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Post: RLCM PO Box 259, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Click here for more Rugby League News News Update Titans make pact to get aggressive By Luke Turgeon - Titans hardman Luke 'Bull' Bailey has warned North Queensland enforcer Carl Webb to expect a dose of his own medicine, with the bulked-up Gold Coast forwards primed for an aggro explosion in 2008. Disappointed with the lack of mongrel shown in their debut season, the Titans playing group has made a pact to up the ante in the aggression stakes as they work towards becoming one of the most feared packs in the NRL. Bailey said the Titans would put the pre-season talk into practice when they collide with the Cowboys in what is shaping as an explosive round one clash at Skilled Park on Friday. "I don't think we were feared by many sides so that is something we want to work on," said Titans co-captain Bailey. "We are looking to lift our focus in the aggression field, we have talked about that a fair bit in the trials. "I think it is going to be a physical game and we are going to go out there and try and prove Robina is our new fortress and what better way than to start it then with a physical encounter. "Hopefully we come off after 80 minutes proud of our effort but also proud of our aggression." Queensland Origin powderkeg Webb declared earlier in the week the Cowboys would be out to dominate the Titans on home turf and spoil their Robina debut. Although they are now mates, the fierce rivalry between Bailey and Webb stretches back to their infamous State of Origin stoush in 2005. It has developed into one of the greatest rivalries in today's game and fireworks are expected every time they step on to the paddock wearing different jumpers. "We are prepared and we have been training hard," said NSW prop Bailey. "Their forwards are probably just taking more responsibility knowing that (Johnathan) Thurston is out injured. Their game plan is probably going to change a little, probably to more of a bash and barge game with their big fellas." Titans coach John Cartwright yesterday named man mountain Aaron Cannings and fiery young forwards Daniel Conn and Josh Graham on the bench for the Cowboys encounter. Bailey will be bolstered in the front row by experienced prop Michael Hodgson and backed up by Anthony Laffranchi, Mark Minichiello and Ashley Harrison. "In sitting down and analysing our year last year, the players themselves thought they weren't aggressive enough," said Cartwright. "They have got a tough pack of forwards in Webb, (Luke) O'Donnell and (Steve) Southern, all good hitters. You run into those guys and they hurt you. "If we want to test how aggressive we are it is probably as good an opportunity as you are going to get." With the Cowboys' Test and Queensland halfback Thurston still recovering from surgery to both shoulders during the pre-season, betting agency TAB Sportsbet yesterday rated the Gold Coast $1.65 favourites to topple North Queensland ($2.20), who finished third last season. "You take the best player in the world out of any side and it is going to be an advantage," said Cartwright. "But they are a star-studded side. They have replaced Thurston with Travis Burns, who is probably one of the best young halves in the game so they don't miss too much." The Cowboys are second favourites to win the premiership ($9) while the Titans are second last ($41). Read more GC Bulletin Create your own Animated Drills for Rugby League with Rugby Pro 2006 from TruStorm Software. Rugby Pro is an easy to use coaching tool to design rugby league drills and plays, click here to read more. Meet Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield this Saturday - Rhinos fans will have the chance to meet Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield this Saturday, 15th March, at the Jeff Banks York store at the York Designer Outlet. Kevin will be bringing with him the engage Super League trophy and the Carnegie World Club Challenge trophy to give fans the chance to have their photo taken with both pieces of silverware. Fans will also be able to purchase copies of Kevin's Testimonial brochure! and his official testimonial season planner. Kevin will be at the store from 12 noon until 2pm. There will also be a free prize draw on the day to win a Rhinos shirt signed by the World Champion, a Kevin Sinfield Testimonial shirt and a ball signed by the Rhinos. Leeds Online "I believe all clubs and coaches at all levels should have copies of RLCM as a coaching resource" Wayne Bennett Contact: Gary Roberts Mobile: 0414 234 718 Phone: 07/ 5538 9377 Fax: 07/5538 9388 Email: rlcm@... Post: RLCM PO Box 259, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Sheens predicting stop-start to season By Jacquelin Magnay - At some point in all of the opening games of the NRL premiership this weekend, the teams will come to a shuddering halt. That is the stark prediction of Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens, who reckons the combination of intensity of performance, hot conditions and reduced interchange will all combine for a second-half collapse. This season the rules have been changed to allow only a 10-man interchange (instead of 12), a move designed to create more opportunities later in the game for the little men. But teams have been using unlimited interchanges during the trials and will face their first restrictions in replacing tiring players from this Friday night's Roosters-Rabbitohs blockbuster opener. Wests Tigers play St George Illawarra at 3pm on Sunday at the Sydney Football Stadium, after the original ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground became unavailable because of cricket commitments. "The SFS will not be as bad as the middle of the Sydney Cricket Ground, because the SFS is shaded by the grandstand later in the day," said Sheens. "It will be hot and with the increased intensity of the season finally starting and the 10-man interchange . all of a sudden the teams will come to a shuddering halt." The Brisbane-Penrith match will be played at 1pm Queensland time on Sunday with the Broncos electing to wear their lighter away strip to minimise the heat's impact. The Panthers will be forced to wear their dark strip. Eels deny hypocrisy claims - Eels chief denies hypocrisy claims amid revelations of Smith's drunk state at the club's season launch. Flip side of Knights' 118kg prop - Those who think Danny Wicks has excess baggage should take a look at his party trick. Aitken ready to stand in for Inglis - Former Australian schoolboy star Russell Aitken says he has no fear of the job in front. Gidley signs on for three years - Newcastle today announced the re-signing of Test utility to a new three-year deal. Heat on Brown - Pressure on Nathan Brown with Dragons compiling a list of available coaches for 2009. Johns for hire - Andrew Johns is helping both the Bulldogs and Eels ahead of their Round 1 clash.Read more League HQ Click for Leaguecoach Discussion eGroup Click RLCM Bookshop buy a RLCM eBook and it will be in your PC today. SIGH OF RELIEF - Wigan stand-off Trent Barrett has avoided a suspension despite being found guilty of a 'grade B' dangerous tackle at an RFL disciplinary hearing on Tuesday evening. CUNNINGHAM INJURY BLOW FOR SAINTS - Veteran hooker Keiron Cunningham has become the latest victim of St Helens' injury crisis. WARMING TO WARING - Ian Laybourn remembers legendary rugby league commentator Eddie Waring.Read more Sporting Life RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP TRAVEL UPDATE-UK PACKAGES ON SALE NOW Official Travel Packages are On Sale Now for UK Supporters MATCH TICKETS All of our tour packages provide Category 1 Reserved Seating offering great views of the ground. FIVE ORGANISED TOURS AVAILABLE - ON SALE NOW - BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Click here for details The 2008 Rugby League World Cup to be held in Australia will be the biggest Rugby League event in the 100 year history of the game. The Rugby League Experience is providing a range of packages for local, interstate and international visitors. To be kept up to date with all the latest tournament and tour information you can register your interest here. Lebanon could make World Cup - LEBANON will earn a World Cup reprieve if Fiji is prevented from competing in the tournament because of Federal government sanctions.  RLWC operations manager Tas Baiteri said organisers are closely monitoring what action the Rudd Government will take in response to the recent political drama that has beseiged the Pacific island nation. There are real fears that sanctions will be installed to prevent Fijian teams from competing on Australian soil. The uncertainty yesterday prompted Fijian National Rugby League chairman Peni Musunamasi to write to the Australian High Commission in Suva for clarification. Baiteri confirmed sanctions appeared to be a possibility, and that Lebanon were next in line. "The free spot would go to the next highest ranked team, and that's Lebanon because they lost the final qualifier to Samoa,'' Baiteri said.Read more Daily Telegraph RLCM we will reproduce some of the questions and answers which featured on the LeagueCoach website. Feel free to use the forum link to barter thoughts on coaching and training drills and philosophies. Thanks to all those who contributed during the month. James Conlan RIP - It is with regret that we have to announce the passing away of James (Jimmy) Conlan. Queensbury meet Clayton in Odsal Final - A late try from Marriott seals a 22-18 Bury win against West Bowling A in Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup success Halton Simms Cross win at Golborne - The conditions for the game weren't the best to say the least, heavy pitch, strong winds and hail storms. Methley Royals March On - Methley Royals, unbeaten in the CMS Yorkshire League Unison Division Four since the opening-day reverse at Swillington, extended their winning sequence in all competitions to six games with an impressive 52-6 victory at New Peel Panthers, of Heckmondwike. Castleford Panthers Fall just Short on Festival Double - Panthers girls attended the first of this 'summers' festivals at Kingstone High School in Barnsley at the weekend, to participate in the u12's and u14's age groups.Read more BARLA Click here and send your POSITION VACANT advertisement, it will be sent worldwide. This is another service by