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Toowoomba Harvey Norman Regional Celebration - New Zealand Warriors Captain Steve Price will join former Australian representatives including Dud Beattie, Ray Higgs and John McDonald in Toowoomba today for South West Queensland's Harvey Norman Regional Celebration.
An impressive list of Rugby league greats covering seven decades will attend the day long celebration, which will kick off with a Mayoral Reception at 11am and conclude with a free public celebration at Clive Berghofer Stadium from 6pm.
Country music sensation Melinda Schneider will perform at the public celebration, while traditional rivals Newtown and Valley's will do battle in their heritage playing uniforms to celebrate this historic day.
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Newtown v Valley's Heritage Match will kick off at 6:45pm with Melinda Schneider due on stage at 8:15pm.
The legends will be signing autographs from 6pm, while the 4.2m Telstra Premiership Trophy and ARL Skill clinics are certain to keep fans of all ages happy.
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Millward considering a return to Super League - Former St Helens boss Ian Millward is considering a return to coaching in Super League. Currently assistant at North Queensland Cowboys, Millward missed out on head-coaching roles at two National Rugby League clubs last week after being interviewed by both the Cowboys and St George Illawarra.
While Millward said he was committed to the Cowboys this season, he admitted a return to England could be an option for 2009.
"It's something I've got to weigh up," he told the Illawarra Mercury, "whether to stay in NRL for a period or go back to the UK."
Millward started his coaching career with Leigh before joining St Helens in 2000 and won two Super League titles, two Challenge Cups and a World Club Challenge in his five years at Knowsley Road.
But he was controversially sacked in 2005 following misconduct claims levelled at him by the club. Millward then joined Wigan but left just weeks into his second season after a string of disappointing results.
Millward returned to Australia and was appointed assistant to former Leeds coach Graham Murray at the Cowboys last year.
He seemed a natural replacement when it was announced Murray would not continue in 2009 until Canberra coach Neil Henry invoked a get-out clause in his contract with a year left to run at the Raiders and was appointed on a five-year contract.
Millward also missed out on the Dragons post, which went to Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett, and is not thought to be in the running for the vacancy at Canterbury Bulldogs.
Former Bulldogs player Michael Potter - now coach of Catalans Dragons - current assistant Kevin Moore and Daniel Anderson - who took over from Millward at St Helens - are the leading candidates to take charge at the Bulldogs next year.
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Lockyer wont rush back for Kiwis Test - AUSTRALIAN captain Darren Lockyer will not rush back for the Test match against New Zealand next month despite being cleared of major knee damage yesterday, boosting the hopes of Kangaroos aspirants Braith Anasta, Scott Prince and incumbent Greg Bird.
You call us: Greenberg says Dogs won't go coach chasing - BULLDOGS chief executive Todd Greenberg has declared the club will not be contacting prospective coaches about their interest in taking over from Steve Folkes next year, and insists Kevin Moore is not guaranteed the job.
Roosters rocked by triple dose of drama - ROOSTERS prop David Shillington has become the first victim of coach Brad Fittler's hard-line alcohol ban after only his second drinking session in nine months - a decision he fears could cost him a new contract.
Storm prop guilty after 'chicken wing' tackle but can play this week - Adam Blair will play for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL grand final rematch against Manly after the club enters an early guilty plea for his "chicken wing" tackle.
For Manly, grand final revenge hinges on self-belief - NEAR the end of last season, Anthony Watmough was in the best form of his career, and when Ben Kennedy said the nuggety second-rower should be one of the first forwards picked for Australia, no one laughed.
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Weyman banned for six weeks - Canberra prop cops six-match ban while Adam Blair pleads guilty to chicken-wing tackle.
Minichiello out indefinitely - Roosters star suffers recurrence of back injury that sidelined him for most of the past two seasons.
Vuna extends Knights deal Cooper coup - A HOMECOMING visit for his parents' blessing reassured Tongan torpedo Cooper Vuna he was doing the right thing by staying at the Newcastle Knights.
Knights work injury ledger - THE Knights hope the return of premiership winners Ben Cross and Adam MacDougall will help offset the likely loss of playmaker Jarrod Mullen for Sunday's game against Brisbane at EnergyAustralia Stadium.
Referees should respect us: Gidley - DEPENDABLE fullback Kurt Gidley was confident the new-look Knights had quickly earned the respect of the other 15 NRL teams in the first four weeks of the season and hoped referees shared that opinion.
Sacked Knights hooker's licence suspended - Sacked Knights player Terrence Seu Seu, 20, was yesterday fined $800 and had his licence suspended for six months for drink-driving while using a handheld mobile phone.
