley.
Read more Gold Coast Bulletin
Kangaroos desperate to find form and avoid ignominy
By Glenn Jackson
AUSTRALIA have set a desperate tone for their Tri-Nations showdown with Great Britain tomorrow night in Brisbane, revealing they are treating the match as a "must-win" encounter despite an open passage to the final a week later.
The Australians will advance to the final at Aussie Stadium win, lose or draw tomorrow, but the players are intent on avoiding flying back to Sydney following two straight losses.
Also heavily in their thoughts is the prospect of becoming the first Australian side to lose twice to Great Britain in a calendar year in more than three decades.
But of most concern is their recent record. The Kangaroos' playing standards have clearly dropped since their opening-match win over New Zealand in Auckland. A fortuitous victory over the Kiwis in Melbourne came next, and was followed by a 23-12 loss to the Lions.
The feeling is the Australians will find it difficult to win the final at Aussie Stadium on Saturday week following consecutive losses to the Lions, who will be equally eager for victory tomorrow night, knowing a loss will end their tour.
"It's definitely must-win for us," halfback Johnathan Thurston said yesterday. "All the boys took the loss pretty hard, and they're looking to rectify that this weekend."
Prop Mark O'Meley was equally forthright: "We need to go into the final with confidence. You love to have your confidence, don't you. You need to have your cohesion and your rhythm, know that everything you're practising is working. It would be a lot different if we lost.
"Ricky's let us know - we need to win this to have the confidence. I don't think anyone's thought of the final yet, too. We can't underestimate Great Britain. We desperately want to get out there and play some good football."
It's clear this rubber is far from a dead one for the Kangaroos. Their stuttering momentum aside, there's also a pseudo-Ashes defeat to consider.
Even if the Lions went on to lose the final, the consolation prize would still be significant, not to mention damning for the Australians; they will have managed to knock the Kangaroos off in two of three matches in what would normally amount to a series win.
The last time that happened was in 1970, when Great Britain won the Ashes 2-1, led by the likes of Mal Reilly, Cliff Watson and Roger Millward.
"That's something we're really keen to keep in this Australian side - the history," centre Mark Gasnier said. "That's something we're very proud of, something we want to uphold. We're very much motivated by that. SMH
AUSSIES TO PILE ON POINTS
Ian Millward previews Saturday's Tri-Nations clash between Australia and Great Britain.
LONG RULES OUT TOURING AGAIN
St Helens scrum-half Sean Long has ruled out touring with Great Britain again.
NOBLE REJECTS UNDERDOG JIBES
Brian Noble has rejected claims Great Britain are rank outsiders to beat Australia.
KAUFUSI HOPES TO GRASP CHANCE
Antonio Kaufusi will finally get the chance to make his Australia debut this weekend.
ELLIS ADMITS COMPLACENCY
Great Britain forward Gareth Ellis admits the Lions face a huge task this weekend.
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Suncorp may lose NZ Test
By Steve Ricketts
BRISBANE'S Suncorp Stadium is set to miss out on next year's Trans-Tasman rugby league Test in April because of a glut of big matches.
With 42,000 tickets sold for tomorrow night's Tri-Nations clash between Australia and Britain, Suncorp Stadium has advanced its claims for more international league.
But the fact two State of Origin matches and at least 14 NRL matches have been scheduled for the 53,000-capacity venue next year has administrators worried.
The Broncos will have 12 home matches at Suncorp and the Gold Coast Titans two.
In addition, St George Illawarra is considering moving its round 12 clash with the Broncos from Sydney to Brisbane.
The April 20 Test comes a week after the Titans-Broncos match at Suncorp and a month before the first Origin clash.
"The Queensland public's response to representative football has to be acknowledged and that is sure to happen in 2008 when we host the World Cup," ARL chief executive Geoff Carr said yesterday.
"But next year we have to be careful we do not over saturate the market. That's not to say Brisbane won't get the Trans-Tasman Test."
A crowd of 44,191 attended the Trans-Tasman Test at Suncorp Stadium on May 5.
Australia is guaranteed a place in the Tri-Nations final in Sydney tomorrow week and Britain will qualify if it wins tomorrow, otherwise New Zealand will be there.
The Kiwis arrived in Sydney on Wednesday confident Australia will win tomorrow.
But British coach Brian Noble believes his side can spring an upset .
