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Post: RLCM PO Box 259, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Click here for more Rugby League News News Update Click on image for Graham Murray and Aaron Payne media Conference Click RLCMtv - Will JT Play? for pre match press conference with NQ Cowboys coach Graham Murray and Cowboys hooker Aaron Payne. RLCM Online Can Thurston's shoulder stand Titans test? By Luke Turgeon - THE Gold Coast Titans have a message for Johnathan Thurston -- expect one hell of a welcome back party. The inspirational Cowboys skipper looks almost certain to line-up for North Queensland tonight at Skilled Park, completing an incredible comeback from dual shoulder surgery a month ahead of schedule. Titans coach Johan Cartwright said some of his forwards 'eyes lit up' when told the news yesterday, no doubt already plotting how they will exploit the Queensland and Test halfback in the defensive line. "A lot of the guys have had reconstructions before and they know how tough it is to come back from," said Cartwright. "Those first few weeks can be very dodgy. "I think Princey would look forward to him playing. "He has got eyes on an Origin jumper and it is a chance to test yourself against the best." Bookmakers across the country took tens of thousands of dollars on the Cowboys to topple the Titans at Robina on Wednesday, on the back of rumours Thurston was set to return. Titans centre Mat Rogers said the news came as no surprise to him. "I asked Johnathan if he was playing at that big fan day we had (in Sydney last month) and the answer that I got, mate, he couldn't lie straight in bed," said Rogers. "I went straight to Carty then and said, mate he is playing round one. "So I have known he was playing since then. Asked if Thurston would be a weak link in defence, Rogers replied: "You would think so." "He is the one who hasn't had any game time so we will see how he goes. "But on the other hand if he is playing in the NRL he has obviously been tested and they are confident. "But we will test him again." Wide-running Titans back rower Mark Minichiello, who has had three shoulder reconstructions in the past, predicted Thurston would attract more traffic than the Tugun merge. "If he comes out there we are going to make him make some tackles, probably more than usual, so we will see how he holds up," he said. "Coming back from any operation you always have a little bit of doubt on yourself unless you have done a lot of tackling at training and he is confident in it. We will just wait and see what happens." Thurston, who only resumed contact training earlier this week, warmed up with the rest of the squad at Skilled Park yesterday afternoon for the pre-game hit out, before secretive Cowboys coach Graham Murray closed the session to the media after 15 minutes. A stone-faced Murray hinted he would give Thurston up until the hour before the match to decide whether or not he would play. "He's done all his contact work, he excelled actually," said Murray. "He's done everything asked of him this week. He's hit tackle bags but also individuals. Whether he has done enough, it will be up to the coaching and medical staff and in particular Johnathan himself." Read more GC Bulletin Click RLCMtv - Will JT Play? for pre match press conference with NQ Cowboys coach Graham Murray and Cowboys hooker Aaron Payne. RLCM Online The aim of GoodFootball.com is to give a deeper analysis of clips that have been uploaded. Rather than just look solely at the scoring move itself we will try to give a broader picture, perhaps go back a little further and highlight key factors that we feel have helped to shape the try. Click GoodFootball.com BARLA Founder Member Passes Away - Widower James Joseph Conlan 82yrs known by many people who simply knew him as Jimmy, peacefully passed away in Longwood Grange Nursing Home, Huddersfield on Sunday 9th March. West Leeds Open Age Clash with the Dragoons - West Leeds Open Age Rugby League team are to play The Royal Dragoon Guards on Sunday 16th March 2008.Read more BARLA Click here and send your POSITION VACANT advertisement, it will be sent worldwide. This is another service by RLCM. Leeds Rhinos drawn with Crusaders - World champions Leeds will face Super League hopefuls Celtic Crusaders in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. St Helens begin the defence of the trophy they won at Wembley last year against National League One side, London Skolars. Elsewhere Harlequins face Castleford in an all Super League tie while Bradford Bulls take on French outfit Toulouse while Wigan