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Titans defend right to criticise Michael Weyman over 'cheap shot' Steve Ricketts - GOLD Coast skipper Luke Bailey last night rejected Canberra claims Titans players had been out of line when they called for Raiders prop Michael Weyman to be suspended for striking Daniel Conn last weekend.
Bailey said given it was no longer acceptable for players to take the law into their own hands on the field, they should be able to stick up for a mate by speaking out publicly.
Weyman yesterday accepted an early guilty plea for two striking offences arising from the match and will miss six matches.
Bailey, who faces six weeks on the sidelines after scans revealed he had suffered a broken arm, said justice had been done.
He defended himself and teammates who said Weyman should have been banned for six to eight weeks.
"You can't come in and throw punches or be the third man in to situations on the field any more so you've got to at least be able to stick up for your mates off the field," Bailey said. "You've got to do something for a teammate who has been wronged.
"It's rubbish for people to say we can't say anything because we might influence the judiciary. In the end Weyman got what he deserved.
"It was a cheap shot. It was a brain snap on the night and I'm sure he'll be filthy that he has been sidelined for so long, particularly as he struggles a bit with fitness."
Canberra chief executive Don Furner criticised the Titans players, saying it was not their place to be judge and jury, and he made his feelings known to the NRL.
"It's disappointing. Maybe it's because they're a new club," Furner said. "Maybe they don't know the rules that well."
Bailey's injury has opened the way for club strongman James Stosic to start for only the second time at the Titans. The former Junior Kiwi made his NRL debut for Cronulla in 2005 and was part of the Titans' inaugural player list in 2007, playing seven NRL games.
"James has come a long way since last year," Bailey said. "He was a bit worried then about his achilles. He is one of our top trainers and lifters in the gym and has kept plugging away.
"He's 112kg but his fitness held up really well against the Raiders when I was on the bench."
Bailey is resigned to being out for six weeks and missing out on his dream of winning back his Test jumper for the Centenary Test against the Kiwis on May 9.
"With Steve Price out injured I thought there was a good chance to cement a spot but now I'll probably miss the first Origin as well," he said.
"But there are two other Origins so I haven't given up on rep football. My main focus is to help the Titans and I don't want to seem greedy."
Winger Matt Petersen returns from a hip injury for Jordan Atkins (knee).
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Yorkshire name Squad for County Championship - Following a training session at Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC the BARLA Yorkshire County have named a twenty man squad for the crucial County Championship game against Lancashire which will be played at Heworth ARLFC on Sunday 13th April kick off 3.00pm.
The squad which is captained by Trevor Penrose of Skirlaugh includes four players from that club. Four have also been selected from Shaw cross Sharks and three from York Acorn.
Current County Champions Yorkshire must win this game to stand any chance of retaining the Championship following their 9-4 reversal at Cumbria two weeks ago.
For Lancashire it is their opening game of the campaign.
The Squad:
Kirk Abel - Skirlaugh
Paul Brown (vice captain) - Shaw Cross Sharks
David Burns - York Acorn
Danny Caldwell - York Acorn
Johnny Campbell - Thornhill Trojans
Adam Chappell - Shaw Cross Sharks
Stuart Davies - Cutsyke
Lee Guder - Siddal
Tom Harrison - Skirlaugh
Tom Hill - York Acorn
Steve Illingworth - West Bowling
Mathew Myers - Shaw Cross Sharks
Trevor Penrose (captain) - Skirlaugh
Richard Squires - Shaw Cross Sharks
Danny Ulyatt - Hull Dockers
Luke Varley - Castleford Panthers
Lee Waterman - Skirlaugh
Ben Hawley - Eastmoor Dragons
Phil Hodgson - Eastmoor Dragons
Lee Maskill - Sharlston Rovers
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Rochdale Hornets saved by loan payment - Rochdale Hornets have taken up a loan from the Rugby Football League (RFL) after the club was served a winding up order from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
A petition to wind up the club was presented by HMRC on 6 December 2007. The winding up order was due to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on 16 April but the RFL has stepped in to save the club.
Hornets have taken benefit of a loan from the RFL, repayable over three years. A club spokesman said: "This capital injection means that the club can factor payments into future budget projections, that the club's HMRC obligations can now be met and that any winding up order is now invalid."
The club's directors will be making up a shortfall that the loan was unable to cover, believed to be around £7,000. The club hopes to have paid its debt to HMRC by the end of this week.
Last year the club explored the possibility of selling its stake in the Denehurst Park Stadium Company to Rochdale AFC in a bid to raise income.