"We came here wanting to earn respect and we've got one foot in the door," he said. "We need to put two feet through by winning tomorrow." Read more Courier Mail
Britain to face Roos backlash
By Dan Koch
NEW ZEALAND coach Brian McClennan believes Australia will be driven to victory tomorrow night by the fear of becoming the first Kangaroos side in more than three decades to lose successive Tests to Britain.
The Kiwis' hopes of defending their Tri-Nations crown in Sydney next weekend rely on Australia bouncing back from an upset 23-12 loss to the Lions in Sydney a fortnight ago.
While he would like to believe in the idea of some "brotherly love" between trans-Tasman neighbours, McClennan conceded the Kangaroos would get more motivation from the threat of becoming the first Australian side since 1970 to lose back-to-back matches to the Lions.
That year, the tourists, led by Roger Millward and Mal Reilly, came back from a loss in game one of the three-game series to secure successive wins.
Since then, France is the only team to have recorded successive wins over Australia, beating a Kangaroos team coached by Frank Stanton and captained by Bob Fulton twice in 1978.
It is an imposing record, which McClennan said makes Australian teams especially dangerous following a defeat.
"Australia is just lethal after a loss," McClennan said.
"The Australian rugby league team has been one of the most successful sporting teams in the world over the last 30 years.
"They have so much depth and have proven time and again they know what it takes to win at this level. They love being part of the big games. It has been a very, very long time since anyone beat them twice and I know this team won't want to be the one to end that record."
McClennan, who will travel to Brisbane with assistant coach Tony Iro to watch the game, predicted Brian Noble's men would challenge the Australians, despite their poor showing in New Zealand last weekend and a drama-filled preparation.
Against the Kiwis, the Lions were a shadow of the disciplined, hard-working outfit which trumped Australia at Aussie Stadium and suffered an enormous blow when halfback Sean Long -- man of the match against Australia -- flew home on Monday amid a storm of controversy.
McClennan conceded Long's experience and direction would be missed, but said Britain traditionally responded well to such turmoil.
"They have always been a side which enjoys having their backs against the wall," McClennan said. "They tend to handle adversity well and use it positively, so I am expecting a terrific match.
"Great Britain has everything to play for and the Australians will be out with a point to prove in front of a big home crowd."
It was a sentiment shared by Australia backrower Luke O'Donnell, who claimed the Kangaroos "owed" the Lions, following the loss in Sydney.
Speaking after the team's closed training run at Suncorp Stadium, O'Donnell said the Kangaroos were desperate to make amends for their error-ridden showing and head into next week's final with some confidence.
"There is definitely a feeling that we need to even things up because they got one up on us down in Sydney," O'Donnell said. "This definitely isn't a dead rubber for us. We need to improve a lot of things before the final. Our last-tackle options need to be better and we need to be more patient. Last time we were just pushing passes and that leads to mistakes.
"Everyone is just looking forward to getting out there now, because we owe them one."
O'Donnell said no one player had put his hand up to replace the suspended Willie Mason as the team's "enforcer", but said the forwards had discussed the need to lay a better platform for halves Darren Lockyer and Johnathan Thurston.
"Willie is a leader and is a big presence out on the field, but guys like Petero (Civoniceva) and Nathan Hindmarsh can take over that role," O'Donnell said.
"We have the players there to cover for Willie, as long as we all step up and do our jobs."
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AIS/ARL Rugby League Team Defeat France Under 18
The AIS /ARL Rugby League team opened their tour of France and England with a resounding win over the French under 18 team by 36 to 8 at Mazamet in the south of France on Wednesday.
Rockhampton flyer Sam Joe who is heading to the Melbourne Storm next year scored two tries in a Aussie blitz of speed and skill to set up a half time lead of 18 to 6.
Joe who only moved to Rockhampton two years ago from Moa Island in Torres Strait proved he was a player of the future out playing the French in the first half.
Head Coach Brian Johnson praised the efforts of the French at the post match reception indicating that the efforts to build French Rugby League were showing signs of great progress.
The match was the first of a four game tour France and Great Britain for the AIS/ARL team who comprise of talented 17 and 18 year old players from around Australia. NRL Online
Little Battlers Warm the Heart
AMID the big hits, big tries and big matches of season 2006,
it's been the phenomenal hearts of some tiny footballers
which have come to the fore.
This year it has been the pleasure of the QRL to hear the
stories of two inspirational characters who personify the
spirit of rugby league - Jacob Ryan and Charlie Hohn.
Jacob, 7, has spent this past season playing the house down
with the Rosewood Roosters in the Ipswich Junior Rugby
League, while Charlie has given the same enthusiasm for the
Goondiwindi Under 10s in the Warwick junior competition.