face Pia with last year's runners-up Catalan Dragons taking on Featherstone Rovers. The draw in full: Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams Leigh Centurions v Warrington Workington v Hull KR Harlequins v Castleford Doncaster v Widnes Featherstone v Catalans Dragons Barrow v Hunslet Salford v Wakefield Leeds v Celtic Crusaders Swinton v Oldham Bradford v Toulouse Halifax v Huddersfield Whitehaven v Lezignan St Helens v London Skolars Rochdale v Hull Wigan v Pia Read more BBC Online 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. Marshall in 'best ever' form - IN an ominous warning to rival teams, Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens said excitement machine Benji Marshall was set to produce his best football to date. Bulldogs man ready for big calls - LESS than a day after accepting league's toughest job, new Bulldogs boss Todd Greenberg insisted he was ready to make the toughest decision at Belmore. Bowen scares Cowboys camp - NORTH Queensland dynamo Matt Bowen dramatically failed to finish training on the Gold Coast as Johnathan Thurston's comeback campaign rolled on. Mason set for bench start - SYDNEY Roosters coach Brad Fittler has admitted the summer's most spectacular signing, Willie Mason, could be benched for tonight's season opener. Read more Courier Mail Click for RLCMtv Locker Room Talk Buderus to quit Knights - NEWCASTLE captain Danny Buderus has announced he will quit the Knights at the end of the season to join English Super League side Leeds Rhinos. New Dogs boss sharpens teeth - NEW Bulldogs CEO Todd Greenberg has promised to rebuild the NRL club's brand with ruthless management, even if his first task is to sack coach and friend Steve Folkes. Thurston will have nowhere to hide - PROMINENT physiotherapist Michael Dalgleish says Cowboys star Johnathan Thurston will have "nowhere to hide" if he gambles on a shock comeback after undergoing twin shoulder surgery late last year. Folau too rich for Dogs - MELBOURNE star Israel Folau may have priced himself out of a move to Sydney, with Bulldogs chairman George Peponis saying he wanted too much even for the cashed-up club. Murray ups Thurston mind games - FOR a moment, it appeared North Queensland coach Graham Murray had let the cat out of the bag. But the mischievous glint in his eye quickly suggested otherwise. Fitzgibbon to crow no more after 2008 - Sydney Roosters skipper Craig Fitzgibbon says the 2008 NRL season could be his last. Bulldogs name Greenberg as chief - THE Bulldogs have announced Todd Greenberg as the NRL club's new chief executive officer. Tuiaki hamstrung for Tigers - WESTS Tigers winger Taniela Tuiaki has been ruled out of his side's opening round NRL clash against St George Illawarra due to a hamstring strain.Read more Foxsports Click RLCM Drills on CD-ROM to order. Changes for a better game By By Peter Jessup - While rugby flounces about trying new rules that have clearly opened the game up but apparently will not be brought into widespread use, league has made one simple adjustment to achieve the same thing without rewriting the rule book. The reduction from a 12 to a 10-man interchange will change some games, for sure, especially those where key players are injured and the bench is shortened to three. It means that in most games all the forwards will play more minutes. Eighty-minute players will become more valuable; huge, hulking props and secondrowers who require breathers less so. It will open holes for the smaller scooters at the back end of each half as the big men tire of the collision work. And it will mean a change in approach for the coaches, who will have more video time as they analyse each other's adjustments. It's doubtful that anyone will abandon the two-hooker approach. But the four-forward bench may be a thing of the past. The game will get faster as a result of other changes to the interpretation of rules. Before bringing in the changes, the NRL took advice from former coaches including Warren Ryan, former players including Laurie Daley and Matt Rodwell (who is manager of the Players Association), its referees' boss Robert Finch and the Kangaroos and Bulldogs doctor Hugh Hazard. The grapple tackle and the "crusher" where the head, neck or upper body of a tackled player is pushed into and held to the ground is outlawed, with officials told to use the red card and everyone warned that the judiciary will not treat such cases lightly. This may affect the plans of Melbourne who were experts at grappling. It will mean players having to clear the tackle area more quickly, and defenders having to