The Stadium Company owns Spotland Stadium in partnership with Hornets and the football club. Rochdale AFC reportedly bid for Hornets' shares in the company last summer, but the club did not respond to the offer.
Hornets believe that taking on a loan from the RFL was the better option than trying to sell their shares in the Stadium Company once more.
Hornets' financial condition has been a source of speculation for some years, with a dwindling support making it difficult for them to survive as a professional Rugby League side.
The club recently paid back a loan to Rochdale Council, who have offered the club continued financial support through the years.
A club statement reads: "Over the last few months, Rochdale Metropolitan Council and the RFL have been hugely supportive of Rochdale Hornets and have been very impressed and pleased with the strides forward that the club has made off the pitch.
"Not only did they appreciate the board's continued commitment to Commercial and Community activities, they also recognise the business plan that has been applied for the last 3 seasons, whereby the club generates its own revenue rather than relying on directors' loans.
"Both parties have reviewed the club's accounts and were satisfied that it is striving to meet - and achieving - the levels of commercial activity that make the Rochdale Hornets club now more self sufficient than it has been for many years."
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South Sydney coach Jason Taylor admits negative attitude - Coach Jason Taylor admits his negative coaching style has led to the lack of confidence in the South Sydney Rabbitohs' attack this season.
Taylor says he has not put enough faith in his playmakers to take control of a game and run the team around the paddock, and it's shown with their winless start to the year.
He believes the Rabbitohs did not have the experience to make decisions under pressure last year and when Craig Wing got injured in round one Taylor again tried to over-coach the players and provide answers to every on-field decision.
But Taylor has vowed to step back and give his young side the confidence to do things themselves.
He's retained Jeremy Smith at halfback and John Sutton at five-eighth for Monday's clash with Cronulla and backed them to spark the Rabbitohs limp attack.
"The bigger problem we are facing is we have got to find the right players in the right positions who can handle the pressure and who can make the right decisions," said Taylor.
"The last 12 months I have been trying to think for the players.
"I was coaching a negative style of footy ... at times I felt we lacked someone to take control.
"I'm over-coaching the team ... I don't want to be the coach who is choreographing everything we are going to do as a team.
"I feel we have the mix of players right, we just need to give them belief.
"This week I'm confident with more help from me and guidance from the rest of the team that Jeremy Smith is going to go out on the field and take control of the team.
"Run the team in the fashion Craig Wing would and Andrew Johns would.
"We need one person out on the field taking control ... we need to give that confidence to Jeremy.
"I have made it hard for him to do that. I have not given him the confidence I need to.
"From this week I'm going to be a better coach for South Sydney."
Taylor was responding to a member's question about why the team had been misfiring in attack on the club's weekly internet show which airs on Tuesdays.
He will be confronted by similar questions when he and director of football Shane Richardson conduct an open forum with members at Kingsford.
Richardson says the forums occur four times a year and is not a reaction to the poor form, but expects some tough questions from the disappointed fans.
"It is not something that has come because we are 0-4," said Richardson.
"I would love to sit up front when we are 4-0. I've had it at times when we've lost 13 straight.
"We've been in worse spots than this and we've copped enough abuse not to worry about it.
"The fact that we are 0-4 worries them (fans) but the interesting thing about that is that after 12 rounds last year we were 4-8 so if we win four of the next eight we will be in the same spot.
"I think if you stand out in front of people and be honest and tell them what you're doing most times they're not tough questions if you tell them the truth."
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Money won't rule Coast By Nick Smart - The people of the Gold Coast cannot be bought. That was the message from Titans boss Michael Searle to Andrew Demetriou yesterday after the AFL supremo laid down the gauntlet to rival codes on the Gold Coast for the first time.
Demetriou declared the challenge was going to be for the NRL, rugby union and the A-League to match it with the cashed-up AFL when the Gold Coast Football Club enters the competition in 2011.
"The Brisbane Lions in 1999 were one of four clubs (national football codes) in Queensland -- by the end of 2009 they will be one of nine perhaps," said Demetriou.
"We have never been in a better position to capitalise on this opportunity.
"We have no debt, we will have $40 million in the future fund by the end of the year, we are spending $35 to $40 million every year to develop the game at a grassroots level.
"We see this as a golden opportunity to capitalise when we are cashed up. The challenge is going to be for the other codes in my view."
An irate Searle was offended by Demetriou's statement, labelling it 'the most arrogant comment I have heard in a long while'.
"The AFL just continues to spin out arrogant statements," said Searle.
"They just have to understand the people of the Gold Coast cannot be bought and aren't impressed by money statements. Queenslanders are doers, not talkers."
