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TODAYS CONTENTS 10/03/03

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - Alex Corvo

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1. Scrum loose head and put in to BLUE
                or
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*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - RLCM COACHTALK first printed 2000

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 21
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Weight Training

By Alex Corvo

Training with weights has become very popular in rugby league as
coaches, trainers and players realise the benefits of this
form of exercise. There are four fitness components
with weights.

These are:

1. Strength
2. Speed
3. Power
4. Cardiovascular and muscular endurance

Weight training can also improve muscle hypertrophy
(increased muscle size). It is only in the past four to five years
that many of the top level clubs have seen the need to incorporate
weight training into their overall training program. Virtually
all clubs now employ full time strength and conditioning coaches.

Coaches often ask “What is the best age for a junior
player to start weight training?” There is no easy
answer to this question, and there are a few variables
that need to be taken into consideration when
answering.

These include:

1. The age of the player
2. The skeletal age of the player i.e. the development
of the player’s bone structure

There may be up to four years variance in there when
comparing two 15 year-old boys, i.e. one may have
the skeletal age of 17 while the other a 13 year-old.
Most exercise scientists believe that at about 15 years
of age most children are “ready” to commence light
weight training. Initially it is recommended that no
resistance be used for specific strength training
exercises.

Once the player has mastered the lifting
technique gradual loads can be introduced.
The coach must stress the use of good form, body
alignment and technique. At this age the player training
should be directed toward high repetitions and sets and
lower loads.

All exercises must go through the complete
range of motion. Thirty minutes of weight training,
three times a week, with a day of active rest between
training sessions is recommended. In addition to
strength training work with free weights or machines,
the coach should remember to include exercises using
the player’s body weight as resistance. Exercises such
as chin ups and dips could be used.

Ensure a thorough warm up and warm down of up to 15 minutes each.
When training with weights it is vitally important that
the specificity training principle is adhered to. Many
rugby league players venture into gyms and train using
programs designed for body builders. Ask yourself this
quistion, “how many body builders do you see playing
rugby league”. Put simple, body builders should train
for body building and Rugby League players should
train for rugby league.

Most coaches would agree that power, strength and
speed combined with endurance are the most important
fitness components for a rugby league player to
develop. Olympic weight-lifters and throwers
(athletics) have been shown to produce the highest
power inputs. A major part of their training program
consists of explosive body movements such as the
power clean and the overhead jerk. These power
movements are combined with less dynamic (absolute
strength) exercises such as squats and bench presses.
Add to this routine some plyometric exercises and the
result is maximal power (speed/strength)
development................more.

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ENGLISH COACH REQUIRES WORK IN AUSTRALIA

I am a 33 year old married man currently coaching Thornhill Trojans
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JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE COACHES WANTED

MACQUARIE S.J.R.L.CLUB

COACHES REQUIRES FOR  MINI, MOD AND INTERNATIONAL TEAMS.
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Wanted experienced 1st Grade players

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HEAD COACH Required for 2003/04 SEASON
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Do you have loads of great ideas, but you find it difficult to get
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USA CONTACT NEEDED

Anyone who has any contacts in the U.S.A in either RL or another
popular pastime in the states, could you get in touch via my e-mail
address.

I would like to get over there possible after my degree for some
observation etc.

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Stuart Savage

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* Players Wanted

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RLCM - NEWS UPDATE 10/03/03 -
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Kelly's last stand

STUART Kelly knows this season is his best chance to make the leap
from cameo performer to regular Broncos cast member.

Kelly was no bit-part player last season, appearing in 23 of the
Broncos' 26 matches.

But only 10 of those starts came in the run-on team as the 27-year-
old found himself stuck behind a cohesive backline of representative
players.

But a host of end-of-season defections has cleared centre stage, and
the former Parramatta centre has come into the frame albeit in an
unfamiliar role on the wing.

"Describing it as a make-or-break year is probably a bit strong, but
there is no doubt this year is a big opportunity for me," Kelly said.

"With Chris Walker and Lote Tuqiri leaving, we are probably a little
lighter on in the outside backs this year than we have been recently.

"We have a couple of good young blokes coming through, but they might
still need a season or two to become regular first graders."

Read more Brisbane

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Veteran doggie looks to greener pastures

As part of a series counting down to the NRL season, Brad Walter
looks at the Bulldogs.

After 14 seasons with the Bulldogs, Steve Reardon is finally heading
back to Temora for good at the end of this year.

The longest-serving player at any NRL club, Reardon has been
threatening to return home virtually ever since he made his top-grade
debut in 1991, alongside Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes.

For the past five seasons, the 31-year-old back-rower has been on
year-by-year contracts and he began making plans for his retirement
12 months ago when he and partner Lisa bought 404 hectares next door
to the farm he grew up on, now owned by his brother.

But the death of his father, John, last month from cancer on his 75th
birthday, and the birth of son, Billy, four months ago convinced
Reardon that no matter how well he was playing, this season would be
his last.

"I was thinking of going to England, but I don't think I will now,"
Reardon said as he prepared for the Bulldogs opening game against
South Sydney next Saturday.

" I'm still enjoying it but I think I'm just going to go home at the
end of the season.

"I've got a farm there so I go home as much as I can. It's only 3
hours [from his home in Campbelltown] and I look forward to it every
time."

Read more SMH

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Mason to stay despite feud

By Stuart Honeysett: BULLDOGS chief executive Steve Mortimer
yesterday said he will not be granting his star forward Willie Mason
a release from his contract because of a falling out with coach Steve
Folkes.

Mortimer, who was in Orange in central NSW with Bulldogs chairman
George Peponis for a charity golf day, said he would pull Mason aside
this week to resolve the dispute.

It emerged yesterday the high-profile forward had been dropped for
the first game of the season against South Sydney on Saturday night
because of an attitude problem -- not a quadriceps injury as was
reported by the club.

Mortimer said the situation had been blown out of proportion but
added he backed the judgment of his coach.

"There will be no release," Mortimer said. "I like the bloke and
he'll make mistakes like I did along the way and, I tell you, this is
going to make him a stronger, more resilient, better person.

"I'm going to have a chance to speak to all the boys individually
this week leading up to our first game and I'm 100 per cent behind my
coach.

Read more The Australian

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An excellent weekend for Rugby League

A new Super League attendance record for a round of six matches has
been set this weekend.

61,982 spectators turned out over the weekends matches easily
smashing the previous six match round record of 55,374 set in 2000.

A seven match round record of 62,274 set in 1999 wasn't beaten but
I'm sure that will go before the end of the season.

20,283 turned up at to see Bradfords return to Odsal on Sunday whilst
Warrington and Leeds was delayed by 10 minutes due to crowd
congestion at Wilderspool.

Excellent news this, especially when it's been achieved in rainy
March.

RL Fans

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Simms hails all-action Alker

MALCOLM Alker's champion qualities have been in plentiful supply for
the high-flying Salford City Reds so far this season.

The tough, dependable and highly durable pack ace is proving to be an
inspirational skipper for Karl Harrison's team.

Alker was the automatic choice to lead the Reds in their quest for an
immediate return to Super League.

Reds football director Steve Simms is quick to heap glowing praise on
Alker for his impressive form.

Simms said: "Mal has been absolutely outstanding. He is a quality
player who leads by example.

"He appears to be far more relaxed and is certainly getting better as
a player.

Read more Manchester Online

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Arriva Trains Cup Results

In the Arriva Trains Cup, Salford continued their good form by
blitzing Oldham 62-4, while Dewsbury won a tough Heavy Woollen derby
with Batley 22-18.

Chorley Lynx 22 Workington Town 16
Dewsbury Rams 22 Batley Bulldogs 18
Gateshead Thunder 24 Barrow Raiders 28
Hull Kingston Rovers 8 Doncaster Dragons 21
Hunslet Hawks 4 Featherstone Rovers 42
Keighley Cougars 78 London Skolars 18
Oldham 4 Salford City Reds 62
Rochdale Hornets 32 Leigh Centurions 34
Sheffield Eagles 12 York City Knights 32
Whitehaven 38 Swinton Lions 6

Total RL

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Leeds 32 defeated Warrington 22

Leeds boss Daryl Powell admitted his relief after watching his side
hold off Warrington to claim a 32-22 Super League win.

The Rhinos led for most of the game but it took a brace of second
half tries from Chev Walker to settle the points.

Powell said: "It was a little scrappy at times, and we had to dig in,
particularly in the first half, after trailing 6-0.

"We also started the second half quite poorly, but I was pleased with
our commitment.

"I am always glad to gain two points at Warrington, and thankfully,
we don't have to come here again.

"Chev Walker had a big game, and Kevin Sinfield has grabbed the extra
responsibility of captaincy very well."

Warrington fought gamely but were ultimately made to pay for the
sending off of prop Nick Fozzard after an incident with Barrie
McDermott late in the first half.

Wolves coach Paul Cullen said: "I didn't see the incident and now
it's up to referees' controller Stuart Cummings.

"However, we were not smart enough, and gifted them the game,
although it is testament to our character that we came back well with
12 men.''

Ananova

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Bradford 22 defeated Wakefield 10

Bradford coach Brian Noble was pleased with his side's Odsal
homecoming as his side staged a late fightback to beat Wakefield 22-
10.

The Bulls rallied from 10-4 down to chalk up their first win of their
Tetley's Super League campaign in front of 20,283 crowd.

It was the club's first game back at their traditional home after two
seasons at Valley Parade. Karl Pratt, Leon Pryce, Lee Gilmour and
Shontayne Hape all crossed for Bulls tries.

Noble said: "It was a big occasion and the fans showed with their
feet where they want rugby league to be played in the city.

"In the first half Wakefield slowed us down and we had a lot of
disruption with injuries, but we played the game at our own tempo in
the second half and there were some big plays from Lee Gilmour, Karl
Pratt and Leon Pryce."

The Wildcats fought hard for most of the game and were only beaten
when Gilmour and Hape went over late on.

Team boss Shane McNally said: "The score didn't accurately reflect
our effort but we showed a lot of discipline and determination which
I am sure will bear fruit in the games ahead."

Sporting Life

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KELLY: "WIDNES LACKED COMPOSURE"

Widnes' coach Neil Kelly acknowledged his team did not deserve to win
Saturday's Tetley's Super League clash with St Helens.

Saints climbed above Castleford at the top of the table after an
impressive 22-4 derby victory tonight.

And Kelly said: "We lacked composure near the Saints' line but that
was partly due to the fact that we only had one recognised half-back
on the pitch.

"At times I felt we were the better side but need to smarten up.

"We are still looking to strengthen the squad and bring in a stand-
off."

There were no complaints from Saints' boss Ian Millward who
said: "The conditions were tough for both teams but some of the skill
on display was very good.

"Our defence was awesome and Sean Long had an exceptional game.

"Mark Edmondson also played well but we toughed it out and it was an
impressive show."

Sporting Life

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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Wrap-up for 8 March

The Brisbane Second Division Rugby League season commenced with a
replay of last years Grand Final in the elite Open 1 grade
competition. This time the result was reversed with Eastern Suburbs
defeating Dayboro 18-14 at Langlands Park.

In other Open 1 matches Aspley beat newcomers Souths Logan 40-10 at
Davies Park, Banyo beat newcomers St Brendans 32-22 in a match which
was transferred to Norths St Josephs field at Virginia while
Rochedale recorded their first win in the top grade 38-24 over
Brothers Juniors.

In the Albert Bishop Shield Grade, last year's Arthur Sparks Shield
premiers, Norths Juniors started with a big win over St Brendans 80-
10. Another Arthur Sparks team from last year, Redlands, also started
well with a 74-4 win over Pine Rivers. Logan Brothers showed that
they should be a contender this year with a 30-28 win over last
year's semi-finalists, Fortitude Valley Juniors, while Rochedale and
Capalaba also recoded first-up wins.

The remaining six grades commence next Saturday, with a full
complement of eight grades playing fixtures.

Brisbane Natives, Northside 3 premiers last year, will step up to
Northside 2 grade in their match against Arana Hills at Arana Hills
at 4.00 PM.

Normanby commence their association with University of Queensland
with matches in Northside 2 and 3 grades at the University fields.

In Southside 3 there is a local derby between Beenleigh Brothers and
Beenleigh Juniors at Bill Norris Oval at 3.00PM. Yeronga and Southern
Cross both return to the competition, after breaks, with home games
in Southside 4.

The Arthur Sparks Shield (Under 20) competition commences with eight
of the nine teams being new to the grade.

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Redcliffe Season Launch

Written by Jon Sloan: The Redcliffe Dolphins launched the 2003 season
in fine style at the Leagues Club on Friday night. Club President Des
Webb welcomed everyone to season 2003 and in particular the clubs
sponsors Pepsi, Jupiters Gaming, Redcliffe Leagues, Keystar Motors,
Northstar Mitsubishi, Concept Constructions, Jet Set Travel, Hogs
Breath Café and Leading Edge Sports.

The night started off on a sad note with a minutes silence for
foundation player Keith Howard who passed away during the week. Fox
Sports Mark Braybrook was the MC for the evening and former Dolphin
and Queensland State of origin legend Chris Close was the guest
speaker.

Braybrook interviewed several players on the night including Ben
Jones, Todd Skinner, John Limmer and first grade captain Luke Scott.
Troy Lindsay was announced as club captain for 2003.

Chris Close kept the large crowd entertained with some funny stories
from his playing days and in particular his days at Redcliffe. And he
didnt miss former team-mate Bob Jones or Tosser Turner in his
stories which kept the crowd entertained for 20 minutes or more.

Coach Neil Wharton announced an 18 man squad for the first game
against Easts next weekend and Chris Close presented them with their
jerseys.

Redcliffe@yahoogroups.com

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Souths: a disgrace

Phil Gould, The Sun-Herald: South Sydney have been a huge
disappointment. Since their return to the NRL competition at the end
of 2001, nothing but drama has come out of the joint and a lot of
supporters of the the Rabbitohs are disgusted at the way they have
handled their affairs on and off the field.

You would think, having been given a second chance to participate in
the elite competition, that South Sydney would have worked overtime
to present a professional and forward-thinking image.

You would like to think they could have capitalised on the euphoria
and emotion surrounding their return to attract a new era of
supporters.

You would think no stone would have been left unturned to create an
image and culture that says "we are the strength of rugby league and
we deserve our place not only in history, but in being a significant
part of the future of this great game".

It was hoped by now Souths would be repaying the thousands of fans
who walked the streets to fight for their cause.

By now you would have envisaged that the people, many of whom risked
their own careers by standing up to a media giant and speaking out
against the treatment handed out to this club and our game, would be
feeling a strong sense of vindication that the pain and treatment
they had suffered was worthwhile.

These people should be able to feel a sense of pride, not only in
their own courage but in the South Sydney club that surely would
emerge from the ashes as a monument to their fight.

Instead, we have been treated to a series of embarrassing on-field
performances, the public airing of damaging psychologist reports,
public admonishment of individuals who dared to question their
professionalism or introduce change, players sacked, the chief
executive sacked, the coach sacked, resignations, boardroom coups,
threats to people inside and outside the club, backstabbing,
political infighting and, during the week, the comical headlines that
revealed what can only be described as a totally laughable management
structure.

Read more SMH

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Show's over, Folkes

By Danny Weidler, The Sun-Herald: Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes has
left Willie Mason out of first grade for the season opener against
South Sydney this weekend.

Bulldogs star forward Willie Mason is feuding with coach Steve Folkes
and is considering walking out on the club.

Mason is fit to play against Souths in the first round on Saturday
night, but has been left out of the Bulldogs line-up because Folkes
says he has a "bad attitude".

Folkes can still change the side he has named, but if Mason is left
out of first grade in round two he will instruct his management group
AMI to start looking for a new club.

It is understood he is fed up with the way Folkes is treating him and
wants to bring the matter to a head. Teammates are well and truly
aware of the situation he is facing and he isn't alone in questioning
the approach that Folkes is taking.

One of the few clubs with money left under their salary cap is
Cronulla and they made a big play for Mason last year during the
salary cap scandal. Melbourne and rugby union also showed strong
interest.

The news that Mason is restless a week out from the season will rock
the Bulldogs, who have been in the spotlight for the past six months
and were in the headlines again last week when their players were
allegedly involved in an unsavoury incident in Coffs Harbour.

Read more SMH

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St Helens 22 defeated Widnes 4

St Helens climbed above Castleford Tigers at the top of the Tetley
Super League after an impressive 22-4 derby victory over Widnes.

Widnes were pipped 15-14 by Saints in the corresponding fixture last
year but there was never any chance of a repeat show.

Saints were down to 12 men twice in the game with Anthony Stewart sin-
binned for holding down Deon Bird in the eighth minute and Darren
Smith following for a similar offence on Jason Demetriou five minutes
from time.

Saints were a man short when they went ahead in the 13th minute after
Sean Long darted over and booted the conversion.

Widnes had their chances in the first half but Saints defence held
firm

Saints scored a decisive try early in the second half after Dean
Lawford fluffed his kick and Darren Albert picked up the loose ball
to race almost the full length of the field and open up a 10-0 lead.

Then 19-year old Adrian Gardner notched the first of his two tries in
the 52nd minute to make it 14-0.

Andy Hay was penalised for ball stealing in the 57th minute with Long
booting the penalty.

Widnes had to wait until five minutes from time for their only
touchdown through Hughes.

But there was still time for Saints to cap an impressive night's work
when Gardner touched down in the corner with Long booting the
touchline conversion.

Ananova

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Jack Gibson's role in Tugger demise

SOUTHS chairman George Piggins admits he should have bitten the
bullet and sacked Craig Coleman at the end of last season.

Details emerged yesterday of a conversation Piggins had over dinner
at his south Coogee home with super coach Jack Gibson that virtually
sealed Coleman's fate.

Gibson is a regular visitor to Piggins' house and they are business
partners in the Gardens R Us nurseries.

"The decision about the coach was George's decision and I agree with
him," Gibson told The Sunday Telegraph. "I talked to him about it but
I didn't bore him and he didn't bore me.

"All I told him was 'make a decision'. That's all I said. Make a
decision."

Piggins made a decision, although he admits it probably should have
been made last year.

"If I had my crystal ball and could see that things weren't going to
change in the trials, then, yes, he would have been sacked last
year," Piggins said.

"I offered Craig a job as a development officer last year but he said
he would sue us if he was sacked as coach.

"After three games this year, it's clear something was drastically
wrong and had I known that was going to be the case, Craig wouldn't
have been in charge for those three games."

Gibson, who ironically was sacked as Souths coach after the club
finished ninth out of 12 teams in 1979, defended Piggins.

"It was a decision George had to make . . . it wasn't my decision to
sack him," Gibson said. "You can't time these things. It's like a
divorce. You don't know when it's going to happen. It might jump on
you in the middle of the night.

Sunday Telegraph

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Newtown 32 defeated North Sydney 16

Result of the first leg of the Frank Hyde Cup played at Henson Park,
Saturday, March 8th.

Newtown 32 d. North Sydney 16.

(Half-time: Newtown led 22-10).

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Lavea's refusal adds to half-back woe at Widnes

By Dave Hadfield: Widnes have failed in a bid for another
international stand-off and have an extra problem at half-back for
today's visit of St Helens with Ryan Sheridan struggling to recover
from a bout of illness.

Having admitted defeat in their attempt to sign Henry Paul from rugby
union's Gloucester, the Vikings lowered their sights to try to
recruit Tasesa Lavea, who played alongside him for New Zealand in the
2000 World Cup, but has had his career blighted by injury since.
Lavea had agreed terms, but has now decided to stay in Australia,
where he has played for Melbourne and the Northern Eagles, leaving
Widnes still lacking in a key position.

The Independent

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Reds copy Bulls' work-ethic

SALFORD City Reds are taking a leaf out of the Bradford Bulls book!

Football director Steve Simms has revealed coach Karl Harrison has
implemented innovative methods and drills used when he worked with
the former Super League world champions.

Salford are clearly benefiting from matching Bradford's
professionalism - Simms says Harrison has transformed the Salford
club and raised levels of professionalism throughout the Reds' camp.
Simms told M.E.N. Sport: "We certainly have adopted the Bradford
style ethic of hard work.

"Rugby league is now treated as your life - the number one concern -
Karl clearly served a good apprenticeship at Bradford.

Read more Manchester Online

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McRAE TO FIND OUT WHY HULL WERE NOT AT BEST

By Andy Hampson, PA Sport: Hull coach Shaun McRae will be looking for
answers over the coming week to explain his side's below-par
performance against London Broncos last night.

The Airlie Birds, touted as serious Tetley's Super League challengers
this season, were ground down by the Broncos at the rain-sodden
Kingston Communications Stadium and held tryless in a 10-4 defeat.

Nigel Roy pounced for the only try of the game after just five
minutes following a dreadful error by winger Colin Best, who tried to
pass his way out of trouble in his own in-goal area.

After that defences took over with Hull, who enjoyed most of the
possession, constantly frustrated by the Broncos rearguard and their
own inability to retain the ball in difficult conditions.

McRae said: "Based on our performance here, we are a poor team - but
based on the last month, we are not a poor a team.

"There are a few guys here who weren't at the races I'm afraid. A few
of our individuals just weren't there and I can't explain why - I
just know they weren't and they're going to have to explain that
during the week.

Read more Sporting Life
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Not the best start for Hull

Hull coach Shaun McRae felt London Broncos deserved their victory
after they ground out a 10-4 win at the Kingston Communications
Stadium.

Nigel Roy pounced for the only try of a wet and dreary first Super
League encounter at Hull's new home after a sixth-minute blunder by
Colin Best.

Hull winger Best tried to pass his way out of trouble behind his own
line but the ball went to ground and the home side were unable to
atone for the error.

Two Matt Crowther penalties were all frustrated Hull could muster and
McRae was disappointed that his side could not break the Broncos'
defensive shackles.

He said: "We probably got what we deserved. Our gameplan pretty much
got thrown out of the window and I don't think London's did.

"I think they executed what they had to do pretty well and
unfortunately we fell into the trap of what they were doing and
worried about ourselves.

"We put ourselves under a lot of pressure. We created more
opportunities but I'm not too sure we deserved to win the game
anyway."

Read more Ananova
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BRISBANE SECOND DIVISION RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS

Open 1

Aspley 40 defeated Souths Logan 10.
Banyo 32 defeated St Brendans 22.
Eastern Suburbs 18 defeated Dayboro 14.
Rochedale 38 defeated Brothers Juniors 24.

Albert Bishop Shield

Norths Juniors 80 defeated St Brendans 10.
Logan Brothers 30 defeated Fortitude Valley Juniors 28.
Rochedale 24 defeated Brighton 6.
Redlands 74 defeated Pine Rivers 4.
Capalaba 26 defeated Arana Hills 14.

  From the BRL Second Division
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Tweed Seagulls begin a new chapter

TWEED Heads Seagulls are preparing for another exciting chapter in
their history after the launch of their first season in the
Queensland State League last night.

A host of dignitaries, including QRL chairman John McDonald, turned
out at Seagulls Leagues Club to welcome the new entity to the
Queensland competition.

He was joined by Dennis Fitzgerald, chief executive of Parramatta
Eels for whom Seagulls are the official feeder club.

Seagulls president Tom Searle said the move into Australia's second
tier rugby league competition, behind the NRL, was an exciting one.

"It is great to be part of history as the first NSW-based team in the
Queensland Cup competition," said Searle.

"We know now with the Parramatta feeder club arrangement we have
confidence from one of the big NRL clubs and once again can give
southern Gold Coast and northern NSW players a pathway into the NRL."

The Gulls kick off their campaign with a local derby against the
Burleigh Bears at Pizzey Park on March 16.

Gold Coast Bulletin
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London Broncos 10 defeated Hull FC 4

London Broncos produced a gritty defensive display to frustrate Hull
10-4 as the Super League made a dull first appearance at the Kingston
Communications Stadium.

Hull winger Colin Best gifted Nigel Roy the only try of the game on
just five minutes - after which the Broncos defence simply took over.

The home side were frustrated time after time but could find no way
through the Broncos rearguard, who held firm in the face of driving
rain.

Hull had just two Matt Crowther penalties to show for a lacklustre
effort which left most of the 12,901 crowd far from happy.

Roy claimed the opening score after Best resorted to desperate
measures to clear his own line. He had dealt well with a Tony Martin
kick in his own in-goal area but tried to pass his way out of trouble
as the Broncos applied pressure - and the ball went to ground.

His pass fell well short of full-back Steve Prescott and was
gleefully pounced upon by Roy.

Martin converted, but apart from further penalties from the same man
after 18 and 49 minutes the Broncos rarely extended the Airlie Birds.

Action at the other end was also limited with Hull, despite seeing
plenty of the ball, enjoying little of it in dangerous territory.
Crowther landed both his goals in the first half, but despite small
signs of improvement after the break a try looked beyond them.

The home side did finally start to enjoy some possession in the
visitors' 20 as the game moved into its last half-hour - but still
they struggled to break the Broncos down. Jason Smith tried to create
an opening with a deft kick, but Jim Dymock charged down and the same
man was also on hand to thwart Richard Horne as he dashed for the
line.

The onus remained on Hull to force the pace, but they showed little
sign of breaking through. Their best chance came in the dying moments
when Barnett was within inches of claiming a face-saving try, but the
Broncos held on with little problem to claim their first points of
the new season.

Ananova

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HALIFAX DESERVE RESPECT - TONY ANDERSON

Halifax coach Tony Anderson believes his side deserve respect after
running unbeaten Castleford close in tonight's Tetley's Super League
clash at The Shay.

"Everyone was writing us off at the start of the season. But
Castleford are said to be a top-four side and they have been in a
real game tonight," Anderson said after his side's 20-10 defeat.

"We deserve respect after that performance.

"The effort and commitment was there. But we went away from the game
plan, having controlled the game for long periods, and that caused us
to self-destruct."

Castleford Tigers coach Graham Steadman tipped Halifax to avoid the
drop after seeing his side record back-to-back wins in their opening
two games of Super League for the first time since the competition
started.

"To get four points out of four is very pleasing, and once again it
was our defensive effort which won us the match," he said.

"Halifax are a quality side, and I cannot understand why the pundits
say they are going to struggle this season. I don't think they will
be in the relegation battle."

Steadman was unhappy with scrum-half Mark Lennon's defensive work in
the match and hauled the player off for a period before sending him
back on to set up Wayne Godwin's winning try.

"I do not think it was right to keep him on. But to Mark's credit he
came back on, put things right and set up the match-winning try," he
said.

Sporting Life

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Wigan 35 defeated Huddersfield 22

A late try from Martin Aspinwall finally made the points safe for
Wigan after newly-promoted Huddersfield staged a second-half comeback.

The Warriors were under early pressure with Great Britain star Kris
Radlinski showing his defensive qualities with a try-stopping tackle
on Alex Wilkinson after a 50-yard run down the left wing.

But they grabbed the opening try after Aussie winger Brett Dallas
popped up in midfield.

He was tackled short but with the Huddersfield cover in disarray,
Sean O'Loughlin spotted the gap to forced his way in..

The Giants were in trouble again when centre Jamie Ainscough snapped
up a loose ball inside his own half.

And the Warriors' speed out wide paid off when Irish winger Brian
Carney raced clear. Full-back Marcus St Hilaire's tackle denied him
the try but Wigan exploited the position with hooker Terry Newton's
long pass sending in Dallas at the corner.

Adrian Lam chipped in with a drop goal to add to Julian O'Neil's two
goals.

But the Giants struck back just before half-time when Wilkinson got a
fingertip to the ball after Darren Turner hacked it over the Wigan
line to close the gap at half-time to 13-4.

The Giants' luck was out when Lam tried a speculative kick which took
a deflection off a Huddersfield player and bounced kindly to the
waiting David Hodgson to give him a simple walk in.

Then Wigan stretched their lead when quick handling by Radlinski and
Lam created the space for Ainscough to crash over wide out.

Huddersfield hit back with tries from Darren Turner and Anthony
Colella, both converted by Brandon Costin, before prop Danny
Sculthorpe settled Wigan's nerves with his first try for the club.

The Giants refused to throw in the towel with Jim Gannon forcing his
way in and Steve McNamara adding the extras, before Aspinwall's late
try finally clinched it.

Sporting Life

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Castleford 20 defeated Halifax 10

A burst of 12 points in eight second-half minutes was enough to keep
up Castleford's unbeaten start to the season at the expense of
battling Halifax.

Tony Anderson's unfancied Halifax side dominated the first half and
led by 10 points to eight after 50 minutes. But the Tigers had too
much experience and know-how in the second half as they put paid to
the youngest side in this season's Tetley's Super League.

Centre Michael Eagar's penalty gave the visitors a third-minute lead,
but it did not last long as the home side hit back with a neat try by
Dane Dorahy.

The Australian scrum-half spotted a gap in the visitors' defence and
skipped over the line, before adding the conversion.

Anderson's side went on to dominate the first half and should have
scored again on 21 minutes when a powerful run by Andy Hobson took
him to the Castleford line. But as he offloaded Martin Moana tumbled
with the line at his mercy.

The Tigers drew level on 32 minutes when substitute Francis Maloney,
making his first appearance since rejoining the club from Salford,
took advantage of a defence-splitting Ryan Hudson run to score. Wayne
Bartrim added the goal.

Chris Norman's superb cover tackle on Bartrim prevented a certain try
two minutes later. But Dorahy's penalty ensured the sides went in
level at half-time, and his second gave Halifax the lead on 50
minutes.

Castleford wrestled the advantage back again when former Halifax star
Damien Gibson sneaked over in the corner after Darren Rogers had
palmed Bartrim's high kick into his path.

Captain Danny Orr's penalty extended the visitors' lead as the
confidence flooded through the Castleford ranks.

Michael Smith's long pass sent Mark Lennon racing down the field, and
he outstripped the cover before slipping the ball inside to Wayne
Godwin who went over.

Orr's goal wrapped up the win for Castleford - while Halifax's Shayne
McMenemy was placed on report for a high tackle on Gibson to complete
a miserable second period for the home side.

Sporting Life

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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Numbers Increase

By Mick Tierney: The twenty-seventh Brisbane Second Division Rugby
League season will be launched, with increased numbers of teams and
clubs, at a function at Crushers Leagues Club on 5 March 2003.

The competition this year will consist of 73 teams from 50 clubs in
six Open grades, the Albert Bishop Shield (Under 22) and the Arthur
Sparks Shield (Under 20). This is an increase of 4 teams and 6 clubs
on the 2002 season. Particularly pleasing is the increase in teams in
the under age grades with 11 teams in the Albert Bishop Shield and 9
in the Arthur Sparks Shield.

Dayboro will defend their premiership in the elite Open 1 Grade, in
which new teams from Brothers Juniors, Rochedale Tigers, Souths Logan
and St Brendans, will join four teams from last year Aspley, Banyo,
Dayboro and Eastern Suburbs in an eight-team competition.

The Leagues major sponsor, Castlemaine Perkins XXXX, and its
associate sponsor, AlphaSports, will both be in their twelfth
consecutive year of sponsorship of the League.

There will be representative matches this year in the Open 1 grade
and the two under age grades.

Souths Logan are the only new club this year, while Albany Creek,
Brothers Juniors, Mustangs, Southern Cross, Southern Suburbs,
Springwood and Yeronga are returning after absences in recent years.

The Open 1 and Albert Bishop Shield grades will commence fixtures on
8 March, while the Northside 2, Southside 2, Northside 3, Southside
3, Southside 4 and Arthur Sparks Shield grades will commence on 15
March. The last Grand Finals for the year will be played on 13
September.

rleague.com

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Brian Smith's son lands job with NZRL

By Matthew O'Neill: Rowan Smith, the son of Parramatta coach Brian
Smith will be working with the NZRL after he was appointed as a high-
performance analyst for the Rugby League Foundation.

It's a big opportunity for the 22-year-old and he comes from a good
pedigree with Brian Smith renowned for building good development
bases at clubs he is associated with. Parramatta are one of the
leading junior and country development clubs in the NRL.

Smith will be trying to help with the new talent that comes through
the New Zealand system.

rleague.com

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Question by Mark Burgess

Could anyone help me set up a stat sheet to help me keep an eye on
what my players are doing though out the course of the game?

I have started one with Hit Ups,Tackles and assists. Is this enough
or do I need more?

Answer by Daryn Reeds

IMO it really depends on what you want to get our of your stats
sheet. Just what are you looking for ?

In any statistical analysis of a sport like RL, it's important to
also remember that stats can hide as much as they show.
For e.g., two FBs... A successfully catches and defuses three bombs,
while B drops one of them.

So you conclude that A is better under the high ball than B ??

Well, on the stats front that'd be right, but what if B's three
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It clouds the issue somewhat.  There is an obsession with tackle
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If he comes off having made 35 tackles does that make him their best
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Course not, it just means that runners went to him more than any
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Before deciding what kind of stats you're going to look for, my tip
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That will tell you what stats to record.

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Tweed Seagulls begin a new chapter

TWEED Heads Seagulls are preparing for another exciting chapter in
their history after the launch of their first season in the
Queensland State League last night.

A host of dignitaries, including QRL chairman John McDonald, turned
out at Seagulls Leagues Club to welcome the new entity to the
Queensland competition.

He was joined by Dennis Fitzgerald, chief executive of Parramatta
Eels for whom Seagulls are the official feeder club.

Seagulls president Tom Searle said the move into Australia's second
tier rugby league competition, behind the NRL, was an exciting one.

"It is great to be part of history as the first NSW-based team in the
Queensland Cup competition," said Searle.

"We know now with the Parramatta feeder club arrangement we have
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southern Gold Coast and northern NSW players a pathway into the NRL."

The Gulls kick off their campaign with a local derby against the
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London Broncos 10 defeated Hull FC 4

London Broncos produced a gritty defensive display to frustrate Hull
10-4 as the Super League made a dull first appearance at the Kingston
Communications Stadium.

Hull winger Colin Best gifted Nigel Roy the only try of the game on
just five minutes - after which the Broncos defence simply took over.

The home side were frustrated time after time but could find no way
through the Broncos rearguard, who held firm in the face of driving
rain.

Hull had just two Matt Crowther penalties to show for a lacklustre
effort which left most of the 12,901 crowd far from happy.

Roy claimed the opening score after Best resorted to desperate
measures to clear his own line. He had dealt well with a Tony Martin
kick in his own in-goal area but tried to pass his way out of trouble
as the Broncos applied pressure - and the ball went to ground.

His pass fell well short of full-back Steve Prescott and was
gleefully pounced upon by Roy.

Martin converted, but apart from further penalties from the same man
after 18 and 49 minutes the Broncos rarely extended the Airlie Birds.

Action at the other end was also limited with Hull, despite seeing
plenty of the ball, enjoying little of it in dangerous territory.
Crowther landed both his goals in the first half, but despite small
signs of improvement after the break a try looked beyond them.

The home side did finally start to enjoy some possession in the
visitors' 20 as the game moved into its last half-hour - but still
they struggled to break the Broncos down. Jason Smith tried to create
an opening with a deft kick, but Jim Dymock charged down and the same
man was also on hand to thwart Richard Horne as he dashed for the
line.

The onus remained on Hull to force the pace, but they showed little
sign of breaking through. Their best chance came in the dying moments
when Barnett was within inches of claiming a face-saving try, but the
Broncos held on with little problem to claim their first points of
the new season.

Ananova

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HALIFAX DESERVE RESPECT - TONY ANDERSON

Halifax coach Tony Anderson believes his side deserve respect after
running unbeaten Castleford close in tonight's Tetley's Super League
clash at The Shay.

"Everyone was writing us off at the start of the season. But
Castleford are said to be a top-four side and they have been in a
real game tonight," Anderson said after his side's 20-10 defeat.

"We deserve respect after that performance.

"The effort and commitment was there. But we went away from the game
plan, having controlled the game for long periods, and that caused us
to self-destruct."

Castleford Tigers coach Graham Steadman tipped Halifax to avoid the
drop after seeing his side record back-to-back wins in their opening
two games of Super League for the first time since the competition
started.

"To get four points out of four is very pleasing, and once again it
was our defensive effort which won us the match," he said.

"Halifax are a quality side, and I cannot understand why the pundits
say they are going to struggle this season. I don't think they will
be in the relegation battle."

Steadman was unhappy with scrum-half Mark Lennon's defensive work in
the match and hauled the player off for a period before sending him
back on to set up Wayne Godwin's winning try.

"I do not think it was right to keep him on. But to Mark's credit he
came back on, put things right and set up the match-winning try," he
said.

Sporting Life

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Wigan 35 defeated Huddersfield 22

A late try from Martin Aspinwall finally made the points safe for
Wigan after newly-promoted Huddersfield staged a second-half comeback.

The Warriors were under early pressure with Great Britain star Kris
Radlinski showing his defensive qualities with a try-stopping tackle
on Alex Wilkinson after a 50-yard run down the left wing.

But they grabbed the opening try after Aussie winger Brett Dallas
popped up in midfield.

He was tackled short but with the Huddersfield cover in disarray,
Sean O'Loughlin spotted the gap to forced his way in..

The Giants were in trouble again when centre Jamie Ainscough snapped
up a loose ball inside his own half.

And the Warriors' speed out wide paid off when Irish winger Brian
Carney raced clear. Full-back Marcus St Hilaire's tackle denied him
the try but Wigan exploited the position with hooker Terry Newton's
long pass sending in Dallas at the corner.

Adrian Lam chipped in with a drop goal to add to Julian O'Neil's two
goals.

But the Giants struck back just before half-time when Wilkinson got a
fingertip to the ball after Darren Turner hacked it over the Wigan
line to close the gap at half-time to 13-4.

The Giants' luck was out when Lam tried a speculative kick which took
a deflection off a Huddersfield player and bounced kindly to the
waiting David Hodgson to give him a simple walk in.

Then Wigan stretched their lead when quick handling by Radlinski and
Lam created the space for Ainscough to crash over wide out.

Huddersfield hit back with tries from Darren Turner and Anthony
Colella, both converted by Brandon Costin, before prop Danny
Sculthorpe settled Wigan's nerves with his first try for the club.

The Giants refused to throw in the towel with Jim Gannon forcing his
way in and Steve McNamara adding the extras, before Aspinwall's late
try finally clinched it.

Sporting Life

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Castleford 20 defeated Halifax 10

A burst of 12 points in eight second-half minutes was enough to keep
up Castleford's unbeaten start to the season at the expense of
battling Halifax.

Tony Anderson's unfancied Halifax side dominated the first half and
led by 10 points to eight after 50 minutes. But the Tigers had too
much experience and know-how in the second half as they put paid to
the youngest side in this season's Tetley's Super League.

Centre Michael Eagar's penalty gave the visitors a third-minute lead,
but it did not last long as the home side hit back with a neat try by
Dane Dorahy.

The Australian scrum-half spotted a gap in the visitors' defence and
skipped over the line, before adding the conversion.

Anderson's side went on to dominate the first half and should have
scored again on 21 minutes when a powerful run by Andy Hobson took
him to the Castleford line. But as he offloaded Martin Moana tumbled
with the line at his mercy.

The Tigers drew level on 32 minutes when substitute Francis Maloney,
making his first appearance since rejoining the club from Salford,
took advantage of a defence-splitting Ryan Hudson run to score. Wayne
Bartrim added the goal.

Chris Norman's superb cover tackle on Bartrim prevented a certain try
two minutes later. But Dorahy's penalty ensured the sides went in
level at half-time, and his second gave Halifax the lead on 50
minutes.

Castleford wrestled the advantage back again when former Halifax star
Damien Gibson sneaked over in the corner after Darren Rogers had
palmed Bartrim's high kick into his path.

Captain Danny Orr's penalty extended the visitors' lead as the
confidence flooded through the Castleford ranks.

Michael Smith's long pass sent Mark Lennon racing down the field, and
he outstripped the cover before slipping the ball inside to Wayne
Godwin who went over.

Orr's goal wrapped up the win for Castleford - while Halifax's Shayne
McMenemy was placed on report for a high tackle on Gibson to complete
a miserable second period for the home side.

Sporting Life

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Brisbane Second Division Rugby League Numbers Increase

By Mick Tierney: The twenty-seventh Brisbane Second Division Rugby
League season will be launched, with increased numbers of teams and
clubs, at a function at Crushers Leagues Club on 5 March 2003.

The competition this year will consist of 73 teams from 50 clubs in
six Open grades, the Albert Bishop Shield (Under 22) and the Arthur
Sparks Shield (Under 20). This is an increase of 4 teams and 6 clubs
on the 2002 season. Particularly pleasing is the increase in teams in
the under age grades with 11 teams in the Albert Bishop Shield and 9
in the Arthur Sparks Shield.

Dayboro will defend their premiership in the elite Open 1 Grade, in
which new teams from Brothers Juniors, Rochedale Tigers, Souths Logan
and St Brendans, will join four teams from last year Aspley, Banyo,
Dayboro and Eastern Suburbs in an eight-team competition.

The Leagues major sponsor, Castlemaine Perkins XXXX, and its
associate sponsor, AlphaSports, will both be in their twelfth
consecutive year of sponsorship of the League.

There will be representative matches this year in the Open 1 grade
and the two under age grades.

Souths Logan are the only new club this year, while Albany Creek,
Brothers Juniors, Mustangs, Southern Cross, Southern Suburbs,
Springwood and Yeronga are returning after absences in recent years.