RLCM. NSWRL Season Launch - The NSW Rugby League today launched its two major competitions for Rugby League's Centenary year which will both be covered in a new television show on Fox Sports. From May this season Fox Sports will broadcast a NSWRL program which features a match of the day and comprehensive highlights, statitistcs and previews from the VB NSW Cup and Jim Beam Cup. NSWRL General Manager Geoff Carr said the program, which will air each Wednesday at 5pm, would showcase the strengthening standard of the NSWRL's two major competitions. "It's certainly exciting for us and it could not have come at a better time considering we have a number of new teams entering both competitions this year," Carr said. "It's also very exciting for the teams that are participating because it will obviously give some assistance to them in attracting sponsors." The VB NSW Cup is set to showcase top-tier Rugby League to suburban venues throughout the year, with several NRL clubs set to use the competition as a vehicle to play their top-25 squad players who are over the age of 20. Newtown Jets coach Greg Matterson said the VB NSW Cup's schedule - which runs separately to the NRL - would benefit his players' first-grade aspirations as NRL coaches would now have more time to view their performances. "At the moment the Roosters' first five or six games are on Friday night and we are on Saturday, so supporters can go and watch both games," Matterson said. "And the coaching staff can relax and watch either game - so I can watch first grade or Brad Fittler can come and watch the NSW Cup. They can actually take the time to watch [VB NSW Cup] players instead of being busy preparing the first-grade side." Matterson said the VB NSW Cup would also give fans a chance to see first-grade stars in action on a weekly basis, starting from Round One this weekend. "This week I've got [Roosters first-graders] Sam Perrett and Mitch Aubusson coming back to VB NSW Cup - one's an international and one is a first-grader," Matterson said. "I talked to them both last night and their heads are right around getting stuck into the VB NSW Cup. All the players know they need to be playing consistent football at this level to make it in first-grade." The Jim Beam Cup, which this year welcomes new teams the Western Australian Reds, Southern Sydney Sharks and Campbelltown Eagles, will again feature its successful salary-cap and points-based structure. A Jim Beam Cup representative side will contest the annual Quad Series tournament, which will also feature the NSW Country side, the QLD Rangers and for the first time, the Great Britain Community Lions. Southern Sydney Sharks' Ian Baddock said the Jim Beam Cup's progressive nature and salary-cap encouraged clubs to focus on developing their junior talent. "I think that in Jim Beam Cup, it's at an age where the players are just hungry to go forward," Baddock said. "I think it is the ideal grade for players which might not be right up to first-grade standard but aren't too far away either, and that need to build their games. "It's very, very exciting for us to be involved in the competition and we're looking forward to a great season." NSWRL OnlineRead more BARLA Click RLCMtv Shaun McRae for a short video clip. Saints hit by Cunningham injury - St Helens hooker Keiron Cunningham could be out for two months after tearing his quadricep against Hull last Friday. Read more BBC Online Click RLCMtv Shaun McRae for a short video clip. Coach fears stage fright - GOLD Coast Titans coach John Cartwright fears nerves may get the better of his men under the spotlight of the first... Southern's redemption road - ALL summer Steve Southern worked relentlessly to win back the respect of his teammates, and now he has been offered... Sims wary of comparisons - ASHTON Sims says he is proud to wear Brad Thorn's No. 12 jersey in his Brisbane debut, but don't ask him to fill... Life after Wayne Bennett - Brisbane Broncos are facing the end of the Wayne Bennett era. Steve Ricketts asks chief executive Bruno Cullen if the club can have a successful season Broncos name first team - THE Broncos team for the opening NRL game against Penrith at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. Read more Courier Mail Click here for a RLCMtv short video of Ian Thomson ex player, coach, CEO of Manly Sea Eagles speaking at the NSWRL Level Two Coaching Conference. Loss of star no laughing matter for straight menBy Chris Rattue - The more you think of ways the Warriors might mount a tilt at the NRL title, the more you keep coming back to the loss of Wade McKinnon. Damn that knee and all that might fall because of it. The rugby league premiership opens this weekend with Melbourne - the Warriors' first opponents - red-hot favourites. Read more NZ Herald Click for RLCMtv Locker Room Talk Halfback Luke Walsh may move to Catalans By Brad Walter - Newcastle are considering loaning halfback Luke Walsh to French Super League club Catalans to cover for former Brisbane star Casey McGuire, who broke his jaw last weekend. Walsh has been overlooked for selection in the Knights side to play Canberra on Saturday night, with Jarrod Mullen and Chris Bailey the halfback and five-eighth pairing. Read more