Searle said it would take more than money for the AFL to win the hearts and minds of Gold Coasters.
"I think everyone is sick and tired of hearing how much the AFL is going to spend," he said.
"All of the other codes are happy to co-exist, but it appears to be an AFL strategy to try to attack any code that threatens their grand plans for national dominance.
"He (Demetriou) has to face facts -- Queensland is a rugby league state and it will cost the AFL big time to make any major dent into rugby league's status in this state. As far as we're concerned, the people of the Gold Coast cannot be bought and you can't buy loyalty, you have to earn it.
"I am sick of having the Titans achievements and the people of the Gold Coast who support the Titans denigrated by the AFL. The people of the Gold Coast deserve better."
Despite being upset by the comments, Searle said he still supported an AFL team on the Coast.
"I have full respect for what (Lions CEO) Michael Bowers and the Brisbane Lions have done over the past few years," he said. "And I reiterate my support for an AFL team on the Gold Coast, provided it has a Gold Coast brand attached to it."
Earlier this week, rugby union supremo John O'Neill floated the possibility of creating a new Gold Coast-based Super 14 team from 2011 to tackle AFL expansion.
O'Neill described the AFL as 'the gorilla in the room' when vowing that rugby would not stand still while the cashed-up AFL looks at Gold Coast and western Sydney.
Rugby Gold Coast is about to start construction of a multimillion-dollar licensed premises at the southern end of the Coast, which would be similar to the highly successful Southport Sharks club.
Queensland Rugby Union chairman Peter Lewis admitted Demetriou was right, but declared he would not be hoisting the white flag.
"He (Demetriou) has got a job to do which is to expand his game and he is good at it," he said.
"But that doesn't mean we are not going to fight hammer and nail to keep our patch."
Lewis said the other codes could not match it with the AFL financially.
"They have got one thing that the other codes don't, which is plenty of money," he said. "And they put about $18 million into development and our entire turnover in the QRU is about $18 million.
"They have a huge audience base, they are playing around the country and their expansion has been a lot more successful than rugby league.
"It is all about television money and when you turn on the TV, it is all about AFL."
Despite the competition from league and the AFL, Football Federation Australia boss Ben Buckley said he believed his product would appeal to the people of the Gold Coast when the Galaxy enters the A-League in 2009.
"This is not about who has the most money, but who can most effectively capture the hearts and minds of the local community," he said.
"I see no issue with all the football codes co-existing happily ... but the people of the Gold Coast will want their own team in the sport the rest of the world community is engaged in -- and that is what the A-League offers." Read more
Harlequins announce LWRC 2008 Charity of the year - Harlequins Rugby League are delighted to have announced the London Wheelchair Rugby Club (LWRC) as their 'Charity of the Year' for 2008.
London Wheelchair Rugby Club, a registered charity of England & Wales, works to promote the sport of wheelchair rugby to adults and children, (16 years +) with a physical disability (Spinal Cord Injury) and upper limb impartment, in London and the South of England.
London Wheelchair Rugby Club is one of 8 Wheelchair Rugby Clubs based in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland playing in the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Coloplast National League.
London are the reigning Premier Champions, British Wheelchair Sport National Wheelchair Rugby Champions and European Club Champions (The Europa Cup), with several club members established in the Great Britain National Wheelchair Rugby Team & Paralympic Squad.
Harlequins Rugby League Cheif Executive Officer, Paul Brown, has said, "I believe that Harlequins Rugby League and the London Wheel Chair Rugby Club share a common vision in striving to bring the game of Rugby League to as many individuals as possible in London and The South."
"The fact that London Wheel Chair Rugby allows both children and adults with a physical disability to participate in our sport is outstanding and we as a club are delighted to be able to offer them our support" he added.
Andrew Barrow, Vice Chairman for the London Wheelchair Rugby Club has said, "London Wheelchair Rugby Club is very proud to have been made Harlequins Rugby League's Charity of the year. We see this as a massive step forward for us as an organisation and would like to think we can follow in the footsteps of Harlequins by bringing a different kind of Rugby to the whole of London and the South East."
"We hope that this partnership will bring Disability Sport closer to the mainstream and encourage people to participate in Sport in all forms and at all levels." he went on to say.
Harlequins Rugby League have been working in partnership with the LWRC since early this season to help raise funds for the charity. Harlequins RL were also recently proud to offer the LWRC all the proceeds from their easter raffle.