The Open 1 and Albert Bishop Shield grades will commence fixtures on
8 March, while the Northside 2, Southside 2, Northside 3, Southside
3, Southside 4 and Arthur Sparks Shield grades will commence on 15
March. The last Grand Finals for the year will be played on 13
September.

rleague.com

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Brian Smith's son lands job with NZRL

By Matthew O'Neill: Rowan Smith, the son of Parramatta coach Brian
Smith will be working with the NZRL after he was appointed as a high-
performance analyst for the Rugby League Foundation.

It's a big opportunity for the 22-year-old and he comes from a good
pedigree with Brian Smith renowned for building good development
bases at clubs he is associated with. Parramatta are one of the
leading junior and country development clubs in the NRL.

Smith will be trying to help with the new talent that comes through
the New Zealand system.

rleague.com

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Tetley's Bitter Super League Results Friday Night

Castleford 20 defeated Halifax 10


London 10 defeated Hull 4


Wigan 35 defeated Huddersfield 22

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NRL Club News fron SMH

Edited by Steve Mascord

BULLDOGS

The emergence of Queensland teenager Jonathan Thurston has forced
Australian international Braith Anasta to lock for the Bulldogs'
double-header clash with South Sydney next Saturday. Anasta believes
his future lies at the back of the scrum and coach Steve Folkes has
deemed it time to make the switch, 19-year-old Thurston grabbing the
coveted No.6 shirt. Missing from the squad, as expected, is cult
figure Willie Mason. There was some speculation the Kangaroos
representative would be left out due to form but he said last
night: "I'm not fit to play ... I strained [my leg] at training on
Monday and I haven't run one bit so he [Folkes] said he wouldn't
consider me." Halfback Brent Sherwin is back from a hand problem.

SOUTH SYDNEY

Interim coach Paul Langmack said he found out from three different
sources that the Rabbitohs had flown in former Gold Coast boss Phil
Economidis for an interview on Thursday. "[Chief executive David
Tapp] told me that, he was a bit worried when he was talking to me,"
said Langmack. "I said, 'Tappy, you've got to do your job, mate. I'm
just excited that I've got this challenge against Canterbury'. I
haven't even worried about Phil Economidis or whether they go and
talk to other people. My mate, Brendan Hurst, actually drove him to
the interview. Hursty rang me up and I said, 'I knew in the morning,
Tugger [Craig Coleman] told me'." Langmack said it hasn't been
spelled out to him what results he needs to keep the job and it
doesn't matter. "I don't read the paper or watch the TV - I just
listen to what my mates tell me," he said. "I'm not worried about
that. I just love my football and I want to be successful." Langmack
has picked a 17-man squad for the Bulldogs game but declined to
release it yesterday.


CRONULLA

Hoodoo Guru Dave Faulkner has had a busy week. After reforming his
band to perform at the NRL season launch on Wednesday, he was the
main entertainment at the Sharks corporate launch last night.

MANLY

Former Eagle Andrew King arrived in London this week and is due to
make his debut for the Broncos this morning, Sydney time, in the
Super League game against Hull at the Kingston Communications Stadium.

NORTH QUEENSLAND

Prop David Thompson has described as "shattering" a rib cartilage
injury which seems likely to keep him out of the round-one game
against Canberra. "It doesn't look real good," Thompson said
yesterday. "It's the same thing I did towards the end of last season.
I had a swim today and there was a fair bit of pain, I was pretty
restricted. I'll have the next couple of days off and come back on
Monday and start again."

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

Utility Craig Wing is looking an extremely doubtful starter for
Friday's season opener against Parramatta at Aussie Stadium. Wing
twisted his ankle in the World Club Championship victory over St
Helens and said yesterday: "I only started walking properly again on
Monday and I went for a light jog yesterday. I'm still optimistic."
The Roosters still haven't spoken to coach Ricky Stuart about
extending his contract past this season.

WARRIORS

The Warriors' clash with Canberra in round 11 at Wellington's
WestpacTrust Stadium may be switched to the Friday night to avoid a
clash with rugby union's Hurricanes Super 12 commitments.

WESTS TIGERS

The joint venture side has secured a new shorts sponsor - petroleum
firm JFT Group. Former Socceroo Graham Arnold, meanwhile, has been
tutoring fullback Joel Caine - the last time he helped, in 2000-01,
Caine scored 116 points in the following season.

BULLDOGS TEAM: Luke Patten; Matt Utai, Willie Talau, Nigel Vagana,
Shane Marteene; Jonathan Thurston, Brent Sherwin; Braith Anasta, Tony
Grimaldi, Glen Hughes, Steve Price (c), Corey Hughes, Mark O'Meley.
Reserves: Roy Asotasi, Jamie Feeney, Andrew Ryan, Dennis Scott.

SMH

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True league believer Gallop sports the common touch of everyman

David Gallop has managed to unite the ARL and News Ltd halves of the
NRL, writes Roy Masters.

Watching National Rugby League chief executive David Gallop and
Parramatta centre Jamie Lyon speak to school children last month, it
would be convenient to portray them as polar opposites. It would also
be inaccurate.

Gallop, tall, thin and bespectacled, is the son of a Federal Court
judge; Lyon, broad as a used clothing bin, is the offspring of cotton
pickers.

Yet, when they addressed a Wee Waa primary school assembly, their
demeanour was the same - an inherent "I'm not that important"
humility, the instinctive modesty of true league people.

"I'll bet my old man and Jamie's old man could sit down in a pub and
have a schooner and get on," Gallop said. And when he said, "I've
always been a footy fan", you believed him. "I saw Newtown beat St
George one-nil when I was eight," he remembered.

Now into his second year as NRL boss, he has quietly turned apparent
irrelevance into well-rewarded indispensability.

OK, his past job as the code's in-house lawyer meant he probably had
more influence than it looked - but he has united the Australian
Rugby League and News Ltd halves of the NRL like his predecessor,
David Moffett, could not. Moffett, who encouraged people to call
him "Moffo" when NRL top dog, is now Welsh Rugby Union chief
executive and referring to himself as Dai, the Welsh form of David.

Read more SMH

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Greener pastures in west

By James Hooper: PAUL GREEN has been busy rebuilding. In the southern
Sydney suburb of Caringbah he is working on the house he owns that
burned to the ground in a fire last year.

West of the city he has an equally important project, resurrecting
his NRL career with the Parramatta Eels.

It began last September when Parramatta shed their sixth halfback in
seven seasons, forcing Eels coach Brian Smith to start another off-
season search for a playmaker who could win him a premiership.

Word on the grapevine was Green wanted a new club after the Roosters
signed promising playmaker Brett Finch, so an approach was made from
the Parramatta end about an informal meeting.

Smith and the Rothmans medal-winning halfback then got together for
coffee to see if they could help each other tune into the same
frequency this season.

After an hour-long discussion there were two common themes; the Eels
needed an experienced playmaker and Green needed a new club.

And so, after a season where he lost his home, his possessions, his
position at a premiership-winning club and 30 games of football, Paul
Green feels he is ready to reach his potential.

The type of form he showed when he first emerged on the scene with
Cronulla in the mid 1990s; the type of form that earned him State of
Origin selection for Queensland.

Read more Foxsport

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Langmack leads way as heir apparent

By Peter Frilingos: LAST year Paul Langmack walked away from Wests
Tigers after failing to get the first grade gig following Terry
Lamb's departure from the club.

It wasn't a dummy spit, more a realisation that his coaching career
had hit a brick wall and it was time to move on or consider going
back to cooking burgers at Hungry Jacks.

Less than a week after Craig Coleman's sacking his assistant Langmack
is the man again taking centre stage as the heir apparent at Souths.

While Langmack continues to keep a lowish profile there is already
talk of another walk if he is again the bridesmaid.

That position should not be construed as holding a gun to the heads
of the already hard-pressed Rabbitoh directors who have to solve the
coaching conundrum once and for all this time.

However, Langmack's apparent all-or-nothing stance does demonstrate
both his level of commitment to the job and a willingness to back
himself.

In the past the naturally garrulous, even verbose Langmack probably
said too much when he was with Wests as a player then at the Tigers
helping Lamb. Noses were sometimes put out of joint because he said
what he thought.

Read more The Australian

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Cash boost for Swinton Lions

Neil Barker: SWINTON Lions are guaranteed £17,500 from their
Challenge Cup clash with Super League giants Wigan Warriors.

This is the figure that has been agreed to compensate the Lions'
decision to sacrifice home advantage.

Warriors bosses have also agreed to fund the cost of the Swinton
team's travel expenses to the JJB Stadium.

Warriors chairman Maurice Lindsay tabled terms of the agreement after
speaking with Lions officials earlier this week.

M.E.N. Sport can reveal some Lions officials wanted at least
£25,000
up front for switching the tie from Moor Lane.

They were also unhappy at the speed of the deal.

Wigan bosses are still negotiating admission prices at the JJB
Stadium but it is likely to be £12 for adults and £8 for
children and
OAPs.

Lions bosses did everything in their power to stage the match at Moor
Lane and the RFL had a big say in the switch.

Lions will offer free transport to Wigan to supporters. Fans can book
coach places by telephoning 0161 794 6150.

Junior Lions members can purchase match tickets for just £1 from
the
club shop.

Manchester Online

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NZRL board is changing

Selwyn Bennett is the new deputy president after he was the only
nominee from the districts. But he has been appointed for just the
one year that was left on the term of retiring deputy Bill Robb.

Director Paul Rosanowski also has one year to serve, leaving three
seats up for vote.

Five-year Kiwi coach Frank Endacott is one of seven people competing
for those spots and should be a shoo-in, who will bring valuable
knowledge of what goes on with the elite teams to the board table.

Also standing are sitting board members Keith Pitman and Bill McEntee
as well as Phil Campbell from Auckland, Andrew Chalmers from Rotorua,
who was co-opted onto the board to replace Robb, Paul Flanagan from
Nelson and Shirley Luke from Canterbury. She would be first woman on
the board should she win selection.

NZ Herald

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Six applicants for Kiwi coaching job

By PETER JESSUP: The New Zealand Rugby League's deadline for
applications for Kiwi coach passed yesterday with six official
approaches.

The candidates will not to be revealed until Monday, but Warriors
coach Daniel Anderson is favoured.

He was with his team in Mt Maunganui late yesterday and drove to
Auckland for a speaking engagement. He could not be contacted but has
said all week that he has not had time to fully consider the matter.

Nor could club chief executive Mick Watson be tracked down to throw
any light on matters.

Read more NZ Herald

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Bulls unveil stand sponsorship

BRADFORD Bulls have received a boost as they prepare to return to
Odsal Stadium, with the news that The Pulse radio station will
sponsor the main stand at Odsal.

The stand will be known as The Pulse Main Stand.

The Pulse has been heavily involved with the club since the outset of
Super League and has sponsored the clubs Academy side in recent
years.

Bulls media manager Stuart Duffy, is delighted with the partnership:

We are delighted to have reached an agreement with The Pulse to have
naming rights on our mains stand," Duffy said.

"Over the last few years our relationship with them has grown and
they have always been very supportive and pro active towards the
club. We are sure that both ourselves and The Pulse will derive
enormous benefits from our partnership

Simon Walkington, Programme Controller at The Pulse of West Yorkshire
added: "As West Yorkshire's number one radio station The Pulse is
delighted to be involved in such a public way with West Yorkshire's
number one sporting success - the Bulls.

"We've been the official media partner for a while and always been
right behind The Bulls. Now we hope that fans taking their seats in
The Pulse Stand - and everyone making that historic return to Odsal -
will cheer on the team to glory in Tetley's Super League VIII."

Total RL

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SL Preview

In other games tonight, whoever wins between Halifax and Castleford
could go top, while Wigan and Huddersfield are both seeking a first
win.

Halifax remain relegation favourites but were strengthened yesterday
by signing Andrew Frew, a speedy Australian winger, although he will
not be available for three weeks after knee surgery.

They welcome back Daryl Cardiss, who has been out since damaging
cruciate ligaments last June. For Castleford Francis Maloney and Andy
Johnson have recovered from injuries.

Wigan will again be without Andy Farrell, Terry O'Connor and the
banned Paul Johnson at the JJB Stadium, while Hudderfield's squad,
the smallest in the Super League, has been hit by the suspension of
Stanley Gene and Darren Fleary.

Guardian

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Trio vies for last Dragons bench spot

By PAUL SUTTOR: Hoping to stand out,Dragons utility Damien Bower is
one of three players vying for the back-up hooker's position in next
week's season opener against the Wests Tigers.

Three players are jostling for what appears to be the last remaining
spot in St George Illawarra's 17-man squad for next week's season
opener.

One wing spot, the lock's jersey and the back-up hooker's role were
the main positions up for grabs in the pre-season.

Former Wests Tigers winger Hassan Saleh and ex-Penrith lock John
Cross look as though they have won the first two positions after
strong performances in last weekend's trial against Cronulla.

However, there is still no clear favourite to fill the hooking role
while first-choice rake Mark Riddell is off the field this season.

Dragons coach Nathan Brown said rookie Dean Young, last year's First
Division skipper Damien Bower and experienced campaigner Peter Ellis
were the candidates for the bench spot.

Read more Mercury

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NRL keeps Sunday night grand final

Barry Dick: THE NRL grand final will stay in the controversial Sunday
night timeslot despite opposition from some clubs and many supporters.

NRL chief executive David Gallop said yesterday he was aware the
scheduling of the grand final at night was unpopular in Queensland
but "compelling" TV ratings meant the October 5 premiership decider
probably would again start at 7pm.

"It's not quite locked in yet but I've got to say the outstanding
ratings on television and the atmosphere at the ground last year
point towards it being at night again," Gallop said.

"This is not an easy one for us and I am aware that people outside
Sydney want to gather for grand final barbecues and the like but at
the end of the day the TV ratings were compelling last year and the
biggest revenue the game gets is from TV rights.

"The atmosphere last year was fantastic and I get the impression the
players like playing at night, too."

The NRL grand final last year was the third most-watched program on
Queensland television and second most-watched in NSW. In both cases,
the grand final finished behind State of Origin league matches.

Read more Courier Mail

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Some NRL Club News
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Edited by Steve Mascord, SMH

SOUTH SYDNEY

Luckless centre Shane Rigon has been ruled out for up to six months with a
biceps injury. The former Roosters and Bradford utility had tests early in
the week and received the bad news yesterday. Coach Craig Coleman has named
an experimental side for Saturday night's Central Coast Stadium encounter
with Wests Tigers. Aborigines Sevens star Shaun Laurie is at fullback and
the new-look front row consists of Filimone Lolohea, Shane Walker and Frank
Puletua. Souths junior Michael Moran gets his chance at halfback.


BULLDOGS

Chief executive Steve Mortimer yesterday revealed the club was over the
salary cap by up to $50,000 but insisted there was no cause for concern.
Mortimer set tongues wagging when he told Sydney radio station 2KY the club
was "just marginally over" the cap when it met the NRL recently. He said
last night: "It's a matter of thousands of dollars, up to 50, but we will
compensate for it under some of the allowances present in the rules." NRL
chief executive David Gallop said it was "not uncommon" for clubs to be
over the cap at this stage of the year. Halfback Brent Sherwin had 20
stitches inserted in a hand wound yesterday and will miss Friday night's
Country Carnival match with Manly at Coffs Harbour.

CRONULLA

David Peachey, Phil Bailey, Chris Beattie and Dean Treister rejoin the
Sharks' starting side for tomorrow night's Country Carnival encounter with
St George Illawarra at Port Macquarie.


NEWCASTLE

Australian internationals Andrew Johns (back/thigh) and Danny Buderus
(wrist) are on deck for tomorrow's game with North Queensland at Barlow
Park in Cairns. Sean Rudder gets a taste of what could be his future when
he locks the scrum while prop Adam Woolnough is named, despite an ankle
problem, on the bench.


ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA

Tickets went on sale yesterday for the March15 double-header at Telstra
Stadium - Wests Tigers v the Dragons, followed by the Bulldogs v South
Sydney. Seats are going for as little as $15 for adults.


SYDNEY ROOSTERS

The world champions will be without winger Todd Byrne (concussion),
halfback Craig Wing (ankle), skipper Brad Fittler (cut head) and
second-rower Craig Fitzgibbon (shoulder) for Saturday night's tie against
Brisbane. Rookie Lelea Paea has been named on the wing, meaning he has
beaten brothers and fellow Roosters Lopini and Nicky to first grade. Wade
Humpreys takes Michael Crocker's place at rake, Brett Finch is in No.7 and
Chad Robinson starts in the back row. There are plenty of new faces on
Ricky Stuart's bench, too, including Jersey Flegg premiership winners Ian
Henderson and Tevita Metuisela, and Western Suburbs recruit Stuart Webb.


MELBOURNE

Scott Hill's first appearance of the season means Matt Geyer goes from
five-eighth to wing for Saturday night's Country Carnival appointment with
Canberra. Danny Williams is back from suspension to replace Dallas Johnson
at lock. Hill, who had off-season knee surgery, said: "Hopefully I can play
at least 60 minutes which would be good and anything above that would be
great."


WARRIORS

Big Iafeta Paleaaesina has been called into coach Daniel Anderson's
starting side for tomorrow night's trial against Penrith at Homestead Park,
Invercargill. Jerry Seuseu played well enough last weekend to earn himself
a rest.


WESTS TIGERS

Coach Tim Sheens has asked referees coach Robert Finch to look at an
incident from Saturday's Charity Challenge win over Parramatta in which
centre Terry Hill was allegedly elbowed in the head, off the ball. While
it's too late for any action to be taken against the assailant, Sheens
wants authorities to know Hill wasn't the aggressor. "There was an incident
I wasn't happy with. I've put it to Robert and I don't want to go any
further with that publicly," Sheens said.

<http://www.smh.com.au/sport/index.html>SMH

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Warriors to field a strong lineup
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By PETER JESSUP: The Warriors welcome back captain Monty Betham and regular
five-eighth Lance Hohaia for their final pre-season trial in Invercargill
tomorrow and will rest prop Jerry Seuseu because his ability is proved.
The team to face the Penrith Panthers are close to a first-rank side.

Two players will be added to the interchange bench before they fly south on
the morning of the game. Those are likely to be Mark Robinson, who
yesterday signed a deal to play until he takes up his contract with
Northampton in August, and centre John Carlaw, who is yet to have a game
after knee surgery.

Robinson is expected in the north of England on August 1 and until then
will be on a pay-per-play deal for first-grade appearances.

Iafeta Palea'aesina gets his chance to force his way onto the bench for the
season opener against Newcastle at Ericsson Stadium on March 16. The big
prop is yet to regain the form he showed before suffering spleen damage
towards the end of the 2001 season, but looked keen in the trial against
the Sharks last weekend.

The Panthers flew into Invercargill yesterday with a full-strength side.
They beat Newcastle 52-16 last weekend, a result coach John Lang dismissed
as encouraging but meaningless considering the experimental mob the Knights
ran out.

The Panthers conceded an average 30 points a game last year and have been
working on their defence, which will mean a good workout for the
Warriors.<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=319801\
6&thesection=sport&thesubsection=rugbyleague&thesecondsubsection=warriors>..more
from the NZH

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Some NRL Club News
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

* WINGER John Hopoate will captain Manly in tomorrow night's trial match
against the Bulldogs in Coffs Harbour.

* MELBOURNE Storm five-eighth Scott Hill will make his return from knee
injury in Saturday's trial match against the Canberra Raiders in Morwell,
Victoria.

"This weekend is going to be a step-up from Souths last week, no doubt it
will be quicker and Canberra are a bit stronger so it will be a good test
for us," Hill said yesterday.

* THE NRL Telstra Premiership will kick-off with a double header at Telstra
Stadium, on March 15 and tickets are now on sale.

The double-header will feature Wests Tigers playing St George Illawarra at
5.30pm followed by the Bulldogs against South Sydney.

<http://foxsports.news.com.au/>Foxsports

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Kiwi invasion
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dean Ritchie: RUGBY league has moved into a union stronghold on the
South Island of New Zealand with a 15,000 sell-out crowd to attend tomorrow
night's trial between the Warriors and Penrith at Invercargill.

League fever has swamped the traditional rugby union city with 13,000
tickets already sold and the remaining 2000 expected to be snapped up early
today.

Interest in league in Invercargill could lead to calls for a second New
Zealand side to be included in the NRL.

New Zealand Warriors official Don Mann told The Daily Telegraph it would be
standing room only.

"The pre-sales are usually only seen when the (Otago) Highlanders Super 12
team play here," Mann said.

"Invercargill is at the opposite end of New Zealand to Auckland so this is
fantastic."

The Penrith-Warriors game - to be played at Rugby Park Stadium - is one of
seven NRL trial matches being played tomorrow night and on Saturday.

NRL chief executive David Gallop is thrilled by the interest the game has
created in Invercargill.

"It is a great crowd for a trial game," Gallop
said.<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6047087-23214,00.html>..more
from Foxsports

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Bulldog budget rejected
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Peter Frilingos: THE Bulldogs have had a salary cap submission designed
to help retain players rejected by the NRL.

NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert refused to allow the club's proposal
involving bonuses to some players should the club qualify for the playoffs
this season.

The bonuses are certain to be incurred and will go into the club's salary
cap for next year.

That means the Bulldogs face a struggle to retain players coming off
contract and stay under the $3.25 million cap.

Last year's $1.6 million salary cap scandal which led to the team being
kicked out of the playoffs has prompted financial belt-tightening by the
club's new management team headed by chairman George Peponis and chief
executive Steve Mortimer.

In the aftermath of the cap drama Bulldogs players agreed to eight per cent
pay cuts to keep the team together for this season.

But with key players Nigel Vagana, Brent Sherwin, Willie Talau, Travis
Norton and Luke Patten coming off contract and the prospect of paying
bonuses the club is looking for ways of cutting costs.

Mortimer said last night rejection of the salary cap submission was not a
major issue.

"It involves at most $80,000 and could be as low as $50,000," Mortimer said
<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6046950-23214,00.html>..more
from Foxsports

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Anderson hints at interest in Kiwis job
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
New Zealand Warriors coach Daniel Anderson hinted yesterday he would take
on the Kiwis if the New Zealand Rugby League approached him.

The Kiwi head coach's position has been vacant since Gary Freeman was
effectively axed following a disappointing test series against Great
Britain late last year.

Anderson, who arrives in Invercargill today for a Warriors trial against
Penrith, is seen as an ideal candidate as Freeman's successor after guiding
the Auckland-based team to last year's National Rugby League grand final.

The only questions seem to be whether Anderson wants to double his workload
and, perhaps more importantly, whether the Warriors management will allow
him to.

"I'm just looking at the Warriors, nothing's transpired in any way shape or
form," Anderson said yesterday.

However, the 2002 NRL coach of the year also suggested he could be in the
running, primarily because the job had such a big impact on the Warriors
franchise.

"I'm not divorcing myself from it. The Kiwi coach is going to have a lot to
do with junior rugby league and, invariably, will impact on the Warriors
because we provide a core of the national team."

Warriors chief executive Mick Watson said his board had no problem with
Anderson taking on the Kiwis role
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2292689a1823,00.html>..more from Stuff

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Some NRL team news,
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle has a host of stars back for Friday night's trial against North
Queensland in Cairns including Andrew Johns, but will be without Test
forward Ben Kennedy after he aggravated a hip injury in training.

Bulldogs halfback Brent Sherwin has also fallen foul of injury and will
miss his side's clash with Manly on Friday night in Coffs Harbour after
cutting his hand at training.

The premier Roosters also have their share of injury problems, with captain
Brad Fittler sitting out this weekend's trial against Brisbane with a cut
head and the remnants of the flu, and Craig Fitzgibbon rested.

Craig Wing is also racing the clock to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game and will miss the game against the Broncos.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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QRL to investigate
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Queensland Rugby League will investigate if it can take legal action
against a player who was discovered playing in England while serving a
two-year ban from the game.

Peter Petrie was one of three Valleys players in the Toowoomba Rugby League
competition suspended by the QRL Drugs Judiciary Tribunal last year for
steroid use.

But he has been found playing this season for the second division English
club Gateshead Thunder under an assumed name.

His Valleys premiership-winning coach Peter Ryan is also his coach at
Gateshead and is in the QRL's firing line as well.

QRL managing director Ross Livermore will seek legal opinion on what action
can be taken against Petrie and Ryan, who would have known the 25-year-old
front rower was a suspended player.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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Salford delay selection
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
SALFORD coach Karl Harrison will delay selection ahead of Friday night's
Challenge Cup clash with Hull KR.

Stand-off Steve Blakeley is back in full training after breaking his thumb
but still needs daily treatment.

Football director Steve Simms said: "We will just have to see how things
are with Steve. The cast is now off and he's training OK, but we'll have to
see if there is any reaction."

New loan signing from Leeds, Andrew Kirk, is cup-tied and misses the trip
to Humberside.

<http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/>Manchester Online

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ELLIS WANTS WARRIORS TO SUFFER
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport: Doncaster aim to pile on the agony for Wigan
when the Powergen Challenge Cup holders visit their 'House of Pain' on Sunday.

The Warriors suffered a surprise defeat at Castleford in the opening game
of the new Super League season and lost skipper Andy Farrell and fellow
second rower Mick Cassidy through injury and Great Britain centre Paul
Johnson because of suspension.

All of a sudden, what appeared to be a routine-looking fifth-round tie has
taken on new significance and Doncaster's charismatic coach St John Ellis
believes the holders have every reason to be wary.

"I think people are looking at our game more, with Wigan losing at the
weekend and us going to Featherstone and winning," said Ellis. "They are
anticipating an upset.

"One of the most influential things in our favour is that Farrell is out -
he's a key player and so is Johnson. I think he's a great
player."<http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=r\
league/03/02/26/RUGBYL_Cup_Nightlead.html>..more
from Sporting Life

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Warrington U21s v Wakefield U21s Tonight
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Tonight sees the kick off of the U21s competition with Warrington Wolves
taking on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Wilderspool Stadium, kicks off
7.30pm. In the team tonight are four members of the Wolves first team,
winger Dean Gaskell, scrum half Gary Hulse and prop Matt Sturm (over age
player) and second rower Mike Callan along with three up and coming players
training with the first team and made their debuts at Widnes on Boxing Day
Jamie Durbin, Nick Owen and Craig Farrimond.

The team line up is as follows:

1. Nick Owen, 18 (signed from Woolston Rovers in 2001)
2. Darryl Rollins, 20 twin of Dave Rollins (former Leigh Miners ARLFC,
signed 2002/03)
3. Steve Warburton, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
4. Richard Varkulis, 20 (former club Leigh Miners ARLFC)
5. Dean Gaskell, 20 (Wolves first team)
6. Gary Hulse, 22 (Wolves first team over age player)
7. Jamie Durbin, 18 (signed from Halton Hornets at the age of 14
Scholarship Scheme)
8. Lee Gardener
9. Dave Rollins, 20 (former club Salford City Reds Academy 2002)
10. Matt Sturm, 30 (Wolves first team over age player)
11. Mike Callan, 20 (Wolves first team)
12. Tommy Grundy, 18 (former club Leigh Rangers, signed for Wolves in 2001)
13. Craig Farrimond, 19 (former club Rosebridge ARLFC, signed in 2001)

Subs
14. Steve Pickersgill, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
15. Anthony Irvine, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
16. Shane Williams, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
17. Michael Bishop, 18 (former club Latchford Albion ARLFC)

Admission is £2 for Adults and £1 for concessions. Free admission on
production of Season Ticket.

<http://www.wwrlfc.co.uk>Warrington

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FRANK HYDE TO BE HONOURED BY NEWTOWN AND NORTHS.
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Two of Australias foundation Rugby League clubs, Newtown and North Sydney,
have agreed to permanently honour a living Sydney legend who played with
distinction for both of the 1908 clubs.

The Newtown Jets and the North Sydney Bears are proud to announce the
institution of the Frank Hyde Cup, which will be competed for by both clubs
on an annual basis. The Cup honours Frank Hyde, the living Australian
treasure who played with Newtown from 1934-1937, and with North Sydney from
1942-1943. Frank of course progressed from his playing days to an
outstanding career in broadcasting and the media. He remains an admired and
respected Elder Statesman of Rugby League, and an iconic figure with both
Newtown and Norths.

These two old clubs have had some sterling battles over the past 95 years,
and are now lynchpins of the flagship competition of the NSW Rugby League,
the NSW Premier League. Both clubs now play out of their traditional home
grounds, Henson Park and North Sydney Oval, and jointly endorse the
inauguration of the Frank Hyde Cup as a consolidation of their rich traditions.

The first encounter in the showdown for the Frank Hyde Cup in 2003 will
take place at Henson Park on 8th March, when Newtown hosts North Sydney in
a NSW Premier League trial match, kicking off at 5 pm. The clubs have
agreed that this trial should count towards the awarding of the Frank Hyde
Cup in 2003.

Both club coaches, Colin Murphy (Newtown) and Gary Larson (Norths), are
totally supportive of the new Cup competition, saying that it will add an
historical dimension to the strong competitive traditions of both of these
proud old clubs.

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Knights, Bulldogs suffer Mad Monday
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle and the Bulldogs have suffered a bout of pre-season Mad Monday,
with both sides incurring big-name training injuries.

The Knights will roll out their stars for their final hit-out of the
National Rugby League pre-season in Cairns on Friday night, but Test
forward Ben Kennedy will be missing after aggravating a hip flexor injury
in training.


Kennedy is expected to return for the club's opening premiership game
against the New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium on March 16, but will
go into that match without any pre-season form.

"The only exclusion in the short term is Ben Kennedy, who aggravated his
hip flexor on Monday," Hagan said.

"Long term, he should be alright for the start of the competition. Ideally,
it would have been good if he could have started a game but if you take the
positive outlook he is not going to miss any competition games which is
when the points start."

Robbie O'Davis, Matthew Gidley, Andrew Johns, Josh Perry, Danny Buderus,
Matt Parsons and Steve Simpson were named in the Knights' side for the game
against North Queensland after missing last weekend's trial loss to Penrith.

In Kennedy's absence, Hagan has named Sean Rudder at lock with Kurt Gidley
to start in the No.6 jersey.

"I think we have a bit of flexibility there," Hagan said. "Nothing has been
resolved."

The Bulldogs also suffered some Monday blues this week and will be without
halfback Brent Sherwin for their trial against Manly on Friday night after
suffering a freak accident at training which required 20 stitches.

Sherwin was involved in plyometrics session with his teammates, but things
went wrong when he swung his arm and collided with a box being used for
training.

The 24-year-old halfback is expected to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game against South Sydney on March 15.

Coach Steve Folkes again named two sides for the match against the Sea
Eagles in Coffs Harbour, with Corey Hughes to wear the No.7 jersey for both
halves.

Manly coach Peter Sharp has named a strong side, with Luke Dorn playing
halfback and partnering Ben Walker with Jason Ferris sidelined.

Test lock Scott Hill will make his first appearance of the season for
Melbourne against Canberra in Morwell, Victoria on Saturday after
recovering from knee surgery.

Hill has been named at five-eighth by coach Craig Bellamy, but is not
expected to play the entire match.

"I'm not expecting a great deal from myself at the moment as my fitness
still has a way to go," Hill said. "I've been getting through training
alright but it's games like this that you look forward to in order to get
some match fitness."

Danny Williams also returns after missing last weekend's win over South
Sydney through suspension while young centre Billy Slater retains his place
in the centres.

And the Sydney Roosters will be without captain Brad Fittler, Test forward
Craig Fitzgibbon and his Australian teammate Craig Wing for their game
against Brisbane in Toowoomba on Saturday.

Fittler had 30 stitches inserted in a head wound he suffered during the
World Club Challenge while coach Ricky Stuart is nursing Fitzgibbon through
the pre-season after he underwent off-season shoulder surgery.

Wing is still in doubt for the start of the premiership after suffering an
ankle injury in the Roosters' WCC win over St Helens.

<http://au.sports.yahoo.com>Sports Yahoo

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RHINOS NAME UNDER-21 SIDE
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
David Allen: Leeds Rhinos have named a strong team for their Senior Academy
Championship opener as Castleford Tigers on Thursday night, with Willie
Poching and Chris Feather included in the 17.
The Under-21's are allowed to field two over-age players this year, and the
Rhinos allow Poching to gain some match fitness following his return from
close season knee surgery.

Feather joins fellow first team squad members Richard Mathers, Dwayne
Barker, Ewan Dowes, Jason Netherton and Jamie Jones-Buchanan in the team.

Loan duo Joe Mbu and Danny Thomas, who are at the club on a long-term deal
from London Broncos, are on the bench for the game, which kicks off at
7.30pm at The Jungle.

Leeds Rhinos team
Richard Mathers; Austin Buchanan, Dwayne Barker, Craig Stanley, Matt
Gardner; Peter Lupton, Jonny Hepworth; Ewan Dowes, Jonny Wainhouse, Chris
Feather, Jason Netherton, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Willie Poching.
Subs: Tommy Gallagher, Damien Kennedy, Joe Mbu, Danny Thomas.

<http://www.superleague.co.uk>Super League

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Bulldogs look to season out of doghouse
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Talking to Braith Anasta and Willie Mason, you'd swear the Bulldogs are
certainties to win this year's National Rugby League premiership.

"Gaining Andrew Ryan, I think we've got the best forward pack in the comp,"
said bulked-up five-eighth Anasta.

Mason disagreed: "I'd probably go the opposite and say we've got the best
backline in the comp."

So with the best backline and forward pack, will they better last year's
17-match winning streak?

"The expectation is that something like that will happen but in reality
it's going to be far more difficult to have that sort of success throughout
the whole season this year than it was last year," said a cautious Bulldogs
coach Steve Folkes.

"We'll need to improve because everyone else will."

Still, it's easy to see why the Bulldogs are short-priced favourites to win
the competition, ahead of defending premiers Sydney Roosters and Brisbane.

They have a strong squad with plenty of depth, boasting five current
internationals (four in the backline) and a pack spearheaded by Mason and
featuring workhorses Mark O'Meley and skipper Steve Price.

At least the players will be able to focus on football in 2003, having put
behind them the darkest period of the club's history.

They just want to forget about last year's salary cap scandal when the NRL
fined the Bulldogs $500,000 and docked them 37 competition points
<http://www3.7sport.com.au/news.php?id=34768160>..more from Sportswatch

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Knee operation leaves West facing another season on the sidelines
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dave Hadfield: The injury-jinxed career of Dwayne West, the son of the
former New Zealand captain and Wigan coach, Graeme West, has taken another
turn for the worse with the news that he will miss the whole of the new
Super League season.

The 22-year-old centre badly twisted his knee on his debut for Hull in the
Powergen Challenge Cup fourth-round tie against Halifax 10 days ago and has
now been told that he will need a full reconstruction.

That was only his second match since recovering from surgery on his
shoulder, an injury which kept him out for virtually the whole of last
season at St Helens
<http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?story=381759>..more
from the Independent

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GROUP 10 hopefuls have a chance to shine against Penrith
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By David Miller
Wednesday, 26 February 2003

RUGBY LEAGUE

GROUP 10 hopefuls will be able to push their selection claims in a trial
against Penrith's Jim Beam Cup side at Carrington Park, Bathurst, on
Friday, March 7.

Group 10 will use a mix of first graders and under 21s for the trial, which
will be played in four 25-minute quarters.

Following the trial Group 10 will finalise first grade and under 21 squads
for matches against Group 20 in West Wyalong on Saturday, April 12.

"This trial is really to give everyone who's turned up (to training) an
equal run and an opportunity to show what they can do,'' Group 10 first
grade coach David Scott said yesterday.

Selectors will mix first graders and under 21s in two sides who will
alternate each quarter.

"We could put a side on that's going to be first grade and then under 21s
but I think it (mixing the sides up) will make it better for the junior
blokes,'' Scott said.

"We're going to have Warick Colley lead the first side which will contain
Kip Maranda and Stanley Latu as the front rowers and then we'll have Craig
Wallace lead the second side.

"We'll probably put an old bloke, young bloke (together) so that they can
get a fair bit of experience and learn from the older blokes what it takes
to play that sort of football.''

Scott said Group 10 jumped at the chance to play the Panthers, who will
field ex-Bathurst Panthers George Rose and Anthony Farrah.

"The more games we get in the better for two reasons: one, it gets everyone
playing together and gives cohesion and, two, it gives these blokes equal
opportunity,'' Scott said.

"They can't just say we only had 10 minutes to show we should have been in
the side. They're going to have 100 minutes of football so at least
everyone's going to have 50 minutes of football, instead of say playing in
a knockout with a 10 each-way sort of thing.''

Group 10 will prepare for the match with a training session at Kelso next
Wednesday at 6pm.

<http://orange.yourguide.com.au/2>Central West Daily




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Some NRL Club News
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Edited by Steve Mascord, SMH

SOUTH SYDNEY

Luckless centre Shane Rigon has been ruled out for up to six months with a
biceps injury. The former Roosters and Bradford utility had tests early in
the week and received the bad news yesterday. Coach Craig Coleman has named
an experimental side for Saturday night's Central Coast Stadium encounter
with Wests Tigers. Aborigines Sevens star Shaun Laurie is at fullback and
the new-look front row consists of Filimone Lolohea, Shane Walker and Frank
Puletua. Souths junior Michael Moran gets his chance at halfback.


BULLDOGS

Chief executive Steve Mortimer yesterday revealed the club was over the
salary cap by up to $50,000 but insisted there was no cause for concern.
Mortimer set tongues wagging when he told Sydney radio station 2KY the club
was "just marginally over" the cap when it met the NRL recently. He said
last night: "It's a matter of thousands of dollars, up to 50, but we will
compensate for it under some of the allowances present in the rules." NRL
chief executive David Gallop said it was "not uncommon" for clubs to be
over the cap at this stage of the year. Halfback Brent Sherwin had 20
stitches inserted in a hand wound yesterday and will miss Friday night's
Country Carnival match with Manly at Coffs Harbour.

CRONULLA

David Peachey, Phil Bailey, Chris Beattie and Dean Treister rejoin the
Sharks' starting side for tomorrow night's Country Carnival encounter with
St George Illawarra at Port Macquarie.


NEWCASTLE

Australian internationals Andrew Johns (back/thigh) and Danny Buderus
(wrist) are on deck for tomorrow's game with North Queensland at Barlow
Park in Cairns. Sean Rudder gets a taste of what could be his future when
he locks the scrum while prop Adam Woolnough is named, despite an ankle
problem, on the bench.


ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA

Tickets went on sale yesterday for the March15 double-header at Telstra
Stadium - Wests Tigers v the Dragons, followed by the Bulldogs v South
Sydney. Seats are going for as little as $15 for adults.


SYDNEY ROOSTERS

The world champions will be without winger Todd Byrne (concussion),
halfback Craig Wing (ankle), skipper Brad Fittler (cut head) and
second-rower Craig Fitzgibbon (shoulder) for Saturday night's tie against
Brisbane. Rookie Lelea Paea has been named on the wing, meaning he has
beaten brothers and fellow Roosters Lopini and Nicky to first grade. Wade
Humpreys takes Michael Crocker's place at rake, Brett Finch is in No.7 and
Chad Robinson starts in the back row. There are plenty of new faces on
Ricky Stuart's bench, too, including Jersey Flegg premiership winners Ian
Henderson and Tevita Metuisela, and Western Suburbs recruit Stuart Webb.


MELBOURNE

Scott Hill's first appearance of the season means Matt Geyer goes from
five-eighth to wing for Saturday night's Country Carnival appointment with
Canberra. Danny Williams is back from suspension to replace Dallas Johnson
at lock. Hill, who had off-season knee surgery, said: "Hopefully I can play
at least 60 minutes which would be good and anything above that would be
great."


WARRIORS

Big Iafeta Paleaaesina has been called into coach Daniel Anderson's
starting side for tomorrow night's trial against Penrith at Homestead Park,
Invercargill. Jerry Seuseu played well enough last weekend to earn himself
a rest.


WESTS TIGERS

Coach Tim Sheens has asked referees coach Robert Finch to look at an
incident from Saturday's Charity Challenge win over Parramatta in which
centre Terry Hill was allegedly elbowed in the head, off the ball. While
it's too late for any action to be taken against the assailant, Sheens
wants authorities to know Hill wasn't the aggressor. "There was an incident
I wasn't happy with. I've put it to Robert and I don't want to go any
further with that publicly," Sheens said.

<http://www.smh.com.au/sport/index.html>SMH

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Warriors to field a strong lineup
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By PETER JESSUP: The Warriors welcome back captain Monty Betham and regular
five-eighth Lance Hohaia for their final pre-season trial in Invercargill
tomorrow and will rest prop Jerry Seuseu because his ability is proved.
The team to face the Penrith Panthers are close to a first-rank side.

Two players will be added to the interchange bench before they fly south on
the morning of the game. Those are likely to be Mark Robinson, who
yesterday signed a deal to play until he takes up his contract with
Northampton in August, and centre John Carlaw, who is yet to have a game
after knee surgery.

Robinson is expected in the north of England on August 1 and until then
will be on a pay-per-play deal for first-grade appearances.

Iafeta Palea'aesina gets his chance to force his way onto the bench for the
season opener against Newcastle at Ericsson Stadium on March 16. The big
prop is yet to regain the form he showed before suffering spleen damage
towards the end of the 2001 season, but looked keen in the trial against
the Sharks last weekend.

The Panthers flew into Invercargill yesterday with a full-strength side.
They beat Newcastle 52-16 last weekend, a result coach John Lang dismissed
as encouraging but meaningless considering the experimental mob the Knights
ran out.

