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Captain Darren Lockyer wary of favouritism
By Dean Ritchie
Captain Darren Lockyer has admitted favouritism could become a psychological problem for the Maroons.
Coach Mal Meninga and other Queenslanders have ridiculed suggestions they will struggle to cope with being favourites for - according to some league historians - the first time since the 1925 interstate series.
But Lockyer - battling an ankle injury to be fit for Wednesday night's clash - admitted being expected to lose was a key part of the Maroon psyche and the matter would be discussed with management.
"It doesn't change the way you want to play. You've got to be careful, though, that it doesn't change anyone's mindset," Lockyer told The Daily Telegraph.
"That's probably the thing that . . . if everyone's talking about us being favourites, between myself and the coaching staff and the senior players, it's imperative that if we feel some of the younger ones' mindset has changed because of that fact . . . we need to jump on top of it."
Lockyer said being outsiders almost always inspired Queensland players to play above themselves.
The Maroons camp seems divided on the issue. Meninga and halfback Johnathan Thurston insist Queensland will be underdogs, no matter what anyone else says.
"Probably by Tuesday, we'll be underdogs again for sure," Meninga said.
"Forwards win football matches, rugby league matches. Have a look at their forward pack . . ." Daily Telegraph
Mad Butcher in blood-clot scare
By Steve Deane
Auckland businessman and NZ Rugby League ambassador Peter Leitch - aka the Mad Butcher - is urging people to visit their doctors if they feel chest pains after he had emergency heart surgery to clear a blood clot.
Mr Leitch, 63, is expected to be back on his feet today after spending the weekend at home recovering from Friday's surgery. He had a wire mesh tube, known as a stent, inserted into his artery.
Mr Leitch first noticed chest pains while dancing at the stag do of Radio Sport and TVNZ presenter Tony Veitch several weeks ago.
"I thought, 'That's no good', but I brushed it away and a couple of weeks later I got a bit of chest pain so I thought I better go to the doctor.
"The key factor is, if you're not good go to the doctor. Often us blokes tend to push it aside."
A regular at Mt Smart Stadium, Mr Leitch yesterday followed doctors' orders and watched the Warriors' loss to Wests Tigers from the comfort of his couch while doing his best to stay "very, very calm".
He admitted the blood clot had been a "wake-up call" and was relieved the problem had come to light before it became more serious.
"At times you think you are bulletproof. I've just got to be a bit careful, a bit smart." NZ Herald
Corey Hughes exit from Bulldogs political
Bulldogs hooker Corey Hughes will not be offered a contract for next year because the club is anxious to rid itself of the last member of the Hughes clan, according to family members.
Hughes, who captained the Bulldogs against the Sharks yesterday, has appealed a $10,000 fine imposed after the 29-year-old retaliated against beer-fuelled antagonists who abused him at a Kembla Grange race meeting.
His manager and uncle, Graeme Hughes, said he received a phone call from Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes stating the appeal is the reason for the club's decision not to re-sign Corey.
With Corey's father, Garry - a former Bulldogs football manager - and another uncle, Mark, no longer working for the club, the Hughes family is convinced Corey is a victim of a purge by the new administration led by president George Peponis and chief executive Malcolm Noad.
The Hughes brothers, Folkes and Peponis all played in Canterbury's 1980 premiership team, demonstrating that when fallouts occur at Belmore, the chemistry can be worse than that in the Parramatta River.
Graeme Hughes, angry it was left to Folkes to communicate the message of the club's disinterest in Corey, said the coach was willing to re-sign the hooker but possible legal action over the fine was an issue.
"I cannot believe the head coach can't get his way, but it is the Mal and George show," Graeme said in reference to the Noad-Peponis partnership. A Bulldogs spokesman said last night: "It's the club's policy not to comment publicly on the status of contract negotiations, such as with Corey. It is disappointing, but not surprising, that his manager has chosen to air private discussions."
Hughes indicated the club had gone downhill since the exit of patriarch Peter Moore, uncle of the Hughes brothers. "We look forward to someone, some day, standing up to be counted at the club," he said.
The sentiment was shared by his brother, Garry, who was sacked by the club in fall-out to the Coffs Harbour scandal of 2004 which saw players cleared of rape allegations.
"I'm absolutely disgusted," Garry said. "They've got a bloke who knows and understands the history of the club, and they tell him, 'We no longer need you'.
"I can't ever be disgusted with a bloke like [Bulldogs doctor] Hugh Hazard, who has been there for a very long time and is a great bloke, and I can't say I'm disgusted with the club itself. I am disgusted with the people making the decisions.
"I can only hope that in the future, decent people come back and make the club what it was again. The values and traditions which have made the Bulldogs so strong for such a long time no longer exist."
Graeme Hughes said Corey had appealed to the NRL over the fine, but that the matter is unresolved. He claimed Folkes had told him no employer offers re-employment to someone pursuing legal action. "I want it out there that Corey and I were told he is suing the club," he said. "He is not."
Corey said: "I am absolutely shattered. I love the players and the club and the group that I've played with over the time. I would have dearly liked to have finished my career at the club." SMH
Carl Webb injured
By Steve Ricketts
Melbourne Storm giant Antonio Kaufusi will be rushed into the Queensland State of Origin camp after Maroons enforcer Carl Webb broke down dramatically with a hamstring injury at training.
Webb will have scans today and his place in the team to play NSW in the series opener at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday hangs in the balance.
If he is forced out he will join fellow forwards Mick Crocker (Melbourne), Sam Thaiday (Brisbane) and Matt Scott (North Queensland) on the Maroons injury list.