retreat the 10 metres quicker. It offers the attacking side the chance of a ragged line, with holes opening. It increases the stamina demand and the likelihood of fatigue. Referees can now allow a quick 20 metre tap restart from a dead ball without waiting for the other team to take up defensive positions. They will also order quick goalline restarts, and penalise defenders for unreasonable delay. At the scrum, props on the feed side are now required to have their outside foot forward, so as to create a proper tunnel for the ball. Referees have been told to watch that players bind properly, the intention of both interpretive changes being to hold forwards in the scrum just that bit longer to allow the ball to clear to the backs. Other than the interchange adjustment, the only other rule change is to allow a player to strip the ball from another who is in the act of scoring a try. But referees will this season be able to call on video refs for guidance in cases where there is doubt over whether a ball in play has been stripped or dropped. Read more NZ Herald Do you have a Drills Book? Click RLCM Drills on CD-ROM to order. Compiled from RLCM Drills Books 1, 2 & 3 and offering 233 Training Drills a neccessity for coaches at all levels of the game We kept Souths alive: Politis - Don of Roosters, Nick Politis, fires off a few barbed comments ahead of Rabbitohs clash. Benji won't roll over for Dragons - Tigers coach invites St George Illawarra to test Benji Marshall's shoulder as much as they like. Broncos and Storm deny $1.6m deal - Club officials deny Israel Folau's four-year, $1.6m deal with the Broncos. Stars playing for their futures - Titans' chief executive believes team will be jumping out of the ground. Buderus wants to bow out on a high - Knights skipper wants to reclaim Test spot before heading to England in 2009. The Storm will three-peat - Blog: Why the Storm will win not only the competition this year, but in 2009 as well. Read more League HQ Click for Leaguecoach Discussion eGroup HOME DRAW FOR SAINTS - St Helens have been drawn at home to London Skolars in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. BUCKLEY DIES - Former Great Britain centre Alan Buckley has died suddenly, aged 66. SUPER LEAGUE BRIEFINGS - Team news and statistics ahead of the weekend's action in engage Super League XIII. WOUNDED WILDCATS SET FOR HULL TEST - Wakefield are the lastest Super League team to be decimated by early-season injuries. WOLVES WORTH FOLLOWING - Ian Millward looks ahead to this weekend's action in engage Super League XIII and the NRL. SKIPPER SEAN PENS NEW DEAL - Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin has signed a new four-year contract with the club. BUDERUS BOUND FOR RHINOS - Leeds Rhinos have signed former Australia hooker Danny Buderus for 2009. FELLOUS ANSWERS HULL CALL - Hull have signed France international Adel Fellous on loan until the end of the month. COACH SEES UPSIDE TO INJURIES - St Helens coach Daniel Anderson believes the club's injury crisis could help in the long-term. CUP DRAW INCLUDES GALLIC FOUR - Four French clubs will go into the hat for the draw for the fourth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. RHINOS DUO SET FOR DEBUTS - Leaders Leeds have called up Simon Worrall and Ben Kaye for Friday's clash with Harlequins. Read more Sporting Life 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. Top-four carrot for Rabbits By Brent Read - CREDIBILITY can be a transient quality in the NRL. Some clubs spend years trying to find it, only to lose it in an instant. Others manage to hold onto it for years, surviving the many threats that can strip it away - the salary cap, off-field controversies and boardroom upheavals. For South Sydney, the quest for credibility has been a journey lasting nearly two decades. The most successful club in the game's history, the Rabbitohs have spent their recent past mired in mediocrity, the lowest point a two-year exile from the premiership. Thanks to Peter Holmes a Court and Russell Crowe, hope is finally at hand. Last year, with the millionaire businessman and the Oscar-winning actor at the wheel, the Rabbitohs gained some credibility. Off the field, the former paupers are flying, evidenced by the announcement of a major sponsorship deal with the National Australia Bank yesterday. Another significant sponsorship deal is just around the corner. After a $4million loss in 2007, money is flowing into the club's coffers. But for all the success off the field, Holmes a Court acknowledges credibility comes back to results on the field. On that front, the "new" Souths made ground last year, reaching the finals for the first time since 1989. The reward for that hard work was credibility for a club once regarded as the pride of the league. Which brings us to tonight and the Rabbitohs' premiership opener against the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium. A new season brings with it new challenges. Rather than gaining credibility, Souths are attempting to retain it. "It comes back to football, it always comes back to football," Holmes a Court said. To that end, coach Jason Taylor has accepted responsibility and plans on changing his approach as a result. Taylor is the first to acknowledge he over-coached last season. A deep thinker as a player, he carried that quality into his coaching. But Taylor admits at times he thought too much. "I probably tried a bit hard to come up with stuff that was in the end a bit difficult for the guys," Taylor said. "I'm just learning. I have to develop my own philosophy as a coach and how you want to do things." Taylor admits he faces a career-long battle to contain his urge to over-coach. A meeting last year with University of Michigan American football coach Lloyd Carr eased some concerns. "We didn't get bogged down in technicalities," Taylor said. "We just talked about the philosophy of how much you can get through to your players." Taylor's goal for this year is the top four. It's been spoken about with the players, albeit without making it a firm target. "I have mentioned it being where we hope to get to," Taylor said. "I think the players know that's where we need to be if we want to be in contention. We finished seventh last year, it's a natural progression." Holmes a Court and Crowe have loftier ambitions. When you're used to being at the top, second place isn't anywhere near as seductive. "I like Russell's attitude," Holmes a Court said. "He wants to win the comp every year." The Australian Click here and send your POSITION VACANT advertisement, it will be sent worldwide. This is another service by RLCM. BARLA withdraws statement re 'status of amateur players' - Following a meeting of the BARLA Board of Management on Wednesday 12th March and In order to clarify a misunderstanding regarding the BARLA Press Release dated the 22nd February, the BARLA Board of Management wishes to withdraw this statement and reiterate that all the present agreements with the Rugby Football League are still in force regarding the status of amateur players. Players signing Academy forms can do so for bona fide expenses and are not regarded as professionals.Read more BARLA "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 NEW DATE FOR HALBRO YORKSHIRE YOUTH & JUNIOR CUP FINAL 2008 - Following a meeting of the BARLA Board of Management on Wednesday 12th March a new date and venue has been arranged for the HALBRO Yorkshire Youth and Junior Under 17's Cup Final 2008. The final between Skirlaugh Bulls and Bradford Victoria Rangers game will now be played on Sunday 6th April at Normanton Knights ARLFC, kick off time to be arranged. Read more BARLA Click RLCM Bookshop buy a RLCM eBook and it will be in your PC today. DARTS STARS TO GET ON THE OCHE FOR PAUL SCULTHORPE TESTIMONIAL EVENT - 'The Machine' James Wade and Peter 'One Dart' Manley will feature in a special exhibition match as part of the entertainment at the PDC supported Paul Sculthorpe Testimonial Darts Dinner on Wednesday 9 April at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool. Current PDC Player of the Year, Wade, and 2006 World Championship runner up Manley, will join the St Helens skipper for a night of darts themed action hosted by Sky Sports' Stuart Pyke. As well as hearing a question and answer session by Wade and Manley to reveal the inside truth of life in the world of darts, guests in attendance will also be able to stand a chance of winning a leg against them on the night and bid for some fantastic items in a sporting auction. Paul Sculthorpe said: "I'm a big darts fan and have attended a few events as a guest of the PDC in the last couple of years. The PDC are taking darts to the next level and it really is superb entertainment, so I'm grateful for their support on my Testimonial dinner. "James and Peter are two of the current legends of the sport, and there's quite a few of the lads at Saints who fancy themselves as darts players too, so I can't wait for the event. It promises to be a great night and I hope people come along and enjoy a cracking evening." The Paul Sculthorpe Testimonial, granted by The RFL, began on 1 January 2008 with a percentage of proceeds from the season being donated to Paul's adopted charity, Tommy's - The Baby Charity. Event details: Wednesday 9 April 2008 Paul Sculthorpe Testimonial PDC Darts Dinner Crowne Plaza Hotel, Liverpool Three course meal, sporting auction and the chance to win a leg against a professional on the night. Tables of 10 available for £450, or individual places at £50 each. For further information and to purchase tables please contact Jonathan Neill on 07738 336486, email testimonial@... 