The Panthers conceded an average 30 points a game last year and have been
working on their defence, which will mean a good workout for the
Warriors.<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=319801\
6&thesection=sport&thesubsection=rugbyleague&thesecondsubsection=warriors>..more
from the NZH

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Some NRL Club News
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

* WINGER John Hopoate will captain Manly in tomorrow night's trial match
against the Bulldogs in Coffs Harbour.

* MELBOURNE Storm five-eighth Scott Hill will make his return from knee
injury in Saturday's trial match against the Canberra Raiders in Morwell,
Victoria.

"This weekend is going to be a step-up from Souths last week, no doubt it
will be quicker and Canberra are a bit stronger so it will be a good test
for us," Hill said yesterday.

* THE NRL Telstra Premiership will kick-off with a double header at Telstra
Stadium, on March 15 and tickets are now on sale.

The double-header will feature Wests Tigers playing St George Illawarra at
5.30pm followed by the Bulldogs against South Sydney.

<http://foxsports.news.com.au/>Foxsports

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Kiwi invasion
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dean Ritchie: RUGBY league has moved into a union stronghold on the
South Island of New Zealand with a 15,000 sell-out crowd to attend tomorrow
night's trial between the Warriors and Penrith at Invercargill.

League fever has swamped the traditional rugby union city with 13,000
tickets already sold and the remaining 2000 expected to be snapped up early
today.

Interest in league in Invercargill could lead to calls for a second New
Zealand side to be included in the NRL.

New Zealand Warriors official Don Mann told The Daily Telegraph it would be
standing room only.

"The pre-sales are usually only seen when the (Otago) Highlanders Super 12
team play here," Mann said.

"Invercargill is at the opposite end of New Zealand to Auckland so this is
fantastic."

The Penrith-Warriors game - to be played at Rugby Park Stadium - is one of
seven NRL trial matches being played tomorrow night and on Saturday.

NRL chief executive David Gallop is thrilled by the interest the game has
created in Invercargill.

"It is a great crowd for a trial game," Gallop
said.<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6047087-23214,00.html>..more
from Foxsports

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Bulldog budget rejected
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Peter Frilingos: THE Bulldogs have had a salary cap submission designed
to help retain players rejected by the NRL.

NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert refused to allow the club's proposal
involving bonuses to some players should the club qualify for the playoffs
this season.

The bonuses are certain to be incurred and will go into the club's salary
cap for next year.

That means the Bulldogs face a struggle to retain players coming off
contract and stay under the $3.25 million cap.

Last year's $1.6 million salary cap scandal which led to the team being
kicked out of the playoffs has prompted financial belt-tightening by the
club's new management team headed by chairman George Peponis and chief
executive Steve Mortimer.

In the aftermath of the cap drama Bulldogs players agreed to eight per cent
pay cuts to keep the team together for this season.

But with key players Nigel Vagana, Brent Sherwin, Willie Talau, Travis
Norton and Luke Patten coming off contract and the prospect of paying
bonuses the club is looking for ways of cutting costs.

Mortimer said last night rejection of the salary cap submission was not a
major issue.

"It involves at most $80,000 and could be as low as $50,000," Mortimer said
<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6046950-23214,00.html>..more
from Foxsports

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Anderson hints at interest in Kiwis job
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
New Zealand Warriors coach Daniel Anderson hinted yesterday he would take
on the Kiwis if the New Zealand Rugby League approached him.

The Kiwi head coach's position has been vacant since Gary Freeman was
effectively axed following a disappointing test series against Great
Britain late last year.

Anderson, who arrives in Invercargill today for a Warriors trial against
Penrith, is seen as an ideal candidate as Freeman's successor after guiding
the Auckland-based team to last year's National Rugby League grand final.

The only questions seem to be whether Anderson wants to double his workload
and, perhaps more importantly, whether the Warriors management will allow
him to.

"I'm just looking at the Warriors, nothing's transpired in any way shape or
form," Anderson said yesterday.

However, the 2002 NRL coach of the year also suggested he could be in the
running, primarily because the job had such a big impact on the Warriors
franchise.

"I'm not divorcing myself from it. The Kiwi coach is going to have a lot to
do with junior rugby league and, invariably, will impact on the Warriors
because we provide a core of the national team."

Warriors chief executive Mick Watson said his board had no problem with
Anderson taking on the Kiwis role
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2292689a1823,00.html>..more from Stuff

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Some NRL team news,
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle has a host of stars back for Friday night's trial against North
Queensland in Cairns including Andrew Johns, but will be without Test
forward Ben Kennedy after he aggravated a hip injury in training.

Bulldogs halfback Brent Sherwin has also fallen foul of injury and will
miss his side's clash with Manly on Friday night in Coffs Harbour after
cutting his hand at training.

The premier Roosters also have their share of injury problems, with captain
Brad Fittler sitting out this weekend's trial against Brisbane with a cut
head and the remnants of the flu, and Craig Fitzgibbon rested.

Craig Wing is also racing the clock to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game and will miss the game against the Broncos.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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QRL to investigate
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Queensland Rugby League will investigate if it can take legal action
against a player who was discovered playing in England while serving a
two-year ban from the game.

Peter Petrie was one of three Valleys players in the Toowoomba Rugby League
competition suspended by the QRL Drugs Judiciary Tribunal last year for
steroid use.

But he has been found playing this season for the second division English
club Gateshead Thunder under an assumed name.

His Valleys premiership-winning coach Peter Ryan is also his coach at
Gateshead and is in the QRL's firing line as well.

QRL managing director Ross Livermore will seek legal opinion on what action
can be taken against Petrie and Ryan, who would have known the 25-year-old
front rower was a suspended player.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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Salford delay selection
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
SALFORD coach Karl Harrison will delay selection ahead of Friday night's
Challenge Cup clash with Hull KR.

Stand-off Steve Blakeley is back in full training after breaking his thumb
but still needs daily treatment.

Football director Steve Simms said: "We will just have to see how things
are with Steve. The cast is now off and he's training OK, but we'll have to
see if there is any reaction."

New loan signing from Leeds, Andrew Kirk, is cup-tied and misses the trip
to Humberside.

<http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/>Manchester Online

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ELLIS WANTS WARRIORS TO SUFFER
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport: Doncaster aim to pile on the agony for Wigan
when the Powergen Challenge Cup holders visit their 'House of Pain' on Sunday.

The Warriors suffered a surprise defeat at Castleford in the opening game
of the new Super League season and lost skipper Andy Farrell and fellow
second rower Mick Cassidy through injury and Great Britain centre Paul
Johnson because of suspension.

All of a sudden, what appeared to be a routine-looking fifth-round tie has
taken on new significance and Doncaster's charismatic coach St John Ellis
believes the holders have every reason to be wary.

"I think people are looking at our game more, with Wigan losing at the
weekend and us going to Featherstone and winning," said Ellis. "They are
anticipating an upset.

"One of the most influential things in our favour is that Farrell is out -
he's a key player and so is Johnson. I think he's a great
player."<http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=r\
league/03/02/26/RUGBYL_Cup_Nightlead.html>..more
from Sporting Life

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Warrington U21s v Wakefield U21s Tonight
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Tonight sees the kick off of the U21s competition with Warrington Wolves
taking on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Wilderspool Stadium, kicks off
7.30pm. In the team tonight are four members of the Wolves first team,
winger Dean Gaskell, scrum half Gary Hulse and prop Matt Sturm (over age
player) and second rower Mike Callan along with three up and coming players
training with the first team and made their debuts at Widnes on Boxing Day
Jamie Durbin, Nick Owen and Craig Farrimond.

The team line up is as follows:

1. Nick Owen, 18 (signed from Woolston Rovers in 2001)
2. Darryl Rollins, 20 twin of Dave Rollins (former Leigh Miners ARLFC,
signed 2002/03)
3. Steve Warburton, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
4. Richard Varkulis, 20 (former club Leigh Miners ARLFC)
5. Dean Gaskell, 20 (Wolves first team)
6. Gary Hulse, 22 (Wolves first team over age player)
7. Jamie Durbin, 18 (signed from Halton Hornets at the age of 14
Scholarship Scheme)
8. Lee Gardener
9. Dave Rollins, 20 (former club Salford City Reds Academy 2002)
10. Matt Sturm, 30 (Wolves first team over age player)
11. Mike Callan, 20 (Wolves first team)
12. Tommy Grundy, 18 (former club Leigh Rangers, signed for Wolves in 2001)
13. Craig Farrimond, 19 (former club Rosebridge ARLFC, signed in 2001)

Subs
14. Steve Pickersgill, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
15. Anthony Irvine, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
16. Shane Williams, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
17. Michael Bishop, 18 (former club Latchford Albion ARLFC)

Admission is £2 for Adults and £1 for concessions. Free admission on
production of Season Ticket.

<http://www.wwrlfc.co.uk>Warrington

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FRANK HYDE TO BE HONOURED BY NEWTOWN AND NORTHS.
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Two of Australias foundation Rugby League clubs, Newtown and North Sydney,
have agreed to permanently honour a living Sydney legend who played with
distinction for both of the 1908 clubs.

The Newtown Jets and the North Sydney Bears are proud to announce the
institution of the Frank Hyde Cup, which will be competed for by both clubs
on an annual basis. The Cup honours Frank Hyde, the living Australian
treasure who played with Newtown from 1934-1937, and with North Sydney from
1942-1943. Frank of course progressed from his playing days to an
outstanding career in broadcasting and the media. He remains an admired and
respected Elder Statesman of Rugby League, and an iconic figure with both
Newtown and Norths.

These two old clubs have had some sterling battles over the past 95 years,
and are now lynchpins of the flagship competition of the NSW Rugby League,
the NSW Premier League. Both clubs now play out of their traditional home
grounds, Henson Park and North Sydney Oval, and jointly endorse the
inauguration of the Frank Hyde Cup as a consolidation of their rich traditions.

The first encounter in the showdown for the Frank Hyde Cup in 2003 will
take place at Henson Park on 8th March, when Newtown hosts North Sydney in
a NSW Premier League trial match, kicking off at 5 pm. The clubs have
agreed that this trial should count towards the awarding of the Frank Hyde
Cup in 2003.

Both club coaches, Colin Murphy (Newtown) and Gary Larson (Norths), are
totally supportive of the new Cup competition, saying that it will add an
historical dimension to the strong competitive traditions of both of these
proud old clubs.

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Knights, Bulldogs suffer Mad Monday
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle and the Bulldogs have suffered a bout of pre-season Mad Monday,
with both sides incurring big-name training injuries.

The Knights will roll out their stars for their final hit-out of the
National Rugby League pre-season in Cairns on Friday night, but Test
forward Ben Kennedy will be missing after aggravating a hip flexor injury
in training.


Kennedy is expected to return for the club's opening premiership game
against the New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium on March 16, but will
go into that match without any pre-season form.

"The only exclusion in the short term is Ben Kennedy, who aggravated his
hip flexor on Monday," Hagan said.

"Long term, he should be alright for the start of the competition. Ideally,
it would have been good if he could have started a game but if you take the
positive outlook he is not going to miss any competition games which is
when the points start."

Robbie O'Davis, Matthew Gidley, Andrew Johns, Josh Perry, Danny Buderus,
Matt Parsons and Steve Simpson were named in the Knights' side for the game
against North Queensland after missing last weekend's trial loss to Penrith.

In Kennedy's absence, Hagan has named Sean Rudder at lock with Kurt Gidley
to start in the No.6 jersey.

"I think we have a bit of flexibility there," Hagan said. "Nothing has been
resolved."

The Bulldogs also suffered some Monday blues this week and will be without
halfback Brent Sherwin for their trial against Manly on Friday night after
suffering a freak accident at training which required 20 stitches.

Sherwin was involved in plyometrics session with his teammates, but things
went wrong when he swung his arm and collided with a box being used for
training.

The 24-year-old halfback is expected to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game against South Sydney on March 15.

Coach Steve Folkes again named two sides for the match against the Sea
Eagles in Coffs Harbour, with Corey Hughes to wear the No.7 jersey for both
halves.

Manly coach Peter Sharp has named a strong side, with Luke Dorn playing
halfback and partnering Ben Walker with Jason Ferris sidelined.

Test lock Scott Hill will make his first appearance of the season for
Melbourne against Canberra in Morwell, Victoria on Saturday after
recovering from knee surgery.

Hill has been named at five-eighth by coach Craig Bellamy, but is not
expected to play the entire match.

"I'm not expecting a great deal from myself at the moment as my fitness
still has a way to go," Hill said. "I've been getting through training
alright but it's games like this that you look forward to in order to get
some match fitness."

Danny Williams also returns after missing last weekend's win over South
Sydney through suspension while young centre Billy Slater retains his place
in the centres.

And the Sydney Roosters will be without captain Brad Fittler, Test forward
Craig Fitzgibbon and his Australian teammate Craig Wing for their game
against Brisbane in Toowoomba on Saturday.

Fittler had 30 stitches inserted in a head wound he suffered during the
World Club Challenge while coach Ricky Stuart is nursing Fitzgibbon through
the pre-season after he underwent off-season shoulder surgery.

Wing is still in doubt for the start of the premiership after suffering an
ankle injury in the Roosters' WCC win over St Helens.

<http://au.sports.yahoo.com>Sports Yahoo

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RHINOS NAME UNDER-21 SIDE
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
David Allen: Leeds Rhinos have named a strong team for their Senior Academy
Championship opener as Castleford Tigers on Thursday night, with Willie
Poching and Chris Feather included in the 17.
The Under-21's are allowed to field two over-age players this year, and the
Rhinos allow Poching to gain some match fitness following his return from
close season knee surgery.

Feather joins fellow first team squad members Richard Mathers, Dwayne
Barker, Ewan Dowes, Jason Netherton and Jamie Jones-Buchanan in the team.

Loan duo Joe Mbu and Danny Thomas, who are at the club on a long-term deal
from London Broncos, are on the bench for the game, which kicks off at
7.30pm at The Jungle.

Leeds Rhinos team
Richard Mathers; Austin Buchanan, Dwayne Barker, Craig Stanley, Matt
Gardner; Peter Lupton, Jonny Hepworth; Ewan Dowes, Jonny Wainhouse, Chris
Feather, Jason Netherton, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Willie Poching.
Subs: Tommy Gallagher, Damien Kennedy, Joe Mbu, Danny Thomas.

<http://www.superleague.co.uk>Super League

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Bulldogs look to season out of doghouse
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Talking to Braith Anasta and Willie Mason, you'd swear the Bulldogs are
certainties to win this year's National Rugby League premiership.

"Gaining Andrew Ryan, I think we've got the best forward pack in the comp,"
said bulked-up five-eighth Anasta.

Mason disagreed: "I'd probably go the opposite and say we've got the best
backline in the comp."

So with the best backline and forward pack, will they better last year's
17-match winning streak?

"The expectation is that something like that will happen but in reality
it's going to be far more difficult to have that sort of success throughout
the whole season this year than it was last year," said a cautious Bulldogs
coach Steve Folkes.

"We'll need to improve because everyone else will."

Still, it's easy to see why the Bulldogs are short-priced favourites to win
the competition, ahead of defending premiers Sydney Roosters and Brisbane.

They have a strong squad with plenty of depth, boasting five current
internationals (four in the backline) and a pack spearheaded by Mason and
featuring workhorses Mark O'Meley and skipper Steve Price.

At least the players will be able to focus on football in 2003, having put
behind them the darkest period of the club's history.

They just want to forget about last year's salary cap scandal when the NRL
fined the Bulldogs $500,000 and docked them 37 competition points
<http://www3.7sport.com.au/news.php?id=34768160>..more from Sportswatch

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Knee operation leaves West facing another season on the sidelines
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dave Hadfield: The injury-jinxed career of Dwayne West, the son of the
former New Zealand captain and Wigan coach, Graeme West, has taken another
turn for the worse with the news that he will miss the whole of the new
Super League season.

The 22-year-old centre badly twisted his knee on his debut for Hull in the
Powergen Challenge Cup fourth-round tie against Halifax 10 days ago and has
now been told that he will need a full reconstruction.

That was only his second match since recovering from surgery on his
shoulder, an injury which kept him out for virtually the whole of last
season at St Helens
<http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?story=381759>..more
from the Independent

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GROUP 10 hopefuls have a chance to shine against Penrith
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By David Miller
Wednesday, 26 February 2003

RUGBY LEAGUE

GROUP 10 hopefuls will be able to push their selection claims in a trial
against Penrith's Jim Beam Cup side at Carrington Park, Bathurst, on
Friday, March 7.

Group 10 will use a mix of first graders and under 21s for the trial, which
will be played in four 25-minute quarters.

Following the trial Group 10 will finalise first grade and under 21 squads
for matches against Group 20 in West Wyalong on Saturday, April 12.

"This trial is really to give everyone who's turned up (to training) an
equal run and an opportunity to show what they can do,'' Group 10 first
grade coach David Scott said yesterday.

Selectors will mix first graders and under 21s in two sides who will
alternate each quarter.

"We could put a side on that's going to be first grade and then under 21s
but I think it (mixing the sides up) will make it better for the junior
blokes,'' Scott said.

"We're going to have Warick Colley lead the first side which will contain
Kip Maranda and Stanley Latu as the front rowers and then we'll have Craig
Wallace lead the second side.

"We'll probably put an old bloke, young bloke (together) so that they can
get a fair bit of experience and learn from the older blokes what it takes
to play that sort of football.''

Scott said Group 10 jumped at the chance to play the Panthers, who will
field ex-Bathurst Panthers George Rose and Anthony Farrah.

"The more games we get in the better for two reasons: one, it gets everyone
playing together and gives cohesion and, two, it gives these blokes equal
opportunity,'' Scott said.

"They can't just say we only had 10 minutes to show we should have been in
the side. They're going to have 100 minutes of football so at least
everyone's going to have 50 minutes of football, instead of say playing in
a knockout with a 10 each-way sort of thing.''

Group 10 will prepare for the match with a training session at Kelso next
Wednesday at 6pm.

<http://orange.yourguide.com.au/2>Central West Daily



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Some NRL Club News
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Edited by Steve Mascord, SMH

SOUTH SYDNEY

Luckless centre Shane Rigon has been ruled out for up to six months with a
biceps injury. The former Roosters and Bradford utility had tests early in
the week and received the bad news yesterday. Coach Craig Coleman has named
an experimental side for Saturday night's Central Coast Stadium encounter
with Wests Tigers. Aborigines Sevens star Shaun Laurie is at fullback and
the new-look front row consists of Filimone Lolohea, Shane Walker and Frank
Puletua. Souths junior Michael Moran gets his chance at halfback.


BULLDOGS

Chief executive Steve Mortimer yesterday revealed the club was over the
salary cap by up to $50,000 but insisted there was no cause for concern.
Mortimer set tongues wagging when he told Sydney radio station 2KY the club
was "just marginally over" the cap when it met the NRL recently. He said
last night: "It's a matter of thousands of dollars, up to 50, but we will
compensate for it under some of the allowances present in the rules." NRL
chief executive David Gallop said it was "not uncommon" for clubs to be
over the cap at this stage of the year. Halfback Brent Sherwin had 20
stitches inserted in a hand wound yesterday and will miss Friday night's
Country Carnival match with Manly at Coffs Harbour.

CRONULLA

David Peachey, Phil Bailey, Chris Beattie and Dean Treister rejoin the
Sharks' starting side for tomorrow night's Country Carnival encounter with
St George Illawarra at Port Macquarie.


NEWCASTLE

Australian internationals Andrew Johns (back/thigh) and Danny Buderus
(wrist) are on deck for tomorrow's game with North Queensland at Barlow
Park in Cairns. Sean Rudder gets a taste of what could be his future when
he locks the scrum while prop Adam Woolnough is named, despite an ankle
problem, on the bench.


ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA

Tickets went on sale yesterday for the March15 double-header at Telstra
Stadium - Wests Tigers v the Dragons, followed by the Bulldogs v South
Sydney. Seats are going for as little as $15 for adults.


SYDNEY ROOSTERS

The world champions will be without winger Todd Byrne (concussion),
halfback Craig Wing (ankle), skipper Brad Fittler (cut head) and
second-rower Craig Fitzgibbon (shoulder) for Saturday night's tie against
Brisbane. Rookie Lelea Paea has been named on the wing, meaning he has
beaten brothers and fellow Roosters Lopini and Nicky to first grade. Wade
Humpreys takes Michael Crocker's place at rake, Brett Finch is in No.7 and
Chad Robinson starts in the back row. There are plenty of new faces on
Ricky Stuart's bench, too, including Jersey Flegg premiership winners Ian
Henderson and Tevita Metuisela, and Western Suburbs recruit Stuart Webb.


MELBOURNE

Scott Hill's first appearance of the season means Matt Geyer goes from
five-eighth to wing for Saturday night's Country Carnival appointment with
Canberra. Danny Williams is back from suspension to replace Dallas Johnson
at lock. Hill, who had off-season knee surgery, said: "Hopefully I can play
at least 60 minutes which would be good and anything above that would be
great."


WARRIORS

Big Iafeta Paleaaesina has been called into coach Daniel Anderson's
starting side for tomorrow night's trial against Penrith at Homestead Park,
Invercargill. Jerry Seuseu played well enough last weekend to earn himself
a rest.


WESTS TIGERS

Coach Tim Sheens has asked referees coach Robert Finch to look at an
incident from Saturday's Charity Challenge win over Parramatta in which
centre Terry Hill was allegedly elbowed in the head, off the ball. While
it's too late for any action to be taken against the assailant, Sheens
wants authorities to know Hill wasn't the aggressor. "There was an incident
I wasn't happy with. I've put it to Robert and I don't want to go any
further with that publicly," Sheens said.

<http://www.smh.com.au/sport/index.html>SMH

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Warriors to field a strong lineup
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By PETER JESSUP: The Warriors welcome back captain Monty Betham and regular
five-eighth Lance Hohaia for their final pre-season trial in Invercargill
tomorrow and will rest prop Jerry Seuseu because his ability is proved.
The team to face the Penrith Panthers are close to a first-rank side.

Two players will be added to the interchange bench before they fly south on
the morning of the game. Those are likely to be Mark Robinson, who
yesterday signed a deal to play until he takes up his contract with
Northampton in August, and centre John Carlaw, who is yet to have a game
after knee surgery.

Robinson is expected in the north of England on August 1 and until then
will be on a pay-per-play deal for first-grade appearances.

Iafeta Palea'aesina gets his chance to force his way onto the bench for the
season opener against Newcastle at Ericsson Stadium on March 16. The big
prop is yet to regain the form he showed before suffering spleen damage
towards the end of the 2001 season, but looked keen in the trial against
the Sharks last weekend.

The Panthers flew into Invercargill yesterday with a full-strength side.
They beat Newcastle 52-16 last weekend, a result coach John Lang dismissed
as encouraging but meaningless considering the experimental mob the Knights
ran out.

The Panthers conceded an average 30 points a game last year and have been
working on their defence, which will mean a good workout for the
Warriors.<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=319801\
6&thesection=sport&thesubsection=rugbyleague&thesecondsubsection=warriors>..more
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Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

* WINGER John Hopoate will captain Manly in tomorrow night's trial match
against the Bulldogs in Coffs Harbour.

* MELBOURNE Storm five-eighth Scott Hill will make his return from knee
injury in Saturday's trial match against the Canberra Raiders in Morwell,
Victoria.

"This weekend is going to be a step-up from Souths last week, no doubt it
will be quicker and Canberra are a bit stronger so it will be a good test
for us," Hill said yesterday.

* THE NRL Telstra Premiership will kick-off with a double header at Telstra
Stadium, on March 15 and tickets are now on sale.

The double-header will feature Wests Tigers playing St George Illawarra at
5.30pm followed by the Bulldogs against South Sydney.

<http://foxsports.news.com.au/>Foxsports

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Kiwi invasion
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dean Ritchie: RUGBY league has moved into a union stronghold on the
South Island of New Zealand with a 15,000 sell-out crowd to attend tomorrow
night's trial between the Warriors and Penrith at Invercargill.

League fever has swamped the traditional rugby union city with 13,000
tickets already sold and the remaining 2000 expected to be snapped up early
today.

Interest in league in Invercargill could lead to calls for a second New
Zealand side to be included in the NRL.

New Zealand Warriors official Don Mann told The Daily Telegraph it would be
standing room only.

"The pre-sales are usually only seen when the (Otago) Highlanders Super 12
team play here," Mann said.

"Invercargill is at the opposite end of New Zealand to Auckland so this is
fantastic."

The Penrith-Warriors game - to be played at Rugby Park Stadium - is one of
seven NRL trial matches being played tomorrow night and on Saturday.

NRL chief executive David Gallop is thrilled by the interest the game has
created in Invercargill.

"It is a great crowd for a trial game," Gallop
said.<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6047087-23214,00.html>..more
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Bulldog budget rejected
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Peter Frilingos: THE Bulldogs have had a salary cap submission designed
to help retain players rejected by the NRL.

NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert refused to allow the club's proposal
involving bonuses to some players should the club qualify for the playoffs
this season.

The bonuses are certain to be incurred and will go into the club's salary
cap for next year.

That means the Bulldogs face a struggle to retain players coming off
contract and stay under the $3.25 million cap.

Last year's $1.6 million salary cap scandal which led to the team being
kicked out of the playoffs has prompted financial belt-tightening by the
club's new management team headed by chairman George Peponis and chief
executive Steve Mortimer.

In the aftermath of the cap drama Bulldogs players agreed to eight per cent
pay cuts to keep the team together for this season.

But with key players Nigel Vagana, Brent Sherwin, Willie Talau, Travis
Norton and Luke Patten coming off contract and the prospect of paying
bonuses the club is looking for ways of cutting costs.

Mortimer said last night rejection of the salary cap submission was not a
major issue.

"It involves at most $80,000 and could be as low as $50,000," Mortimer said
<http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,6046950-23214,00.html>..more
from Foxsports

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Anderson hints at interest in Kiwis job
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
New Zealand Warriors coach Daniel Anderson hinted yesterday he would take
on the Kiwis if the New Zealand Rugby League approached him.

The Kiwi head coach's position has been vacant since Gary Freeman was
effectively axed following a disappointing test series against Great
Britain late last year.

Anderson, who arrives in Invercargill today for a Warriors trial against
Penrith, is seen as an ideal candidate as Freeman's successor after guiding
the Auckland-based team to last year's National Rugby League grand final.

The only questions seem to be whether Anderson wants to double his workload
and, perhaps more importantly, whether the Warriors management will allow
him to.

"I'm just looking at the Warriors, nothing's transpired in any way shape or
form," Anderson said yesterday.

However, the 2002 NRL coach of the year also suggested he could be in the
running, primarily because the job had such a big impact on the Warriors
franchise.

"I'm not divorcing myself from it. The Kiwi coach is going to have a lot to
do with junior rugby league and, invariably, will impact on the Warriors
because we provide a core of the national team."

Warriors chief executive Mick Watson said his board had no problem with
Anderson taking on the Kiwis role
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2292689a1823,00.html>..more from Stuff

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Some NRL team news,
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle has a host of stars back for Friday night's trial against North
Queensland in Cairns including Andrew Johns, but will be without Test
forward Ben Kennedy after he aggravated a hip injury in training.

Bulldogs halfback Brent Sherwin has also fallen foul of injury and will
miss his side's clash with Manly on Friday night in Coffs Harbour after
cutting his hand at training.

The premier Roosters also have their share of injury problems, with captain
Brad Fittler sitting out this weekend's trial against Brisbane with a cut
head and the remnants of the flu, and Craig Fitzgibbon rested.

Craig Wing is also racing the clock to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game and will miss the game against the Broncos.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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QRL to investigate
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Queensland Rugby League will investigate if it can take legal action
against a player who was discovered playing in England while serving a
two-year ban from the game.

Peter Petrie was one of three Valleys players in the Toowoomba Rugby League
competition suspended by the QRL Drugs Judiciary Tribunal last year for
steroid use.

But he has been found playing this season for the second division English
club Gateshead Thunder under an assumed name.

His Valleys premiership-winning coach Peter Ryan is also his coach at
Gateshead and is in the QRL's firing line as well.

QRL managing director Ross Livermore will seek legal opinion on what action
can be taken against Petrie and Ryan, who would have known the 25-year-old
front rower was a suspended player.

<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sport/>The Australian

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Salford delay selection
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
SALFORD coach Karl Harrison will delay selection ahead of Friday night's
Challenge Cup clash with Hull KR.

Stand-off Steve Blakeley is back in full training after breaking his thumb
but still needs daily treatment.

Football director Steve Simms said: "We will just have to see how things
are with Steve. The cast is now off and he's training OK, but we'll have to
see if there is any reaction."

New loan signing from Leeds, Andrew Kirk, is cup-tied and misses the trip
to Humberside.

<http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/>Manchester Online

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ELLIS WANTS WARRIORS TO SUFFER
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport: Doncaster aim to pile on the agony for Wigan
when the Powergen Challenge Cup holders visit their 'House of Pain' on Sunday.

The Warriors suffered a surprise defeat at Castleford in the opening game
of the new Super League season and lost skipper Andy Farrell and fellow
second rower Mick Cassidy through injury and Great Britain centre Paul
Johnson because of suspension.

All of a sudden, what appeared to be a routine-looking fifth-round tie has
taken on new significance and Doncaster's charismatic coach St John Ellis
believes the holders have every reason to be wary.

"I think people are looking at our game more, with Wigan losing at the
weekend and us going to Featherstone and winning," said Ellis. "They are
anticipating an upset.

"One of the most influential things in our favour is that Farrell is out -
he's a key player and so is Johnson. I think he's a great
player."<http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=r\
league/03/02/26/RUGBYL_Cup_Nightlead.html>..more
from Sporting Life

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Warrington U21s v Wakefield U21s Tonight
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Tonight sees the kick off of the U21s competition with Warrington Wolves
taking on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Wilderspool Stadium, kicks off
7.30pm. In the team tonight are four members of the Wolves first team,
winger Dean Gaskell, scrum half Gary Hulse and prop Matt Sturm (over age
player) and second rower Mike Callan along with three up and coming players
training with the first team and made their debuts at Widnes on Boxing Day
Jamie Durbin, Nick Owen and Craig Farrimond.

The team line up is as follows:

1. Nick Owen, 18 (signed from Woolston Rovers in 2001)
2. Darryl Rollins, 20 twin of Dave Rollins (former Leigh Miners ARLFC,
signed 2002/03)
3. Steve Warburton, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
4. Richard Varkulis, 20 (former club Leigh Miners ARLFC)
5. Dean Gaskell, 20 (Wolves first team)
6. Gary Hulse, 22 (Wolves first team over age player)
7. Jamie Durbin, 18 (signed from Halton Hornets at the age of 14
Scholarship Scheme)
8. Lee Gardener
9. Dave Rollins, 20 (former club Salford City Reds Academy 2002)
10. Matt Sturm, 30 (Wolves first team over age player)
11. Mike Callan, 20 (Wolves first team)
12. Tommy Grundy, 18 (former club Leigh Rangers, signed for Wolves in 2001)
13. Craig Farrimond, 19 (former club Rosebridge ARLFC, signed in 2001)

Subs
14. Steve Pickersgill, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
15. Anthony Irvine, 17 (Scholarship Scheme)
16. Shane Williams, 20 (former club Woolston Rovers ARLFC)
17. Michael Bishop, 18 (former club Latchford Albion ARLFC)

Admission is £2 for Adults and £1 for concessions. Free admission on
production of Season Ticket.

<http://www.wwrlfc.co.uk>Warrington

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FRANK HYDE TO BE HONOURED BY NEWTOWN AND NORTHS.
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Two of Australias foundation Rugby League clubs, Newtown and North Sydney,
have agreed to permanently honour a living Sydney legend who played with
distinction for both of the 1908 clubs.

The Newtown Jets and the North Sydney Bears are proud to announce the
institution of the Frank Hyde Cup, which will be competed for by both clubs
on an annual basis. The Cup honours Frank Hyde, the living Australian
treasure who played with Newtown from 1934-1937, and with North Sydney from
1942-1943. Frank of course progressed from his playing days to an
outstanding career in broadcasting and the media. He remains an admired and
respected Elder Statesman of Rugby League, and an iconic figure with both
Newtown and Norths.

These two old clubs have had some sterling battles over the past 95 years,
and are now lynchpins of the flagship competition of the NSW Rugby League,
the NSW Premier League. Both clubs now play out of their traditional home
grounds, Henson Park and North Sydney Oval, and jointly endorse the
inauguration of the Frank Hyde Cup as a consolidation of their rich traditions.

The first encounter in the showdown for the Frank Hyde Cup in 2003 will
take place at Henson Park on 8th March, when Newtown hosts North Sydney in
a NSW Premier League trial match, kicking off at 5 pm. The clubs have
agreed that this trial should count towards the awarding of the Frank Hyde
Cup in 2003.

Both club coaches, Colin Murphy (Newtown) and Gary Larson (Norths), are
totally supportive of the new Cup competition, saying that it will add an
historical dimension to the strong competitive traditions of both of these
proud old clubs.

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Knights, Bulldogs suffer Mad Monday
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
Newcastle and the Bulldogs have suffered a bout of pre-season Mad Monday,
with both sides incurring big-name training injuries.

The Knights will roll out their stars for their final hit-out of the
National Rugby League pre-season in Cairns on Friday night, but Test
forward Ben Kennedy will be missing after aggravating a hip flexor injury
in training.


Kennedy is expected to return for the club's opening premiership game
against the New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium on March 16, but will
go into that match without any pre-season form.

"The only exclusion in the short term is Ben Kennedy, who aggravated his
hip flexor on Monday," Hagan said.

"Long term, he should be alright for the start of the competition. Ideally,
it would have been good if he could have started a game but if you take the
positive outlook he is not going to miss any competition games which is
when the points start."

Robbie O'Davis, Matthew Gidley, Andrew Johns, Josh Perry, Danny Buderus,
Matt Parsons and Steve Simpson were named in the Knights' side for the game
against North Queensland after missing last weekend's trial loss to Penrith.

In Kennedy's absence, Hagan has named Sean Rudder at lock with Kurt Gidley
to start in the No.6 jersey.

"I think we have a bit of flexibility there," Hagan said. "Nothing has been
resolved."

The Bulldogs also suffered some Monday blues this week and will be without
halfback Brent Sherwin for their trial against Manly on Friday night after
suffering a freak accident at training which required 20 stitches.

Sherwin was involved in plyometrics session with his teammates, but things
went wrong when he swung his arm and collided with a box being used for
training.

The 24-year-old halfback is expected to be fit for the club's opening
premiership game against South Sydney on March 15.

Coach Steve Folkes again named two sides for the match against the Sea
Eagles in Coffs Harbour, with Corey Hughes to wear the No.7 jersey for both
halves.

Manly coach Peter Sharp has named a strong side, with Luke Dorn playing
halfback and partnering Ben Walker with Jason Ferris sidelined.

Test lock Scott Hill will make his first appearance of the season for
Melbourne against Canberra in Morwell, Victoria on Saturday after
recovering from knee surgery.

Hill has been named at five-eighth by coach Craig Bellamy, but is not
expected to play the entire match.

"I'm not expecting a great deal from myself at the moment as my fitness
still has a way to go," Hill said. "I've been getting through training
alright but it's games like this that you look forward to in order to get
some match fitness."

Danny Williams also returns after missing last weekend's win over South
Sydney through suspension while young centre Billy Slater retains his place
in the centres.

And the Sydney Roosters will be without captain Brad Fittler, Test forward
Craig Fitzgibbon and his Australian teammate Craig Wing for their game
against Brisbane in Toowoomba on Saturday.

Fittler had 30 stitches inserted in a head wound he suffered during the
World Club Challenge while coach Ricky Stuart is nursing Fitzgibbon through
the pre-season after he underwent off-season shoulder surgery.

Wing is still in doubt for the start of the premiership after suffering an
ankle injury in the Roosters' WCC win over St Helens.

<http://au.sports.yahoo.com>Sports Yahoo

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RHINOS NAME UNDER-21 SIDE
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
David Allen: Leeds Rhinos have named a strong team for their Senior Academy
Championship opener as Castleford Tigers on Thursday night, with Willie
Poching and Chris Feather included in the 17.
The Under-21's are allowed to field two over-age players this year, and the
Rhinos allow Poching to gain some match fitness following his return from
close season knee surgery.

Feather joins fellow first team squad members Richard Mathers, Dwayne
Barker, Ewan Dowes, Jason Netherton and Jamie Jones-Buchanan in the team.

Loan duo Joe Mbu and Danny Thomas, who are at the club on a long-term deal
from London Broncos, are on the bench for the game, which kicks off at
7.30pm at The Jungle.

Leeds Rhinos team
Richard Mathers; Austin Buchanan, Dwayne Barker, Craig Stanley, Matt
Gardner; Peter Lupton, Jonny Hepworth; Ewan Dowes, Jonny Wainhouse, Chris
Feather, Jason Netherton, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Willie Poching.
Subs: Tommy Gallagher, Damien Kennedy, Joe Mbu, Danny Thomas.

<http://www.superleague.co.uk>Super League

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Bulldogs look to season out of doghouse
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57

Talking to Braith Anasta and Willie Mason, you'd swear the Bulldogs are
certainties to win this year's National Rugby League premiership.

"Gaining Andrew Ryan, I think we've got the best forward pack in the comp,"
said bulked-up five-eighth Anasta.

Mason disagreed: "I'd probably go the opposite and say we've got the best
backline in the comp."

So with the best backline and forward pack, will they better last year's
17-match winning streak?

"The expectation is that something like that will happen but in reality
it's going to be far more difficult to have that sort of success throughout
the whole season this year than it was last year," said a cautious Bulldogs
coach Steve Folkes.

"We'll need to improve because everyone else will."

Still, it's easy to see why the Bulldogs are short-priced favourites to win
the competition, ahead of defending premiers Sydney Roosters and Brisbane.

They have a strong squad with plenty of depth, boasting five current
internationals (four in the backline) and a pack spearheaded by Mason and
featuring workhorses Mark O'Meley and skipper Steve Price.

At least the players will be able to focus on football in 2003, having put
behind them the darkest period of the club's history.

They just want to forget about last year's salary cap scandal when the NRL
fined the Bulldogs $500,000 and docked them 37 competition points
<http://www3.7sport.com.au/news.php?id=34768160>..more from Sportswatch

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Knee operation leaves West facing another season on the sidelines
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By Dave Hadfield: The injury-jinxed career of Dwayne West, the son of the
former New Zealand captain and Wigan coach, Graeme West, has taken another
turn for the worse with the news that he will miss the whole of the new
Super League season.

The 22-year-old centre badly twisted his knee on his debut for Hull in the
Powergen Challenge Cup fourth-round tie against Halifax 10 days ago and has
now been told that he will need a full reconstruction.

That was only his second match since recovering from surgery on his
shoulder, an injury which kept him out for virtually the whole of last
season at St Helens
<http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?story=381759>..more
from the Independent

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GROUP 10 hopefuls have a chance to shine against Penrith
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2003 by <mailto:rlcm@...>rlcm57
By David Miller
Wednesday, 26 February 2003

RUGBY LEAGUE

GROUP 10 hopefuls will be able to push their selection claims in a trial
against Penrith's Jim Beam Cup side at Carrington Park, Bathurst, on
Friday, March 7.

Group 10 will use a mix of first graders and under 21s for the trial, which
will be played in four 25-minute quarters.

Following the trial Group 10 will finalise first grade and under 21 squads
for matches against Group 20 in West Wyalong on Saturday, April 12.

"This trial is really to give everyone who's turned up (to training) an
equal run and an opportunity to show what they can do,'' Group 10 first
grade coach David Scott said yesterday.

Selectors will mix first graders and under 21s in two sides who will
alternate each quarter.

"We could put a side on that's going to be first grade and then under 21s
but I think it (mixing the sides up) will make it better for the junior
blokes,'' Scott said.

"We're going to have Warick Colley lead the first side which will contain
Kip Maranda and Stanley Latu as the front rowers and then we'll have Craig
Wallace lead the second side.

"We'll probably put an old bloke, young bloke (together) so that they can
get a fair bit of experience and learn from the older blokes what it takes
to play that sort of football.''

Scott said Group 10 jumped at the chance to play the Panthers, who will
field ex-Bathurst Panthers George Rose and Anthony Farrah.

"The more games we get in the better for two reasons: one, it gets everyone
playing together and gives cohesion and, two, it gives these blokes equal
opportunity,'' Scott said.

"They can't just say we only had 10 minutes to show we should have been in
the side. They're going to have 100 minutes of football so at least
everyone's going to have 50 minutes of football, instead of say playing in
a knockout with a 10 each-way sort of thing.''

Group 10 will prepare for the match with a training session at Kelso next
Wednesday at 6pm.

<http://orange.yourguide.com.au/2>Central West Daily


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*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - David Waite from Coachtalk 1

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - The Physchology of Winning
How to Develop a Winning Attitude in Rugby League by Wayne Goldsmith

*  RLCM Comment - Broncos v Bulldogs By Gary Roberts at Carrara

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RLCM Comment

Broncos v Bulldogs

By Gary Roberts at Carrara

The Broncos and the Bulldogs gave indications at Carrara Stadium on
Saturday evening before an enthusiastic crowd of 13,952 that NRL
season 2003 will be business as usual.

Both sides stepped into the arena on a greasy pitch, the Bulldogs
trailled two teams of quality players the Broncos went with nineteen.

The game was played at a fierce pace, with both teams earning the
metres gained. Both coaches were happy with the pace of the game, but
more importantly both teams came out of the game without injuries.