League HQ Click RLCM Drills on CD-ROM to order. Parramatta deny alcohol problem - PARRAMATTA coach Michael Hagan has denied the Eels have a drinking problem despite the club being forced to investigate another alcohol-related incident. Plot thickens as Souths claim sabotage - ANGRY Sydney Roosters officials claim South Sydney's Peter Holmes a Court has "lost the plot" after he accused them of trying to dissuade fans from attending the season opener. Wing won't make clash 'personal' - CRAIG Wing vowed to avoid making this weekend¿s grudge match against his old club "personal" - but Sydney appear to have other ideas. Buderus moves to exit mode - NEWCASTLE captain Danny Buderus could announce within a week that he is leaving at the end of the season, the Knights' chief executive revealed. Hagan may keep night owls waiting - PARRAMATTA coach Michael Hagan has warned suspended Jarryd Hayne, Junior Paulo and Weller Hauraki they'll have no rails run back into first grade. Rookie the Eels' answer to Folau - PARRAMATTA unveiled the latest star off Campbelltown's amazing football production line - and they say he could be as good as Minto's favourite son, Israel Folau. Captaincy lure reels in Gidley - NEWCASTLE have told skipper Danny Buderus he is free to leave the club on the same day they used the captaincy carrot to retain young star Kurt Gidley for a further three years. NRL Teams - ALL the team news for round one of the National Rugby League season (time AEDT). Stewart will be ready for round one - MANLY'S Test fullback Brett Stewart says he has fully recovered from off-season knee surgery and will play in the Sea Eagles' NRL season opener against. Leeds boss on NRL scout mission - ENGLISH Super League heavyweight Leeds plans to use the opening round of the NRL season as a talent scouting opportunity. Read more Foxsports

   
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COACHING NEWSLETTER RLCM Coachtalk Extract from eBook 13 Recruitment By Cyril Connell - Brisbane Broncos RLFC Written by Ashley Bradnam Sailor, Lockyer, Webcke, Thorn, Renouf.....the list goes on and on. Apart from being team-mates in arguably the greatest club side in world football, these players have something else in common. They are all proteges of a highly effective recruitment campaign which has seen the Brisbane Broncos preserve their status as a football superpower. The man in charge of recruitment at the Broncos is Cyril Connell. Connell has done pretty much everything the game can offer. As a 5/8th and half back he played 24 games for Queensland, 7 of them as Captain. He was selected for a Kangaroo Tour of England and France, playing 14 games, three as Captain. He was then chosen to represent his country in 3 Tests withdrawing from one because of injury. He spent 30 years behind the microphone as a radio and television commentator. In short, he knows the game well. These days most people recognise Connell as one of the finest talent identifiers in the business. Ashley Bradnam caught up with him recently to find out how he operates. I guess firstly we want to make sure the boys we recruit can play football. But just as importantly, we need to know the make up of the boy's character. It's pretty hard to put that into words. It's not just talent that makes a player. His discipline, dedication and determination are just as important. Wayne and I call it the 'X' factor, the unknown. Identifying ability is actually the easiest part. A good player's balance, the way he runs...It just stands out. But we've had a number of fellows with talent come through here, who have just never made it. They never had the other qualities. You don't. You can only find out all you can about the boy and then make a judgement call. As an exheadmaster, I find it good to talk to his principal. He'll tell me what he's like at school and give me an idea of his character. You also talk to his parents and coaches, but you never really know. I remember this one boy who we thought was going to be a star, for his age I have no doubt he was the best player in Australia. He was good, but for whatever reason he never shaped up. You can't tell. We have scouts around the place who will tell us about a boy. People also ring up who aren't scouts, sometimes a boy's parents will call. We take notice of all of those calls. It's then up to us to get out there and watch him play. When we watch a kid play we don't necessarily look for the star. In schoolboy football, the flashy player is not always the best player. We endeavour to recruit boys who we believe have the potential to play First grade, so I guess your looking for potential. If we find a boy who's playing well, the first step is to write to his parents and set up a time to talk we don't sign them, nobody signs with the Broncos at schoolboy .......from RLCM eBook 13 - Click here to purchase your RLCM eBook you will be reading it today. Issue Contents Coaches Forum Coach Talk - Chris Anderson, Melbourne Storm Skill Scene - Picking up a football Falling on the Loose Football Coaching the Modern Game Tackling Communication Recruitment Coaches Half Time Talk Key Areas of Team Play Statistics and Movement Analysis

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