Harlequins RL are big supporters of the London Wheelchair Rugby team and just last week Quins players Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Daniel Heckenberg accompanied a number of the Harlequins commercial staff to watch them play at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
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Curtis Naughton signs scholarship with Huddersfield - Junior rugby league player Curtis Naughton is hoping to become the latest Shaw Cross player to make it in the professional game after signing a scholarship with Super League club Huddersfield Giants.
Curtis plays for the Sharks Under-13s, so to be given the chance to receive professional coaching and mentoring at such a young age is a major achievement.
Curtis's older brother, Danny, is currently on the junior academy at the Giants.
Curtis began playing rugby at six-years-old and when he was nine, he won the Heavy Woollen ARL Merit Award for his outstanding contribution.
Curtis moved to Shaw Cross at the start of last season and he helped the Sharks win the Yorkshire Youth League Division Two title and the Heavy Woollen Cup.
He scored an amazing 51 tries and went on to represent the Kirklees Service Area.
This season, Curtis is again the Sharks leading try scorer, with 39 in the top flight, with several games remaining, while he has also landed 58 goals.
Darren Hardaker, coach for the Sharks Under-13s, said: "The future seems very bright for this young, talented player.
"Curtis is a local lad, who deserves every accolade and everyone at Shaw Cross is delighted with his improvement and hopefully we will see another player from this club go on and make it in Super League."
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Northern Pride create status as a Queensland Cup powerhouse By Derek Tipper The Northern Pride underlined its status as a Queensland Cup powerhouse with a determined win away on Saturday night.
A gritty 18-8 win over the previously unbeaten Burleigh Bears marks the Pride out as the hunted in its debut state league season.
The Pride scored three tries to two with Jackson Nicolau, Ben Laity, and late inclusion, Cowboys regular David Faiumu crossing, while Chey Bird continued his accurate kicking with three from three.
Northern now have a perfect four from four record in the expanded competition.
"We have got a decent team here and if we keep turning up and doing the little things who knows?" coach Andrew Dunemann said. "When you win four in a row teams take a look at you."
In the lead up to tackling the Bears, Dunemann was worried about what he called the soft tries the Pride allowed while conceding a miserly 46 points in the opening three wins of the season.
The coach is proving a revelation. He challenged the Northern boys to produce defence to snuff out the Bears' attacking big guns and got it.
Second rower Matthew Bart-lett and bench forward Scott Bolton were singled out for special praise but the coach was quick to point out the win was very much a team effort.
"It was a test of character and we passed it, we showed we can grind out a win. There weren't really any standout players, we just worked hard defensively as a team." Dunemann said.
While the defence worked a treat, Dunemann remains concerned about the attack.
Preparing for round four he lamented a series of bombed tries in the opening weeks, even though the team scored 122 points to beat Mackay, Redcliffe and Norths.
On Saturday night the Bears led 4-0 at halftime, a scoreline Dunemann admitted could have been 20-0 was it not for the defensive effort across the park.
"We still have a lot of work to do, it was a good win and the defence was outstanding. But we were ordinary with the ball, we should have been out of it at halftime." Dunemann said. Cairn Post
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Rochdale, Oldham and Doncaster in draw for Rail Cup By Steve Hossack - Doncaster are one of only three rugby league Division Two teams through to the quarter-finals of the Northern Rail Cup.
The Dons, who beat Division Two rivals Gateshead 31-26, were joined by Rochdale and Oldham in Thursday's draw following their win over Whitehaven.
"Rochdale, who were relegated along with ourselves at the end of last season, would be a good draw, but we'd settle for anyone at home," said Dons No 2 Tony Miller.
"Although we want to go as far as we can, I wouldn't be unhappy to draw either favourites Salford or Widnes, as long as it is at home because if you are going to stand any chance of winning the competition, you are going to have to beat them sometime.
"We will look forward to the draw but we are focusing all our attention on Sunday's league game at Hunslet.
Star centre Zeb Luissi suffered a knee injury in Friday's game, but Miller expects him to be fit for the trip to Leeds. The Star
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St Helens to announce a new coach within the month - St Helens to announce a new coach within a month, chief executive Tony Colquitt revealed on Monday.
The Grand Final runners-up are closing in on a successor to Daniel Anderson, who is returning to Australia at the end of the season and has been linked with the vacancy at Canterbury Bulldogs.
Catalans Dragons' Australian coach Mick Potter is thought to be in the running to take over at Knowsley Road, although he too is thought to have a chance of succeeding Steve Folkes at the Bulldogs and both men were short-listed for the Brisbane Broncos vacancy.
Potter, who like Anderson is out of contract at the end of the season, has flatly denied reports in Australia that he has signed a three-year contract with Saints and hinted at the weekend that he is more likely to stay in Perpignan.