Steve Mortimer Bulldogs CEO said “ Although this game was only a
trial, it was a high quality game, the first half went to the
Bulldogs and the second half it went to the Broncos, but from our
point of view it allowed coach Folkes the opportunity to blood a few
new guys and see if they are up to the game at this level in their
defence and attack, and two rookies did impress Jonathon Thurston and
Roy Asotasi.

“Thurston is a real spark and you can expect to see a lot more of
him in the Blue and White jumper in the many years to come while the
Broncos found it hard to contain Asotasi.” he said

Broncos coach Wayne Bennett would have been particularly happy with
an effective kicking and the re-emergence of a Bronco’s passing
game.

Although there was some dropped ball by the Broncos in the first half
it was pleasing to see that they were prepared to spread it. They did
make mistakes but the majority were in the oppositions half.

Bennett was questioned whether the spreading the ball was due to the
trial status of the game or can spectators expect to see more of the
flair that was a trademark of their game during the 90’s.

He answered,  “ We have to change our game a little bit, the game
is changing all the time and now there is confidence in the team and
that confidence allows them to pass more. We always have been in
favour of passing the ball, but sometimes it depends on the quality
of the player. It is always something that we are working on, but it
takes time to come to fruitation.

“I am not saying we are going to throw it around more, we were
full of errors in that first half, we hardly completed a set, but in the
second half the pass stuck a little more.

“A teams ball movement is controlled by the defence, so I am not
saying that we are going to go out and throw the ball around all
season because we won’t be.

“Our first priority will be to maintain the ball as long as we
can, without making unforced errors, but if we can play with a little bit
more flair I would like it to happen, “he said

Returned player Tonie Carroll and new boy Richard Swain both had
impressive games and both will bring their special skills to the
Broncos in 2003.

Bennett said, “Swain is certainly going to help us, he will put
the opposition under a lot more pressure. All of a sudden we have an
option there, he is going to worry a lot of teams. His style helps a
team to play wider in attack and the opposition’s defence is not
sure where you are coming from.

“I am really pleased with Tonie Carroll, it is great to have him
back and he will get better for us. He is a really good player he does
things well, there is a bit of class about him.

The Broncos finished the trial in best fashion and Bennett gave a one
liner that up and coming coaches should jot down somewhere, he
said,  “We had the momentum and football is still about
momentum”.

The Bulldogs fielded two teams, one for each half and their tenacity
and trademark defence was evident in both halves. The Dogs speed off
their line is a strong point with their defence and is something that
most coaches at all levels should study and learn from.

Steve Folkes said he thought the game was excellent for so early in
the year and found it interesting that both teams could go at each
with such a high standard of intensity so early in the year.

He felt that his team fell away in the second half when their
communication was not effective. Realising that he has plenty of
players of first grade quality he was happy to give all players a run
so they could give themselves every chance to impress before the
first NRL game against South Sydney.

Folkes backed up Steve Mortimer’s thought on the rookies Asotasi
and Thurston

Asotasi who previously has had trouble in keeping up with the pace of
the game, last night played for 30 minutes in the first half and is a
big, strong player with potential. Folkes said that he feels Asotasi
is now coming to grips with the pace of first grade.

Of Thurston’s playing position in the team he said, ”Jonathon
is a talent and his position will be determined by where Braith Anasta or
Travis Norton play or whatever the mix of the team may be. He certainly is
a talent and could play in any first grade side.

RLCM Brief Summary

Broncos 32 defeated  Bulldogs 18

There were 84 Plays in the game.

First Half 48 Plays

Dogs 26 Plays  – Broncos 22 Plays

Second Half 36 Plays

Bulldogs 16 Plays – Broncos 20 plays

Both teams are extremely fit for this time of the year.

The Broncos kicking and containment of the Bulldogs on early tackles
was superior.

The Broncos came out of their own end better.

The majority of errors made by the Broncos were not a big concern as
they were down the other end of the park, except for four in the
first half they were well away from their red zone.

The ‘Play the Balls’ by both sides averaged approx 3-4
seconds the
only exception was the big players 4-6 seconds.

The Broncos teamwork will improve further as the team moulds as a
unit.  Lateral running could cause problems in their own end.

The Bulldogs will develop as the season progresses into a Premiership
treat as the first grade squad comes together.

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The Physchology of Winning - How to Develop a Winning Attitude in
Rugby League.

By Wayne Goldsmith

Grand Final Day.

The team gathers in the locker room. This is an intense,
high pressure environment that few experience and
even fewer survive. A former player – one of the
nation’s greatest - walks into the changeroom. There
is a respectful hush as he starts to speak.

He talks about pride.
He talks about spirit.
He talks about commitment – about attitude.
He talks about winning – the history of the club in
Grand Finals.

With tears in his eyes he begins to recite the names of
the great players who have gone before.
He asks players to stand and link arms and to join him
in the Club song.

He has done a great MOTIVATIONAL TALK.

This is the perception many people have about the
word motivation as it applies to high performance
sport: a one off emotion charged lecture from a
professional speaker or motivator or sports
psychologist.

Effective motivation is not a one off talk by a high
powered speaker. It is not the promise of a present or
gift or bag of money. It is not a single temporary burst
of emotion.

Effective Motivation is a lifestyle. Motivated people
live a lifestyle where they are motivated to achieve
excellence in everything they do. Every task, every
activity, every challenge is an opportunity to set a goal,
to try something new and to achieve..................more

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* COACH REQUIRED

University of Queensland Hounds, Brisbane, University of Queensland

University of Queensland Hounds, Brisbane, Queensland University of
Queensland Rugby league club in urgently seeking a qualified coach to
be involved in the Brisbane Division 2 competition for the 2003
season.

We have a refurbished clubhouse at Red Hill and excellent
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All the training equipment provided. We are looking for a qualified,
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RLCM - NEWS UPDATE 24/02/03 -
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Daniel Anderson can have the Kiwi coaching job

By PETER JESSUP: Daniel Anderson can have the Kiwi coaching job if he
wants it but Warriors' majority owner Eric Watson is the man likely
to have the final say on whether he gets it.

The New Zealand Rugby League will this week release details of its
new coaching contract and expects applicants to make themselves
known - it won't be approaching anyone up-front.

But the board has agreed on a scenario where a candidate "heads and
shoulders" above all others would be given the position outright,
without reference to a selection panel that is also in the making
should no such candidate appear.

That's a thinly-veiled cover for an invitation for the NRL coach-of-
the-year of 2002 to put his hand up and be crowned...

..more from the NZH

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Terry Hill sorry for brawl

By TONY ADAMS: VETERAN Wests Tigers centre Terry Hill has apologised
to coach Tim Sheens for his role in Saturday night's spiteful trial
against Parramatta.

Hill's return to football after an absence of nearly 12 months was
marred by two punch-ups with Eels forwards in a fiery encounter.

Sheens was delighted with the Tigers' upset win but far from pleased
with the lack of discipline showed by his players.

"It's an area we definitely need to improve in," Sheens said.

..more from the Daily Telegraph

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Sacked Kemble taking legal action against NZRL and Warriors

Former Kiwi Gary Kemble is taking legal action against the New
Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) and the Warriors club after losing his
top-level development job.

Kemble, 46, headed the Rugby League Development Foundation a joint
venture between the NZRL and the Warriors but was told he was no
longer needed late last year.

A veteran of 19 tests at fullback, Kemble was unavailable for comment
yesterday, as were spokespeople for the NZRL and the Warriors.

NZRL chairman Sel Pearson told TV's 3 News he would not discuss the
matter until after a formal mediation session with Kemble on
Wednesday.

Former Kiwis coach Frank Endacott was disappointed that the sport
would lose an excellent coach.

"I just believe we discard our top coaches far too easily in New
Zealand," Endacott said.

"I just go back to the last game at Ericsson Stadium last year when
the Warriors beat the Wests Tigers. Eight or nine of those blokes
came through Gary's hands in the development team. That's testament
to what he's done."

Former NZRL chief executive Gary Allcock was shocked to hear of the
departure.

"Gary Kemble has been a fine servant of New Zealand league and to
have him treated like this is unbelievable," Allcock told the Sunday
News.

"Gary was sent to the UK on a Prime Minister's scholarship to look at
their development strategies and see how we can improve things in New
Zealand.

"Then just before Christmas he learns he has no job."

Stuff

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Nathan Long to miss start of year

MANLY forward Nathan Long will miss the start of the National Rugby
League season after dislocating his shoulder in last night's trial
loss to North Queensland.

Long, who will have further tests tomorrow, is expected to be out for
six weeks.

Manly has the bye in the opening round, meaning Long would only miss
two games if his recovery goes according to schedule.

That would see him back in action for the club's round four game
against Wests at Brookvale Oval.

Sea Eagles captain Jason Ferris (rib cartilage) and centre Albert
Torrens (knee) are also unlikely to play in the club's final trial
against the Bulldogs next weekend after suffering injuries during
last night's 20-12 loss in Mackay.

However, both should be fit for the club's premiership opener against
the Cowboys on March 22.

Manly coach Peter Sharp said he wasn't overly concerned by his side's
indifferent trial form, which includes losses to Parramatta and North
Queensland.

"We have a bit of work to do but we're not worried about it," Sharp
said.

"We're just adjusting to the referee and the new interpretations of
the rules."

Youngsters Jason King and Chad Randall were the standouts for the Sea
Eagles last night, with the former staking an early claim to be
included in Phil Gould's preliminary 30-man NSW squad, to be named in
April.

"King is a fine player. He'd be OK in that environment," Sharp said.

Courier Mail

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Bobbie Goulding issues come and get me plea

BOBBIE Goulding is ready to come in from the cold!

A new Super League season has just kicked off, the national league is
well underway yet Goulding is the man without a club.

He finished last season as a beaten Grand Finalist with Leigh who
missed the opportunity to go in Super League.

New men came in at Hilton Park and took charge - forcing the former
Great Britain scrum-half to move on.

It looked at one stage as if Warrington could come in. Hometown team
Widnes have also been linked with the man who was Salford captain
this time last year.

Goulding still believes he could offer plenty to the game yet a
future role is likely to be in a coaching capacity.

He said: "A player-coach role in the national league could well
appeal. All I can do is wait and see what happens."

At his peak Goulding was regarded as one of the world's best half-
backs. He was part of the all-conquering Wigan team of the 1980s and
regards it an honour to have been part of one of the Warrior's
greatest ever decades.

Goulding acknowledges the game has changed but feels modern
superstars Paul Sculthorpe and Adrian Morley would not have been out
of place in that great Wigan side.

Goulding adds: "Sculthorpe is a wonderful player, so vital to Saints.
So too is Morley. He has certainly benefited from playing in
Australia and is extremely powerful.

"They really are exceptionally talented players."

Manchester Online

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Castleford 19 defeated Wigan 10

Two tries in the last five minutes by Darren Rogers and Waine Pryce
sent Castleford roaring into the new Super League season with a 19-10
defeat of Wigan on Sunday.

Rogers grabbed his second touchdown to put the Tigers ahead before
Pryce went over in the dying seconds to seal victory as the home side
bounced back from their Challenge Cup defeat at Wakefield.

Wigan's misery was compounded when centre Paul Johnson was sent off
in the 78th minute for a high tackle on Castleford's Jamie Thackray.

Sporting Life

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Leeds Rhinos 32 Widnes Vikings 12

By PA Sport Staff: Mark Calderwood grabbed a hat-trick of tries as
Leeds cruised to victory over bogey side Widnes.

It was an impressive performance from the Rhinos, who look much more
powerful this season, while Widnes will be heartened by their first-
half performance although they hardly threatened after the break.

Fears that the Vikings, with six former Rhinos in their line-up,
might repeat last season's double over Leeds were soon dispelled and
if the Rhinos had landed their kicks - they failed with six out of
eight - the score would have been even more emphatic.
....more from Sporting Life

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Halifax Blue Sox 26 defeated London Broncos 22

Halifax upset the odds to begin their Super League campaign with an
unlikely but well-deserved win over London Broncos at Griffin Park.

Tony Anderson's side took full advantage of the notoriously slow-
starting Broncos to claim what could prove a valuable two points from
an error-strewn but closely-contested game.

Lee Finnerty, Dane Dorahy, Andrew Brocklehurst and Chris Birchall all
touched down before the West Yorkshire side held off a late rally to
claim the victory .....more from Sporting Life

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Hull 28 defeated Wakefield 14

Hull's much-fancied side were made to work hard for their first
points of the new Super League season by Wakefield at Belle Vue where
they triumphed 28-14.

The Airlie Birds led just 10-8 at half-time and only Craig
Greenhill's 65th-minute try calmed the nerves of the huge Hull
following.

Hull full-back Steve Prescott had set the crowd alight by completing
his hat trick in the 47th minute and with Matt Crowther converting to
make it 16-8 and it should have been all over.

But scrum-half Paul Handforth darted in from the base of a scrum on
55 minutes for a try converted by Ian Knott which cut the gap to just
two points.

Greenhill's try killed off home hopes however, and Crowther's
conversion and 70th-minute penalty secured the hard-earned victory.
Visiting centre Toa Koa-Love put the icing on the cake with the
team's fifth try four minutes from time.

Hull looked to have the first half stitched up by the 25-minute mark.
Having controlled the play throughout the first quarter Hull were
rewarded with two tries in four minutes, scored by former Wakefield
full-back Prescott ..more from Ananova

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Warrington 20 defeated Huddersfield 8

Lee Briers slotted over six successful kicks as Warrington got their
Super League campaign off to a winning start thanks to a 20-8 victory
against newly-promoted Huddersfield at the McAlpine Stadium.

Sporting Life

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Storm 44 defeated Souths 24

Storm flood Rabbitohs

MELBOURNE Storm served notice they are on target for a solid start to
the NRL season after thrashing South Sydney 44-24 in Ipswich last
night.

Playing in their first official trial, the Storm were primed for a
stout performance. Whether they were trying to impress new coach
Craig Bellamy or simply dust off the cobwebs, they definitely came
north to play.

Storm forwards, led by Rodney Howe and Robbie Kearns, took it to the
brittle Rabbitohs defence. Their powerful runs helped Storm power to
an 18-0 lead after 16 minutes.

With halfback Matt Orford calling the shots the Storm were just too
strong and classy for the Rabbitohs, who must be a concern for coach
Craig Coleman.

MELBOURNE 44 (B Slater 2, R Ross, S Tadulala, S Bell, M Orford, R
Kearns, D Johnson tries; Orford 5, M Geyer goals) SOUTH SYDNEY 24 (M
Berne, J Smith, S Walker, A Hart, B Kearney tries; Smith 2 goals).

Foxsports

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West Tigers 26 defeated Parramatta 10

Sheen's Tigers roll Eels

TIM Sheens was definitely the best man at Campbelltown last night
after guiding his new Wests Tigers team to an upset win over
Parramatta.

But Sheens could not perform a similar role at his son Matthew's
wedding in Canberra, missing the big event in favour of the game.

Moments after fulltime, Sheens sped out of the ground and drove to
Bankstown, where he hired a light plane for a quick dash to attend
the reception. He would have been delighted with the Tigers' five
tries to two win.

"The wedding was planned a fair time ago, but so was the trial and
Tim knew he needed to be here," said Sheens' close friend and Tigers
trainer Brian Hider.

"He will still get there for the best part the celebration with the
family.

"And it will be all the more sweet after the boys played so well
tonight."

In a spiteful affair, the Tigers had too much determination and
commitment for a disappointing Eels outfit, finishing convincing
winners.

And leading the way was veteran centre Terry Hill, playing his first
match in nearly 12 months.

The Sunday Telegraph

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Field of my dreams

By Phil Gould, SMH: The St George Illawarra Dragons made a lot of
people happy when they announced they were returning to their
traditional home ground at Kogarah Jubilee Oval this season.

However, the community appeal for funds for a much-needed ground
improvement program has stalled and the club urgently requires a
further $500,000 to complete the first stage of the refurbishment.

The Jubilee Oval Community Appeal was launched last year needing to
meet a $1.85million target to upgrade facilities at the famous old
ground. So far, the major funds have come from the NSW Government
($800,000), St George Leagues Club ($400,000) and Kogarah Council
($140,000), with the balance to be raised from Dragons supporters and
the community.

Dragons promotions and fundraising manager Frank Bates said during
the week: "We really need the community, Dragons supporters, sporting
groups and businesses in the St George district to kick in the
remaining $497,500 before the end of April to ensure stage one of the
project is complete on time."

So come on, Saints fans, let's get this thing happening!

..more from the SMH

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Unfit Craigie vows: I am off the booze

By Danny Weidler, SMH: Talented but erratic Souths five-eighth Owen
Craigie has sworn off the drink for the rest of the season and has
begun training with three personal trainers, including coach Craig
Coleman's father-in-law.

And, in an amazing endorsement, Chris Walker, Souths' key recruit
from Brisbane, has said Craigie is as naturally talented as Darren
Lockyer and Andrew Johns.

Craigie weighed 105.9 kilograms - six kilograms too much - when he
arrived at Souths' training and found himself out of the first-grade
squad.

Now he has admitted for the first time that it was alcohol that
pushed him over the weight limit, and said he is determined to stay
off the drink until the season finishes.

"To be honest, it was drink rather than food that put me over the
weight," he said.

"I love a drink, a beer at the end of a day, and I just drank too
often and I can't do that as a professional footballer, simple as
that.

..More from the SMH

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Broncos turn back the clock in first up win

The Brisbane Broncos have defeated the Bulldogs 32-18 in a
scintillating performance in tonights trial at the Gold Coasts
Carrara Stadium.

It was only a trial, but one couldnt help but be impressed with the
performance of the Broncos, who defended stoutly and appear to be
taking a step back to the attacking heyday of Langer, Renouf and
Carne.

It was a performance that would have pleased coaching staff and fans
alike, as a Broncos side facing two Bulldogs teams, in poor
conditions and without their two starting props outplayed last
seasons standouts at both ends of the park.

Skipper Gorden Tallis, forwards Dane Carlaw, Brad Meyers an Neale
Wyatt were devastating in both attack and defence, while backline
members Darren Lockyer, Tonie Carroll and the returning Ben Ikin were
solid in both aspects of play.

In a rugged first forty minutes, it didnt take long for either side
to realise that the football season was genuinely back.

Broncos

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St Helens 46 - 22 Bradford

Andy Wilson at Knowsley Road, The Guardian: "Never write off St
Helens," has become a Super League cliche as tired as big hits, dumb
football and "the best season ever". But that does not make it any
less true.
Saints were there to be shot at for the first game of their latest
title defence last night, after their 38-0 humiliation by the Sydney
Roosters in last Friday's World Club Challenge, and against a
Bradford team thirsting for revenge after last October's
controversial grand final defeat.

The Guardian

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SAINTS LEARN FROM ROOSTERS ROASTING

By Andy Hampson, PA Sport: St Helens coach Ian Millward believed his
side had learned from last week's thrashing by Sydney Roosters as
they inflicted similar misery on Bradford tonight.

The champions opened Super League VIII in explosive fashion as they
destroyed rivals Bradford 46-22 at Knowsley Road.

Saints were at their most exhilarating best as they swept eight tries
past the Bulls to emphatically deny them the chance of revenge for
last season's Grand Final loss.

It was the perfect response from Saints after their disappointing 38-
0 reverse at the hands of the Roosters in the World Club Challenge at
the Reebok Stadium last week.

Millward said: "We have clearly learned a lot from last week.
Sporting Life

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The Gold Coast is Galloping ahead

THE movers and shakers of the National Rugby League concede it is a
matter of when rather than if a Gold Coast team will be awarded a
place in the competition.

NRL big hitters are ready to welcome any application from an existing
club to relocate to the Coast in the wake of exceptional trial crowds
at Carrara Stadium in the past month.

Even Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has publicly thrown his weight
behind a team on the Coast as his Broncos prepare to do battle with
the Bulldogs at Carrara tonight.

After crowds of 12,000 and 15,000 to trials so far this pre-season -
with only the weather a chance of stopping those figures being
eclipsed tonight - the Gold Coast Bid Team is stepping up work on the
plan to attract a team from interstate.

The Coast fervour has given added fervour to the Bid Team's
submission - which NRL chief executive David Gallop first saw last
year - with a relocation considered more than possible.

"If a club came to us and said they would be interested in
relocating, we would be very interested," said Gallop.

"I have heard good things and am excited by the interest the matches
are creating there.

"It is pretty compelling stuff when you are analysing the support for
rugby league in an area.

"We were already impressed with what they (the Bid Team) had shown
us. But packing the joint when our teams play there is a huge factor."

Bennett said the crowds had shown the Coast is ready to start
planning in earnest, rather than the previously-mooted second team in
Brisbane.

"The fans are showing that down on the Gold Coast they are starved of
footy, and showing up in numbers," he said.

"They need to give them a couple of years and say you are going to be
part of the competition.

"Give them some concessions and help them, instead of 'we want you
but you are in the same boat as everyone else."

Bid Team members Paul Broughton and Parramatta trial promoter Michael
Searle will travel to Sydney in May to showcase their relocation idea
to each club.

"We may not get any positive answers then, but by the end of 2003
relocation may seem a viable option to some clubs, rather than
extinction," said Broughton.

Gold Coast Bulletin

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Bennett predicts contracts for kids

BRONCOS coach Wayne Bennett says it is a matter of time before NRL
clubs start signing 12-year-olds to binding contracts.

The Queensland State of Origin coach, one of the most respected
voices in the game, called for the introduction of an external draft
and said the greatest challenge facing the Broncos this year would be
coming up with an effective halves combination.

He said clubs were so keen to tie up young talent it would not be
long before parents were being approached with lucrative contracts
for boys as young as 12.

"When I started in this business 16 years ago we were offering
contracts to 20-year-olds who were already playing A grade in local
competitions," he said.

"Before long clubs were out there chasing 17-year-olds . . . then it
was kids of 14 and 15. The next step will be 12-year-olds.

"Parents will go along with it because they want what's best for
their sons and the player managers will get in on the act as well.

"It's bad enough having 15-year-olds being asked to make decisions
about their futures without chasing answers from even younger boys."

An external draft under which clubs would be given specific
recruitment areas would stop clubs ripping the talent from regional
centres and giving nothing back ..More from the Courier Mail

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The 2003 Kangaroo Tour

The ARLs preparations for the 2003 Kangaroo Tour are underway with
weekends locked in for the three Test series against Great Britain as
well as three other international fixtures.

The overseas schedule is in addition to the domestic Test against New
Zealand in Australia on July 25.

At the conclusion of this years Telstra Premiership the Kangaroos
will embark on one of the most comprehensive overseas tours in many
years.

First stop will be New Zealand, on October 18, for the 100th Test
between the two nations.

  From there the Kangaroos will fly directly to Europe for the three
Test series against Great Britain, a match against England A and
another against Wales. Discussions are also under way regarding
another international either between France or possibly Russia on
October 25 or 26.

Exact dates will be finalised when venues are confirmed but the
international calendar is currently as follows:

July 25: Australia v New Zealand Australia
October 18: Australia v New Zealand New Zealand
October 25/26: Australia v France/Russia TBA
October 28/29: Australia v England A London
November 1: Australia v Wales South Wales
November 8/9: Test One England
November 15/16: Test Two England
November 22/23: Test Three England

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The Great Divide of 1895
(The Birth of English Rugby League)

The governing body of "rugby" - the Rugby Football Union - had been
formed in 1871 by representatives of 21 clubs. All of these clubs
were located in southern England and most were within London itself.
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QUESTION: From the kick off by Red the ball travels 30
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1. Scrum, loose head and put in to Red.
2. Scrum, loose head and put in to Blue

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COACHING QUOTE -  "To be successful, you need players with a hunger
attitude to accept challenges you set them.

"Then, when you do give them an opportunity, they will have worked on
their weaknesses and you can say to them,' You know what the team
needs from you,you've now got an opportunity to perform'.

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 26 printed 2002.
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With Chris Anderson Australian and Cronulla Sharks coach.

Written by Ashley Bradnam

RLCM: It seems a coach is becoming more and
more like a sports psychiatrist?

Anderson: It is starting to feel like that but it's just
the way it is. Footy coaching is probably only 40%
about coaching and 60% about creating an
environment for people to do well. I think that's the
important part. Footy is a pretty simple game. If it
was just footy coaching, I probably would have been
bored with it ten years ago – I do enjoy the challenge
of finding out how to make things work. The game
is simple but the man management is the thing
that separates the people who are prepared to have
a go from the people who aren't. That is the thing
that I would say effects performances from almost
anything else.

RLCM: We see the juniors today being coached
to tackle higher in an effort to lock up the ball.
Should we still be coaching the youngsters to
tackle around the legs?

Anderson: In our game a lock-up tackle is
considered good technique. That has become the
basic tackle. There is a fair bit of technique required
to be able to lock the ball up effectively so I can
understand junior coaches wanting their team to be
able to practice that. You actually tend to go for a
combination tackle – the first player locking the ball
up and the second player going low. The days of
just taking them low is not practiced anywhere near
as much by us anymore but I think young players
need to be able to understand that, because it lays
the platform for the future and reinforces the basics.
You shouldn't be as competitive with the kids – let
them have fun.

RLCM: How important is blind side play?

Anderson: It's more important for me than it is for
other clubs. Some clubs are using second rowers as
locks but for mine that cuts down their options. I
like to have a real lock forward so that we can use
both side of the ruck and increase our options. The
half and five-eighth work one side and your lock
works the other and you have your bases covered.
For me it is important you have three genuine ball
players so you have more bases covered.

RLCM: We continually hear coaches rattle off
the cliché `We need to do the little things right'.
For you, what are the little things you look for?

Anderson: It's more about doing things that are
conducive to the team winning the game and not
losing the game. You can fall into a trap of guys
throwing passes that need to be absolutely perfect
for them to come off – we try to cut down on those
type of things............................more


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CONTENTS OF RLCM - BOOK 26
* Coach Talk - Chris Anderson
* Time Management - Chris Anderson
* The Role of Assistant Coach - Peter Mulholland
* Defence - Glenn Bayliss
* Career Coach: Poisoned Challis or Dream Job?- Rudi Mier
* Today's Referee - Peter Louis and Brian Grant
* 101 Coaching Tips - AIS
* Qualities Required by the Junior Player
* It's Not Just an 80 Minute Game
* Applying Empowerment in Coaching some considerations
* League Coach Forum

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Players Wanted
* Cairns Brothers Rugby League Football Club

2002 Premiers Cairns Brothers Rugby League Football Club require
players for all senior grades, especially U18's to compete in the
strong 10 team Cairns District Rugby League competition.

The competition extends from Mossman down to Tully in the south and
kicks off on 22nd March.

BRLFC has enjoyed a successful past 4 seasons being finalists every
year and winning 2 premierships.

The club is always looking for new players to bolster our ranks to
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right applicants. We can also provide assistance with employment
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Brad Arthur

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P O Box 425
Manunda Qld 4870
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Players Wanted
* Atherton Roosters are located in North Queensland

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Players Wanted
* ST ALBANS CENTURIONS, BASED IN NORTH LONDON

ST ALBANS CENTURIONS, BASED IN NORTH LONDON WILL BE PLAYING IN THE
INAUGURAL NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 STARTING IN MAY 2003.

THE CLUB, ESTABLISHED IN 1995 HAS GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY
THOUGHT OF CLUBS IN THE AMATEUR GAME, AND ARE NOW LOOKING TO
STRENGTHEN AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE INCREASED DEMANDS OF THIS HIGH
PROFILE LEAGUE.

CENTURIONS ARE LOOKING TO HEAR FROM EXPERIENCED LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO
WOULD BE EXCITED BY THE PROSPECT OF PLAYING ON THE NATIONAL STAGE.

THE CLUB ARE IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE RIGHT
CANDIDATES.

CENTURIONS ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR ADMINISTRATORS WHO OFFER THE VISION
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VACANCY: HEAD COACH
* University of Queensland Hounds- Brisbane

We are currently looking to recruit a COACH for the forthcoming 2003
RL season as soon as possible.

The team is a newly formed team in partnership with the Normanby
Hounds in the Brisbane Division 2 competition.

Ideally, applicants should have proven skills and relevant
qualifications along with a lot of spirit to interactive with young,
keen players.

The right coaching candidate may be paid a small remuneration
depending on the level and skill.

The club is expanding to have 2 teams in the Brisbane division 2
competition and the will be working close together with the coaching
staff of the second team as well

Any interested parties please contact me on the below details,
Adrian Maher
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Require Players for season 2003
* Wagga Wagga Brothers RLFC

Wagga Wagga Brothers Senior Rugby League Club are looking for players
interested in becoming a part of a very family orientated club which
plays in the Group 9 competition of the NSWCRL.

The club has experienced a couple of tough years and is looking for
some experienced players to compliment the good young players we
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Packages available for the right applicants, including good job
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* Tiger cub shows how hot he can be on the field
Wests Tigers 18 - London Broncos 12

After he ignored wild bushfires to get to Sydney for training,
Chris Heighnington's new club came to him on Saturday night and
he rewarded them with a five-star performance.

The 21-year-old Wests Tigers signing from the Central Coast Bears
stunned coaching staff when he showed up for training at Concord two
months ago despite Gosford being cut off by a fierce blaze.

The show of dedication helped him get a start in the first game of
the rugby league season on Saturday night - on his home soil at
NorthPower Stadium against the London Broncos.

And Heighnington put himself forward as the first "discovery" of new
coach Tim Sheens with a key role in the joint venture club's 18-12
win.

"I had to get up at six to catch a ferry to Palm Beach, catch a bus
and then a taxi to Concord Oval to train," said the lock, who
described staying with the Bears as "a dead-end street for me".

"A few blokes missed training but I thought I might as well go. I had
nothing else to do that day."

Sheens, who rested most of his big names, said: "We've put him in our
fulltime squad - it's a good first step on the way to
Wests Tigers first grade."

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/19/1042911274324.html

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* Gary Freeman unseated by residency rule

The New Zealand Rugby League appears to be hiding behind a change of
job description in failing to renew the contract of Kiwis coach Gary
Freeman.

President Selwyn Pearson said yesterday that future coaches and other
management staff would have to live in New Zealand.

Freeman has fulltime employment outside the game in Sydney and it
seems unlikely he will move his family back to New Zealand in a bid
to continue in a job knowing he does not have the full support of the
executive.

Pearson continued to talk yesterday of Freeman being a good coach but
it is known there are aspects of his coaching methods, communication
and management style that do not rest comfortably with the executive.

They were highlighted on the Kiwis' tour to Britain and France when
the team under-performed in sharing the series with Great Britain
after a win, a draw and a loss.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2203121a1823,00.html

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* St Helens 'warm up' in Canaries

Super League champions St Helens are warming up in the Canaries for
their Cross Code Challenge and World Club Championship. The Saints
squad are in Lanzarote for a week's intensive training and have had
sessions twice a day since their arrival on Thursday.

"It is a punishing training trip - certainly not a holiday!" insisted
coach Ian Millward. "We know that we are playing for British rugby
league in the Cross Code Challenge and the World Club Challenge and
that brings with it a lot of pressure.

"However, Saints players thrive in those conditions, as do our fans,
and, with our fans help, we can ensure two more great nights for
British rugby league in the next few weeks," Millward told Saints
official website.

Saints will face Sale Sharks in the Cross Code Challenge at Knowsley
Road on Monday 27 January.

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* TXU Energi Challenge Cup Third Round

Fri 24 Jan 2003
Chorley Lynx v Leigh M R
Oulton v Sheffield
Wath Brow v Workington

Sat 25 Jan 2003
Leigh v Locomotiv Moscow

Sun 26 Jan 2003
Barrow v Embassy
Doncaster v Redhill
Featherstone v Villeneuve
Gateshead v Union Treiziste Catalane
Halton Simms Cross v London Skolars
Hull K R v Siddal
Hunslet v Pia
Keighley v Thornhill
Oldham St Annes v Rochdale
Oldham v East Hull
Salford v Toulouse
Skirlaugh v York City Knights
Swinton v Shaw Cross
West Bowling v Batley
Whitehaven v Cottingham Tigers
Woolston v Dewsbury

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* Dewsbury 22 defeated Skolars 10

London Skolars made an encouraging start to professional life with a
battling display in a 22-10 defeat to Dewsbury in the Arriva Trains
Cup.

The Skolars were edged out by just three tries to two in difficult
conditions at the New River Stadium, producing a performance that
offered hope for the National League Two campaign ahead.

The capital side took the lead after 28 minutes when Kirk Wetherspoon
touched down near the corner.

Dewsbury hit back quickly with three tries either side of half-time
from man-of-the-match Scott Rhodes, Mike Wainwright and Jamie Benn.

Benn kicked five goals to give the Rams a 16-point lead, which was
reduced by Richard Pollard's late try.

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* Hull KR 36 defeated York 26

Hull KR produced a late points rush to beat York City Knights 36-26
in the Arriva Trains Cup.

Rovers held their nerve in a frantic finish after the lead had
changed hands seven times to give their new coach Steve Linnane
a winning start.

York, forced to build from scratch after folding midway through
last season, fell just short of their victory target but will be
greatly encouraged by a spirited performance which delighted a
crowd of 3,105 at the Huntington Stadium.

The Knights, who won only one league game in 2002 before the plug
was pulled, edged themselves 26-24 in front when Chris Smith marked
a lively debut at centre with a 68th minute try.

http://www.ananova.com/sport/rugbyl/story/sm_741458.html?menu=

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* New dawn for York Knights
By Dave Hadfield

The ability of the professional game in York to rise from the ashes
will have its first and most searching examination when the newly-
formed York City Knights play their inaugural game this afternoon.

The Knights have ridden in to fill the gap left by the demise of the
York Wasps midway through last season and the hope throughout the
game is that they prove more stable and successful than their
predecessors.

With the knowledgable Steve Ferres in charge of recruitment, they
have certainly put together a promising squad. Their player-coach,
the former Great Britain prop, Paul Broadbent, will miss their
opening Arriva Trains Cup match against Hull KR recuperating from
shoulder surgery, but any club outside Super League would like to
have him, Richie Hayes and Lee Jackson in their front row.

http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?story=370547
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* Fleary D-day approaches Jan 18 2003

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner


A DECISION is expected to be made over the weekend as to whether
Great Britain prop Darren Fleary will join the Giants.

With all signings having to be made by Monday to meet the Challenge
Cup deadline, the pressure is on for a decision to be reached.

Fleary has made no secret of the fact that he would like to sign for
his hometown club, while Giants head coach Tony Smith admits he is
always on the look-out for quality players.

But the key to Fleary's potential arrival is this week's trial period.

By all accounts, the 30-year-old former Moldgreen junior has
throughly enjoyed his week training under Smith's regime.

http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/

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* Salford Reds seek instant return

STEVE Simms pulls no punches. He views the new season as one of the
most important campaigns in Salford City Reds history.

Few would disagree with the Reds' football director as Karl
Harrison's team prepare for life outside Super League.

Simms commented: "Returning to Super League at the first opportunity
is the obvious target.

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/stories/Detail_LinkStory=49607
.html

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* Super League spreads its net

Richard Lewis led the fact-finding mission to France
Leading French club Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC) are set to join
the Super League in 2005.
The Perpignan-based club pipped rivals Toulouse and Villeneuve after
a fact-finding mission to France by Super League officials.

The current Super League clubs endorsed the decision at a meeting in
Widnes.

League officials believe the prospects of sustaining a successful
club - following the demise of Paris St Germain in 1998 - are greater
in the rugby league hotbed of the Catalan region.

But it insists the door is not closed to Toulouse and Villeneuve for
future applications.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2669925.stm

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* Wigan salute adopted son

LOCAL LEGEND: Billy Boston

WIGANERS love the great Billy Boston like one of their own! He's a
giant of a man still revered by those who marvelled at his skills in
the fifties and sixties.

Everyone in Wigan has heard of Billy Boston - the man is a sporting
icon who is about to be honoured for what he has done for his town.

Billy's own Golden Jubilee year has just kicked off to mark his 50
years in Wigan.

He travelled north in March 1953 to launch what was a glorious career.

The teenage Billy was initially apprehensive, wondering if he would
be accepted because of his colour.

His dream of playing Rugby Union for his native Wales never
materialised and it was his mother who persuaded him to accept a
couple of thousand pounds offered by Wigan bosses.


http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/stories/Detail_LinkStory=49603
.html

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* Single governing body moves closer

THE BARLA Board of Management have recommended to BARLA members that
they vote in favour of unification with the Rugby Football League
when they meet at a Special Assembly Sunday 26 January 2003.

The move follows a meeting between representatives of BARLA and Sport
England on Thursday.

A letter to member clubs and leagues from BARLA chief executive Ian
Cooper reads: "I am writing to inform you that for the acceptance of
the single governing body constitution subject to a slight amendment
to Rule 87.

Rule 87 should not apply to BARLA, i.e. the single governing body
constitution should not impose upon BARLA losses incurred by the RFL.
It is our understanding that this amendment would not present an
obstacle to the RFL.

The BARLA General Assembly meeting at which the vote will be taken
will be held on Sunday 26 January 2003 at 10.30am at St Patricks
Catholic Centre, Huddersfield.

http://www.totalrugbyleague.com/home/index.shtml

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* London Broncos beaten


WESTS TIGERS beat a visiting London Broncos' side hit by injuries
18-12 in a friendly at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday night.

The Broncos were forced to use 10 local players to bolster their
depleted ranks.

The match was played in sweltering heat on an evening that followed a
day of temperatures that hit the 40s - well past the century mark in
the old Fahrenheit scale.

One of the `guest' players, Wyong utility back Dean Amos,
scoredalmost all of London's points with two tries and a goal.

The Broncos fly home to London on Wednesday to prepare for their
Challenge Cup match in three weeks time.

http://www.totalrugbyleague.com/home/index.shtml

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* Doran deal called off Jan 18 2003


HUDDERSFIELD Giants have pulled out of a planned move to sign
Oldham's star utility forward Lee Doran.

Chief executive Ralph Rimmer admitted his club were very interested
in the player but no deal could be struck.

"Because he is 21 a transfer fee would have been involved and
unfortunately Oldham's asking price was way too high," said Rimmer.

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* Hull KR have signed New Zealand scrum-half Latham Tawhai.

Tawhai has previously played for Doncaster, Hunslet, Keighley and
Rochdale.

He was a member of Hunslet's Grand Final winning team in 1999.

http://www.ananova.com/sport/rugbyl/index.html

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* NRL dumps Saturday afternoon games

The NRL has wiped the 3pm Saturday kick-off from its 2003 draw and it
seems few people will mourn its passing.

Changes in society have made Saturday afternoon a disaster for league
clubs at the gate although Australian rules still draws well on
Saturday afternoons in Melbourne.

Saturday afternoon NRL clashes were scheduled to fit in with
Melbourne Storm last year because the Storm had done a deal with
Channel 9 to show matches live in Victoria.

Melbourne is keen to get "bums on seats" this year and Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon kick-offs are the most attractive.

And there was no guarantee Channel 9 would provide a live telecast
again.

NRL chief executive David Gallop said yesterday he believed clubs
would be able to maximise attendances this year while pay-TV
subscribers would still get a good deal.

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,5852603
%255E10389,00.html

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* Leave rules to the refs

From the outset, let me say I am not a fan of coaches' meetings and I
am certainly not a fan of coaches having a constant influence on the
way rugby league rules are interpreted.

Having said that, however, I must say I am buoyed by the positive
approach taken by the NRL coaches at their meeting on Wednesday night
and also the feedback on new referees boss Robert Finch for his
excellent presentation.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/18/1042520825231.html

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* Freeman asked to reapply for Kiwis job

Kiwis rugby league coach Gary Freeman has been told he will have to
reapply if he wants to extend his tenure as coach for another two
years.

Freeman was appointed for a two-year term in 2001, with his contract
able to be rolled over for a further two years if both he and the New
Zealand Rugby League consented.

However, NZRL chairman Selwyn Pearson said a board meeting by
teleconference today decided to opt for a new selection process for
the national coaching position.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz

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* Dean Bell remains with Warriors

Dean Bell rejoined Wigan from Leeds two years ago.
Former New Zealand captain Dean Bell has pledged his future to Wigan
and will stay on as football executive.
There had been speculation over Bell's future after his contract
expired at the end of the year.

The former Wigan, Leeds and Auckland Warriors centre had been tipped
to return home to take up a post with the New Zealand League.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2669737.stm

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* Anger over Bulldog board election

CANTERBURY legends Steve Mortimer and George Peponis are likely to
walk away from the club if the board they handpicked is not retained
at the Bulldogs' annual general meeting.

Six members of the former Bulldogs board who re-signed en masse
following last year's salary cap rorting will re-apply for their
positions at the February 9 elections.

They are George Coorey, Peter Lander, Roger Harborne, Alan Schwebel,
Keith Lotty and Roger Nicey.

"I don't think we can look a lot of people in the face if some of the
old board are on the new board," chairman Peponis said.

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au

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* Grothe's fists of fury costly

TALENTED Sydney Roosters winger Eric Grothe may go down in history as
having thrown the two most expensive punches rugby league has known.

His one-two combination in the final round of the 2002 first division
premiership resulted in Grothe being sent off and suspended for two
games.

But because players can only serve the suspension in the grade in
which they were dismissed, Grothe missed three first grade finals and
the Roosters' grand final win last season.

And yesterday he was barred from the Roosters' trip to England for
the World Club Challenge, as well as the World Sevens.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,5851277-23214,00.html

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With Chris Anderson Australian and Cronulla Sharks coach.