Tongan-born Kaufusi made his Test debut for Australia in last year's Tri-Nations tournament but has yet to play for Queensland, where he grew up playing league in Bundaberg.
One of nine children, the 22-year-old former Nudgee College student is 190cm and 112kg.
Webb retired one hour into yesterday's training run at the team's Sanctuary Cove base complaining of hamstring "tightness".
He received immediate treatment by the team physio and doctor before being rushed away by golf buggy to the team's accommodation.
Canberra Raiders hitman Neville Costigan slotted in to Webb's spot and the 22-year-old rookie is set to get a start on Wednesday.
Costigan was presented with his Queensland cap by former Origin hitman Wally Fullerton Smith at a team dinner last night.
Kaufusi was set to be Queensland's 18th man for Wednesday's match but now he is on the verge of a bench spot, further vindicating his decision to turn his back on a possible New Zealand jumper last year.
While Webb's setback brought worried looks from coach Mal Meninga and his staff, concerns have eased over skipper Darren Lockyer with the brilliant five-eighth showing no ill-effects from an ankle injury which threatened his place in the team.
"Darren has looked terrific in the two opposed sessions we have had with the Queensland Colts and there is no place to hide in those drills," said team co-manager Bob Lindner.
It has also been revealed Melbourne superstar Greg Inglis may be used in a covert fullback role in Origin I.
Inglis has been chosen on the wing but will will play tag team with selected custodian Karmichael Hunt.
The Inglis-Hunt combination will give Queensland's attack an exciting new dimension with Hunt moving to the left wing outside Steve Bell when Inglis reverts to fullback.
Inglis said last week he wanted to become Queensland's long-term fullback and Hunt has indicated he will switch closer to the action in the next few years.
On Saturday and again yesterday at training, Inglis and Hunt switched positions.
Inglis said yesterday he wanted to make an impact whether he played fullback or wing, revealing he was unhappy with his debut game for Queensland last year even though he scored two tries from the wing.
"It's the winger's job to go looking for the ball," he said.
"I made the mistake of not doing that and it won't happen again, I'll be looking to dominate this game.
"I want my presence to be felt." Courier Mail
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Q&A Coachtalk with Tony Smith
RLCM Being a dummy half cannot be left to one player, you obviously have other players for that role.
Tony Smith That's right, if your dummy half is just passing off to the forwards you maybe wasting a few of your outside backs ability. Say to your dummy half, take off, get tackled, start us on a roll. This gives you a chance to watch other players perform at that position.
RLCM The Short side.
Tony Smith Dummy halves with good vision can exploit the short side, players often go there for a rest.
Often it is where some weaker defenders are or the star opposition attackers, waiting in defence. If so, aim attack at them to make them tackle, obviously to make them tired. Also, be aware the opposition will attack your short side for exactly the same reasons.
RLCM The role of the markers.
Tony Smith The role of markers is an ever changing one and a complicated subject. With the ruck area and the speed of the 'play the ball' being so dominant nowadays coaches are expecting a different role from their markers. They are required to be more efficient than they were in days gone by, where the simple instructions were first marker left, second marker right.
Markers need to be more aggressive than we have seen in the past. They are needed to stop some of the advantage line quick 'play the balls', by being able to slow up the attacking player who dives down in the ruck area.
The marker needs to be able to tackle runners side on and low, allowing the other defenders to put him on his back and negate any roll on through quick 'play the balls'.
I would expect markers to be situational to where they are on the field, they should know what is required of them in that section. They should know what tackle it is, how many players the opposition has behind the ball, which way the opposition is likely to go and what is needed to combat and defend their position for the play that is in front of them.
All scenarios of what can happen around the ruck should be put into game situations at training so the markers can recognise it when it comes into the game.
Marker play is a really important area, we could spend a lot of time on talking about the role of markers.
RLCM Where do you want your players to run. Are they aiming at a player or aiming for a position on the field.
Tony Smith Often players will run into a spot player or a weak defender and I encourage players to do that. It also would depend on the tactics for the team that we are playing against.
Their marker area might weak, so we may aim to go behind the markers or we may get our dummy half to put on some plays, sending them one way attempting to get in behind them on the other side, it varies.
If you are playing a team of gorillas, would you just power it up? Probably not unless you have got a team of gorillas yourself. If you have got a big pack and you can keep them on the park all the time, you don't have to vary that so much, you can just keep powering to wherever you want to begin your power plays.
Sometimes the game philosophy is just to go to an area and isolate certain players, not necessarily getting them going backwards, sometimes it is just a spot or a situation that they do not handle too well, that has been noticed in research.
This is where a juggling act comes in for players, we may say our tactics for this game are 'we want get to this point on the field to put on these type of plays'.
So, do they put their helmets on and just run to that spot of the field, just purely so that they can put that play on, or do they run somewhere else where they think there is a bit of weakness.
Now, this is why smart players are needed, if they don't go to that spot hopefully it was because they had a good reason and they might put a chink in the opposition somewhere else, allowing for a try.
Certain players will only do exactly what you want them to do, they will just go to that spot, some players are always going to be a like that, but teams need smart players who can get see a different option.
So to answer the question, yes we will send players to a spot on the field that we want to set up, because if you put this play on against this team they struggle with it, although, they might shut you down on the first couple of plays and maybe even the fifth one,
but you might score on the sixth.
Coaches must try to get this message and to teach players that although there is a team plan and you are going to a spot on the field, if a player sees something else on, tell him to do it.
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