Potter, who wants to return to coaching in Australia if possible because most of his family are still there, is in talks with the Dragons and said he hopes his situation can be resolved in the next fortnight.
Colquitt said: "We genuinely have still not made a decision. There are a couple of names we're talking to but clearly we've got to respect confidentiality.
"We've got to make sure it's the right person but we're not far away. I would think we'll be in a position to make an announcement either by the end of this month or early May."
Colquitt insisted Saints' current plight - they have dropped into the bottom half of the table after losing four of their last five matches - will not accelerate the appointment of a new coach.
The Challenge Cup holders have been hit hard by injuries, especially to their pack, and were without six first-choice players for Sunday's 30-24 defeat at bottom club Castleford.
"We've been under-cooked and a few teams have done us on the day," said Colquitt.
"We're racked by injury but Daniel is a fantastic coach and is focused on the job."
St Helens, who were one of only two Super League clubs not to make a signing in the close season, have been linked with moves for Hull's Great Britain prop Garreth Carvell, who is out of contract this year, and New Zealander Tony Puletua.
Saints are thought to have reached the ceiling on the salary cap, which would rule out any immediate transfer activity, but - like most clubs - have begun to look at their squad for 2009.
Although Anderson has been offering the club advice, it is unlikely any signings would be made before the appointment of a new coach.
"Lots of players are making it known that they may be available," said Colquitt.
"We are looking at one or two players but clearly we would need to firm things up with the coach."
Colquitt confirmed that the club have begun talks with Australian centre Matt Gidley, whose contract is up this year. Read more Sporting Life
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British clubs line up for Lockyer - WHILE the NRL focuses on Darren Lockyer's short-term future, Super League is homing in on his long-term plans following revelations at least five English clubs have made inquiries about the injured Brisbane skipper ending his career overseas.
One more thing, I'm off: Folkes bombshell - IT WAS done as possibly only Steve Folkes could do it. After calling a team meeting early yesterday afternoon, he began by poring over minute details of the side's most recent loss to the Sydney Roosters ... then ended it by announcing he was quitting the club.
Bulldogs likely to opt for Moore of the same - KEVIN MOORE didn't put just one hand up yesterday, he threw both in the air and declared himself ready to continue a family domination of the Bulldogs coaching job that dates back to 1990.
Blair could avoid ban for tackle - Storm prop Adam Blair, the first player charged over the controversial new "chicken wing" tackle, can escape suspension if he pleads guilty.
Fractured Bailey out for six weeks, fractious Weyman set for similar spell - LUKE BAILEY performed push-ups in the tunnel at Skilled Park on Saturday night to prove to the Gold Coast team doctor that he did not have a fractured arm. But X-rays yesterday confirmed the truth, ruling out the Titans skipper for six weeks - the same period Raiders prop Michael Weyman faces out for striking charges.
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Wests Tigers 8 Penrith 30 - The league world might need to see a bit more proof before it is absolutely convinced, but Penrith appear to have rediscovered their desire. Last night, they overcame massive injury problems to hang tough and beat a Wests Tigers side that could smell blood in the second half, but couldn't get close enough to tear the wound open. Read more League HQ
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Mark Norris Construction NW Counties League Round Up - Bank Quay Bulls are the champions of the Mark Norris Construction NW Counties League for the first time. They clinched the title when they beat St Cuthbert's 42-10 at Wigan - their 14th successive league win. No Warrington team had won the title previously.
To give it a complete newlook at the top of the table, Pilkingtons Recs defeated Golborne Parkside 28-12 to seal second spot.
It's the first time for eight years that neither Simms Cross nor Blackbrook have figured in the top two.
Lee Caldwell gave the Bulls an early lead, but in a fairly even first half it wasn't until a minute from half-time that Steve Bird added a second try and kicked the goal. Ryan Fieldhouse kept the momentum going three minutes into the second half when he crossed and added the goal.
Chris Ross added the fourth try on 51 minutes when he went in on an angled run and Anthony Braide kicked the first of three goals.
St Cuthbert's star man, stand off Jamie Dallimore got his side on the scoresheet with a try to which Dean Byrom added the goal.
That sparked Bulls back into action and further tries came from Phil Braddish (2), Ross and Fieldhouse before Gareth Blake got a consolation for the home side.
Ryan FIeldhouse, Craig Millington and Andy Bennett were the pick of the Bulls.
Honours so far:
Div 2: Roose are champions with Albert Park runners up
Div 3: Leigh East are champions with Blackpool Scorpions runners up.
Div 4: Widnes St Maries are champions
Div 6: Haydock A are champions with Irlam Hornets runners up.