Written by Ashley Bradnam

RLCM: It seems a coach is becoming more and
more like a sports psychiatrist?

Anderson: It is starting to feel like that but it's just
the way it is. Footy coaching is probably only 40%
about coaching and 60% about creating an
environment for people to do well. I think that's the
important part. Footy is a pretty simple game. If it
was just footy coaching, I probably would have been
bored with it ten years ago – I do enjoy the challenge
of finding out how to make things work. The game
is simple but the man management is the thing
that separates the people who are prepared to have
a go from the people who aren't. That is the thing
that I would say effects performances from almost
anything else.

RLCM: We see the juniors today being coached
to tackle higher in an effort to lock up the ball.
Should we still be coaching the youngsters to
tackle around the legs?

Anderson: In our game a lock-up tackle is
considered good technique. That has become the
basic tackle. There is a fair bit of technique required
to be able to lock the ball up effectively so I can
understand junior coaches wanting their team to be
able to practice that. You actually tend to go for a
combination tackle – the first player locking the ball
up and the second player going low. The days of
just taking them low is not practiced anywhere near
as much by us anymore but I think young players
need to be able to understand that, because it lays
the platform for the future and reinforces the basics.
You shouldn't be as competitive with the kids – let
them have fun.

RLCM: How important is blind side play?

Anderson: It's more important for me than it is for
other clubs. Some clubs are using second rowers as
locks but for mine that cuts down their options. I
like to have a real lock forward so that we can use
both side of the ruck and increase our options. The
half and five-eighth work one side and your lock
works the other and you have your bases covered.
For me it is important you have three genuine ball
players so you have more bases covered.

RLCM: We continually hear coaches rattle off
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For you, what are the little things you look for?

Anderson: It's more about doing things that are
conducive to the team winning the game and not
losing the game. You can fall into a trap of guys
throwing passes that need to be absolutely perfect
for them to come off – we try to cut down on those
type of things............................more


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* Coach Talk - Chris Anderson
* Time Management - Chris Anderson
* The Role of Assistant Coach - Peter Mulholland
* Defence - Glenn Bayliss
* Career Coach: Poisoned Challis or Dream Job?- Rudi Mier
* Today's Referee - Peter Louis and Brian Grant
* 101 Coaching Tips - AIS
* Qualities Required by the Junior Player
* It's Not Just an 80 Minute Game
* Applying Empowerment in Coaching some considerations
* League Coach Forum

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Players Wanted
* Cairns Brothers Rugby League Football Club

2002 Premiers Cairns Brothers Rugby League Football Club require
players for all senior grades, especially U18's to compete in the
strong 10 team Cairns District Rugby League competition.

The competition extends from Mossman down to Tully in the south and
kicks off on 22nd March.

BRLFC has enjoyed a successful past 4 seasons being finalists every
year and winning 2 premierships.

The club is always looking for new players to bolster our ranks to
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Brad Arthur

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P O Box 425
Manunda Qld 4870
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* Atherton Roosters are located in North Queensland

The Atherton Roosters require players for the 2003 season and in
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The Atherton Roosters are located in North Queensland and play in the
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The club finished 2nd in the club championship in 2002 and was placed
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Any players interested contact Michael Nasser 0418630629 or Darryl
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* ST ALBANS CENTURIONS, BASED IN NORTH LONDON

ST ALBANS CENTURIONS, BASED IN NORTH LONDON WILL BE PLAYING IN THE
INAUGURAL NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 STARTING IN MAY 2003.

THE CLUB, ESTABLISHED IN 1995 HAS GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY
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STRENGTHEN AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE INCREASED DEMANDS OF THIS HIGH
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CENTURIONS ARE LOOKING TO HEAR FROM EXPERIENCED LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO
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THE CLUB ARE IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE RIGHT
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VACANCY: HEAD COACH
* University of Queensland Hounds- Brisbane

We are currently looking to recruit a COACH for the forthcoming 2003
RL season as soon as possible.

The team is a newly formed team in partnership with the Normanby
Hounds in the Brisbane Division 2 competition.

Ideally, applicants should have proven skills and relevant
qualifications along with a lot of spirit to interactive with young,
keen players.

The right coaching candidate may be paid a small remuneration
depending on the level and skill.

The club is expanding to have 2 teams in the Brisbane division 2
competition and the will be working close together with the coaching
staff of the second team as well

Any interested parties please contact me on the below details,
Adrian Maher
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phone: 0413 566 939

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Require Players for season 2003
* Wagga Wagga Brothers RLFC

Wagga Wagga Brothers Senior Rugby League Club are looking for players
interested in becoming a part of a very family orientated club which
plays in the Group 9 competition of the NSWCRL.

The club has experienced a couple of tough years and is looking for
some experienced players to compliment the good young players we
currently have moving into the seniors.

Packages available for the right applicants, including good job
prospects.

Anybody interested in becoming a part of a positive and enjoyable
club contact James Armitage (Coach) for all enquires.

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* Tiger cub shows how hot he can be on the field
Wests Tigers 18 - London Broncos 12

After he ignored wild bushfires to get to Sydney for training,
Chris Heighnington's new club came to him on Saturday night and
he rewarded them with a five-star performance.

The 21-year-old Wests Tigers signing from the Central Coast Bears
stunned coaching staff when he showed up for training at Concord two
months ago despite Gosford being cut off by a fierce blaze.

The show of dedication helped him get a start in the first game of
the rugby league season on Saturday night - on his home soil at
NorthPower Stadium against the London Broncos.

And Heighnington put himself forward as the first "discovery" of new
coach Tim Sheens with a key role in the joint venture club's 18-12
win.

"I had to get up at six to catch a ferry to Palm Beach, catch a bus
and then a taxi to Concord Oval to train," said the lock, who
described staying with the Bears as "a dead-end street for me".

"A few blokes missed training but I thought I might as well go. I had
nothing else to do that day."

Sheens, who rested most of his big names, said: "We've put him in our
fulltime squad - it's a good first step on the way to
Wests Tigers first grade."

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/19/1042911274324.html

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* Gary Freeman unseated by residency rule

The New Zealand Rugby League appears to be hiding behind a change of
job description in failing to renew the contract of Kiwis coach Gary
Freeman.

President Selwyn Pearson said yesterday that future coaches and other
management staff would have to live in New Zealand.

Freeman has fulltime employment outside the game in Sydney and it
seems unlikely he will move his family back to New Zealand in a bid
to continue in a job knowing he does not have the full support of the
executive.

Pearson continued to talk yesterday of Freeman being a good coach but
it is known there are aspects of his coaching methods, communication
and management style that do not rest comfortably with the executive.

They were highlighted on the Kiwis' tour to Britain and France when
the team under-performed in sharing the series with Great Britain
after a win, a draw and a loss.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2203121a1823,00.html

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* St Helens 'warm up' in Canaries

Super League champions St Helens are warming up in the Canaries for
their Cross Code Challenge and World Club Championship. The Saints
squad are in Lanzarote for a week's intensive training and have had
sessions twice a day since their arrival on Thursday.

"It is a punishing training trip - certainly not a holiday!" insisted
coach Ian Millward. "We know that we are playing for British rugby
league in the Cross Code Challenge and the World Club Challenge and
that brings with it a lot of pressure.

"However, Saints players thrive in those conditions, as do our fans,
and, with our fans help, we can ensure two more great nights for
British rugby league in the next few weeks," Millward told Saints
official website.

Saints will face Sale Sharks in the Cross Code Challenge at Knowsley
Road on Monday 27 January.

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* TXU Energi Challenge Cup Third Round

Fri 24 Jan 2003
Chorley Lynx v Leigh M R
Oulton v Sheffield
Wath Brow v Workington

Sat 25 Jan 2003
Leigh v Locomotiv Moscow

Sun 26 Jan 2003
Barrow v Embassy
Doncaster v Redhill
Featherstone v Villeneuve
Gateshead v Union Treiziste Catalane
Halton Simms Cross v London Skolars
Hull K R v Siddal
Hunslet v Pia
Keighley v Thornhill
Oldham St Annes v Rochdale
Oldham v East Hull
Salford v Toulouse
Skirlaugh v York City Knights
Swinton v Shaw Cross
West Bowling v Batley
Whitehaven v Cottingham Tigers
Woolston v Dewsbury

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* Dewsbury 22 defeated Skolars 10

London Skolars made an encouraging start to professional life with a
battling display in a 22-10 defeat to Dewsbury in the Arriva Trains
Cup.

The Skolars were edged out by just three tries to two in difficult
conditions at the New River Stadium, producing a performance that
offered hope for the National League Two campaign ahead.

The capital side took the lead after 28 minutes when Kirk Wetherspoon
touched down near the corner.

Dewsbury hit back quickly with three tries either side of half-time
from man-of-the-match Scott Rhodes, Mike Wainwright and Jamie Benn.

Benn kicked five goals to give the Rams a 16-point lead, which was
reduced by Richard Pollard's late try.

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* Hull KR 36 defeated York 26

Hull KR produced a late points rush to beat York City Knights 36-26
in the Arriva Trains Cup.

Rovers held their nerve in a frantic finish after the lead had
changed hands seven times to give their new coach Steve Linnane
a winning start.

York, forced to build from scratch after folding midway through
last season, fell just short of their victory target but will be
greatly encouraged by a spirited performance which delighted a
crowd of 3,105 at the Huntington Stadium.

The Knights, who won only one league game in 2002 before the plug
was pulled, edged themselves 26-24 in front when Chris Smith marked
a lively debut at centre with a 68th minute try.

http://www.ananova.com/sport/rugbyl/story/sm_741458.html?menu=

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* New dawn for York Knights
By Dave Hadfield

The ability of the professional game in York to rise from the ashes
will have its first and most searching examination when the newly-
formed York City Knights play their inaugural game this afternoon.

The Knights have ridden in to fill the gap left by the demise of the
York Wasps midway through last season and the hope throughout the
game is that they prove more stable and successful than their
predecessors.

With the knowledgable Steve Ferres in charge of recruitment, they
have certainly put together a promising squad. Their player-coach,
the former Great Britain prop, Paul Broadbent, will miss their
opening Arriva Trains Cup match against Hull KR recuperating from
shoulder surgery, but any club outside Super League would like to
have him, Richie Hayes and Lee Jackson in their front row.

http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?story=370547
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* Fleary D-day approaches Jan 18 2003

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner


A DECISION is expected to be made over the weekend as to whether
Great Britain prop Darren Fleary will join the Giants.

With all signings having to be made by Monday to meet the Challenge
Cup deadline, the pressure is on for a decision to be reached.

Fleary has made no secret of the fact that he would like to sign for
his hometown club, while Giants head coach Tony Smith admits he is
always on the look-out for quality players.

But the key to Fleary's potential arrival is this week's trial period.

By all accounts, the 30-year-old former Moldgreen junior has
throughly enjoyed his week training under Smith's regime.

http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/

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* Salford Reds seek instant return

STEVE Simms pulls no punches. He views the new season as one of the
most important campaigns in Salford City Reds history.

Few would disagree with the Reds' football director as Karl
Harrison's team prepare for life outside Super League.

Simms commented: "Returning to Super League at the first opportunity
is the obvious target.

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/stories/Detail_LinkStory=49607
.html

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* Super League spreads its net

Richard Lewis led the fact-finding mission to France
Leading French club Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC) are set to join
the Super League in 2005.
The Perpignan-based club pipped rivals Toulouse and Villeneuve after
a fact-finding mission to France by Super League officials.

The current Super League clubs endorsed the decision at a meeting in
Widnes.

League officials believe the prospects of sustaining a successful
club - following the demise of Paris St Germain in 1998 - are greater
in the rugby league hotbed of the Catalan region.

But it insists the door is not closed to Toulouse and Villeneuve for
future applications.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2669925.stm

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* Wigan salute adopted son

LOCAL LEGEND: Billy Boston

WIGANERS love the great Billy Boston like one of their own! He's a
giant of a man still revered by those who marvelled at his skills in
the fifties and sixties.

Everyone in Wigan has heard of Billy Boston - the man is a sporting
icon who is about to be honoured for what he has done for his town.

Billy's own Golden Jubilee year has just kicked off to mark his 50
years in Wigan.

He travelled north in March 1953 to launch what was a glorious career.

The teenage Billy was initially apprehensive, wondering if he would
be accepted because of his colour.

His dream of playing Rugby Union for his native Wales never
materialised and it was his mother who persuaded him to accept a
couple of thousand pounds offered by Wigan bosses.


http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/stories/Detail_LinkStory=49603
.html

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* Single governing body moves closer

THE BARLA Board of Management have recommended to BARLA members that
they vote in favour of unification with the Rugby Football League
when they meet at a Special Assembly Sunday 26 January 2003.

The move follows a meeting between representatives of BARLA and Sport
England on Thursday.

A letter to member clubs and leagues from BARLA chief executive Ian
Cooper reads: "I am writing to inform you that for the acceptance of
the single governing body constitution subject to a slight amendment
to Rule 87.

Rule 87 should not apply to BARLA, i.e. the single governing body
constitution should not impose upon BARLA losses incurred by the RFL.
It is our understanding that this amendment would not present an
obstacle to the RFL.

The BARLA General Assembly meeting at which the vote will be taken
will be held on Sunday 26 January 2003 at 10.30am at St Patricks
Catholic Centre, Huddersfield.

http://www.totalrugbyleague.com/home/index.shtml

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* London Broncos beaten


WESTS TIGERS beat a visiting London Broncos' side hit by injuries
18-12 in a friendly at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday night.

The Broncos were forced to use 10 local players to bolster their
depleted ranks.

The match was played in sweltering heat on an evening that followed a
day of temperatures that hit the 40s - well past the century mark in
the old Fahrenheit scale.

One of the `guest' players, Wyong utility back Dean Amos,
scoredalmost all of London's points with two tries and a goal.

The Broncos fly home to London on Wednesday to prepare for their
Challenge Cup match in three weeks time.

http://www.totalrugbyleague.com/home/index.shtml

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* Doran deal called off Jan 18 2003


HUDDERSFIELD Giants have pulled out of a planned move to sign
Oldham's star utility forward Lee Doran.

Chief executive Ralph Rimmer admitted his club were very interested
in the player but no deal could be struck.

"Because he is 21 a transfer fee would have been involved and
unfortunately Oldham's asking price was way too high," said Rimmer.

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* Hull KR have signed New Zealand scrum-half Latham Tawhai.

Tawhai has previously played for Doncaster, Hunslet, Keighley and
Rochdale.

He was a member of Hunslet's Grand Final winning team in 1999.

http://www.ananova.com/sport/rugbyl/index.html

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* NRL dumps Saturday afternoon games

The NRL has wiped the 3pm Saturday kick-off from its 2003 draw and it
seems few people will mourn its passing.

Changes in society have made Saturday afternoon a disaster for league
clubs at the gate although Australian rules still draws well on
Saturday afternoons in Melbourne.

Saturday afternoon NRL clashes were scheduled to fit in with
Melbourne Storm last year because the Storm had done a deal with
Channel 9 to show matches live in Victoria.

Melbourne is keen to get "bums on seats" this year and Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon kick-offs are the most attractive.

And there was no guarantee Channel 9 would provide a live telecast
again.

NRL chief executive David Gallop said yesterday he believed clubs
would be able to maximise attendances this year while pay-TV
subscribers would still get a good deal.

http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,5852603
%255E10389,00.html

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* Leave rules to the refs

From the outset, let me say I am not a fan of coaches' meetings and I
am certainly not a fan of coaches having a constant influence on the
way rugby league rules are interpreted.

Having said that, however, I must say I am buoyed by the positive
approach taken by the NRL coaches at their meeting on Wednesday night
and also the feedback on new referees boss Robert Finch for his
excellent presentation.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/18/1042520825231.html

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* Freeman asked to reapply for Kiwis job

Kiwis rugby league coach Gary Freeman has been told he will have to
reapply if he wants to extend his tenure as coach for another two
years.

Freeman was appointed for a two-year term in 2001, with his contract
able to be rolled over for a further two years if both he and the New
Zealand Rugby League consented.

However, NZRL chairman Selwyn Pearson said a board meeting by
teleconference today decided to opt for a new selection process for
the national coaching position.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz

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* Dean Bell remains with Warriors

Dean Bell rejoined Wigan from Leeds two years ago.
Former New Zealand captain Dean Bell has pledged his future to Wigan
and will stay on as football executive.
There had been speculation over Bell's future after his contract
expired at the end of the year.

The former Wigan, Leeds and Auckland Warriors centre had been tipped
to return home to take up a post with the New Zealand League.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2669737.stm

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* Anger over Bulldog board election

CANTERBURY legends Steve Mortimer and George Peponis are likely to
walk away from the club if the board they handpicked is not retained
at the Bulldogs' annual general meeting.

Six members of the former Bulldogs board who re-signed en masse
following last year's salary cap rorting will re-apply for their
positions at the February 9 elections.

They are George Coorey, Peter Lander, Roger Harborne, Alan Schwebel,
Keith Lotty and Roger Nicey.

"I don't think we can look a lot of people in the face if some of the
old board are on the new board," chairman Peponis said.

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au

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* Grothe's fists of fury costly

TALENTED Sydney Roosters winger Eric Grothe may go down in history as
having thrown the two most expensive punches rugby league has known.

His one-two combination in the final round of the 2002 first division
premiership resulted in Grothe being sent off and suspended for two
games.

But because players can only serve the suspension in the grade in
which they were dismissed, Grothe missed three first grade finals and
the Roosters' grand final win last season.

And yesterday he was barred from the Roosters' trip to England for
the World Club Challenge, as well as the World Sevens.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,5851277-23214,00.html

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*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Rod Thorpe

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - Team Defence Performance Indicators -
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* Team Defence Performance Indicators

Question: I’m a final year sports coaching student, doing
an assignment on team defence performance
indicators in Rugby League, i.e. the key
aspects of a teams defence that determines
success.

Answer by Bob Wood:

Team Defence Performance Indicators (TDPI), that’s
a long name. I guess that is a 21st century term for
stats. Before using TDPI’s or stats it is important to
understand their evolution in our game. Stats came in
when Jack Gibson started coaching Eastern Suburbs
(Sydney) now known as the Sydney City Roosters.
Easts previously had only won one game in two
seasons.

In 1967 Easts signed Gibson and he took them
from last to equal third and then proceeded to win
two Premierships with them. Gibson was an innovator
in many ways and had spent a lot of time studying
Gridiron, when he took over Easts he realised that
they were among the top attacking teams in the
competition, but by far the worst defensive team.

Gibson introduced tackle counts as a means of
focusing his players minds on defence, he left the
attack alone. Gibson talked tackle counts at half time,
he posted them in the locker rooms and players
competed with each other to get the highest tackle
count and thus was born our love affair with stats.

They were seen by many as a “magic bullet”, but they
were simply a tool, like many other tools that a coach
uses, and like any other tool, if you don’t have any
use for the tool then the tool is of no use to you.
Now to your specific question. I am not a student just
a coach, and there are a lot better educated coach’s in
this forum than me so hopefully a couple of them will
jump in with some better educated answers.


All defence (like everything else) starts at the play
the ball. If you are going to keep stats then you are
interested in how your markers work, the first stat
would be on individual players, how many times they
chase out from marker and how many times they don’t
(that figure should be zero).

The next stat would be on how your second marker
works, does he hold and then follow or just hang
around.

One important stat that a lot of coach’s like is doubles
and triples and in what situations. Wingers are
expected to perform two tackles in a row (a double)
on the kick chase, this eases the pressure on your
forwards. Triples from chasing wingers is wonderful.

Forwards often have a high work rate and a stat that is
helpful is their tackle count, this can be used on game
day to allow you to rest hard working forwards.

Your halves tackle count is also helpful on game day,
often coach’s will direct a lot of their attack at one of
your halves, to tire him out so that he is less effective
in attack. By keeping an eye on your main attackers
tackle counts, you can make adjustments to your
defence pattern to keep them fresh during a game.

Tackle assists are also a helpful stat, the first man in
is often credited with the tackle while the second player
is forgotten, when, the second player is the one who
completes the tackle.

Players can only tackle when they are in the correct
position, so adherence to your defence pattern is a
useful indicator, the number of plays when the player
was correctly aligned vs the number of plays when he
was incorrectly aligned.

Years ago we always used to target players with head
gear on their left shoulder, the head gear showed that
they were generally poor left shoulder tacklers, and
would get their head in the wrong place, hence the
use of the head gear. But head gear is becoming more
prevalent so it might not be such a useful guide.

Tackling technique is important, another indicator is
the number of tackles that each player makes in a
specific style (eg front on, side on, behind etc) and
how many were effective vs ineffective on each
shoulder, this gives you a corrective training program
for each player.

Working forward off the line is important, shutting
the gate, working the inside defence, working the up
& out (or in) pattern, all these are important.

Most of these indicators will have to be gained via
video after the game but some can be used during
game day, eg tackle counts, doubles and triples. The
game day stats help you adjust your play during the
game, the video analysis stats allow you to tailor your
training regime to meet the specific requirements of
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* All UK rugby league matches have been called off because of frozen
pitches.

Ananova: The games are: Widnes v Leeds, Salford v Whitehaven, Chorley
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* Keighley Cougars ready to rumble, says Adam Mitchell

Telegraph Argus: With just 15 days to kick-off, Keighley Cougars are
ready to return to the glory days.

After a disappointing season of re-adjustment last year, the Cougars
are preparing to begin the 2003 season on January 19 with Doncaster
Dragons the first combatants. And players and management alike are
determined to prove that they are now a force to be reckoned with.

With the new league and cup format in place and a rash of new
signings champing at the bit, there is an air of expectation around
the town which the Cougars are keen to live up to.

"Everyone is pretty positive around the side," said stand off Adam
Mitchell, one of the finds of last season. For More click here:
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* Sean O'Loughlin heir apparent to renowned dynasty

By Dave Hadfield, The Independent: His dad played 260 games for the
club, his uncle even more. His brother-in-law is the current captain.
Sean O'Loughlin is as close as you get to being Wigan rugby league
royalty.

Last year was a dramatic one for O'Loughlin. He made his first-team
debut, going on to start five games and come off the bench 16 times,
and played for England A and captained them on their tour of Fiji and
Samoa. Not bad for a lad who has just turned 20, but, unless everyone
is very wrong, it is just the start of an illustrious career. There
are many at Wigan who believe he will be their regular stand-off
before next season is over, although the Australian incumbent, Julian
O'Neill, might have something still to say about that. Looking
further ahead, the national coach, David Waite, is adamant he will
one day captain Great Britain.
For More http://sport.independent.co.uk/rugby_league/story.jsp?
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* Ben Cooper: Tough fitness regime

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner; Huddersfield
officials have revealed that centre Ben Cooper amazed medical experts
by playing in the Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final. The 23-year-
old suffered a knee ligament tear in the play-off semi-final triumph
over Leigh.

That should have ruled him out of playing against the same opposition
in the showpiece final three weeks later.

But due to a combination of Cooper's toughness and the expertise of
club physio Martin Higgins, the talented threequarter was able to
line-up for the Giants' biggest game of the season and celebrate
success with the rest of his teammates.

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* Gregory reveals Bradford offer

Teamtalk: Wigan's new assistant coach Mike Gregory has revealed he
knocked back a job offer at Bradford in order to stay with his
hometown club.

Gregory succeeded John Kear as Stuart Raper's right-hand man earlier
this week following a successful spell with the club's Under-21s
team.

But the former Great Britain Test forward has revealed that he turned
down an offer from Bradford to become Brian Noble's number two before
he was promoted by the Warriors

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* McDermott upbeat after Giant move

Teamtalk: Former Bradford prop Brian McDermott insists he is not
taking a backward step after accepting the job of head conditioner at
Huddersfield. The veteran front-rower was offered a role on the
coaching staff at Odsal after bringing his distinguished playing
career to a close at the end of Super League VII.

However, he turned down the opportunity to extend his lengthy stay
with the Bulls in order to link up with the newly-promoted Giants.

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* Gould pulls Rabbit out of hat for Origin

By Danny Weidler, The Sun-Herald: Blues coach Phil Gould has begun
composing his State of Origin squad with bolters Luke Lewis and Scott
Geddes likely to get a start in his 30-man train-on group.

Gould is aiming to assemble a squad of players next month in
preparation for an Origin series in which his team will travel to
Lang Park twice.

Lewis, 19, and Geddes, 22, are just two of the players Gould has in
mind, but only close followers of the code could pick them out of a
line-up of young players.

"They aren't exactly household names, but they might be one day
soon," Gould said. "They're the sort of player we will be looking at.

"Luke Lewis really impresses me as a player. He is so mature for a
young winger. He is a try-scorer, he is safe under the high ball and
he has good awareness in defence. For more click below:
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*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Ric Charlesworth

* RLCM -  COMMENT - Manly Administration Lack Continuity for 2003
           By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - The Pre-Season - A race against time!
           Terry Gilogley B.Ex.Sc.; ARL Level 3 Coach.
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Hockey, Gold Medal winners at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games, from his book 'The Coach Managing for Success'

"In business they call it multiskilling. Athletes must be able to
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Manly Administration Lack Continuity for 2003

For the good of the game, whatever is happening or about to happen at
Manly the situation has to be corrected quickly.  The problem
between 'Fatty' and 'Bozo' has to be fixed and out of the sight of
the media.[see story below in the news section]

The Manly club, after several years of internal problems, will find
themselves down the same path in 2003.

Coach Sharp spoke earlier this year about the lack of club
continuity.

Continuity is one of the assets that successful football teams have
in their long term plans for success. This asset does not only
feature with the football team on the field it must also relate to
the continuity in administration of the football club.

Successful NRL clubs know that the continuity acquisition is a part
of their success and guard it jealously.

Continuity has been missing from the Manly based club over the last
few years and for Peter Sharp's case in 2003 it appears that his wish
to have a strong Manly administration is already out of the window,
simply because 'Fatty' and 'Bozo' are not speaking to each other, and
if what we read is true, they are going on like two children.

Surely someone with some football nous in the Manly administration
can fix it immediately and let coach Sharp get on with his job of
winning games for the fans.

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 25 printed 2002.
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The Pre-Season - A race against time!
Terry Gilogley B.Ex.Sc.; ARL Level 3 Coach.

Putting things into perspective.

................in years gone by the pre-season was preceded by the
off-season. Nowadays there is no longer room for a laid back off –
season, which was the exclusive right for physical development e.g.
cross training and hypertrophy development. Because of the
competitive professional nature of NRL clubs, sport specific
preparation must begin from day one.

This can also be addressed in the weight room as well as in land and
water based activities. This is this reason the off - season has been
eliminated from this proposed model.

The purpose of this article is to examine the period between November
and Mid February (Pre Season Phase - approximately 16 weeks).

It will be looked at mainly from a coaching perspective as opposed to
physical development. This is the foundation time, which will provide
structure for the rest of the season. It is not the
overriding priority of this article to scrutinise every macro or
micro cycle, but to take a pragmatic view of what a head coach and
his coaching staff have to deal with throughout this purgatorial time
period. Then to look at things which need to take place for it to be
a successful campaign.

The Basic Pre-Season Requirements

To the uninitiated, sixteen weeks (November - Mid March) would seem
sufficient time to prepare a team for the new season. However, there
is an abundance of facets to cover.

Coaches need to approach this phase with a basic plan, a coaching
method and an on going evaluation of this process. For the
enhancement of the whole athlete the following should be considered:

TABLE 1
Training Periods for NRL Clubs.
Period Months Covered Weeks Special Focus
Transitional Phase Oct - Nov 4-6 Recovery
Pre Season (Early) Nov - Dec 5-7 Team bonding
Pre - Season (Mid) Jan – Early Feb 5 Mini Camps
Pre - Season (Late) Mid Feb- Mid March 4 Trial Games
Competition Season March - September 28 Winning
Finals Series Sept-Oct 4 Grand Final

1. Physical (conditioning / hypertrophy /speed)
2. Technical (technique / skills)
3. Tactical (basic team ploys and attack / defence patterns)
4. Psychological (mental preparation / group dynamics)
5. Theoretical (Rational behind team strategies)

The astute Head coach would then apply management coaching principles
to incorporate these basic elements. Some of the above can run
concurrently while others are phased in at different stages in the
pre-season period.

As if this wasn’t enough, time is also taken out of this period
for club commitments i.e. fan days, corporate sponsorship, community
obligations and junior clinics.

Considering there is approximately 16-20hrs coaching time a week
available to the coaching personnel, any incursion into this precious
time could be crucial lost coaching opportunities.

How are your time management skills functioning, head coach?

Team Bonding

Team bonding can occur as basically as players’ daily pushing
themselves & each other to their physical & mental limits.

Many coaches rely on this strategy in the early weeks of the pre-
season. Quite often utilising the ‘good cop, bad cop routine’.
Gelling as a team also relies on three main ingredients from the
players

1. Hard work; 2. Good thinking; and 3. A Habit of mutual respect
between teammates & coaching staff (and the opposition in the
competition phase).

The coach is also looking for players who display the following
attributes, mutual striving, unselfish behaviour and players who do
all the little things correctly.

This will build an attitude and atmosphere of trust between players.
Throw in honest communication and feedback from coaching staff and
you have the platform for a successful campaign...........more

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We are currently looking to recruit a COACH AND MANAGERS for the
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The team is a newly formed team in partnership with the Normanby
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NOTTINGHAM OUTLAWS are currently looking to recruit a HEAD COACH for
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* Manly family feud

By Danny Weidler, The Sun-Herald:

"So are we going to be friends or what?"

They were among the last words exchanged between two of Manly's
greatest former players, Bob Fulton and Paul Vautin, who are now
involved in one of rugby league's great feuds.

Fulton was asking Vautin the question. He'd heard his then friend,
who he referred to as "Blue", had said his son was an ordinary player.

"That's up to you, Bob," was Vautin's reply.

That was the last conversation between two men some said were "like
family". It has resulted in a feud that Manly leagues club boss and
friend of both men, Ken Arthurson, said he hopes to end in the new
year ..more

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* West Coast USA Rugby League Update

rleague.com, written by Arizonia Rugby League: The wild, wild west
were the movement all begin, land of the Cowboys and Indians, Billy
the Kid, the gold rush and the Grand Canyon all together better known
as the new frontier.

Now it’s the new frontier for Rugby League in the United States.
Phoenix, Arizona will house the headquarters for the western
conference.

Phoenix has a talented core of rugby union and ex-rugby league
players in the Maricopa county area.

The Phoenix based team is very fortunate to have many ex-professional
rugby league players to call Phoenix home. These ex-internationals
will support and help the development of rugby league not only in
Phoenix but across the western coast ..more

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* Stuart Fielden predicts top-flight dogfight for Super League

Telegraph Argus: Bradford Bulls and St Helens have been made joint
favour-ites at 6-4 with Skybet to win the 2003 regular season.

Wigan are third favourites for the Minor Premiership at
3-1, and then come Leeds (16-1), Hull (25-1), Castleford and London
(66-1), Widnes (150-1), Halifax, Wakefield and Warrington (500-1) and
newly-promoted Huddersfield (1000-1).

"Those odds are about right because they are a reflection of last
season," said Bulls prop Stuart Fielden.

"The top three are pretty close, and Leeds aren't that far away
either, and they could easily become minor premier champions.

"It will be interesting to see how they do having had a clean-out,
but any one of the top five or six could win Super League and it is
going to be a real dogfight.

"Look at how well Widnes did last season in their first campaign
since promotion?"

Meanwhile, Fielden, who has just returned from a holiday in Tenerife,
has expressed shock at his inclusion in a World XIII published in
this month's Rugby League World magazine.

"It is a massive accolade, and it is great to be picked for something
like that, but I am a little bit surprised," admitted the 23-year-old.

"I think of other players selected as being a cut above me, and some
of those who haven't been picked I reckon are too."

What didn't surprise `Fearless', however, were the three other
Britons chosen in the 13 - Paul Sculthorpe, Keith Senior and Andy
Farrell.

"It is recognition of how well Great Britain did in their recent
series against New Zealand," said the Bulls' Player of the Year.

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* Beady-eyed Nigel talks turkey to Wigan Warriors

Manchester Online: With no match over Christmas, Wigan Warriors are
turning into a bunch of weight watchers - and extra pounds will cost
them cash.

It will be back on the scales under the beady eye of conditioner
Nigel Ashley-Jones after the holiday break. And any player who has
piled on the pounds tucking into the turkey and trimmings can expect
to be fined.

With head coach Stuart Raper taking a break back home in Australia,
Ashley-Jones has been busy with preparations for the new season.

And he's aiming to turn the Warriors forwards into an even bigger six
pack as Super League falls into line with Australia over the
interchange rule.

Coaches this time out will be allowed to utilise their substitutes
and make 12 changes, last year they were restricted to just
six ..more

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* Gary Connolly a threat to Francis Cummins

By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport: Francis Cummins led Leeds to a 20-2
victory over Castleford in the traditional Boxing Day challenge and
then discovered he is in danger of losing his full-back role in
addition to the captaincy.

Within minutes of putting pen to a two-year contract, evergreen Wigan
and Great Britain star Gary Connolly was introduced to the 10,366
Headingley crowd midway through the Rhinos' comfortable four-try
success.

The 31-year-old Connolly was snapped up by Leeds after Wigan chairman
Maurice Lindsay, currently holidaying in Australia, agreed to release
him from his rugby union commitments with sister club Orrell.

The former St Helens favourite was delighted to abandon his brief
career in the 15-man code in order to extend his Super League career
and revealed he has set his sights on the full-back role at
Headingley ..more

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* Halifax 28 defeated Salford 12

..more Debutant Paul Parker was a try scorer as new-look Halifax beat
Salford City Reds 28-12 in a pre-season friendly at The Shay on
Sunday.

Parker, who was signed from Hull before Christmas, was one of several
new players in Tony Anderson's side.

Young back rower Jaymes Chapman and half-backs Liam Finn and Sean
Penkywicz were among other try scorers in an encouraging performance.
Finn also kicked four goals.

Salford, relegated from the top flight at the end of last season,
scored two tries through hooker Malcolm Alker and second-rower Andy
Coley, with Steve Blakeley kicking two conversions.

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* Wakefield 18 defeated Featherstone 0

Teamtalk: Three late tries gave Wakefield Wildcats an 18-0 victory
against neighbours Featherstone Rovers in a friendly at Post Office
Road on Sunday.

In a hard-fought match played in difficult wet conditions, the
Wildcats led 4-0 at half-time through a Gareth Ellis try.
The home side defended well throughout but were undone in the last 10
minutes when the visitors scored three times.

Rob Spicer, Waisale Sovatabua and debutant Olivier Elima all touched
down with Ian Knott converting the final try.

Wakefield's Australian stand-off Ben Jeffries set up two of the
tries.

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* NZ Warriors snubbed

By PRAVIN CHAR and MARC HINTON, Stuff.co.nz: The heroic Warriors and
their coach have been snubbed in our national sports awards, a
decision angering fans, politicians and sporting greats.

The team that captured the hearts of the nation during its historic
drive to the NRL rugby league grand final has been deemed not good
enough to make the shortlist of four finalists for the sports team of
the year at the Halberg Awards.

Coach Daniel Anderson will also be left off the shortlist of
finalists for top coach.

"I'm flabbergasted. For the first time in my life I'm lost for words.
The people who do the judging need to have a look at themselves,"
said the Warriors' number one fan, "Mad Butcher" Peter Leitch.

Warriors chief executive Mick Watson said the team deserved to be a
finalist. "It's disappointing for the players not to get recognition.
The players desrve it as does Daniel Anderson, who is recognised as
up there with the elite coaches in Australasia." ..more

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* Darren Smith to dog the Roosters

Foxsport:, The Sunday Telegraph: After missing out on a premiership
because of the Bulldogs' salary cap crisis, Darren Smith wants the
next best thing -- a shot at the team that took the title, the Sydney
Roosters.

Smith flies out of Australia today to join his new club St Helens and
would love to play in the World Club Challenge match against the
Roosters on February 14 at Bolton.

"It would be great if I could play that match, but, to be honest, I
haven't got a clue what their plans are," Smith said. "I wasn't in
their team that won it (the competition) last season, so I'll have to
wait and see.

"I'd love to play in the match because last season ended early for
me.

"It would have been good to have seen how well we would have gone in
the finals."

Smith expects to fill a utility role at St Helens, switching between
centre, second row and hooker.

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* Leeds 20 defeated Castleford 2

Leeds celebrate Connolly's arrival with win.

Leeds enjoyed a 20-2 victory in their Boxing Day challenge with
Castleford, but the biggest cheer was reserved for the half-time
introduction of new signing Gary Connolly.

The Rhinos delayed the kick-off to allow the bumper 10,366 crowd into
Headingley. They scored four tries without reply in a scrappy
encounter.

Leeds, who included three of their close-season signings in Dave
Furner, Chris Feather and Andrew Dunemann, struggled to overcome the
sticky conditions but they had too much class for their under-
strength visitors ..more

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* Warrington 34 defeated Widnes 16

Sporting Life: Paul Cullen's rejuvenated Warrington side were
outstanding as they clinched the Wire FM Trophy 34-16 against their
neighbours in front of a crowd of 6,608 at the Halton Stadium ..more

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* Connolly set for league return

Ananova: Gary Connolly, who made a switch to rugby union with Orrell
earlier this month, is poised to make a dramatic return to league by
signing for Leeds Rhinos.

Leeds are hoping to finalise the capture of the 31-year-old Great
Britain international, who has been released from the final year of
his contract with Wigan.

The Rhinos hope to unveil Connolly as their latest signing at half-
time in the Boxing Day friendly with Castleford at Headingley.

The move is likely to end Connolly's hopes of playing in next year's
rugby union World Cup.

He qualifies for both England and Ireland and is believed to have
spoken to both countries.

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* Brookvale's battle of the board

By Paul Kent, Daily Telegraph: It was two days after he was told the
new board was going in a new direction, a day after they backflipped
and invited him back. It was after he then told them that if he
wasn't good enough yesterday then hey, he certainly wa
sn't good enough today.

It was then that Paul Cummings landed the deal that one day just
might be recorded as the deal that saved the Manly football club.

It was last Friday.

Cummings secured a loan of more than $700,000 from a private
benefactor whose one insistence was anonymity. The loan enabled the
club to pay off several long-standing debts it had had trouble
meeting, debts that included a group tax bill so large that you 
needed a running start to jump it.

As one source said: "Draw your own conclusions what would have
happened if he didn't get it."

Meanwhile, on another part of the northern beaches, Ken Arthurson was
taking aside the football club's three newly elected board members --
Paul Vautin, Max Krilich and Peter O'Dwyer -- and telling them how it
was. Hard and fast. Arko, the leagues club cha
irman and so the man with the money, was back on old ground.

And while Cummings was pulling off his deal and preparing to then
slip off into anonymity himself, quietly and without fuss, Arthurson
had plans. And so climaxed a week that Arthurson, the old street-
fighter, called the blackest in Manly's history. ..more

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* Drills for decision-making - By Gary Roberts from the next RLCM
Book 29 out January 2003.

......for a coach, how his players perform during the match, in areas
of decision-making is the absolute final test for the quality of the
decision-making drills that the coach has been able to put together
in his practice sessions.

On the other hand, if the coach is doing drills successfully at
practice, but are preformed negatively during the game and the
players are not improving. It could be suggested that it is down to
the coach and drills that he is using.

..............in football it is difficult due to the physical
component in the game although it is not every thing in the game, it
is an integral part of it, so if players practice under full on game
conditions, the risk is that they will bash themselves up and
literally they could so fatigued that they can't play well on
weekends.

There is a real challenge of coming up with decision-making drills,
there is no real full substitute for designing drills that put
players in positions where they have to make those decisions.

Designing games, where there is something at stake and the players
put pressure on each other to ensure that they are doing it as close
to full on as possible, in terms of a motivated state. To say it is
one thing, but it is tough to do.

The other thing is the use of video. Rather than actually looking at
the situation in a detached way and learning about where the players
hands were or feet were or where he was positioned in relation to the
player inside of him, video makes all that easy.

There is definitely a part and a role for video replay for the player
to see the big picture. Ultimately he has to realize the terms of the
decisions that he needs to make and he still has to practice them
under game like conditions as much possible............

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TRAINING - Speed - Agility - Power
By Ashey Jones
Written by Robert Rachow written 2000

Ashley Jones has travelled a career path that has taken
him on a journey via Newcastle and Parramatta,
eventually leading to the newly - merged Northern
Eagles. Just like his career path he believes an eccletic
multi facet approach to training is important.

In Jones'book, the basics are the essentials. If you
cover all your bases and don't shirk the work, then
the season should be fine sailing. Whatever you put
into the tank prior to Christmas you draw on in
September.

A typical week for the Eagles resembles something
like this:

First day after recovery: Maximal velocity session
incorporating game conditioning exercises and, drills
incorporating agility.

Second day: Functional athletic strength training
session looking at total body strength and power.

Third day: Extras or rest. The extras sessions are for
those with below par fitness or for players seeking
specialised training for a particular area such as
tackling or kicking.

Fourth day: Short sharp speed session after skills.
Obviously, for non-professional outfits in suburbia and
rural regions, such a program would be impractical.

However Jones says teams with limited time together
can condense the five major elements - speed, power,
agility, ball work and endurance - into their desired
number of sessions through the use of modified
games. The underlying theme is that when compacting
the various elements, the full spectrum of skills should
be maintained. And within each of those skills, a full
array of components must be covered.