Their efforts are made more remarkable by the fact that
Jacob is battling leukemia and Charlie is afflicted by the
incurable blood disease hypogammaglobulinemia.
In both cases their medical conditions have led to the odd
week off footy here and there, either for treatment or
recovery. But so far adversity has failed to dampen their
eagerness to get on with being ?one of the team?.
The heart-warming stories go wider than the two boys in
question. Indeed, it has only been through the understanding
and acceptance of teammates, opposition members, coaches and
club officials that their dreams have been made possible.
For rookie Jacob, his story started with a Come-n-Try day
back in the early months of this year.
After his older brother signed up with Rosewood, Jacob
pestered parents Sonia and Alan to play. But knowing their
son had a portacath, a central line to administer
chemotherapy and blood transfusions in his chest, they
decided the prospect was too risky.
Only constant hounding from Jacob and smart thinking from
Roosters secretary Joanne Ryan (no relation) made his debut
for Rosewood possible.
In attack Jacob went into dummy-half on each play, where he
could not be tackled in under 7s. Meanwhile in defence he
shuffled out to the wing and away from the action.
" Initially his Mum came to us and said she'd pay full fees
just so he could sit on the sideline each week and feel part
of the team," Joanne Ryan explains.
"But we thought we could do better than that. With the coach
Pat O'Neill's encouragement and the help of the other kids,
he never had a worry.
"It actually worked out well for the team because having the
same dummy-half each time avoided a lot of the confusion and
jostling you get with kids at that age."
In a tribute to Jacob, the Ipswich Junior Rugby League
recently presented him a special achievement award at a gala
evening.
A speech was read out to explain Jacob?s plight, detailing
how it had lifted his family?s spirits and given him a
feeling of acceptance.
"There was barely a dry eye in the audience after the
presentation," IJRL chairman Brad Wolens said.
"I tracked down a copy of the speech and must admit the
first half-dozen or so times I re-read it, there was a lump
in the throat and a tear in the eye.
"Nine out of 10 sporting clubs would turn the kid away, but
Rosewood actually went above and beyond the call.
"We gave the club a special shield which had the
inscription 'For helping a young fella achieve his hopes and
dreams'."
One person in the audience moved by the emotional scenes was
Gold Coast Titans head coach John Cartwright, who of his own
accord went to meet the Ryan family.
He gave Jacob a personal message of congratulations and
welcomed him to attend future Titans events as a guest of
honour.
Further west on the Southern Downs, it was the story of
fellow battler Charlie Hohn which brought a similar response
from another rugby league legend - Mal Meninga.
The Queensland Origin coach heard how Charlie had been born
with a rare blood disease which had already claimed the
lives of four of his uncles.
As a result of the debilitating condition, Charlie spent the
first two years of his life in a sterile environment,
forcing him to start school late.
Since then the mad Queensland Maroons and Brisbane Broncos
fan has endured constant blood tests and Intragram
infusions, necessitating endless hospital visits.
Despite all the setbacks and health concerns, Charlie has
been hell-bent on fulfilling his commitment to the
Goondiwindi club and each week has been toughing it out on
the paddock.
As with Jacob, this has been done with great co-operation
from teammates and officials.
When Big Mal received a letter and picture of Charlie
sitting in his rugby league 'shrine' this year, he fired
back a personalised reply, a signed Queensland jersey and
other Maroons memorabilia.
The reception of the package exemplified just how much the
game meant to little Charlie, his friends and family.
"Mal, the letter was truly heart-touching. Charlie's mother
began reading the letter, got to the first paragraph and
cried," wrote back family friend Frank Hartin.
"After everything she's been through it takes a bit to get
her emotional, but I could see she was blown away.
"From the deepest parts of our hearts we really do thank
you."
Yet while it was Meninga being offered thanks, common sense
dictates it should be the likes of Charlie and Jacob given
rousing applause.
For their effort, courage and pride reminds us all as to why
we love the game so much.
It inspires everyone to dig that little bit deeper, believe
in themselves and enjoy sport for what it really means.
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It takes 20 years to become an overnight success. Successful coaches have a combination of experience, skill, education and practice, developed ways and means of getting the best out of themselves and their athletes.
Here are 101 Coaching tips to help you achieve your coaching goals.
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2. Develop communication skills and never stop trying to improve them.
3. Learn to effectively utilise the Internet and email.
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5. Be open minded. Never say never.
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12. Use sport science wisely. The art of coaching drives the science of performance.
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