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Hull FC suffer Horne injury blow - Hull FC half-back Richard Horne undergoes tests on the neck injury he suffered in Friday's defeat by Bradford Bulls.
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Asotasi defends battling Rabbitohs By Christian Nicolussi - Roy Asotasi could not have buried his head any deeper into the back of his black Souths hoodie early yesterday.
The Rabbitohs enforcer was not a happy man. His side had crashed to their fourth straight defeat only a day earlier against Manly.
He was running nearly half an hour late to a recovery session at Cook + Phillip Park because of a car accident on Botany Rd.
As he quickly fronted the media, Asotasi looked up at the rain, perhaps hoping it could wash away Souths' horror start to the season.
"I'm a bit sore today, but it always hurts more after you lose," Asotasi said.
The man rated with the great Souths props of all-time - legendary forwards like John Sattler, John O'Neill and Ian Roberts - Asotasi refused to dodge any questions.
When will the slump end? Do Souths need more creativity in the halves?
"These are testing times," Asotasi admitted. "There is only one way from here and that is up. We're not going to panic. That's the worst thing we could do.
"We believe in ourselves and any club that thinks we're not going to get out of this will do so at their own peril."
Asotasi, who only seven days earlier was laid up in hospital with concussion, will be free to play the Sharks next Monday.
But there were a few walking wounded. Top prop Michael Greenfield was one of the first players to arrive yesterday.
He was involved in a sickening collision with Manly star Brett Stewart early in the second half and did not remember much of the game.
"I've ended up with 22 stitches above my eye but it is my ankle which hurts the most," said Greenfield, who underwent MRI scans last night.
Nathan Merritt also looked to hobble on one leg but he is expected to be right for the Sharks clash.
Ben Rogers, who played for North Sydney in the NSW Cup on Saturday night, said it was frustrating having to watch first-choice halves Jeremy Smith and John Sutton go around at Brookvale.
Rogers has not given up hope of forcing his way back into the starting side and spoke of the importance of two halves striking up the right combination.
Dean Widders' well-rehearsed "we lost five in a row last season and still made the finals" was trotted out again, just as it was at the same venue a week earlier after Souths lost to Penrith.
He said the Rabbitohs faithful were entitled to be disappointed but it was only a matter of time before Souths broke their 2008 duck. Co-captain David Kidwell said the criticism of the Rabbitohs was tough to take.
"The only way we can stop that is by winning," he said.
Coach Jason Taylor spent yesterday studying video footage of the Manly hitout.
If Souths' co-owner Russell Crowe was to have reviewed the match, he would have dubbed it a box-office flop.
After a dream run with the Eels and then leading Souths to the finals last season, Taylor is under genuine pressure for the first time as a coach, with serious questions asked about his choice of halves.
Souths' cause was not helped, of course, when their first-choice halfback Craig Wing - the player they hoped to revolve their attacking game around - was brutally injured in the opening minutes of the season.
However, Souths' director of football operations Shane Richardson admitted the club did not expect to be hunting for the first victory heading into round five.
"I think the major problem this year is we're not defending anywhere near as well as we were last year," Richardson said. "But on Sunday I saw that passion in our defence again, which is a good sign.
"We're doing it tough at the moment and we could throw up all the excuses and talk about one million things, but at the end of the day we have to put up with the cards we're dealt."
Hopefully, next Monday brings more joy for the Bunnies - and there is no need to bury heads in hoodies. Read more Daily Telegraph
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Darren Shaw resigns from Leigh - Darren Shaw has resigned as football manager at National League One side Leigh due to personal reasons.
The Centurions today said in a statement they had "reluctantly agreed to accept" the Australian's decision.
Shaw, effectively the head coach, took charge in August 2006 following the departure of New Zealander Tony Benson.
Assistant Paul Rowley will take charge in the short term but the former England hooker does not wish to be considered for the post full-time.
The news comes a day after the club's surprise defeat in the last 16 of the Northern Rail Cup by Featherstone.
Leigh had started the season well by winning all their group games in the cup competition but they have won just one of their opening three National League fixtures.
The club last week submitted their application for one of the expected 14 Super League franchises to be awarded for 2009.
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Broncos await scans on Lockyer's knee By Dan Koch - Both the Brisbane and Australia coaches are anxiously awaiting the results of scans on Darren Lockyer's reconstructed knee as the Broncos skipper tries to identify the source of the pain that has hampered the start of his 2008 season.
Lockyer saw surgeons yesterday after pain and swelling around his knee forced him from the field in Friday night's loss to the Storm.