For instance, a gym session would only cover one-fifth
of the week's training, but that session in itself
should be as comprehensive as possible. The logic is
to balance out all the individual capabilities into one
overall complete package.

An example of an overall
workout could be - three leg exercises (one Olympic
movement, one squat and one hamstring exercise),
one lower back activity, two upper body pulling
exercises, one upper body pushing exercise, grip work,
and abdominals.

Even then, within each activity it can
be broken down further. Leg squats alone can be
performed by explosive Olympic squats, back squat,
front squat and/or one-legged squat, just to name a
few.

"Basically I believe that what ever you don't use, you
lose," Jones states.

When you get in the gym - or even out on the track -you
should be looking to cover everything; move
through all the movements. Maintaining overall
strength and fitness is the key, not just concentrating
on one area until it is super special.

When it comes to testing the fitness level of players,
Jones is again a fan of sticking to the basics. His simple
endurance test is a 2.4 kilometre course, with timed
goals for each player with the beep test during the
season more specific because of the shuttle nature of
the test. However, for more specific information he
recommends timing players over a variety of distances
such as 100 metres, 400m and one kilometre in order
to judge each energy system relationship.

This enables you to judge the metres covered per
second or velocity(distance divided by time). Some
players may register very low speeds over the shorter
distance, but be able to maintain fairly high velocity
over the longer target, or vice-versa. This then allows
you to target a specific element of their running that
needs improvement.

In terms of power output, most players these days can
claim to bench press in excess of 140kg. Many can
go higher than 180kg. Other tests such as power clean
and squat will reveal similarly startling figures. But
to set a standard weight target that is applied across
the board would be fraught with folly, says Jones.

"Fitness tests are like everything else in your training
regime, they should be open to variation and be
positional specific," Jones warns.

"Setting generic tests and goals that are cast in stone
is of no value to anybody. A veteran player who has
been battered and thrown around won't be able to
perform at the same level as most of your squad. It is
a fact of life that his impairment will stop him from
reaching that target. Similarly another player might
not push himself to his fullest capacity if the generic
goal is too low..................More


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* Port Macquarie to have teams in NSWCRL Groups 2 & 3

Written by: Damien Herb, rleague.com: An interesting situation awaits
locals when the respective Group 2 and Group 3 competitions are
launched in March. This coming season the Group 3 competition will
field a team from Port Macquarie for the first time in over 10 years.

However this side will not be the highly popular Port Macquarie
Sharks outfit, they will stay in Group 2. The new side has been
formed via pressure from the new Panthers Leagues Club, hence the
introduction of the Port City Panthers.

The Panthers franchise has run the Port RSL for two years now quite
successfully, however it continued to make bids to take over the Port
Macquarie Sharks. When this attempt was unsuccesful they decided to
form their own club in the struggiling Group 3 competition ..more

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*Leeds Rhinos to hold talk with Adrian Morley

Teamtalk: Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington has revealed that
he will hold talks with former Headingley idol Adrian Morley on
Boxing Day.

The Great Britain Test star left Leeds two years ago to link up with
Sydney Roosters in the NRL but he will back at Headingley to watch
the Rhinos take on Castleford on 26 December - and Hetherington plans
to use the occasion to discuss the 26-year-old's future plans.

"Adrian will be one of our guests on Boxing Day," said Hetherington.
"I have seen him and chatted with him while he has been over here,
but I've not had any formal talks. I'll maybe take that opportunity
on Boxing Day."

Morley only has a year remaining on his Roosters contract and
Hetherington admitted that he will be going all out to lure him back
to Headingley in 2004 ..more

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*Hull KR closing in on former Great Britain prop Harvey Howard

Teamtalk: Hull KR chairman Colin McNicol has revealed that the Robins
are close to completing their swoop for former Great Britain prop
Harvey Howard.

The 33-year-old was released by Wigan at the end of Super League VII
and has been locked in talks with the ambitious National League One
side about a move to Humberside.

McNicol revealed that negotiations were still ongoing but was hopeful
that the transfer coup would soon be complete.

"We're still in negotiations with Harvey Howard which are very
positive and are going forward well," said McNicol ..more

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* I'll make Eagles soar: Fatty Vautin

By Peter Kogoy, Foxsports: Manly chairman-elect Paul Vautin plans to
make his mark by attracting new Sea Eagles sponsors.

Urged on by leagues club chairman Ken Arthurson, Vautin didn't back
down from the election and was voted on to the board. He will be
installed as club chairman at tonight's meeting.

"Ken Arthurson's advice to me was not to give in, and that something
good would come out of this adversity," he said.

Vautin and the new board have plenty to do: the club reported an
operating loss for the past financial year of $2.1 million.

"It takes around $8 million to run a successful club. That's what it
will take to make Manly successful again," Vautin said ..more

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* Gavin Clinch relishing Salford switch

Manchester Online: Gavin Clinch enjoyed success playing alongside big
Karl Harrison and Salford's star signing is now hoping for more of
the same as a key member of Harrison's Salford squad preparing for
the new NFP season.

Clinch, who is likely to make his Salford debut against Whitehaven in
their early New Year clash, is relishing the challenge.

"I probably would not have joined Salford but for the fact Karl is
coach," he said. "I have always respected him - he's honest and I
know just how determined he is to enjoy success.

"I can't wait for the new season because I have always enjoyed
playing at the Willows.

"Karl has assembled a good squad and I can see just how determined
they are." ..more

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* Maurice Bamford loves the Challenge Cup

Manchester Online: Former GB coach Maurice Bamford has sprung to the
defence of the Challenge Cup claiming it is still rugby league's
premier knockout competition.

Bamford, who also coached Wigan and Leeds, claims it saddens him to
see the cup being viewed in some quarters as a secondary competition.

As professional clubs prepare to enter this year's event, Bamford has
expressed his own support for the competition's stature.

He said: "I absolutely deplore the downgrading of the Challenge Cup.
Wembley used to be the venue and the cup was the product ..more

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* Paul Vautin to be appointed Sea Eagles chairman

Daily Telegraph: Paul "Fatty" Vautin the Manly legend will be
appointed chairman of his beloved Sea Eagles.

Vautin, with 147 votes, was joined by former team-mate Max Krilich
(161) and local junior league official Peter O'Dwyer (177) in being
returned to the six-man board.

The new board will have plenty to do after the football club reported
an operating loss for the last financial year of $2.1m.

However, there is much confidence over the name change from Northern
Eagles back to Manly and the full-time return to Brookvale Oval.

Peter O'Dwyer said Vautin was a worthy choice as chairman and did not
believe his The Footy Show and NRL commentary commitments with Nine
would interfere with his ability to do the job.

"That's certainly not an issue with any of the board members,"
O'Dwyer said.

"The commitment is there and has been since 1998 when he started as a
director.

"In that time I'd be surprised if he has missed any meetings."

Vautin's appointment as chairman will be made official by the Sea
Eagles today.

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* Souths Juniors will only give Souths $500,000 next year

By Danny Weidler, SMH: South Sydney's annual $1.5 million sponsorship
backing from the wealthy Souths Juniors club may be under threat only
one season into the senior club's second coming to the NRL.

At best, it appears that the Juniors will give Souths $500,000 next
year, leaving the club a $1million-a-year shortfall on their
predicted income.

In recent years, Souths have won heavy backing from the Juniors, but
there appears to be no hope that they will be able to provide the
Rabbitohs with anything near the level of financial support of recent
years.

"With everything that has been going on I think we can definitely say
that we won't be able to commit the same amount to Souths again next
year," Juniors boss Frank Cookson said ..more

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* Ian Millward mouths off again at Bradford Bulls

By Bill Marshall, Telegraph Argus: St Helens coach Ian Millward is
already stoking up the heat ahead of Super League VIII's opening
night clash with Bradford Bulls.

The Bulls are set to face champions Saints on Friday, February 21 in
front of the Sky TV cameras at Knowsley Road in a repeat of last
season's controversial Grand Final.

That will come just seven days after Saints face Australian champions
Sydney Roosters in a bid to claim the World Club Championship crown
won by Bradford against Newcastle Knights last February.

Recent games between the two clubs - including when Saints fielded a
team missing several regulars at Valley Parade ahead of the Challenge
Cup final - suggest that there will be no lack of spice during the
build-up.

And the Saints boss told Rugby League World magazine: "All they'll do
is talk for weeks and weeks about revenge.

"I'll just block my ears and not really worry. Their chairman will
come out with some stupid comments and we'll just sit back and go
about our business.

"They'll definitely keep talking about the Grand Final, but that is
history now. We won't focus on that game at all. It should be a sell-
out and one hell of a match. Even this far away, you can say it's
going to be a 50-50 proposition."

Meanwhile, Millward would like to see the World Club Championship
expanded in coming years to include eight teams from both sides of
the world.

"I think this is just the start of what could become a big annual
event involving four teams coming here. We could have it at the start
of the year, with three clubs from Australia involved, the New
Zealand Warriors and four clubs from here. We could play over a
number of weeks and then have a final."

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* Keiron Cunningham expected back mid season

Manchester Online: Saints and GB hooker Keiron Cunningham is making
good progress from surgery on a dislocated elbow sustained in the
first Test against New Zealand.

Cunningham still has a protective cast but is on course for a return
midway through next season.

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* Neil Baynes on hold for Salford

Manchester Online: Salford Reds will not gamble on the fitness of
pack star Neil Baynes in their pre-season friendly matches.

Baynes is back in full training after a close season hernia operation
and won't be risked before the start of the new campaign.

Reds want the big prop, nicknamed Basher by fans, fully fit for the
Buddies Cup opener against Swinton on January 19.

The following week, Salford entertain Toulouse in the Challenge Cup
and want Baynes back to his best for this one.

Football director Steve Simms told MEN Sport: "Baynes is over the
operation and training very hard, but I can't see us taking any
chances on him in the friendlies."

Reds expect to be at full strength for the derby with Swinton but
Neil Baxter looks to have played his last game for the Reds.

He still hasn't been seen at training and is tipped to move into
rugby union.

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* GMB UNION NATIONAL CUP 2003

BARLA: The British Amateur Rugby League Association is delighted to
announce the first round draw for the 2003 GMB Union National Cup.

The largest Rugby League knockout competition in the world is for a
second year sponsored by a collaboration between the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Regions of the GMB Union.

112 teams will hit the GMB Union National Cup trail, which begins on
Saturday 11 January 2002.

Cup holders West Hull will not begin their trophy defence until the
next round, along with the other National Conference League Premier
Division teams, whilst last years beaten finalists Ince Rose Bridge,
are making the trip across the Pennines to face Heworth of the
National Conference League Division Two.

2001 Cup winners Thatto Heath will also be looking to reach the
prestigious Final but face a tricky looking home tie against Pennine
League Premier Division outfit Illingworth.

Gary Jones, Regional Secretary of the GMB Union Lancashire Region and
National Young Members’ Co-ordinator, comments “We in the
Lancashire Region are tremendously excited at the start of this
seasons GMB Union National Cup and would like to wish all teams and
their supporters the very best of luck in their endeavors to lift the
Cup in 2003.”

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* Featherstone Rovers optimistic over future

Ananova: Featherstone Rovers say they are on course to come out of
administration by the end of January.

The club went to the High Court earlier this month to fight a winding-
up order over an unpaid tax bill of £97,000.

But Featherstone chairman Glyn Robinson is optimistic following talks
with potential backers.

He said: "We have been in meetings on Friday with the accountants for
our potential backer.

''Those meetings were extremely productive and at this time it would
appear those discussions will lead to a sum of money being invested
in Featherstone Rovers.

''The money will help us to clear the historic debt that is
strangling us and preventing us moving forward.''

He added: "The talks with the administrator are ongoing and, whilst
there is still much work to do, we are on course to present our CVA
to creditors and come out of administration at the end of January."

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* Chris Anderson doubts ARL's move

Foxports: Kangaroos coach Chris Anderson has questioned the logic of
appointing a full-time Australian coach at the end of next season.

The Australian Rugby League is considering the idea after it was
floated at a board meeting earlier this week.

"I don't think we play enough internationals at the moment to really
warrant having someone in the role on a full-time basis," Anderson
said in his first interview since being reappointed as Test coach
this week.

"You would need a pretty solid program in place to justify the
position.

"I also believe [coaching Australia] is a reward for blokes who do
well at club football.

"The same as with the players – if you do well in the rough and
tumble of club football and Origin football then you get a shot at
playing for your country.

"That should be how it is for [coaches] too ..more

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* Maurice Lindsay talks tough

By Ray Chesterton, Foxsports: Maurice Lindsay says the Kangaroos will
face their most torrid opposition in decades on next year's tour.

Lindsay said Great Britain's success in beating the touring New
Zealand this year had injected new confidence into the game in
England.

"It was a great win against New Zealand," Lindsay said.

"England really played well. They showed spirit in bouncing back from
losing the first Test to win the series."

Lindsay said the embarrassment of Great Britain's 64-10 loss to
Australia in a one-off Test in Sydney last July had been at least
partly erased by the win against the Kiwis.

But beating Australia in England remained a big goal.

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* RFL begin TV negotiations

Total RL: The RFL have appointed a firm of media consultants to help
them negotiate the game's next TV deal.

TWI, part of Mark McCormack’s IMG group of companies, is the
largest independent producer, packager and distributor of sports
programming in the world. It represents the rights of some of the
world’s foremost sporting events, including the British Open Golf
Championship and the America’s Cup.

“The RFL’s current contact with BSkyB for the Tetley’s
Super League concludes in 2003, as does our contract with the BBC for
the TXU Energi Challenge Cup," explained Richard Lewis, the RFL's
Executive Chairman.

"The RFL Board interviewed a number of short-listed companies and we
have selected TWI to be our consultants to assist us in negotiating
renewal of our media rights contracts."

TWI’s brief will be to not only maximise income from the rights,
but also to gain Rugby League more extensive coverage through areas
such as magazine programmes, in-flight entertainment, videos and DVD.

Bill Sinrich, President of TWI, said: “We at TWI are delighted to
be working with such a dynamic sport as Rugby League. Both the
Tetley’s Super League and the TXU Energi Challenge Cup have seen
substantial growth in their television audience in the past season
because of the quality and excitement of both competitions.”

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* Paul Penrice makes a dramatic return to Workington Town

Total RL: Workington Town coach Paul Penrice has made a dramatic
return to the club after resigning last week.

Penrice quit after just five players turned up to a pre-season
training session.

But the former Town player - who has been at the club for 16 years -
performed a U-turn on Wednesday night after backing from his players,
and is now back in the role just a month before the start of the new
season.

"When you've been at a club for so long it's hard to leave. I just
hope now there are changes in the attitude and commitment of some
players," Penrice said.

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TODAYS NEWS UPDATE 16/12/02
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Chris Melling and Matthew Wray inspire England

By Dave Hadfield, Independent: Not content with becoming the first
northern hemisphere team to beat the Australians at this level in 30
years, England Academy are now the only side ever to take a series
from them. Two tries apiece from the Wigan full-back Chris Melling
and Wakefield's winger Matty Wray sealed a memorable victory at
Headingley last night.

"We can now say that we are world champions at under-18 level and we
have never been able to say that,'' said a proud England coach, Mike
Gregory. "In five or six years' time we could be world champions at
senior level.''

England struggled early on to recapture their compelling form of the
first Test and they went behind when the Australian scrum-half, Steve
Goodhew, dummied his way through after six minutes.

They could have been further in arrears before they turned the game
around during an inspired seven-minute spell before half-time. Their
outstanding loose-forward, Gareth Hock, was the catalyst with a break
from the scrum base to set up Wray. His Wigan team-mate Melling then
scored two in two minutes from fluent attacking rugby and added the
goal to the second to give his side an eight-point lead at the break.

Melling's penalty edged England further ahead at the start of the
second half, but the score that really put them on their way to
victory came when the Australians lost the ball and Wray showed
stunning pace to score in the corner.

Tom Learoyd forced his way over for Australia as they threatened a
late fightback, but England kept their nerve and another penalty from
Melling saw them to a result that gives British Rugby League great
hope for the future.

ENGLAND ACADEMY: Melling (Wigan); Gardner (Leeds), Barker (Leeds),
Bridge (Bradford), Wray (Wakefield); Mathers (Leeds), Robinson
(Wigan); Bailey (Leeds), Beswick (Wigan), Barton (Wigan), Wilkin (St
Helens), Langley (Bradford), Hock (Wigan). Substitutes used:
Gallagher (Leeds), Johnson (St Helens), Saxton (Castleford), Horne
(Hull).

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS: Farrell; Ale, Ross, Cain, Pelo; Aitken,
Goodhuw; Weyman, L'Estrange, Sims, Learoyd, Poore, Fulton.
Substitutes used: Smith, Hoffman, Hannant, Lillyman.

Referee: R Silverwood (Mirfield).

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A very good English side - Mike McEntyre, Australian Coach

By Chris Park, St Helens: England Academy emerged uncrowned World
Champions at Under 18 level after completing an amazing 2-0 Test
whitewash over Australia at Headingley, Leeds on Friday evening, when
St Helen players Jon Wilkin and Bruce Johnson played vital parts in a
famous 22-12 victory, laying the foundations for England’s first
Series win over the Aussies at any level for thirty years.

Wilkin was at the heart of a massive defensive effort which shocked
the Aussies to the roots in a tough encounter. He was pulled out by
the referee for one particularly robust challenge which sparked an
early wholsale melee : it was a defining moment in a game in which
England served notice that they were not going to be intimidated, and
by halftime they were in command, having run in three tries to lead
14-6.

Johnson was a key man who played a solid part off the bench in
quelling Australia's big forwards in the second half, and overall,
this was a thoroughly solid team effort which had Australian coach
Mike McEntyre admitting that his side had been well beaten.

“It’s great for England, but for us it’s not so great.

We came here with a proud record and now it’s gone, and the shock
back home, which was severe when we lost the First Test, will be
compounded. But we can have no qualms about being beaten by what was
a very good English side.”

England Academy Head Coach, former Saint Mike Gregory, was full of
praise for his players after the game, saying “We have some very
smart and tough young footballers in this country and they were
tremendous tonight.

"All we do as coaches is to give the players ideas – it’s up to them how
they execute them, and when. We knew that Australia would come at us
strongly, we talked about it before the game, and it happened.

"But when we conceded an early try, we never panicked, that’s the important
thing. Our defence throughout the Series has been awesome, and it really
paid off today.”

“I can’t praise our players highly enough. With the help of
Sport England, we were able to prepare thoroughly for this Series, but that
demanded a big commitment from the players and they never faltered.

"After beating New Zealand 2-0 in the Series against them last year
and now Australia by the same margin this time round, we can lay
claim to the title of being World Champions at this age group.

"Hopefully, we can go on to make real progress from here.”

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Hunslet re-sign Bryn Powell

By Simon Kerr, National League: HISSA have announced the re-signing
of Bryn Powell the 21 year old former Hunslet Warrior on a 1 year
contract in conjunction with the club.

Powell was named in the Northern Ford Premiership side of last season
after a phenomenal first season in professional rugby league scoring
an amazing 25 tries from 31 games in a side that finished second from
bottom last term.

A place in the Welsh national training squad was due recognition for
his efforts to cap a great season.

Hunslet were delighted to keep hold of Bryn despite interest from
other National League sides and also a Super League side.

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Russian side knocked out of Challenge Cup

Ananova: Russian team Strella Kazan were beaten by Hull amateur side
Embassy 20-16 on their historic first appearance in the TXU Energi
Challenge Cup.

Kazan loose forward Maxim Romanov ran in three tries in a man-of-the-
match performance but it was not enough in a tense encounter played
in atrocious conditions at Hull KR's Craven Park.

Embassy fell behind early to the first of Romanov's touchdowns but
hit back with three tries in nine minutes from Mark Dawson, Craig
Barker and Craig Sharkett to lead 18-6 at the break.

They extended their lead to 20-6 with a Dawson penalty four minutes
into the second period but Kazan fought back to set up a thrilling
finish.

Romanov crossed twice more and Mikhail Mitrofanov added a goal in a
late onslaught but Embassy held on to claim their place in the third
round.

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BARLA reject reunification deal

By Dave Hadfield, The Independent: The British Amateur Rugby League
Association runs the risk of losing its funding following the
decision of its management board that it cannot accept the Rugby
League's proposals for reunification.

Sport England, which at present supports BARLA to the tune of
£130,000 a year, says it will only fund a single governing body in
future, but the organisation's chief executive, Ian Cooper, said: "We
have reached an impasse. There are fundamental issues which make it
impossible for us to recommend reunification to the full meeting of
BARLA next month.''

One of the major sticking points is that under RFL's terms, BARLA
staff would in future be employed by them. "That would give us no
sovereignty whatever,'' Cooper said ..more

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Chris Anderson calls for Livermore to stop cheap shots

By Cameron Bell and Garry Legg, Daily Telegraph: Test coach Chris
Anderson says continued outbursts by Queensland Rugby League chief
executive Ross Livermore over his tenure as national coach were
lowering the value of the Australian Test jersey.

On the eve of the AR'Ls board meeting, where the national coaching
position will be discussed, Anderson said it was stupid that
Livermore sought to bring state allegiances into the decision-making
process.

In his strongest reply to Livermore's opposition to him as coach,
Anderson said he wasn't about to give it up just because Livermore
said it was time.

"It's disappointing he wants to lower the value of the Australian
jumper by bringing state allegiances into it," Anderson said.
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A Golden Point thought - Phil Gould

SMH:.........it will be very exciting to see the first game in which
the golden point extra time is used to break a deadlock.

I do think, however, that the golden point extra time rule should
only be to win a bonus premiership point and that the losing team
should retain the point it earned for the drawn score at the end of
80 minutes.

Surely a team that loses in extra time is entitled to more than the
team that gets flogged by 40 points? The winner gets two points and
the loser of a golden point game gets a point. Seems fair to me and
everyone goes home happy....................

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RFL feel the future's bright

Teamtalk: RFL executive chairman Richard Lewis says England Under-
18s' series win over Australia on Friday has "injected new life" into
the junior game.

Lewis has led the celebrations of the Academy age-group team's 2-0
series win over the previously all-conquering Australian Schoolboys.

England Academy completed their historic success - their first over
the Joeys since tours started in 1972 - with a 22-12 second Test win
at Headingley on Friday night.

The Lions Cubs had set up the sequence by beating the Australian
Schoolboys 28-22 in the first Test at St Helens last Sunday.

Lewis said: "This is a thrilling series win for the British game and
is an indication that the Rugby Football League has set in motion the
kind of development programme that will enable us to become
competitive at the highest levels of the sport once again.

"The significance of the two Test wins will not be lost on the rest
of world rugby league either. The Australian Schoolboys have suffered
very few defeats during their existence and the English victory will
indicate to the world how serious we are about making a mark in the
international game.

"There is no doubt too that this series win has injected new life
into junior international Rugby League and, at the same time, given
notice that British rugby league is producing players with full Test
potential."

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Waite's future - decision imminent

Teamtalk: David Waite is expected to decide over the weekend whether
he will remain as Great Britain coach next year.

The Australian has been told by the RFL that he cannot continue to
hold three jobs - national coach, performance director and technical
director, so he must decide whether to remain as coach or step aside
to concentrate on his other roles.

Waite, who has had his share of critics, coached Great Britain to its
first win over New Zealand since 1993 in last month's drawn series.
He has a three-year contract which expires next December.

"My brief when I came over here was to hand the job over to a British
coach and there are some good candidates," Waite told Rugby League
World recently.

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Workington Town coach resigns

Total RL: Workington Town Paul Penrice has quit the club over a lack
of commitment from the club's players.

Town stalwart Penrice resigned on Friday morning after just five
players attended training the previous night.

His departure leaves Town coachless just a month ahead of their
opening National League Cup fixture at Rochdale, but Penrice
explained that his position had become untenable.

"To be quite honest I was just sick of the players' attitude and
commitment," Penrice told totalrl.com

"I've been involved at the club for over 16 years and this is the
worst I've ever know it. All the players seem to be interested in is
what they can get out of the club for themselves.

"I was wasting my time going down there and I couldn't afford to do
that any more."

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Salary cap: Time to draw the line

By James Stewart, rleague.com: The NRL are making ‘policy on the
run’ in terms of dealing with clubs who breach the salary cap and it can
only lead to a public relations disaster for the NRL unless they draw a
line in the sand in terms of penalties.

The Bulldogs were found guilty of breaching the cap –
systematically –  by an estimated $600,000 in 2001 and $400,000 in 2002.
They were fined $500,000 and lost 37 competition points and a terrific
chance of competing for the premiership. Added to the monetary penalty was
the additional revenue that would have been gained through prize money,
sponsorship, merchandise sales etc… and was estimated as up to $2 million
dollars.

The Wests Tigers were fined $145,000 back in August for not
disclosing $140,000 worth of player payments at the start of the
season. There have been other cases in recent years – basically a
monetary penalty for these smaller sized offences has been around the
size of the breach.

My question is where does the line get drawn in terms of reduction of
premiership points and so forth? Is it $200,000? $300,000? Or does it
depend on the teams standing on the ladder on the time and does it
depend on what period of the season we are in? ..more

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"Take a drill, then try to think about how you can change the rules,
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get what you want to get out of it.

"Try to give [the players] a framework so that they can design their
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TODAYS NEWS UPDATE 12/12/02
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* Gallop suprised at Bennett's criticism of golden point.

SMH: David Gallop expressed surprise at Brisbane coach Wayne
Bennett's criticism of plans to introduce a golden point rule next
season in drawn matches.

Bennett was unable to attend the NRL's annual conference last month,
but Gallop said that other Broncos officials had approved the
introduction of up to 10 minutes of extra time.

"It got 100 per cent support at the annual conference but
unfortunately Wayne wasn't there to participate in the debate," he
said.

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* Judiciary threatens walkout if NRL ends defamation funding

By Brad Walter and Roy Masters, SMH: The National Rugby League's
entire seven-man judiciary has threatened to resign en-masse over the
NRL's decision to stop funding legal action by some panel members
against NSW Origin coach Phil Gould.

Judiciary commissioner Jim Hall, chairman Greg Woods, QC, and the
five-man panel of former players Royce Ayliffe, Ian Roberts, Darrell
Williams, Mal Cochrane and Jeff Hardy made the threat in a letter
sent to NRL chairman John Chalk last Friday.

They are furious with the NRL's decision not to fund their pursuit of
damages in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling in September that Gould
had defamed Hall, Ayliffe, Roberts and Williams.

The action was triggered by Gould's criticism of the tribunal's
decision to impose a six-match suspension on Dragons captain Craig
Smith last year made in comments on Macquarie radio's 2GB and in his
column in The Sun-Herald, published by John Fairfax, which also
publishes the Herald ..more

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* Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club record a $628,493 loss in 2001-2002

By Steve Ricketts, Courier Mail: Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club Ltd is
reviewing its level of sponsorship for the football club's
recruitment and development program after recording a $628,493 loss
in 2001-2002.


The Leagues Club made a net operating profit of $171,507 before
$800,000 in sponsorship allocations to the football club and
community endeavours such as Camp Quality and the Kim Walters Choices
Program.

In the leagues club's annual report to be tabled at Sunday's 14th AGM
in Brisbane, chairman Steve Williams said the latest building and
development program completed in June – four months behind
schedule – was the major contributor to a 15 per cent drop in
revenue
to $16,219,000.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, liquidation of debts and
sponsorship were $2,634,000.

Williams said a three-year building program was completed at a cost
of $7.2million, with the club now having freehold title of the Red
Hill site from the Brisbane City Council and Broncos Football
Club ..more

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* Sydney Roosters are under investigation

Daily Telegraph: NRL premiers the Sydney Roosters are under
investigation for alleged salary cap breaches.

And The Daily Telegraph understands at least two other clubs will
soon be exposed as having exceeded the NRL's $3.25 million limit.

There is no suggestion the Roosters will be stripped of their Telstra
Premiership because the salary indiscretions are nowhere near as
serious as the infamous Bulldogs case earlier this year.

But NRL chief executive David Gallop last night confirmed there
were "unresolved issues" at the Roosters ..more

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* Salford set to sign Gavin Clinch

By Simon Kerr: Gavin Clinch could be a Salford City Reds player by
the end of the week.

But the Willows outfit may have to pay Halifax Blue Sox for the
services of the Irish international half-back.

Clinch has been allowed to leave the Super League side but is still
contracted to the New Shay club until next November.

"We are in dialogue with Halifax at the moment and there are a few
issues that need to be sorted out," confirmed Steve Simms, Salford's
director of coaching ..more

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* Whitehaven in bid to run Academy team

By Simon Kerr: Ambitious Whitehaven RL club are chasing 20,000 in a
bid to run an Academy team next season.

Chairman Barry Richardson, admits that's what it would take - and the
finances are the main stumbling block for a scheme everybody wants to
press on with.

He added: "There are basically two competitions for Academy/Under-
21's and Academy/Under-18's and our choice would be the senior end.

"We are currently talking with a couple of firms about getting
involved in sponsorship for this side, and I think we'd all like to
see it come-off," said the chairman.

The Under-21's are allowed to use three over-age players in their
matches so that would suit Whitehaven best as they have a senior
squad of 31 players to keep happy and provide games for ..more

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* Craig Poucher returns after spending three hours in Sydney

RL World: Former Hull threequarter Craig Poucher has had yet another
change of mind with regards to joining London.

He left England last Saturday to join the Broncos at their training
camp at Gosford, but returned home after spending only three hours in
Sydney.

Poucher explained, "It was on the flight that I began to question
whether I was making the right decision. I wasn't totally convinced
about the move to London and during the flight I began to think this
wasn't the move for me.

"By the time I arrived in Sydney I knew it wasn't right and it was
then I decided I wanted to come home. I got off the plane,
immediately made my decision to come back and booked myself on the
next available flight to England."

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* Halifax to pull out of December 29 clash with Huddersfield

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Infirmary Cup opponents Halifax have told the Giants they plan to
pull out of the December 29 clash at the McAlpine.

The Calderdale club are embroiled in disputes with several senior
players, which is affecting their preparations for the start of the
new Super League campaign.

And the traditional festive clash with the Giants appears to have
been caught in the crossfire.

"The news that Halifax are intending to pull out is a massive blow,"
said Giants chief executive Ralph Rimmer, who is now contacting other
clubs to try and fix up an alternative contest.

"But we can't force anyone to play a pre-season friendly, and I fully
understand Halifax's reasons for not wanting to play ..more

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* Nathan McAvoy Set to Leave Bulls

Nathan McAvoy is set to leave the 2002 World CLub Champions for rugby
union. The centre has failed to sign a new deal with Bradford after
weeks of negotiations and looks set to pursue a new challenge by
switching codes.

At one stage he looked to be following Henry Paul to Gloucester but
the deal fell through after the Zurich Premership side ran out of
money.

But the Bulls pin-up, axed for the Grand Final, appears to be poised
for a move to union, with Saracens thought to be the most likely
destination ..more

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* Jamie Langley leads charge against Australia

After defeating the seemingly invincible touring Australian
Schoolboys for the first time in thirty long years, history beckons
the England Academy side to Headingley on Friday evening (7.00pm.)
with the chance to make it a clean sweep in the bi-Test series, and
that would be a huge boost for Rugby League in this country.

Leading the charge for England once more will be Jamie Langley, for
the first time on Yorkshire soil when he will be backed by a coach
load of fans from Normanton, his home village and his very first
rugby league club.

Along with fellow Bradford Bulls player Chris Bridge, Langley had a
solid match against the Aussies, and Head Coach Mike Gregory has had
no hesitation in going for the same squad in his bid to make it a
clean sweep.

Already, the 28-22 First Test victory against what is universally
acknowledged to be the finest Rugby League system worldwide, has set
the bells ringing around the Rugby League globe. Mike Gregory
however, knows full well that Friday's Test will be just as tough, if
not tougher than last weekend's ..more

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* Chris Anderson wants Kangaroos coach job again

Sportswatch: Chris Anderson's future as Australian rugby league coach
is likely to be discussed at an ARL board meeting next week.

Anderson has announced he wants to retain the post, but needs to
fight off a challenge from the Queensland Rugby League if he is to
continue.

QRL chief executive Ross Livermore reiterated the northern body's
belief that Anderson should be replaced, preferably by a coach not
involved with a National Rugby League club ..more

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* Mike Gregory expects a backlash in the Second Test

Sporting Life: England academy coach Mike Gregory expects to face an
Australian backlash in the second and final Test at Headingley on
Friday.

Gregory's under-18 side take on the Australian schoolboys having
ended a 30-year wait for a maiden victory in the fixture and can
clinch an unlikely series win in Leeds this week.

Gregory said: "We know that we will have a really tough game on our
hands on Friday. The Aussies will be hurting. They were disappointed
after Sunday's game - that's a feeling they are not used to and won't
want to feel again.

"But for us, the job is only half done. We don't want to be
remembered as a side which beat Australia once but couldn't back up
and do it again."

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* Robbie Beckett set to join Wests Tigers

Foxsports: The Wests Tigers will have extra zip in their backline
next season with veteran winger Robbie Beckett set to join the club.

A proven tryscorer with more than 60 tries to his name, Beckett has
returned from England hopeful of signing with Tim Sheens' Tigers.

Beckett, who played eight seasons with the Penrith Panthers, is still
only 29.

And as a dual City Firsts representative and an Australian Nines
player, he could bring a wealth of experience to the Tigers.

"Robbie is a proven performer and a good trainer and it will be a
boost if we can come to terms," Sheens said.

"He can get over the line and will be a good influence on the young
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*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE  - Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United

* RLCM -  COACHING ARTICLE - Decision-making skills can be learnt.
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referring to Eric Cantona

" ....he applied himself flawlessy but it was at the end of our
session that really impressed me. As his team-mates were vanishing
from the pitch, he approached me and asked if he could have the
assistance of two players.

'What for?' I asked. 'To practice' he replied.

Many people have justifiably acclaimed Eric Cantona as a catalyst who
had a crucial impact on our successes while he was with the club
[Manchester United] but nothing he did in matches meant more than the
way he opened my eyes to the indispensability of practice. Practice makes
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Decision-making skills can be learnt.
By Gary Roberts 09/12/02

Remember Wally Lewis' tackle on Michael O'Connor in a State of Origin
at Lang Park, 'Alfie' Langer's field goal Game 2 State of Orgin 1992',
Brett Seymour's kick on the 3rd play 10 - 15 m out from St George
Illawarra's line in 2002.

They were all instinctive plays by players who before they
implemented them knew that the play had a very good chance of being
successful.

One of the major contributions a champion player brings to a team is
their decisions are normally correct and they seem to have all the
time in the world to make a decision.

Nine times out of ten the decision is correct and the crowd and
commentators sing their praises and are in awe of the brilliance witnessed.

How do champion players have this skill and ordinary players struggle
with making decisions and having the time to perform it correctly?

Champion players do have certain qualities that can separate them
from the ordinary players and some of their assets are size, strength,
speed, agility, reflexes, endurance and intelligence. But most players
playing at NRL or SL level have these qualities.

The champion player has a natural instinct in their game to
continually make the correct decision and being in the right place at the
right time.

Why don't other players have a similar trait?

Premiership winning coach Ricky Stuart believes that a form of
decision-making can be taught to all players on the training fields.

He said players must ask themselves questions whilst they are under
pressure and mentally fatigue on the training field to develop a
decision-making technique.

" You have to coach the actual thought process into their minds. The
question should be 'what am I doing' and a answer could be 'what
should I be doing and what should I be thinking now'

" The more you talk about it to the players and the more you bring it
up in training, the more it gets into their mind and the more likely
they will take it from the practise field to the football field.

" It is then, that it becomes instinctive.

" I know some players would never think during the game about 'where
am I now' and 'what should I be thinking now' but the good players
know those things.

The team's halfback, hooker and five-eight must always know the
tackle count, the score is and how long is left on the clock." Stuart
concluded

By doing these mental exercises and asking questions of themselves in
training, players start to realise of other possible playing or field
positions they should be putting themselves into for when the time
comes to make a decision during the game.

A coach must re-enforce a constant thought process in the minds of
his players and have them asking themselves possibly three simple
questions.

If this is done correctly a pattern of taking the correct options
maybe developed.

To reiterate Ricky Stuart's thoughts, the questions the player could
ask during training are:

1. Where am I?
2. What should I be doing now?
3. What should I be thinking now?

These three questions should advance to a normal thought practice on
the training field and if reinforced correctly with the coach
questioning and searching for feedback from his players during a
training session, it may lead to being a natural characteristic in a
players mind when they are in the heat of battle during a game, where
one decision can sometime win or lose the match.

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Coaching a Country Football Team

Ken Kennedy with Ashley Bradnam

When the local supporters of the Ivanhoes club in
Cairns peeked in on new coach Ken Kennedy’s initial
training sessions with the club, few of them predicted
the perrenial also-rans to be in for a successful
season. ‘Who is this bloke?’ they would quip behind
not-so-subtle muffled snickers, ‘I’ve never seen anyone
train a team like this before’.

Success has a canny knack of altering a fan’s
perspective. In his debut season with Ivanhoes,
Kennedy steered the club to the Grand Final; not a
bad feat considering they finished the year before with
the wooden spoon. The obvious question is how did
he do it?

“It’s not so much a question of how I did it”, says
Kennedy, “It’s more a case of looking at the way
country Rugby League clubs operate as a whole and
then making the necessary changes to introduce a
successful culture into the club”.

According the Kennedy, one of the most important
disciplines a coach must possess is time management.
With most country clubs operating on a restricted time
frame (two or three training sessions maximum per
week) the organised coach will have a better chance
to get the most out of his players. Correct and thorough
planning and preparation starts with the head coach,
who in turn is responsible for the men under him.

“You need to ask yourself, what role am I going to
play at this club? Some coaches decide to only take
control of the top team, where others elect to be
responsible for all senior teams, which I think is a lot
healthier. In my current position I have the role of
Director of Coaching, and that gives me responsibility
for the development of the club as a whole from the
Under Sevens through to the A Grade. To be in such
a big role, it is absolutely imperative that I have a
good reliable support staff in place”.

Kennedy concurs with the theory that a strong club is
built from the ground up, and while the A Grade
enjoyed terrific on field triumph in 2001, Kennedy
says one of his most satisfying achievements has been
watching the juniors develop.

“The junior coaching has been my number one
priority. We have introduced and carried out a number
of coaching updates focussing on player’s skill
development and ensuring there is a good flow of
skilled players moving through the grades. In a way it
is insurance for the coming years. By teaching the
players the correct aspects and skills as juniors, you
don’t have to go through it again when they reach
senior level, when quite often the players have been
taught incorrectly.................MORE

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David Peachey to quit as Sharks captain

Daily Telegraph: David Peachey will stun the Cronulla club by standing down
as captain.

Star halfback Brett Kimmorley, who The Daily Telegraph revealed on Saturday
is poised to sign a five-year deal with the club, will take over the reins.

Peachey has done a superb job as Sharks captain since the retirement of
Andrew Ettingshausen at the end of the 2000 season.

But a fortnight ago, Peachey informed coach Chris Anderson he wanted to
spend more time on other issues, specifically his off-field work helping
young Aboriginal children.

A tight-lipped Anderson refused to comment on the situation yesterday,
other than saying of Peachey's captaincy: "I haven't got a problem. ..more

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Alister Atkinson, one of Kiwis' best passes on

NZH: Alister Atkinson, one of the finest New Zealand backrow forwards, has
died in Christchurch, aged 77.

Fast enough to compete on the cash sprinting circuit of the time, and
weighing about 82kg, Atkinson was a leading figure in the Kiwis' triumphs
over the Kangaroos in 1952 and 1953 ..more
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England Academy 28 defeated Australian Schoolboys 22

Sporting Life: The England Academy turned history on its head to record
their first-ever victory over the Australian Schoolboys in the first Test
at St Helens today.

The young Kangaroos, who have not lost to a team from outside Australasia
since being formed in 1972, went down 28-22 in what was their 100th fixture.

Mike Gregory's England made a flying start, running in tries from Dwayne
Barker and Gareth Hock.

The Aussies fought back but Matt Gardner put England back in front after a
superb move and Tommy Gallagher followed him over soon after.

The tourists rallied late on but the Academy held firm to take a 1-0 lead
into the second Test at Headingley on Friday.


Power struggle is more trouble than it's worth

By Phil Gould, The Sun-Herald: Rugby league is a simple game. It's
people that make it complex. Given that people are responsible for
all decision making, it's no wonder nothing in our game comes easy.
We are constantly dealing with complexities as we fumble and bumble
our way along.

One such web of intrigue is the relationship between the NRL which,
despite its denials, is the governing body of the game in Australia,
and the other potential power-wielding groups - the Rugby League
Players' Association and the player managers.

It is difficult to describe the relationship. The words "uneasy
peace" come quickly to mind but I look at it as more like sizing each
other up before any real punches are thrown.

The NRL is keen to move down the road towards the future of rugby
league but it appears to want to shed some of the excess baggage it
believes it has been carrying, so complexities are kept to a minimum.

Let me start with the Players' Association ..more

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Phil Gould takes Origin to new level with 30-player squad

By Danny Weidler, The Sun-Herald: State of Origin coach Phil Gould is
pushing the ARL to have a 30-man Blues squad picked before the season
kicks off.

Gould drew the series with Queensland this year and is already
planning his assault on Wayne Bennett's team for 2003. Having a squad
settled before the season starts is looming as an essential part of
his preparation.