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. Where the Newtown Jets are playing in the inaugural round of the 2008 VB NSW Cup - Now the gloves are off . . . Round One of the 2008 NSWRL VB NSW Cup. Newtown plays away to Cronulla-Sutherland Saturday, 15th March 2008 - OKI Jubilee Stadium (formerly Kogarah Oval) - Kick-Off: 4.30pm. Newtown's team for Saturday is: Player and Position Don Thompson - Full Back Byron Ford - Wing Sam Perrett - Centre Mitchell Aubusson - Centre Tevita Folau - Wing Luke Branighan - Five Eighth Ben Green - Half Back Steve Meredith - Front Row Luke Gordon - Hooker Ray Moujalli - Front Row Danny Howard - Second Row Mickey Paea - Second Row Jimmy Andersen - Lock Bench: Khalid Deeb Aaron Wheatley Luke Millwood Shaun Foley Newtown Online 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. Todd Greenberg new CEO at Bulldogs - The Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs have received a boost ahead of the 2008 Telstra Premiership kick-off with the appointment of respected sports administrator Mr Todd Greenberg as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Greenberg is already familiar to the Club having served as Operations Manager from 1998 until 2001, since then he has been General Manager Commercial Operations at ANZ Stadium. In his role with ANZ Stadium Mr Greenberg has been involved with NRL Grand Finals and State of Origin matches, Rugby Union World Cup (2003), AFL matches, Football World Cup qualifiers (2006) and major concerts. Mr Greenberg has also completed a Masters Degree in Sports Management. "This is a really important time for the Bulldogs Rugby League Club and the Board is pleased to have appointed Todd Greenberg to lead us through it," said Chairman Dr George Peponis. "Having worked with all of Australia's major sporting codes through his role with ANZ Stadium Todd has a strong understanding of what works in sports business. "As a talented sportsman in his own right he has an appreciation of the footballers' needs. "Importantly, he has a real passion for the Bulldogs and a desire to further strengthen its position as one of Rugby League's iconic clubs." Mr Greenberg will commence duties on Monday 31 March. "This is a really positive opportunity, I've been with the Bulldogs before and I know the values of the Club and what can be achieved," Mr Greenberg said. "I'm looking forward to allowing the Bulldogs to get on with what they do best." The Bulldogs have also appointed Polly McCardell as a Public Affairs consultant to the Club. The role will cover work on media strategy and image development with the Bulldogs. Ms McCardell served as Bulldogs Media Manager from 1999-2002 and more recently as NRL Media Manager from 2003-2007. Bulldogs Online RHINOS MAKE BULLS CLASH ALL TICKET - World Champions Leeds Rhinos have announced that their eagerly anticipated game against Bradford Bulls on Thursday 20th March, kick off 8pm, will be all ticket. Tickets are available now from the Headingley Carnegie ticket office and also from Odsal for Bulls supporters. Seat tickets are already selling fast and fans wishing to sit down for this game are urged to purchase those tickets as soon as possible to avoid disap! pointment. The last eight league meetings between Leeds and Bradford at Headingley Carnegie have been sell outs and the Rhinos have taken the step to ensure that fans do not miss out on all the action. There are still tickets available in all sections of the ground and fans will be able to purchase their ticket up until 5pm on the day of game, if they do not sell out. Commenting on the game Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield said, ''Games against the Bulls are always special occasions both for the players and the fans alike. I am sure Leeds and Bradford fans will be hoping to kick the Easter weekend off in style and hopefully we can serve a game worthy of the bumper crowd.'' The game will be the first time that new Head Coach Brian McClennan has been involved in a Rhinos v Bulls derby game and he is also looking forward to it. ''Since I arrived fans have been telling me about the Bradford