Coach Wayne Bennett admitted he was concerned for his champion playmaker, who is encountering problems every time he attempts to increase the amount of running and stress he puts on the knee.
As reported in The Australian, Lockyer is expecting to sit out at least two weeks and would face an enormous task to be ready for the Centenary Test against the Kiwis should he need longer.
The Test is scheduled to be played at the SCG on May 9 and his absence would pose a conundrum for coach Ricky Stuart as to who would fill both the five-eighth and captaincy roles.
In better news for the Broncos, Test centre Justin Hodges will return from a hamstring strain, although Corey Parker's injured knee will keep him out of the clash with Newcastle, which has injury problems of its own, with both regular halves in doubt for Sunday's match. The Australian
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Coaching the Mental Aspect By Bob Wood Level 2 Coach.
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There are four elements in coaching Rugby League: physical, technical, tactical, mental.
The proportion in which these elements are coached depends on the age group and experience of your team. The old style of coaching focused heavily on the first element.
This would involve long runs and heavy physical work, although you can still see many teams on suburban ovals being run into the ground.
The second element (technical) should be one of the main focuses for junior teams. This involves teaching the skills of the game such as tackling technique, passing and evasion.
The third element (tactical) generally comes into play in mods and international rules teams. This involves zone plays, defensive patterns and game plans.
However, most coaches only employ the first three elements ignoring the fourth (mental). Often this is because they dont know how to coach this element, and yet it is the most important of all the four elements.
The fourth element should be coached from juniors through to NRL level.
When I first started getting interested in coaching the mental skills of the game, I researched how mental skills were coached at the elite level of many sports.
All of them dealt with visualisation techniques, goal setting, techniques for focusing such as black box techniques, and the use of medical professionals (including hypnotism). All of this seemed out of reach for a junior team, although I did have some success with visualisation and goal setting.
As I continued with my coaching I became more and more concerned that I was only coaching three quarters of the required elements.
Eventually, I discovered the secret to coaching the fourth element, and it made a huge impact on both my coaching and the performance of my teams.
To understand the secret to coaching the fourth element, first you must understand what you are coaching.
I have asked a number of coaches over the years that question.
What is your answer? What are you coaching?
A lot of coaches answer that they are coaching Rugby League, or a Rugby League team. The few coaches who answered they are coaching Rugby League players or athletes are closer to the answer.
But you are in fact coaching young, often immature and uncertain people, seeking guidance and self esteem.
Each of these people has a lot of other influences in their life.
In years gone by the local priest, teachers, fathers and policeman provided discipline for these young people, often with a boot firmly planted in the backside. Life was ordered, structured and with well defined boundaries.
Society has changed and today the training paddock is often the only area where discipline is both required and demanded. The football team is the only area in their life that is ordered, structured and with well defined boundaries.
The footy coach has taken over the role previously exercised by the priest, policeman and teacher, albeit without the boot up the backside.
Too often you also find yourself fulfilling the role of dad as well.
Society is putting more demands and pressures on the young than ever before. Each of these demands and pressures will affect your players on the training paddock and their performance on the field. At most you probably only get three or four hours per week with your players, out of 112 waking hours.
That means that other people have a much greater potential to influence your players than you do. The only way that you can ensure that you have sufficient influence over these players is by coaching the fourth element.
To coach the fourth element you must take a personal interest in every player, you must coach every player as an individual, you must coach with humour and you must coach with enthusiasm. Look for anything that a player does well and be lavish in your praise with every player.
I still have young men seek me out to thank me for my coaching from years ago. The comments are always along the lines that it was the most enjoyable time of their lives. Often I get comments that it was only through their involvement with footy that stopped them from going down the wrong path later in life.
I too have been beaten by sides full of super stars, but my coaching is more long term than that. My teams last, my players return and eventually those super star teams start to fall by the wayside.
Forget about all those hypnotists, you can coach the fourth element just by taking a personal interest in each and every player.
Your players will respond in ways that you wont believe. You will get more out of the players than you will by using any other method................read more
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Book 22 - Issue Contents
* Coach Talk Michael Hagan - Newcastle Knights Coach 2001
* Limited Interchange Scott Campbell - Newcastle Trainer
* Coaching The Mental Aspect Bob Wood - ARL Level 2 Coach
* Fitness Testing David Boyle - Dragons Conditioner 2001
* Preventing Hamstring Injury In Sports - Dave Moore
* Performance, Fatigue and Injuries - Tim Gabbett
* What's in Your Sports Drink Endura
* Physical Preparation, What's Your Priority Sean Cassidy
* Reaction Time, The Key To Explosiveness Ken Mannie
* Tackling Drills
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