Gould has moved quickly to formulate his plan for 2003 after deciding
last month that he would coach again. In addition to a pre-season get-
together, he'd like the squad to gather again a month before the
series.

Central to Gould's thinking is the process of blooding young or
inexperienced players in the 30-man squad so they are ready to step
up to Origin. The likes of Luke Lewis, Craig Wing, Willie Mason and
Craig Fitzgibbon may benefit most from Gould's plan ..more

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Mark Riddell confronts weight of expectation

By Cameron bell, Daily Telegraph: St George Illawarra hooker Mark
Riddell powered up the Wanda sandhills on Thursday after a heart-to-
heart talk with coach Nathan Brown convinced him to continue his
rugby league career.

Told to lose up to 7kg or play in the premier league, formerly first
division, Riddell was fined $3000 by the Dragons for missing a
training session and then questioned his future in the game.

Brown insists the expectation of others was the major factor behind
Riddell's knee-jerk reaction to quit ..more

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Tony Smith has hails the fitness of Super League squad

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner Delighted Giants
coach Tony Smith has hailed the fitness of his players on their
return to pre-season training.

His newly-promoted Super League squad reported back to the McAlpine
after their six-week break in excellent shape.

Apart from broken leg victim Paul Reilly, who expects to be back in
action in March, all Smith's English-based players are setting their
sights on the Infirmary Cup showdown with Halifax at the McAlpine on
December 29.

And the Australian boss couldn't be happier.

"The fitness level of all the boys has been tested, and it's clear
they have really been looking after themselves," he said

"For the first week back, I couldn't be more pleased with the
excellent condition they are in."

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Ian Millward calls Sydney Roosters bluff

Team Talk: Ian Millward has reacted to criticism from Sydney Roosters
by saying St Helens would be happy to have their clash switched Down
Under.

The Roosters are still fuming over the Rugby Football League's
decision to block their plans to stage a warm-up game against Widnes
prior to the World Club Challenge on 14 February.

Millward claims to have some sympathy for the Australian champions
and offered a simple solution to the problem - switch the match to
Australia.

"Most people are probably thinking we want Sydney teams to come over
here so we have the conditions to ourselves," the outspoken Saints
coach said ..more

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Ryan Cross back in training

By Matthew O'Neill, rleague.com: Injury plagued Roosters centre Ryan
Cross has resumed pre-season training with the club and is hopeful
that he'll be ready for the start of the 2003 Telstra Premiership
season.

Cross played only four matches this year and 10 matches in 2001.
Cross has been a target for the ARU but has opted to remain at the
Roosters as they have covered his injury and income expenses in the
last two years.

The emergence of Shannon Hegarty and Justin Hodges as top class
centres is going to make it hard for Cross to win back a permanent
place in the Roosters first grade side.

Cross' big hope other than injury to Hegarty or Hodges is the fact
Brett Mullins has retired and the possibility of Ricky Stuart moving
Hegarty onto the wing and Cross playing left centre.

The Roosters will start the 2003 season as one of the teams most
favoured to win the premiership along with Newcastle, Canterbury,
Brisbane and Cronulla.

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Coach Nathan Brown spells it out for Dragons

SMH: Rookie coach Nathan Brown has already faced a test of his
authority - and passed, writes Brad Walter.

At the end of a tough three-hour workout in temperatures hovering
around 30C on Thursday afternoon, rookie St George Illawarra coach
Nathan Brown called his players together and told them that no one
was to leave WIN Stadium until they had watched an unwitting Mark
Riddell do some extra training.

Riddell, the Dragons' star hooker, had failed to attend a session
last Saturday for players either needing to shed weight or improve
their fitness. And then - after being told to take time off to sort
out the personal problems he blamed for his absence - had turned up
on Monday without any intention of training as his teammates were
forced to endure 11 gruelling 240-metre circuits.

Known as "gasses", the circuits - each comprising four 60m sprints
with push-ups in between - are a penalty imposed on the team for
misdemeanours during training, such as being late or not putting in
the required effort.

Riddell's indiscretion was more serious and he had already been fined
$3,000. But Brown wanted the rest of the Dragons' 58-man squad to
witness the punishment being handed to the player who took over his
No9 jersey when a neck injury forced him into premature retirement
two years ago ..more

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Get-together for NZ Warriors and Auckland Blues

NZH: A sign of the times? Perhaps. In a rare coming together of the
codes, the Blues and the Warriors joined forces for a training
session at Cornwall Park in Auckland yesterday.

It was, both camps agreed, an unqualified success and almost certain
to be repeated before the new rugby and league seasons start.

The 2 1/2-hour session, conducted by Warriors coach Daniel Anderson
and assistant Tony Kemp and Blues coach Peter Sloane with Graham
Henry, followed a series of meetings between the codes ..more

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Paul Wellens hopes to be fit for Sydney Roosters game

RL World: St Helens are hopeful that full back Paul Wellens will be
fit for the start of the new season and, in particular, for their
World Club Challenge against Sydney Roosters on 14th February.

The Great Britain international, who is still recovering from the
fractured cheekbone sustained in last season's Super League Grand
Final, has recently undergone surgery to rectify a persistent knee
problem.

The surgeons found his knee to be in a far worse state than
anticipated, although they say that the surgery went well and that
the patient will make a full recovery.

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League steps up in Auckland stadium game

By Peter Jessup: Stadium wars are about to break out again next week
in Auckland, the city with no decent stadiums.

It's an indictment on the pathetic civic leadership that the larger
region has suffered over a long period. A sign of the Government's
lack of interest is that a privately-owned sports club will be left
to determine whether New Zealand's largest city ever does get a
proper stadium.

On Thursday, the Auckland Rugby League will try to win the backing of
fans and Auckland City ratepayers as it appeals to the public for
support for a $94 million plan to redevelop Carlaw Park ..more

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Tony Smith confident he has the right balance for Huddersfield

By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Upbeat Giants
coach Tony Smith believes his squad has the right blend of youth and
experience to make a positive impact in Super League VIII.

Smith's English-based senior players returned for pre-season training
yesterday, with experienced centre Matt Calland the latest to have
come on board.

At 31, the former Bradford Bulls ace will be the oldest player on the
Giants' first-team books.

But even with Calland added to the squad, the average age of the
Huddersfield players is under 24.

And he believes that's just about spot-on

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York City Knights set a deadline

By Simon Kerr, Natioanal League: York City Knights chief executive
Steve Ferres has set a target of December 19 for completing the
building of the squad for the new season, writes Tony Curtis.

Ferres and player-coach Paul Broadbent have already recruited 11
players for the historic first-ever season of York's new professional
rugby league side - with Hull the Kingston Rovers' trio of Mark Cain,
Alex Godfrey and Richie Hayes, along with Darren Callaghan and Graham
Hallas, providing a backbone of experience.

However, Ferres wants to add ten more players in the next fortnight
to give the squad time to prepare for their opening fixture against
Hull KR in the Buddies National Cup on January 19 ..more

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Warrington Wolves get green light for new stadium

Warrington have finally been given the go-ahead to begin work on a
new stadium.

The Super League club were last night given the all-clear by
Warrington Borough Council's development control committee to start
construction on their new 14,000-capacity arena.

The club, who hope to leave their present Wilderspool home for the
new ground at the start of the 2004 season, had been awaiting
clearance for the project for some time ..more

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Phil Veivers given Bradford Bulls role

Ananova: Bradford Bulls have appointed Phil Veivers as assistant
coach to Brian Noble.

Veivers previously coached at Huddersfield and Swinton before
recently accepting a position at Leigh working under Paul Terzis.

Noble said: "I am pleased that Phil will be joining us on the
coaching staff.

"He has worked at the club in a different capacity, looking after our
young player's education and I am sure, with his experience in the
game at all levels, he will add his talents to our coaching staff."

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features and a large amount of content missing from this version of
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BARLA County Cup Finals

BARLA are pleased to announce that the dates for this years much
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ever all three County Finals are to played on the same day, with
Sunday 29th December being named as a huge date in this years amateur
rugby league calendar.

After the success of last years Finals and with the games scheduled
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attend all three finals, which are sure to be a tremendous
advertisement for the amateur game.

The Tetley’s Yorkshire Cup Final kicks off the big day, with East
Hull facing Castleford outfit Cutsyke Raiders. East Hull are having a
great season so far and currently sit proudly on top of the CMS
Yorkshire League Premier Division and are through to the second round
of the TXU Energi Challenge Cup. They will be going flat out to make
it a League and Cup double this term.

Fellow CMS Yorkshire League side Cutsyke will also be looking forward
to the biggest day in the clubs history for many years. The Raiders
will be desperate to repeat their 1991 Yorkshire Cup success and
despite being a Division lower than their rivals, a closely fought
contest is expected. ..more

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* Stacey Jones Is Tops In NZ

By Ali Nolan, League Unlimited: No doubt about it, Stacey Jones is the top
Rugby League player in New Zealand at the moment.

The NZ league awards dinner was held last night and Stacey Jones picked up
the overall Players Award as well as the Personality of the Year. The
double has only been achieved by one other player, current Kiwis coach Gary
Freeman.

Jones was the face of the League in New Zealand this year with the NZ
Warriors and the Kiwis. The other finalists for player of the year were
Nigel Vagana and Jerry Seu Seu.

NZ Warriors stand-off Lance Hohaia was named rookie of the year after very
capable performances throughout the NRL season for the Warriors, and in the
Kiwi tour that has just ended.

The Mt. Albert club in Auckland won the majority of the local awards.

Other awards included:

Referee of the year, Bill Shrimpton (Auckland)

Bartercard Cup player of the year, Lee Finnerty (Mt Albert)

Bartercard Cup coach of the year, John Ackland (Mt Albert).

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* Disgraced Bulldog directors stand for re-election

By Dean Ritchie, Daily Telegraph: Five members of the disgraced board that
resigned amid the Bulldogs salary cap scandal want their jobs back and have
nominated for football club re-election.

George Coorey, Roger Harborne, Alan Schwebel, Keith Lotty and Peter Lander
will be standing at the club's AGM on February 9 next year.

It is understood only 350 football club members will vote. Nominations
closed last Saturday afternoon ..more

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* David Fairleigh shelves comeback

NRL Club News

Edited by Brad Walter, SMH: Former Test forward David Fairleigh recently
discussed the possibility of a comeback with Knights coach Michael Hagan
but after playing for the club in 2000 for little money he has decided
against returning to the field.

Instead, Fairleigh will be an assistant to first-division coach Mal Graham.
A similar offer to former Canberra and North Queensland prop Brett
Hetherington was withdrawn on Tuesday night, while an approach to former
Souths captain Adam Muir has been ruled out due to salary cap restrictions.

Skipper Andrew Johns will today undergo groin surgery but is expected back
in full training by the new year.

More News from the NRL Clubs

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* Hibiscus Coast Raiders pair sign for NZ Warriors

Hibiscus Coast Raiders coach Tony Benson has no doubts Dallas Rennie and
Karl Te Mata will make a big impact for the New Zealand Warriors in the
2003 National Rugby League (NRL).

The duo were named in the Warriors squad at the club's launch at North
Harbour Stadium.

Their selection on a fulltime basis is a reflection of the Raiders' success
over the past couple of seasons when they won the Bartercard Cup in 2001
and were runners-up this year ..more

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* Queensland Emerging Origin squad for 2003 announced

Courier Mail: The Queensland Academy of Sport yesterday announced the
latest Emerging Origin squad with Cowboys veteran Matt Sing the stunning
selection.

Sing, 27, has not played Origin football since the third match of the 2000
series but his club-record 16 tries for the Cowboys last season made
Bennett sit up and take notice and there is a chance the Rockhampton
product could be recycled in Origin football in 2003.

The newcomers in the squad are Penrith prop Ben Ross and Parramatta centre
Willie Tonga, originally from the Sunshine Coast and Cherbourg
respectively. Ross played for St George Illawarra last season.

Queensland Academy of Sport Emerging State of Origin Squad to go into camp
in Brisbane from January 23-26: Michael Luck, Matt Sing, Matt Bowen
(Cowboys); Justin Hodges, Shannon Hegarty, Chris Flannery, Michael Crocker
(Roosters); Corey Parker, Scott Prince (Broncos); Jonathon Thurston
(Bulldogs); Brent Webb, Mark Tookey (Warriors); Ashley Harrison
(Rabbitohs), Willie Tonga (Eels).

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* Wayne Bennett stays on to coach Queensland

Steve Ricketts, Courier Mail: Another classic State of Origin series is
assured after Wayne Bennett confirmed yesterday he would go head to head
with Phil Gould again in 2003.

Coaches Bennett and Gould have unfinished business after the 2002 series
was tied with Queensland retaining the Origin trophy courtesy of a
last-minute 18-18 draw in the third match at Telstra Stadium in Sydney ..more

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* Huddersfield launch next Tuesday

Newly promoted Huddersfield Giants are planning their Super League
pre-season launch for next Tuesday at the Chicago Rock Cafe.

The event, which is being staged between 6.00-8.00pm, will give fans the
chance to meet the new players for the first time.

It will also be the supporters' last chance to buy season tickets at the
discounted prices, with a 10% saving before the December 10 deadline.

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* Richard Horne extends Hull deal

Great Britain Test star Richard Horne has agreed a new long-term contract
with Hull that will keep him at the club until 2006.

Last season's Super League Young Player of the Year still has a year to run
on his current deal but is expected to put pen to paper on a three-year
extension when he returns from holiday in Tenerife.

The gifted utility-back has long been a target for rival Super League
clubs, as well as rugby union, but is delighted to be staying with his
hometown club.

"It is exciting times at Hull, especially with the move into the new
stadium next year, and I am just delighted to be a part of it," he told the
Hull Daily Mail ..more

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* RFL appoint Chris Green as their new marketing director.

Total RL: Green, 44, will head the Rugby Football League's Marketing and
Commercial Department that is based at Sovereign House in Leeds city centre
and contains the sport's commercial, corporate sales, marketing and media
operations. He will start his new job with the sport on 2 January 2003.

Cambridge-graduate Green joins the RFL after being the Director of Player
and Retailer Services with Camelot Group plc, operators of the National
Lottery.

Green brings considerable commercial and senior management experience to
the role. During his career he has held the marketing director's position
at Turner Kenneth Brown, a leading City-based law practice, and at the
Financial Training Company. At the Training Company he was responsible for
marketing strategy and activity including market research, new product
development, advertising, media relations and key account management ..more

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* Leigh face cash crisis

By Dave Hadfield, The Independent : Leigh, just one game away from winning
promotion to Super League at the end of the season, are facing a financial
crisis that could see the club going into administration. The club's
chairman, Mike Nolan, is returning from holiday, but says that there have
already been consultations with a potential administrator.

"I had a group of people ready to invest in the club, but others on the
board didn't want that," he said. "The result is that there isn't the money
there to meet our costs."

Nolan denies that Leigh's plight has been caused by over-spending in
pursuit of promotion and added: "The debt now is around £500,000, the same
as it was when I came here two years ago."


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* Mark 'Sharky' Robinson tossing up European rugby or league

North Harbour rugby captain Mark Robinson is heading to Europe tomorrow to
investigate options for his future, after missing out on a place in the
Blues Super 12 franchise.

Robinson was spotted lunching in Auckland yesterday with senior management
from the New Zealand Warriors league club, but today said he was a friend
of Warriors chief executive Mick Watson and they had just been talking
about opportunities and possibilities.

"We happened to get busted (by TV cameras) and it looked a lot worse than
it probably was," he said.

He hoped to be in a position to make a decision about his future by
Christmas, and said he would consider joining the Warriors if that option
arose ..more

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* Newcastle Knights Stars Arrive In Ballina On Saturday

Newcastle Knights players Matthew Gidley and Mark Hughes will be at Ballina
Fair next Saturday 7th December to sign copies of the recently released
Newcastle Knights Calendar 2003 ..more

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* Bradford Bulls launch new away shirt

Bradford: The new Bulls away shirt will be officially launched this
Saturday, 7th December, at the Yorkshire Building Society’s Branch on
Broadway. Bulls stars Robbie Paul and new signing Shontayne Hape will model
the new kit and be available to meet the fans from 11.00am. The shirt will
go on sale early next week.

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* Chris Feather to make big impact for leeds - Sinfield

By Phil Gordos, BBC: New Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield says Chris Feather
could turn out to major signing for the Headingley club.

The 21-year-old prop earned rave reviews for his performances for Super
League rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats last season.

And Sinfield believes that Feather, who weighs nearly 18st and stands 6ft
4in tall, will only improve now he is at the Rhinos.

"No disrespect to Wakefield, but I am sure Chris will really start to shine
following his move to Headingley," said Sinfield ..more

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SPRINT TRAINING

By Lester Eiser B.Arts, B.Econ, B.Ed.St, Grad Dip Ed Admin
Level 2 Rugby League Sports Medicine Strength and Conditioning
Level 1 in Atheletics


Assisted running or overspeed training aims to increase the stride
rate and stride length by forcing the player to run at a much higher
level than the player can do without assistance.

In overspeed training, the player is getting his nervous and muscular
systems used to higher speed.

Guidelines
Warm Up
- slow jog 400-1000 metres
- faster jog (same distance as above)
- 3/4 speed striding for 300-400 metres
- stretch 8-10 mins
- walk, jog, sprint cycles for 20 metres each over a lap of the oval
- Do the work on a soft grassy area
- Expect some residual muscle soreness for two days after a session
- Do overspeed training at the beginning of a session while the
   player is fresh
- Plenty of rest periods
- Stress only quality work
- Progress slowly and be patient
- Inspect equipment before use for tears in the rubber
- Maintain strict discipline

Types of Overspeed Training
- Down hill sprinting
- High speed cycling
- Towing using rubber harness
- High speed treadmill sprint training

Some of these have cost factors and may not be possible for football
teams with limited budgets. Probably the best for a training session
would be downhill sprinting and harness towing.

Down Hill Sprinting
This should be done on a slope of no more than three degrees-for
example on the football oval from the centre to the side lines if the
oval is cambered for drainage.
There must not be any braking effect or change in sprinting style
because the slope is too excessive. The ideal surface would allow a
20 metre sprint on a flat area followed by a 20 metre sprint downhill
slope of three degrees and followed by a 20 metre flat area
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* YOUNG LIONS AND AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS NAME SECOND TEST SIDES..more
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* Freeman likely to retain Kiwis job

NZH: Besieged Kiwis coach Gary Freeman is set to have his contract
renewed for two more years. despite criticism of his performance
during New Zealand's eight-match tour of Great Britain and
France..MORE
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* It's all been a big learning curve for Lance Hohaia

NZH: Lance Hohaia will probably leave Hotel Europa Jamaica today
without mastering the art of requesting fresh towels ..more
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* Challenge Cup Results

Edinburgh 8-26 Oulton Raiders
RAF 2-5 Crosfields
Shaw Cross Sharks 56-12 Cardiff Demons..MORE
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* RFL made the correct decision in regards to Roosters warm up match

By Steven Birchall, rleague.com: The Rugby Football League has done
the right thing in not allowing Widnes to play the Sydney Roosters
six days before the World Club Challenge. Sydney, who wanted to play
another British club as part of their warm up before the big clash
against St Helens at Reebok Stadium, Bolton, had started negations
with the Widnes club for the fixture ..more
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* Stephen Kearney props up coach Freeman

NZH: Long-serving second-rower Stephen Kearney has come to the
defence of Kiwis coach Gary Freeman, who was heavily criticised after
last weekend's third-test loss against Great Britain at Wigan ..more
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* Chris Anderson eager to keep Australian job
Posted Sunday, December 1, 2002 by rlcm57
Chris Anderson has revealed that he has put his health problems
behind him and intends to reapply for the Australia coach's job next
year.. MORE.
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* World Club Challenge final is in danger of turning into a farce

By Phil Gould, The Sun-Herald: It is supposed to showcase the best
talent on both sides of the rugby league world, but the World Club
Challenge is fast becoming a joke, says Phil Gould ..more
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* New Zealand 36 defeated France 10

Teamtalk: Stacey Jones and Nigel Vagana scored two tries each as New
Zealand ended their European tour with a 36-10 win against France in
Perpignan. ..more
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* NZ Warriors 2003 Squad Announced

Vodafone Warriors head coach, Daniel Anderson today announced his
2003 squad, confirming Monty Betham as Captain..more
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* Australian Schoolboys 44 defeated Great Britain Young Lions 4

Total RL: The Australian Schoolboys convincingly won the opening Test
match with the Great Britain Young Lions 44-4 at Widnes' Halton
Stadium on Friday night..more
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* Nathan Brown - Smiles all round for now

Chris Anderson is the type of coach who doesn't say a lot while he is
saying a lot. A few weeks ago he was saying it to Nathan Brown at
Chris McKenna's going away party at North Cronulla Surf Club.

Without much noise, Anderson said: "You'll know about yourself when
you lose a few in a row." ..more

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*  RLCM - QUOTE FOR MONDAY - Rick Charlesworth, coach Australian
          Hockeyroos, Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Gold Medal Winners.

*  RLCM - COMMENT - Should Great Britain copy Australia's style or
  develop their own?

*  RLCM - ARTICLE - Great Britain win the Albert Baskerville Trophy
           By Gary Roberts Rugby League Writer
           http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

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Gareth Pratt UK assistant coach with Halifax Youth team after having
meaningful discussions with John Dixon, Broncos and Dennis Ward, QRL last
week, continues to Sydney where he will spend time with the Newcastle
Knights, Manly Sea Eagles and finish have a day with Brian Smith and his
staff at Parramatta Stadium before he returns to the UK.

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RLCM COMMENT
* Should Great Britain copy Australia's style or develop their own?
By Gary Roberts 24/11/02

The great Australian centre of the 1930's Dave Brown made a fact finding
trip to the UK in the 1950's when he was the NSWRL coaching liaison
officer, a forerunner to the NSWRL Coaching Academy staff. His mission was
to study the English game and report how the game could be improved in
Australia.

During that period, the late 1940's through to the early 1950's Australia
was struggling against Great Britain.

Brown reported back to the NSWRL and advised that they should break from
tradition in playing a English based game, develop a culture and ethos that
was different from the game in Great Britain and create an individual
coaching curriculum for Australian players and coaches.

Committees were formed and a style of playing and coaching rugby league was
developed. The dissemination of information learned was forwarded to all
involved.Today, all States now have coaching offices with highly qualified
development staff to assist new and experienced coaches with all facets of
the game. Dave Brown pic

Although the game has had its lows and highs over recent years the style of
rugby league played by Australians has been the dominant method of playing
and has been the major influence in international rugby league since the
1970's, possibly thanks to Dave Brown's recommendations.

With the monkey off his back via the win and some silverware in the trophy
cabinet, is it time for Great Britain coach David Waite to take another
position in the coaching organization in England or remain at National coach.

Watching Great Britain defeat New Zealand a question comes to mind, 'Are
they starting to play like Australians?' David Waite is an excellent
teacher of rugby league, but is he giving to Great Britain a culture and
ethos that Dave Brown advised the NSWRL to adopt all those years ago.

And if so is this good for the international game in the long term?

David Waite proved that by giving Great Britain access to world class
coaching they can compete with New Zealand and hopefully Australia. The
education and teaching that Great Britain have experienced over this recent
Test campaign has proved fruitful and they displayed a competitive attitude
and developed a game that consisted of a composure not seen for several years.

For the game to be strong in the UK, coaches must be educated in the latest
techniques and latest thoughts on the game and it must be available for all
levels. Reports from the UK, say this is starting to happen and coaches are
impressed with what Waite has in place already.

But should David Waite be putting in place a rugby league development
program or system that may copy the Australian style?

It will assist in the education of coaches in the UK, but shouldn't the RFL
and BARLA, governing coaching bodies of the game in the UK develop the
system.

Peter Corcoran long time ARL National Coaching Manager and now Education
Director with the ARL Foundation said, "David should remain as the national
coach, and it should not be his role to dictate the future of how the game
is played in that country, their own administrators have to plan that.

"They have to put into place their programs and strategies, similar to when
Dave Brown recommended that Australia create its own culture."

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RLCM ARTICLE
Great Britain win the Albert Baskerville Trophy
By Gary Roberts 24/11/02

Great Britain were the superior team in the Third Test match at JJB Stadium
in Wigan where they came a away 16 - 10 winners over New Zealand receive to
the Albert Baskerville trophy. This silverware is Great Britain's first
trophy since 1972.

It may be asked who is Albert H. Baskerville. For the record he played an
important role in getting rugby league on a firm footing in New Zealand and
in 1907 organised the inaugural international tour taking his New Zealand
All Gold side to Australia and Britain, thus the trophy is named after him.

Although Great Britain made more effective line breaks and had many
opportunities, they were not getting the points on the scoreboard, so it
would have been pleasing for the Great Britain coaching staff to watch how
they maintained their composure and kept coming at New Zealand.

The Third Test showed, if the little things are done correctly they can
grow into creating momentum in attack, pressure in defence and allow the
team that does them correctly to gain the upper hand, Great Britain were in
this position most of the game.

What were the little things that they were doing correctly?

Their communication in the defensive line appeared very good. The line had
shape and its purpose was more advanced than previously. This allowed for a
better understanding of the defence by the players involved and of their
roles in it and aided their confidence as the game progressed.

Three effective defenders into the majority of tackles, with the third
player in being well tutored on his responsibilities retreating back to his
position quickly once the peel off began.

A problem that surfaced several times was with inexperienced marker
defence. Playing against a dynamic dummy half runner such as Richard Swain,
once he noted wingers and centres as 1st and 2nd markers or confusion by
defending players getting back to their feet, it was easy pickings for him
to scoot from dummy half.

Great Britain's catching and passing looks to have improved over the past
weeks. Maybe they should practice carrying the ball with a two- hand carry,
it could cause some doubt in the defender's minds.

Given regular games with the level of intensity, the Great Britain game
would continue to improve.

Hopefully the international game in the UK can built from this plateau and
become a major rival to Australia once again.

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 28 printed 2002
http://www.rlcm.com.au/editions.htm

...............my belief is that if you train relative
to what you play you get that mindset of what you do on the
training field carries over to the game. Having said that you
need to be careful not to take the fun out of training
– the guys should feel free to have a joke and a bit
of a laugh on their way to the drinks station, relax a
bit and then get back into it. That’s why the breaks
are important, a let down before you ask them to lift
again. When we put them under intensity when
they’re fatigued we’re mostly looking to see what
decision they are making. It’s not the fitness that
I’m looking at, it’s the decisions my players are
making when they are tired and under pressure. Good
decision-making is so important in our game.

RLCM: Are you happy with the intensity your
players are showing on the field?

Ricky Stuart: No I’m not. I think we have a long
way to go and have a lot of progression left in us.
Our execution in attack is a long way off where I
want it to be and basically that gets back to our
decision-making. It’s the little things, what pattern
we play for this set of six, the area we receive the
football in and then where we turn it back over. We
can and need to have better decision-making in our
side. When we watch the videos of our games I ask
the players what they were thinking at a specific
time: ‘What was your thinking when you passed this
ball?’ I want them to accept control for their
decisions. I want to be realistic, I know the players
have adrenalin running through them and are under
enormous pressure so, I obviously take that into
account and I think being a former player allows me
to appreciate that. I have told the players that I will
never give them unrealistic feedback and never want
to be unrealistic as a coach but when I’m realistic, I
know my feedback is correct.

RLCM: Can you coach awareness into players?

Ricky Stuart: You need to get the players asking
themselves ‘where am I, what am I doing and what
should I be thinking about now’. I guess that’s
awareness and I do think you can coach that thought
process into their minds. ‘What am I doing and what
should I be doing’ is the way I tend to put it. The
more you bring it up and talk about it the more it
begins to get into their minds and the better the
chance of it filtering through to their footy on the
field. And what you are hoping for is that they will
do it so long and so regularly that it will become
instinctive. Your half backs and five-eighths should
always know what the game situation is: what tackle
it is, what the score is and how long is left on the
clock. They are the computers.

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Players wanted for Senior Level
Normanby Hounds Rugby League Club, Brisbane, Queensland

Normanby Hounds Senior Rugby League Club is chasing players the Brisbane
Division 2 competition for 2003.

The Club plays out of the Centenary Reserve just off the Centenary Highway
in Brisbane. Our clubhouse is based in Red Hill.

We play in the north side competition and the club is one of the most
successful clubs in Brisbane being founded in the mid 1940's.

This competition is highly competitive and is perfect younger players
gaining experience to play grade football or older players wanting to stay
invoved in the game.

All players are made very welcome and enjoy their football with
this club.

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Normanby Hounds Senior Rugby League Club

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The services I offer include general advice on club/social club management
, accountancy and day-to-day book-keeping.

I have been established 30 years and my fees are affordable by any
organisation no matter how small.
I would very much love to hear from an RL organisation who needs some help
or even just a treasurer.
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Head Coach and Players Wanted 2003 Gloucestershire Warriors RLFC - UK

The Gloucestershire Warriors are looking for a Head Coach and players for
the 2003 Rugby League Conference season.

Based just outside Gloucester, the club is well established and has an
enthusiastic and committed backroom staff and wishes to transfer that
enthusiasm onto the field of play.

The successful applicant will have some of the county's finest amateur
rugby talent at his or her disposal and will be able to help the club climb
the newly established ladder towards the Super League.

Applications to me, please,
Chris Wilson
30 Graylag Crescent,
Walton Cardiff,
Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire GL20 7RR
Telephone 01684 850903

mailto:CMJWilsonRL@...

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Centre Manager
BodySports Health Club, Granville NSW
An attractive base salary plus incentives will be offered to the successful
candidate.

Location is Granville NSW

BodySports Health Club is located in Granville, less than 2 kilometres from
the Parramatta CBD.

BodySports Health Club is approximately 2200 square metres and has an
extensive range of modern facilities and services including: Cardio
Theatre, Gymnasium and weights areas, Ladies Fitness Studio
Aerobic and Group exercise area, 4 Squash courts, Sauna, Solarium, Fitness
classes, Child minding.

We are looking for a highly motivated and talented manager to take
responsibility for, Building the membership base, increasing Centre usage,
both peak and off-peak

Development and implementation of a business plan, operational management
Staff management, leadership and development Strategic planning, financial
controls and accountability

Working with the facility owner, the Centre Manager will have the freedom
to develop and implement sales, marketing and operational plans designed to
establish the BodySports Health Club as the leading health and fitness club
in Sydney’s Greater West.

Candidates will need to demonstrate positive drive, intelligence and an
absolute commitment to quality customer service. You will need a strong
marketing and venue management background, knowledge of contemporary issues
impacting upon the fitness industry and proven team leadership skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity with better than market rewards if you
achieve targeted growth and performance.

Closing Date
29 November 2002

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Post to -
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Players Wanted Season 2003  Fremantle Roosters - Western Australia

Finding it hard to be noticed in the tough Eastern States Competitions

Or want a change of scenery

Try WA Rugby League Next season

And play for the Fremantle Roosters, Perth Western Australia

Excellent Representative Chances & Exposure

Great Beach's and Relaxed Lifestyle

This season 12 WA players were selected in the Australia A team that played
the curtain raiser to the Aust v Gt Britain Test Match

Former NRL Player Tim Horan Senior Coach

Want to know more? visit = www.fremantlerugbyleague.com.au

Contact

0403-801197 / 08-93374044

Fax 08-93374423

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Coaching Director and Conditioning Coach Wanted
East Springwood JRLFC - Brisbane Southside

We are seeking a coaching director for our junior club on the southside of
Brisbane, our club is East Springwod JRLFC.

We have had a very sucessful season with all teams making the finals & two
teams making the grand final.

We expect four teams to compete in the junior A competition next
season,which is a very strong comp.

We are looking for a coaching director to oversee our coaches & work in
with them to having strong teams in all grades.

We are also seeking a conditioning coach to work with the older teams.

Any inquires please send to my email address
mailto:mjrollinson@....

Regards
Mike Rollinson
(President )
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Players wanted for A Grade, A Reserve and Under 18's
Mossman Port Douglas Senior Rugby League Club

Mossman Port Douglas Senior Rugby League Club is chasing players for all
grades - 'A' Grade, 'A' Reserve and Under 18's for 2003.

The Club is located in Mossman which is an hour north of Cairns and 15
minutes from Port Douglas. There are plenty of jobs for tradesmen and in
the hospitality industry. There are some labouring jobs available.

There are 10 Clubs in the current Cairns District Rugby League competition
- Tully, Innisfail, Yarrabah, Atherton, Mareeba, Ivanhoes, Brothers,
Kangaroos, Southern Suburbs and Mossman Sharks. Each Club has a home and
away game in the season so travel is involved.

To obtain further information
Email your resume to mailto:cockatoo@... or
mailto:mardonna@...

Pat Carbis
Secretary
Mossman Port Douglas Senior Rugby League Club
P O Box 230 MOSSMAN Q 4873
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Prop Forward required for French Club  Villeneuve Leopards - France

For the second part of season between 01/01/03 to 31/05/03 Villeneuve
Leopards in are France are looking for a prop level NRL or Super League

The club need to defend the Crown of Championship and French Cup but also
is involved in the UK Challenge Cup next February

mailto:bureau@...

Pierre SOUBIRAN
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*  RLCM - QUOTE FOR MONDAY - Jack Gibson

*  RLCM - COMMENT - Congratulations to Great Britain and David Waite

*  RLCM - ARTICLE - Visiting Coaches, talk tackling with John Dixon
           By Gary Roberts Rugby League Writer
           http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - A simple game being enveloped by
           science and technology.
           http://www.rlcm.com.au/editions.htm

*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE -
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*  RLCM - NEWS UPDATE
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" You can win a championship or get close to it if you defence holds"
- Jack Gibson from Inside League 1990

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Peter Roe, Swindon's new coach arrived in Australia today [Sunday] and he
will join other overseas coaches Halifax's Gareth Pratt and NZ's Doug King
as special guests at the quarterly RLCM Coaching Luncheon on Wednesday
which will be attended by a further 12 other Brisbane and Gold Coast rugby
league coaches in a informal chat and exchange of ideas.

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Analysis System [see Coaching Extract below].

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* COMMENT: RLCM Congratulates the Great Britain Team and David Waite.

David Waite and his players are to be praised on a magnificent effort at
Huddersfield last night.

David, would be proud that his players executed his game plan to the best
of their ability and they never retreated for the entire 80 minutes.

RLCM has been critical at times of the UK defence, but I acknowledge the
effort that was put in last night and of the vast improvement from the
previous week.

David Waite has proved his importance to the international game, by the
drawn game last night.

The game of Rugby League needs a competitive Great Britain, hopefully with
the new coaching structures that are being implemented by David Waite in
the UK this may come to fruition and we can see the new Great Britain
players performing at the same level of intensity as was exhibited last night.

Although some criticism may have been levelled at the Great Britain team
through the lack of results, I would advise those critics and class me as
one, study the video of the 2nd Test.

The defensive line and markers were nice to watch.

Well done, Great Britain and David Waite.
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* Visiting Coaches talk tackling with John Dixon

By Gary Roberts Rugby League Writer

RLCM is playing host to three overseas coaches over the next week and last
Thursday two of the coaches Gareth Pratt from Halifax Blue Sox and Doug
King from NZ were the guests of the Brisbane Broncos.

The coaches spoke with John Dixon, a Broncos assistant coach, who is charge
of the younger players at the club. The discussion was about tackling.

The game of Rugby league consists of two main principles and from these two
principles the game evolves -

Attack and Defence.

Firstly, before we move on to John Dixon's thoughts on how he develops the
young players into the Broncos defensive regime, read an extract from the
article by Roy Masters that appeared in the Inside League Book [Printed
1990] with the legendary coach Jack Gibson and what he said about Defence
in the '70's

" Now the modern coach is really conscious of defence.

"In past days selectors were only worried about whether a player could run
the ball. It did not matter if he couldn't tackle as long as he could
advance it.

"But with our defence the boy who could run the football wasn't so
successful because week after week we would jam our defence.

"We made that our number one priority. We gave recognition to players who
went well in defence. I'd read it out 'He made 17 tackles', 'He made three
in a row'.

"We drilled at it because, in the old days...not that long ago... if you
went to football training there was no such thing as spending one minute on
defence.

"They would spend one and a half hours running the football, but on Sunday
you are lucky to have the ball 50% of the time.

"In reality, at training the coach should spend 50% of the time on defence
and 50% on attack. That is what happens on game day." From Inside League
Book by Roy Masters printed 1990

Now back to the present, we hear of footwork, fast feet, same leg same
side, head in close, ball and all, smother tackles, edge defenders, ABC
defenders all terminology that refers to the art of the tackle and
tackling, a terminology that is reasonably new to the modern game.

Jack Gibson in the '70's may have been the first Rugby League coach in
Australia to pick up on the importance on defence in the game and spent
equal time on the training paddock involving defence and attack during the
same session.

But is the defensive game that is played at the NRL level starting to get
in the way of teaching the game at the junior level.

NRL coaches are always looking for a slight edge to get their club a win in
the tough world of NRL football, thus the terminology and jargon has evolved.

But does this assist in the development of players at the junior level.

John Dixon an assistant coach in the powerful Brisbane Broncos organization
explains it simply, he advises that the systems and patterns that are
played in the professional game should be left up there with the super
coaches with Bennett, Smith, Chris and Daniel Anderson and the like, as
they strive to find a small advantage.

The junior game is about developing and educating players, for the long
term and a correct technique must be showed at a junior level before young
players move on to the senior level.

John Dixon explains, "I think the tackle is important. But coaches have
gone away from the tackle and we have got very much involved in defensive
systems and patterns and all sorts of things, and I think the basic tackle,
which is the 'one on one' tackle, has been neglected.

"The reason being why it has been neglected is that, a tackle is hard to do
and it can hurt. So, a lot of coaches at junior and senior level have got
away from teaching the 'one on one' art of tackling.

"It does not matter how big players are, or how small they are, players
will have to tackle big guys and the big guys will tackle little guys

"If a player cannot make a tackle 'one on one', then I reckon he is in
strife. Here, [Broncos] we make a great emphasis on making the tackle and
being able to tackle everybody, whether they are big, fast, slow, little or
whatever.

The method of tackling had changed over the years, in past days all
children were taught how do 'front on', 'side on' and 'rear' tackles all
around the legs, beginning with arms and hands around the buttocks area
with the head behind or at the side and bringing the player to the ground
by sliding down his legs with clasped arms, and the game saw great tacklers
develop and mature through this method. Possibly the best ever at this type
of tackle was the great cover defender Johnny Raper. A tackle around the
chest area 'front on' was rarely contemplated.

Nowadays figures indicate that only 10% of tackles are around the legs and
90% are around the chest area, the aim is to stop the ball being advanced.

Dixon differs with the method in vogue today, of using the high tackle to
stop the ball first; he states that the Broncos first action is to stop the
ball runner.

"I look at it different. At the Broncos we coach the junior players
different from most.

"I don't see a tackle that way [chest high, first] some people do emphasize
stopping the ball initially, but we work on primarily stopping the ball
runner first and then secondly we stop the ball.

"The majority of tackles nowadays are front-on, in the days gone by, we had
more emphasis on side on tackles and later we taught blocking tackles when
the players began coming more forward.

"So, for today's game, players need to be strong and lead with their head
and shoulders for all tackles whether, front on, side on, rear and they
have to be very good at it, but all tackles stem from the players ability
initially to make a one on one tackle.

"At the Broncos our primary target zone is from the belt line up and below
where the ball is carried [midriff] and that is for all tackles.  The
midriff area is a part the body that the player moves the least.

The proof of the target zone of where to tackle is emphasized by the
magical ex Bronco ball runner Steve Renouf, who repeatedly when attempted
to be tackled low by a defender showed what a swerve of the hips and a
strong fend could do for an attacking player who came in to low too tackle
the champion centre.

"The belt line down to the knees was the tradition area target zone in the
past for a 'side on' tackle, but a player still has movement there, they
can open their body up or they can swivel their hips like Renouf would do
and beat you with a fend if a defender is committed to that lower target
area.

Footwork is another really key part of being a good defender; it can be
underestimated in tackling.

Although some great Bronco players such at Trevor 'The Axe' Gillmeister and
Gavan Allen could launch at a tackle with two feet planted firmly on the
ground it has been proven that this is not the footwork technique to use in
the modern game

Dixon continues, "Most tackles are missed because players don't use their
feet. To get to the tackle some players will plant their feet or they are
wide apart and waiting for the ball carrier to come to them, this is not a
correct technique. As a general rule the best defenders have one foot up
and one-foot back.

"Defenders are normally at the mercy of the ball carrier if he plants his
feet to early. The defender can get bumped, ran over, have no drive or
cannot move. This is where the jumper grabbers come from, or the tackle is
only shoulder contact or an arm stretch attempting to implement a tackle,
rather than moving into the tackle.

"The defender should take short steps to the tackle, so that if the ball
runner does shift, the defender can take his feet to where he wants to go.

"We [Broncos] don't over emphasize one leg from the other, or same
shoulder, same leg. Our take on it is as a long as one leg is in the air it
does not matter; you need the weight distribution through your stride, so
if it is near leg or off leg it doesn't make any difference to us.

"We don't coach it, but we are happy to have one leg in the tackle so, one
of the key components involved in tackling is good footwork, have one foot
up in the tackle, we teach one foot forward and other foot back." Dixon
concluded.

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* A simple game being enveloped by science
and technology.

By Steve Hunt

The information technology revolution has
transformed the way rugby league coaching is
conducted, to a point!