game and how much it means to them. We have already had some great crowds at Hea! dingley Carnegie this season and we are proud of our home. I saw first hand last Friday at Castleford how good a derby atmosphere is and I am sure it will be even better at Headingley Carnegie on Easter Thursday.'' The easiest and most convenient way for fans to buy their ticket is online 24 hours a day by simply clicking here and have the tickets sent direct to their door. Fans can also purchase tickets in person from the Headingley Carnegie Ticket Sales Office or by phoning 08700 60 60 50. Tickets Sales Manager Sian Jones added, ''Season ticket holders do not have to buy a ticket in addition to their normal membership card. There was some confusion for a number of season ticket holders for the Hull KR game so we would reiterate season ticket holders do not need to do anything other than come on the night.'' Leeds Online 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. 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COACHING NEWSLETTER RLCM Coachtalk Extract from eBook 17 SPEED & AGILITY By Frank Ponissi - Written by Robert Rachow The evolution of Rugby League throughout the latter part of the twentieth century was characterised by the rise and rise of the influence of mobility. No longer were props the jurassic plodders of years gone by, while halves and backs found new ways to improve their already impressive footspeed. And so the trend continues into the next millennium. Gaining, covering and defending ground have always been the focus points of Rugby League. However in the game's present climate, those tasks are being completed with unprecedented speed and agility. This has been reflected in the specialised manner in which quickness - both off the mark and over a sustained period - is being instilled into athletes at the elite level. We have seen many and varied programs for the dissection of strength and skill components, yet previously there was little variety available in the way of of speed training. Repetitious sprints and endurance work were the flavour of a generation that has now passed its use-by-date. Now there are a vast array of drills and activities, that when fully utilised, can deliver both individualised and entertaining mobility training. Working towards the three desired components of speed, agility and quickness, segmented excercises have been developed to cater for the differing positional roles. All workouts are calculated in relation to the work needs of that particular role within the team. For a forward, that usually mean short bursts of explosive power running. For a half, the activities will usually relate to maintaining nimble and agile feet and for the outside backs, excercises tend to pertain to maximal velocity sprints. As follows is a session designed to heighten the relevant qualities desired of each position within a Rugby League team. This is not a definitive guide and many of the activities can transpose from one training group to the next. But it does form an accurate guide to the areas in which coaches and conditioners should direct their focus for individualised programs. (All sessions 7-10 minutes in length) PROPS/BACKROWERS . Footwork Ladders - A series of plastic strips arranged on the ground somewhat similar to a ladder. The purpose of the activity is to step between each 'rung' with both feet as quickly as possible until reaching the end. Variations on this activity include tippy-toeing sidewards through each 'rung' or stepping left through one 'rung' and right through the next continually. Note, if a proper footwork ladder is not available, ropes or even sticks can be used. . Medicine Ball Throws - With a variety of differently weighted medicine balls, form players into groups of two. The first player throws the ball in the air underarm with both arms, while the second starts in a three-point crouch and sprints after the ball when it first bounces, aiming to reach it before it stops rolling. Players are to alternate after each throw. Variations available include throwing the ball from a squat or from an overhead position. . Sled Weights - By stacking weights on a sled attached to the player by a rope and belt, we can emphasise the high leg pump and inclined stance expected of forwards in the ruck area. Distances for the players to sprint with the weighted sled vary according to the mass involved. One example of a testing set would be 10 metres with an 80 kilogram sled, follwed by 20m (60kg), then 30m (40kg) and finishing with 40m (20kg).

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