Through the advancement of technology, coaches
can now have reams of videotape examining the
individual skills and performance traits of a player
at their disposal within minutes.

They can measure post-match body distress by fluid
loss, monitor a players dietary intake and responses with the view
of achieving optimum physical performance, as well
as maximising recovery from injury – all through a
greater use of technology.

The technology revolution is being used to give
closely matched teams the winning edge. The
difference can even come down to something simple
like the composition and texture of a league jersey
and its role in keeping a player’s body temperature
down to avoid fatigue.

This has created a fine line between ‘paralysis by
analysis’and ‘roboting’ players and an overall
objective by clubs to gain superiority on the training
and playing.

The technological evolutions have created a sporting
paradox….because league is essentially a simple
game.

“It’s quite scary what IT can do,” says Sydney
Roosters football manager Brian Canavan.

“A simple example is that if we want to look at
Andrew Johns’ kicks off his right foot to the right
side of the field we can simply make a phone call
and have all of his seasons kicks down the line on
our computers within 20 minutes.

“You can have a look at Shane Webcke’s runs and
examine which is his preferred side of the ruck. Is
he a left hand or right hand ball carrier, does he drop
his shoulder at the line, before the line?

“You can request all this information and it’ll be on
a 10-minute video for you in 20 minutes.

Some clubs are probably one or two years more advanced
than us but virtually by the month technology
advances.”

So, is the technological wave a good or a bad thing?
According to Canavan, careful step-by-step
assessments are the key to ensuring technology is
used in a beneficial way for individual players and
the team.................

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* Prop Forward required for French Club
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The club need to defend the Crown of Championship and French Cup but also
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Develop and provide continuing education programs for elite and developing
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Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study at a recognised
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* The Leagues Clubs Association of NSW Ltd
Location: NSW

Salary Range: An attractive remuneration package will be provided to the
successful candidate.

Information:One of the club industrys leading member organisations requires
the services of a dynamic Chief Executive to lead and represent the
interests of licensed Rugby League Clubs in NSW.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a good understanding of
the NSW club industry and ideally have experience in Conference and Event
Management; conduct of Board and member meetings; management and
development of sponsorship partnerships; and advocacy on behalf of member
clubs in a variety of industry related forums.

Position details may be discussed with Paulene Heinonen at CMP Recruitment
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Closing Date: 5:00 pm Friday 22 November 2002

Apply to: Interested applicants should forward their resume, marked

Private and Confidential to:
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* Experienced UK sports scientist

Seeks Australian/NZ club to work with in coaching / conditioning / Sports
science role.

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in coaching / conditioning / Sports science role.

I am an experienced sports scientist with a history working at high levels
within English sport including a year at a premier league soccer club
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Halifax Blue Sox)

I have experience working in the development of Sport Psychology programmes
and in
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I am currently head of department (sports science) at a college in Halifax
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I am also qualified to rugby league club coach Level.

I am looking to emigrate toAustralia after spending 8 months there in
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Anyone interested please contact me for a full copy of my CV at
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* Aaron Raper seeks a part-time/full-time coaching role
Sydney Region, preference to work within the newly formed Sponsor or
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Seeking a part-time/full-time coaching role in the greater Sydney Region.
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Experience;
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* JUNIOR COACH IN THE LAKE MACQUARIE AREA SEEKS A CLUB FOR THE 2003 SEASON.

LEVEL 1 COACHING ACCREDITION

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First Grade Coach to play in NSWCRL Group 17

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CONTENTS

*  RLCM - QUOTE FOR MONDAY - Chris Anderson, Australian Coach

*  RLCM - COMMENT - Rugby League played in the northern and southern
                          hemispheres is completely different.

           By Gary Roberts Rugby League Writer

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT -

*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE - 11/11/02

*  RLCM - NEWS UPDATE 11/11/02
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MONDAYS COACHING QUOTE

"..in our game a lock-up tackle is considered good technique. That
has become the basic tackle. There is a fair bit of technique
required to be able to lock the ball up effectively, so I can understand
junior coaches wanting to be able to practise that....
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By Gary Roberts  http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

New Zealand 30 defeated Great Britain 16

The reason why great Britain lost the game could be explained in detail,
but really it was the result that most followers of the
game expected.

The Great Britain team was similar to the side that was thrashed by
Australia in July and only staunch Great Britain supporters would have
expected that Great Britain team to upset the Kiwis.

The game of Rugby League that is played in the northern and southern
hemispheres are completely different.

The northern game is a TV product with attack as the main ingredient and
with little nuance on defence. [Explained by Des Foy 1, Des Foy 2 and
Darryn Reeds in RLCM Newsletters correspondence last week]

The southern hemisphere game is about 80 minutes of aggression and defence.

So, whenever Tests are played involving northern hemisphere teams,
aggressive and a planned defence will always win on the day, as it will
limit the ability of the attacking team coming out of their end.

I would like to comment though, on a statement Great Britain coach David
Waite made after the game, he said.

"We were punished in the second half when we had the ball for about six [6]
minutes in the first thirty [30] minutes of the second half and only a few
moments there when we looked like we could generate some things and our
execution let us down in that".

Statistics show, during the Second Half 42 sets were played

Sets 1 to 13

Great Britain had the ball on 6 occasions to New Zealand's 7 occasions

Sets 14 to 26 after 22 minutes

Great Britain had the ball on 7 occasions New Zealand 6 occasions

Sets 27 to 42

Great Britain had the ball on 9 occasions New Zealand 7 occasions

Total distribution of the ball second half Great Britain 22 New Zealand 20

Total Ball distribution for full game Great Britain 48 New Zealand 39

RLCM believes Great Britain made simple errors by some international Rugby
League players who had no idea of overcoming a defence and implementing the
game plan to 'go forward' to the 50m, before attempting to gain field
position by a contested kick and chase.

Simply because the that type of game is not played on a weekly basis in the
northern hemisphere.

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DEFENCE By Glenn Bayliss

PRINCIPLES OF DEFENCE

Quite often in games, the winning team is determined not by what they do
with the ball, but what they get done without it.

The ability to attack in defence. It’s more than tackling the dill with the
pill, proper and effective defensive lines will not only blunt out creative
attacking opportunities thrown at them by the opposition – they will also
lay the platform for success down the other end of the field when their
turn comes for possession.

The basis of defence can be narrowed to four main principles.

1. Exert Pressure.

Limit the time, space and therefore the options of the attacking team.

2. Gain Ground.

A quick moving defensive organised line that exerts pressure can often stop
the attacking team from gaining the “advantage line”.

The loss of ground while in attack can have a demoralising effect on
the defence. To achieve this aim players must be conditioned to retreat the
required 10 metres and be set for the next PTB.

3. Win Possession.

The old adage “you can’t score without the football” sums up the third
principle. Strong effective tackling coupled with applied pressure will
achieve a higher turnover rate of possession.

If your team can limit the time the opposition spends with the football it
will go along way towards boosting your chances of winning.

4. Physically Dominate the Opposition.

If you are coaching teams “international rules” this principle comes into
being. Rugby League is a game of strong physical contact. Quite often a
defence that is “physical”, i.e. powerful driving tackles that stop
attackers “in their tracks”, can have a marked impact on a game.

If opponents are concerned by the fact they are to be solidly tackled a
further mental “pressure” can be placed on their game leading to
increased mistakes/ hesitancy, turnover of the football.

It must be stressed that your “physical” defence doesn’t “cross the line”
and become illegal play. This can lead to unwanted penalties and put the
football back in your opponent’s hands more often.

ORGANISATION FOR YOUR DEFENCE

1. Individual Tackling Skill.

For a defence to be effective each player in your team must be competent in
tackling skill. As a coach it is important to concentrate on the player’s:

a) Technique

Develop front-on and side-on techniques that put opponents to the ground
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posts, this dominance will increase the time that the attacking opposition
has to bring the ball back into play, thus allowing more
time for the defence line to be set.

Players must also understand the principle of ‘peeling’, which is the
player who ties up the upper body holds the player down until the player
around the leg releases. The upper body defender comes up
with the tackled player and assumes the role of first marker.

b) Balance
Be able to react to the unexpected, moving quickly
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*  RLCM - COMMENT - Preparing the player on match day
           By Gary Roberts Rugby League Writer

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT -PHIL GOULD written by Robert Rachow

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"...........an organised defensive line that constantly pressures the
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defensive team a chance to regain possession........"

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RLCM COMMENT- Preparing the player on match day
By Gary Roberts  http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

Preparing a junior player on match day can be a task for some coaches and
although there is no definite procedure to follow a course of action must
be planned.

There are three times that a coach has contact with the team as a whole:
pre game, half time and after the game.

Every coach will have different ideas of how to perform duties on match day.

Discussed below are some ideas for coaches to think about. They might not
work for some and for others it might get them thinking of another approach
or revive some past thoughts that may assist their team and develop better
players.

To begin with;

[1] Don't use winning as the motivation for your players. Use the learning
of skills as the motivation. Everyone realises that a winning attitude is
natural, but only bring it into your coaching, as your players become
teenagers.

[2] Learning the sport is the correct attitude for coaches to take.

[3] Coaching your point of view is one of the biggest mistakes that coaches
make. Let the players be themselves and you coach around their ability.

[4] Getting players to do things is a real psychological challenge; some
players cannot understand the coach's instructions and ideas.

PRE GAME

* Know Your Players

The NRL and SL games often show a peek view of the dressing room prior to a
big game and you will see players doing various things whilst they are
getting ready to prepare for a game.

Some are getting a rub, others are already suited up and prepared, others
are sitting reading the program fully clothed in their ordinary clothes,
some are sitting listening to music through a portable CD players, the
reference being that all players are i
ndividuals and have different personalities and their preparations differ
from game to game, your players are no different

A coach must respect and give the players the space that they require, but
at the same time you must know what they are doing and why they have a pre
game ritual because you need to reinforce the attitude and recall to him
the good things he did at trainin
g.

* Speak Only of Positives.

One negative sentence or a negative thought created in the players' minds
can blow away a week of positives.

Players will have failings that coaches will be aware of. The coach has
spent time trying to improve those errors, but don't mention them only talk
pre game only the positives. Tell the player how well that particular part
of the player's game was performe
d at practise during the week.

* Talk About Attitude

Moving around from player to player reinforcing the attitude for the game,
talk of confidence that the players have in each other. These two points
'attitude and confidence' are for the coach to deliver on what ever subject
he wishes to bring under those t
wo topics.

As said previous the coach does not have to talk about winning. But he can
talk about the expected improvement of their skills and concentrating on
the correct method of performing the skill during the game.

HALF TIME

* Explain What You Saw

You are the coach so you are expected to understand what is happening out
there.

Good things and bad things happened, players are alway going to make
mistakes and that will affect the team,

But don't get the players into the sheds and berate them by telling them of
all the 'dumb' things that they did. Praise them for some of the good things.

* Ask Questions

Ask the players why they took a particular option or how they reached the
decision to make a particular play, whether it was good or bad.

It is expected that you would know most of the answers, but your job is to
assist the players and make them better, and by having this information it
is going to assist you to assist them.

Ask the players collectively, "How are you going?"

If there is problems ask them, "Do you know why it is going wrong?"

Ask them "How can the problem be corrected?"

If you are in front in the scoreboard ask them how did it happen, ask them
what else can be done to maintain the pressure and too further the score in
the second half.

* Tell Them Something Constructive

Remember as the coach and you should know the answers, but the players'
input is important to you as it develops good communication, a vital
component to the puzzle of successful coaching.

After taking on board all they have told you, which should gel with your
own observations, you can now explain something constructive to reassure
them of how to correct the errors that they have advised.

Fulltime

The game is over. Whether they have won or lost, ask what they did wrong,
and then congratulate them don't harp on the bad points.

Reminding the players of their errors performed in this match at this point
is not going to solve a problem.

The first item is to praise your players, praise them on any improvement.
Reinforce the good things they did and make a mental note to fix what you
saw and to address the problems the players told you about at half time.

* So begins the planning for the first training session of the week.

Forget what happened last week, because if you don't you will have the same
mistakes week after week, as a coach you are looking for constant improvement.

* Reminding players what went wrong does not solve problems.

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PHIL GOULD - written by Robert Rachow

Goals, no matter how desirable, almost always at some point appear
unobtainable. In everyday life these goals may arise in the form of losing
weight, finding a better job or any other strain of self-improvement. In
Rugby League though, these targets usuall
y pertain to being placed near the top of the ladder, or when broken down
to week-by-week aims, beating the better teams on a regular basis.

At first some sides may seem out of reach and impossible to defeat,
particularly at the junior level where physical disparity so often
determines the outcome.

However Phil Gould, former Sydney City, Penrith and Canterbury coach has a
distinct principle which he believes helps to avoid the enormity of an
impending fixture and create a level playing field. In essence, it revolves
around viewing the present time in
  a reference frame of its own, rather than in relation to an eventual goal.

"Certainly, try to be as good as you can be on any given week, but
understand there will be ebbs and flows in the course of a season, both
individually and as a team," he says.

"Really do try to keep yourself occupied in the short term, try to keep
yourself in the moment. If you do that, each day runs into the next and
each game runs into the next and each month runs into the next and then
in the longer term each season runs into the next season. It's day in, day
out honesty. Review what you have done, work on what you can improve and
look forward to the events of the next day.

"Rather than just looking at the end result all the time, concentrate on
the job at hand. If you get tied up in the win/loss situation too much and
worry what this game might mean later in the year, you carry a whole burden
on your shoulders. It is the sam
e as what you expect from your players. When they are out on the field, you
want them to concentrate on what they're doing right at that moment, not
what might happen in the future."

In the dreaded situation of shaping a team at the bottom of the ladder
into genuine title contenders, every aspect or avenue of possible
improvement needs to be scoured. And by the same token, every
department of vulnerability needs to be either completely overhauled or
lessened in its impact. Gameplans, like the slogan of canned seafood
company John West, often revolve around the concept that "the fish that
they reject, make them the best". It is this ethos of selective improvement
that Gould carried with him in his first three seasons at Sydney City,
taking the Roosters from fourteenth, to ninth, to fourth in successive
campaigns.

"I think the key thing is that I'm very aware of weaknesses, as a team,
as a coach and as a person," says Gould..................more


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*  RLCM - QUOTE FOR MONDAY
           Glenn Bayliss, ARL High Performance Coach

*  RLCM - COMMENT WHY WERE THE GRAND FINALS SO CONTRASTING?
           By Gary Roberts

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - COACHING WITH COMPUTERS
           With David Perry - written by Ashley Bradnam

*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE

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MONDAYS COACHING QUOTE

"Successful defence depends on each player making correct decisions. This
decision making process is enchanced by good coaching and communication so
the player can:

1. Identify the problem
2. Decide on the correct action to take
3. Have the skill to execute that action ....."

Glenn Bayliss, ARL High Performance Coach from his article 'DEFENCE'
in RLCM Book 26

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RLCM COMMENT- COMMENT WHY WERE THE GRAND FINALS SO CONTRASTING?
By Gary Roberts  http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

St Helens played Bradford, the Sydney Roosters played the NZ
Warriors, two Grand Finals played on the opposite sides of the world
a couple of weeks apart.

The UK game kept fans and viewers gripped to their seats as the game
went from one end of the field to the other and resulted with a win
to St Helens after a drop goal by Sean Long.

On the other hand the NRL Grand Final a hard fought game with both
sides struggling to gain an advantage, it was a game of fierce
tackling and every yard gained was earned

Why were the games so contrasting?

They were played with different defence principles in the ruck area.
The philosophy of tackling in the Super League and NRL is poles
apart.

Taking nothing away from the UK game it is entertaining to watch.
But, the players tackle in a way that may have been taught to them at
schoolboy representative level.

NRL players and coaches have taken defence to a new level.

To begin with, ask yourself this question: 'why does NZ Warriors
player Kevin Campion have so many head clashes?' We will answer the
question as we move through the article.

Universally the centre of a game is the ruck area or the play the
ball, everything starts and ends with the ruck, so what is the
difference between Super League and NRL rucks.

A brief analysis of the two Grand Finals shows that two different
patterns of ruck defence were played.

The UK version leads to open football. The NRL version is a
game of mental toughness with aggressive tackling.

The Super League ruck defence normally begins with a one on one
tackle before another one possible two defenders come to assist. NRL
is more about having two players in the initial tackle with a two and
sometimes three players assisting.

An average Super League tackle will have only two players involved,
the NRL team, the Sydney Roosters occasionally had up to five players
involved in some of their tackles in their Grand Final.

Why? The Roosters were trying to create a six second play the ball
for the Warriors. The 1, 2 or 3 players come into the two-man tackle,
briefly dance with the ball carrier, before putting him to ground.

The subsequent peel off by the assisting defenders players, before
they revert back to their ruck defence positions, goes a long way in
gaining valuable seconds needed to dull the momentum of the attacking
team.

NRL markers are more effective and have definite roles to play with
the initial tackle, the Super League players seem more causal in
their approach which appears to be first marker chase second marker
hold.

If speed of playing the ball is one of the main objectives for an
attacking team in their aim to gaining superior field position to
exert extra pressure, then it should be an objective of the defending
team not to allow them the time or give them the easy yards to
achieve these aims.

But, watching the Super League Grand Final it appears the defences
were assisting the attack side by allowing them to play the ball
quickly. No effective system of defence could not be noticed in
either St Helens or Bradford in them attempting to gain a supremacy
in the in the ruck area.

A principle is to play your ball in 3 seconds and attempt to slow the
opposition's play the ball down to 6 seconds, simple enough to say,
and if a team can achieve it they are on the way to 'winning the game
on the ground'.

The difference in the two games could have been the 'dominant tackle'
factor and the technique used by the Super League players would not
be effective in the ever-changing NRL, nor is it effective at the
international level.

Now, getting back to the question about Kevin Campion. He plays at a
very high aggression level as to gain the upper hand in the tackle,
he is well balanced with his head and neck in an upright position.

His head leads him into the upper body of the ball carrier, as he
confronts him, his first contact is normally his head alongside the
ball carriers face, his arms and chest follow, from this point he can
gain can control of the tackle and becomes the dominant player.

This method is a differential style of tackling and is both brave and
courageous, but it is extremely effective in gaining the dominance
that is required in the NRL. Sometimes it does not work to
perfection, thus the clash of heads and more stitches.

Now, if a team can learn from Campion's style of tackling and pick up
on the Sydney Roosters gang tackles, initiate an effective peel off,
so the ball carrier could be 'turtled' facing the wrong way so a
possible 5 or 6 second tackle might eventuate. Then one team may
dominate and win the ground over the other.

The difference between the two Grand Finals?

Tackle Technique!

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COACHING WITH COMPUTERS
With David Perry - written by Ashley Bradnam

The advent of video has revolutionized the way the
game is analysed. Most NRL coaches spend countless
hours each week perched firmly in front of the box,
searching to exploit opposition team’s weaknesses and
looking to rectify their own.

With the advancement and society acceptance of computers, Rugby League
statistics looks set to go through a similar uprising.
David Perry is a rare combination – half rugby league
fanatic, half computer whiz. As a player David spent
three years with Parramatta during the 1980’s,
managing to reach First Grade before retiring to the
NSW central coast where he began coaching.

In 2002, David will be in charge of the Erina Under 17’s,
dividing his time between the training paddock and
the computer screen, where he works full time as a
computer programmer. The dual interest has lead
David to the creation of an application program aimed
at making the collection and analysis of game statistics
easier.

“I basically just wanted to make things easier for
myself’, says David. ‘the old pen and paper method
of collecting the statistics is antiquated, time
consuming and can be eliminated by someone with a
basic knowledge of Excel macros. Microsoft Excel
spreadsheets provide a simple vessel for storing data
and an extension of this for people more familiar with
computer software is to store this spreadsheet
information in a Microsoft Access database. The
amount and type of data stored in these databases is
almost endless.’

The beauty of introducing a sytem similar to David’s
is that you will begin securing knowledge which
normally wouldn’t show up on the tradition stats sheet.

“Normally all you get as far as stats go is the tackle
count, the hit ups and maybe something like a drop
ball count or who made mistakes. But they can be so
misleading; for instance if someone just flops on top
of a bloke after the tackle has almost been completed,
he often gets credited with a tackle. Or someone might
lazily ruck the ball up and be smashed backwards but
they come off looking good because their hit-up count
is high’.

David’s application is almost endless in the way in
can record different stats that typically would pass by
unnoticed.

Things like:
· Touches of ball per game
· Yards made after contact in hit ups.
· Player involvement; who is the instigator in tackles and who
   is only assisting
· Passes leading to tries
· The quality of kicks in play; distance and effectiveness
· The quality of winger/fullback returns from kicks
· Amount of decoy runs; extra efforts off the ball
· Possession flows; amount of time spent in your own half
· Effectiveness inside the opposition’s red zone

Once the game has been transferred from video into
your personal computer there is literally hundreds of
different stats which can be used. With all your
statistics “tagged” against the video file, it is possible
to return to any particular portion of the game allowing
you to do multiple passes of the video, perhaps each
time adding a more complex level of analysis.

It is also possible to nominate a player and build a file
of every time he performed an event in the game,
perhaps a tackle or a carry and record these instances
one after the other onto a video tape for additional
feedback to players.

Easily available video editing programs allow you to split out small
sections of the game and each of these small clips can be labeled and
recorded against a player in a similar way as you may catalog your CD or LP
collection. Alternatively you may wish to catalog events that relate to a
particular opponent or a particular referee.

The data that can be chronicled is limited only by the
amount of time you have to set up the application and
enter the statistics. While not for sale at the moment,
David has not ruled out the possibility of taking his
application to the market place, but in the meantime
insists it’s something every coach can put in place
either by himself, or with the help of someone with a
general knowledge of computers.

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CONTENTS 22/10/02

*  RLCM - SHOULD JUNIOR COACHES INDULGE IN THE MIND SET OF 'WINNING
        THE GAME'- By Gary Roberts
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*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - PRE SEASON TRAINING
           Some Considerations...From RLCM Book 25
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RLCM - SHOULD JUNIOR COACHES INDULGE IN THE MIND SET OF 'WINNING THE GAME'
- By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

It is nice to win games. But is the role of the junior coach to
develop and educate young players or should they indulge in the
mind set of 'winning the game'

There is so much for the young players to learn and once a coach
begins on the track of 'winning' does his concept of how to play the
game become clouded in his ability to teach.

Malcolm McMillan QRL Southern Division Coaching Panel says, "I do not
stress before a game about winning, I have never told my players to
go out and win the game. I tell them game day is when they can have
fun.

"We only lost one game all year, unfortunately it was the Grand
Final. I have no problems with that; we had a great year and the kids
played great football.

So, how does a coach teach children to play the game and how does he
develop a coaching procedure to adhere on training days.

"Training should be about players enjoying learning the game, the
coach is there to teach and correct players technique," says McMillan

But where does it begin?

One method could begin by watching the team's previous game. The
coach will see problems and situations confronting the players that
they [the players] are unable to understand, team's weakness or
technical errors with some players, that will need correcting at the
next training session.

It is these problems and errors the coach noted, that a training
session could be built around for the following week.

Junior players have a small concentration span, so to correct the
problems it is recommended to limit the session to only two points
that you wish to teach them.

Before the training begins the coach must be prepared for the
practise so no time will be wasted the moment it begins.

The session starts with the 'warm up' and should take about 5-10
minutes; don't waste precious time with slow jogging exercises. The
coach should implement a warm up drill that will assist in the
correction of immediate problem.

After having a drinks break and a brief chat the 'drill practice'
begins. Allow about 20 minutes divided into two ten minute sections
specific for correcting the two major problems that you identified
during the previous game.

Explain why they are doing the drill, explain it again, encourage
players to ask questions, then tell them again, show them how you
want it done again, hopefully they will start asking questions,
allowing the coach to reinforce why the drill is being practiced.

Only one or two players may have the technical problem that you are
trying to correct, but involve the entire team in the learning
process.

Do not make it too complicated, give them information they will be
able to absorb and comprehend.

Demonstrate to the players how you want them to do the drill.

Explain why the drill is being practised, how you want it done, why
and when it will be used in the game.

Practise it continually correcting and amending and asking the
players thoughts the drill.

Evaluation is needed to confirm the players understand the drill and
its purpose. Has the problem been solved and have the players
improved, did they understand the error? Did all team members
comprehend why the correction was needed?

Another drink and talk break is encouraged here before moving to next
section.

With the players understanding the drill and its purpose, move the
session to a 'game related' situation played at speed with pressure.
This is the next step in the training session and should last for
about 15 -20 minutes.

Practice the drills in a game type situation in both attack and
defence. The plays should be 'evaluated' by the coach, watching the
players making their decisions on how they adjust in what is put in
front of them.

The coach should then discuss and question his players on what they
have learnt. Legendary coach Jack Gibson once said about questioning
players, "The coach might be surprised with the answers."

A 5-10 minute warm down follows with the coach still communicating
with players.

A training session similar to above involves teaching the junior
player and it can be completed in 45-60 minutes, if the session was
enjoyable and the players feel they are learning about the game from
a coach who is interested in them, then 'winning will follow' you do
not have to talk about it.

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PRE SEASON TRAINING
Some Considerations...

By Doug King - RCpN DipNg PGCertHealSc(SportMed) Sports Nurse

Printed 2001
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Now that all the off season checks have been completed (RLCM Book 20)
its time to plan for the preseason training.

Considering the other aspects of the preseason period can assist you
in your efforts in season.

These considerations are wide and cover a lot of possibilities but
can be brought down to three main
broad area: Assessment, Education and Injury Awareness.

ASSESSMENT:
The assessment phase of pre season training may include medical
examinations, injury assessment and fitness evaluation. These areas are
important as they can identify any shortfalls in the players that may well
become a problem later on in the season and usually when the team least
needs to have any one player out due to old injuries recurring or causing
further injuries.

Medical Examination / Injury Assessments. It would be fair to
say that all the professional teams undergo a form of a medical examination
to ensure that medically the players are fit to take to the field and fully
participate, so why not all the other grades of the game?

The Pre Season assessment should cover all medical aspects of the player
but also it should assess the players for past injuries. Old injuries not
fully rehabilitated can reoccur with a slight bit of stress on the joint or
ligament but, these may also cause another
injury to occur and this can result in the player having
to spend more time away from the game that might be expected.

A simple way to have these players screened is to get the team Sports Medic
/ ARL First Aid Officer to put all team members through a simple screening
test (these are often easily available through the national organizations
contacts) and by reviewing the past years medical history that the
organized team Sports Medic has kept records of and assessing for the past
injuries.

Keep in mind that all medical history is Medical-In-Confidence and the
Club, Coach or Manager cannot directly see this without written
consent by the individual players.

Now most teams playing in the amateur grades often cannot afford to have a
doctor assess all the players fully, but usually the regions have a Medical
Officer that is appointed by the District League or by the Club and some
arrangement can be organised with them to assess those players screened as
being at risk especially if any injury has not fully rehabilitated.

Fitness Test: There are a vast amount of pre season fitness tests available
that are designed to test the players aerobic, anaerobic, agility and power
levels, but why not also look at including an injury assessment component
to these as well.

Many times a player will return from injury, train then take to the field
in a competitive game without fully completing the rehabilitation programme
assigned to them.

By placing all players through the pre season fitness testing programme
have the Coach or (if you have the luxury of two trainers) have one trainer
assess the fitness levels while another trainer watches and assess for
injury status.

For the upper body look at how the press ups (shoulder, elbow, wrist), chin
ups (upper back, shoulder, elbow, wrist), bench press etc. are being done
in quality (depth, symmetry and amount)
versus the quantity (total completed) and the same for the lower body in
sitting stretch test, agility tests (figure “8”, “L” tests, etc.) one
legged hopping (good to assess the ankle and knee), power jumps (also knee
and ankle as well as hip), Squats (really tests the knees
out) and burpees and again assess for symmetry, depth
and amount completed.

These tests can identify those players masking an injury, not stretching
properly or those players that have a potential for injury later on into
the training (poor sit and reach test results usually
indicate a lower back, glutes and hamstring imbalance which can result in
lower back or hamstring injuries further down the year)......more

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Retired Accountant and businessman seeks UK club involvement
20/10/02

I am an accountant and businessman ( retired ) age 53.

Have been an RL fan since a boy and would like to get involved in the
game as club accountant, treasurer, or professional club director.

I have an extremely good CV demonstrating my success in anything I
have ever done.

If any club is looking for an administrator give me a call on 01298
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Exercise Physiologist Seeks Club

My name is Stephen Lambert and I am an exercise physiologist.

I have just submitted my Ph D on "Measurement and application of
alactic recovery in repeated task sports" and have my own full VO2max
testing system.

I am a level 1 Rugby Union coach and a registered nurse, as well as
having a masters degree in physiological measurement. I also
specialise in developing useful databases.

I am an experienced physiologist, working in respiratory medicine for
10 years, sports medicine for 3 years (NSWISM and UNSW) and hi-tech
fitness testing for 5 years (SportsCheck).

I am looking for a position with a progressive first grade club for
the up-coming season where I can apply my skills in a meaningful way
toward a potential premiership win

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Northern Suburbs Devils - Mackay North Queensland

Seeking players

The Northern Suburbs Red Devils in Mackay, North Queensland invite
anyone who is interested in playing a part in their 2003 campaign to
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Junior players from under 8s to under 16s are invited as well as
seniors including under 17s, under 19s, reserve and A grade.

The Devils had a great 2002 season and will look to build on that
using a talented young crop coming through with coaching staff such as Joe
Fatnowna  and former Brisbane Broncos player Butch Fatnowa as well as
former State of  Origin referee Barry Gomersell.

Anyone interested contact the club on mailto:nsdevils@....

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CONTENTS 14/10/02

*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Wayne Pearce

*  RLCM - Hey Coach! did you keep a diary? - Gary Roberts
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*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - Steve Folkes Book 24 interview
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*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE - http://rlcm.com.au/jobs.htm

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A RLCM COACHING QUOTE

" Every moment players are in the game, they face a choice of options
and unless they can react well, they are never going to succeed at
the top level"  Wayne Pearce from his article in RLCM Coachtalk 1
Printed September 2002

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RLCM  - Hey Coach! did you keep a diary?

By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

The season is over the premiership has been won the presentation
night was a great success.

Junior coaches could look back and think one of two things 'I did a
good job with the kids and I will improve them next year', or
maybe  'I could have done better'.

But, did they keep a diary of the year, did they evaluate and test
the players and keep a report card on every player they had in their
charge for the past season.

Did he record the skill, fitness, strengths and weakness at the start
of the season and where the players finished, in regards to those
attributes under his coaching?

And also just as importantly did he evaluate his own performance as a
coach.

Peter Corcoran, Education Director, ARL Foundation said in RLCM Book
14, it is necessary to realise that there are three aspects of
coaching to consider with self-evaluation - i.e. managing, teaching
and communicating.

(1) Corcoran says managing is the backbone of coaching: "Just as the
backbone keeps you erect, management is the support structure that
you need to do the job well." In this area, coaches need to ask
themselves, 'was management involved and if so, how did I manage the
situation'?

(2) Teaching can be seen as the heart of coaching: "If you teach
players the skills they need, based on the assumption that they are
basic essentials of good performance the learning of all these things
will make them better." In this case, ask, "how did I perform when
teaching the players. Did they understand?"

(3) Communication can be seen as the soul of coaching. Corcoran views
communication as, "the indefinable, invisible thing that allows you
to bring it all together."

Such questions touch on all the pivotal points of a particular action
and therefore lay the foundations for strong performance assessment
and rectification.

Coaches should thus note the underlying importance of regularly
reflecting on their performances.

They should also document in a diary or a report card format where
their players are at now and how far they progressed during the past
season.

Malcolm McMillan, QRL Southern Division Coaching Panel
explains, "Although it is not really necessary to test the 'Mod'
player, it is essential for the 'International' junior player it will
assist in the learning and teaching process. As there is so much for
the players to learn, it is something that coaches should do. There
are all types of tests and evaluations that can be carried out.

"Keep the tests simple, create a competitive game to watch a skill
that the players have, stand back and have another coach run the
skills session while you are evaluating and correcting of the players.

"Record their ability with the basics; tackling, passing, catching,
kicking, play the ball, agility and speed.

Children these days are not as naturally fit as they were in days
gone by, so some type of fitness testing could be applied also during
the year. "They will react to the tests, the same as senior players
do, they will want to know their individual results." McMillan said.

This is an opportunity for the coach to develope communication with his
players by discussing the tests results.

The current coach's report of all the players for the season can be
previewed at the start of the next season.  If a new coach takes over
a team the diary/report card will be an invaluable source of
information for the incoming coach, ensuring a pattern of continuity
for the particular team.

Records of the player's strengths and weakness, the improvement that
they made during the past year is all vital information that assists
in the development of young players.

The timing of the testing is up to the individual coach or club, but
it would be suggested early season would be appropriate time to begin
with a maximum of another three times during year.

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 24
STEVE FOLKES COACHTALK INTERVIEW
WRITTEN BY ASHLEY BRADNAM

Printed 2001
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As a member of the revered, uncompromising Bulldogs pack of the
80’s Folkes developed a reputation as one of the game’s most
disciplined players. Tough and hard. Aggressive, but not dirty. Since
assuming the Canterbury coaching ranks he has devoted his time to
ensuring the  current pack of Bulldogs are similarly valued. Folkes
considers discipline a priceless commodity.

“I believe discipline comes in many forms and hopefully as coach
I am instilling in my players the need to be self-disciplined. I
think a lot about this before I decide if the player should come to
our club in the first place. When we are looking at a young guy we go
into his upbringing fairly extensively because we figure we can learn
a fair bit about how he is situated in terms of things like
discipline from the way he was brought up. There is no doubt in my
mind that a team’s fortune can change once they (the players) are
individually prepared to alter their attitude.

Folkes is something of a football rarity in these sometimes-selfish
days of professionalism. He’s one hundred percent Bulldog, always
has been. Folkes has just chalked up season number 25 with the
Canterbury club as either player or as a member of the coaching staff
and appreciates more than anyone the culture of success the club has
constructed.

“I have only been away from the club for one year since I joined
and that was when I had a season in England. We have been fairly
successful since the time I came into grade and I was fortunate
enough to be playing with a lot of great players who demanded and
fully expected to win.

"Coming from that background I have found it easier to attempt to
instil that desire in my players”.

Desire, attitude and discipline are words employed repeatedly from
the Folkes coaching command. He had these assets as a player, and now
he’s looking to find it in his chargers as the educator. Teaching
such skills falls into the relatively unknown subjec matter called
man management. The ability to bring together an eclectic group of
athletes and transform them into a well-drilled, highly motivated
team unit is never easy. But, as Folkes says, it’s part of the
job.

“I think it’s more a matter of them blending personality wise
with the other players in the team. I think it’s important you
don’t have too many egos in the team and I think we really
haven’t had too many problems along those lines while I’ve
been
coaching here and even further back probably.

"Man management is probably the single greatest asset a coach can
have. It is, to me, learning how to get the best out of an
individual. They are all so different and so unique.

"One player needs a bit of a cuddle and a pat on the back and some
encouragement that way, while another bloke needs a swift boot right
up the behind. It is finding out the balance and trying to work out
every individual but there are some I haven’t worked out of
course. Trying to work out every individual and what excites and
motivates them is one of the real challenges of my job I think”.

We often hear rugby league players in post-match interviews bemoaning
the fact ‘they didn’t turn up to play’, or they ‘left
their boots at home’....................MORE

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An Australian Rugby Union Halfback seeks overseas club
13/10/02

I am an Australian player seeking an opportunity to play in England
or France during the 2002/2003 season.

Below is a short Resume for your perusal:-

PREFERRED POSITIONS – Halfback, five-eight,hooker

HEIGHT – 170 cm (5 foot 7 inches)

WEIGHT – 80kg

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

2001 Randwick Rugby Club – 1st Grade 2000 Randwick Rugby Club
– 1st Grade – Sydney Premiers

1999 Waterpark Rugby Club, Waterford (Ireland) – 1st grade
captain-coach

North Brisbane Barbarians 1st Grade1998 Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 1st
Grade – runners up

Runner-up – Ken Catchpole medal for best and fairest in Sydney
comp.1997Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 1st Grade

Australian Under 21s triallist 1996 Auckland Colts Under 21s..more

Contact DOUGLAS BURSILL

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NORMANBY RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB

Require players for the 2003 season.

Normanby is one of Brisbane's oldest and most successful clubs,
boasting the many premierships in there 50 year existence.

The club is looking for keen senior players to be a part of our
organisation and play in the Division 2 competition in Brisbane.

If you enjoy your rugby league and like to be part of a large social
club then drop us a line.

Ask for Adrian 0413566939.

Alternatively you can email us on - mailto:normanbyhounds@...

or check our website out

http://www.centenaryjuniorrugbyleague.com.au/Normanby.htm

Regards,
Adrian Maher
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North London Skolars RLFC

Require good standard players preferably with British passports

The North London Skolars have just been accepted into the RFL's
second division called the NFP. We are therefore London's second pro
side with the London Broncos.

To prepare for the season we are looking for players to start pre-
season at the beginning of December 2002. All contracts will be part
time and to be honest will not make you rich, but will reward
commitment and success!

Background

The Skolars were founded in 1995 and have proved to be one of the big
RL development success stories. The club is a unique concept in RL as
it was the games first 'Old Boys' network RL club similar to
Harlequins in RU.

The club has won most of the honours available in the southern
amateur game and competed against all the odds in the National
Conference League for 4 seasons as well as playing in the Summer RLC
competition. The club has therefore proved it can run 2 senior teams
for over 45 weeks of the year.

The Skolars have also been at the forefront of youth development and
employ a full time development officer independent of the RFL and any
external other body.

Next steps

We are looking for good standard players preferably with British
passports to apply.

Please send your playing cv to Dave Rotheram at d.rotheram@...

If you want to call me try 00 44 794 1960 583. Some info on
http://www.skolars.com

Thanks for your help Hector McNeil

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Rabbitohs ready to roll

[Daily Telegraph]South Sydney will become the first NRL team back into full
training when players assemble next Monday for a fitness test. The
Rabbitohs' training session is just 15 days after the NRL grand final was
played.

"We'll have a fitness test, weights session and do some wrestling," said
Souths coach Craig Coleman. "By then the players will have had two months
off. We finished in the last week of August because we had the last round
bye.

"We need to get back into training but the new players who played in the
finals will be given another two weeks off. Eight weeks is still a good
holiday."

The Wests Tigers will start training a week later than Souths, the
Parramatta Eels a few days later.
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Webcke said enough is enough

[SMH]-Amid calls for more Test matches, Australian prop Shane Webcke warned
after the win against the Kiwis: "We can't play any more football than we
already play. That's a fact.

"You're not playing tennis or something, where you're not going to wear
out. It's a physical, tough game, particularly these international games.

"Perhaps there's a better format; perhaps they need to drop a few club
games, I don't know. But you've got players playing 35 games a year. That's
a lot of footy."
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Leigh could retain PaulTerzis

[Ananova]-Leigh chairman Mike Nolan pledged to turn the Centurions into a
promotion-winning team despite a third successive near-miss.

The club missed out on a place in Super League when they lost 38-16 to
Huddersfield in the Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final. It followed last
season's exit at the semi-final stage after dominating the regular season.

But Nolan has not ruled out keeping Australian coach Paul Terzis and former
Great Britain scrum-half Bobbie Goulding.

"We will be talking to everybody in the next week or so," he said. "There
has got to be some financial reality in the NFP and we'll be putting a
budget together.

"We will get the best available for that budget and keeping Paul is
certainly not ruled out, I've a lot of time for him as a coach. But I also
have a business to run ..more
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Maroons want Anderson's head

[Daily Telegraph]- Australian captain Gorden Tallis' impassioned plea for
Chris Anderson to be retained as Test coach has fallen on deaf ears in his
home state.

The Queensland Rugby League confirmed yesterday they would oppose any
attempt by Anderson to keep the job for a fifth year -- even though his
Kangaroos teams have won 11 of 13 Tests and he has the support of senior
players ..more
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Grand Final fever intensifies

[Teamtalk]-Rugby Football League officials have confirmed that almost
50,000 tickets have already been sold for next week's Super League Grand
Final.

Bradford and St Helens will meet at Old Trafford on Saturday night with
another full house being predicted for the end-of-season spectacular ..more
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Leeds legend Mick Shoebottom dies

[Teamtalk]-Leeds legend Mick Shoebottom has passed away at the age of 57.
The scrum-half was a member of the last Great Britain team to win the Ashes
in 1970 and picked up 12 Test caps during a short but successful career
which also featured appearances for Yorkshire and England.

Shoebottom was a hugely popular figure at Headingley, starring in the
scrum-half, stand-off and full-back positions. He made a total of 288
appearances for Leeds, scoring 117 tries.

Tragically, his blossoming career was brought to a premature end at the age
of 26 when he took a blow to the head after scoring a try for Leeds in a
Championship semi-final against Salford.
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Tallis to play for another two years

[Yahoo]- Australian captain Gorden Tallis says he'll keep playing for the
Kangaroos as long as he is considered good enough by the National Rugby
League selectors.

Tallis, whose representative career has come under the spotlight following
speculation he was considering quitting the Test side, said he had no plans
to turn his back on a green and gold jersey in the immediate future.

The Brisbane second rower said he had two years remaining on his contract
with the Broncos and would continue to make himself available to play for
Australia.

"I could never give up an Australian jersey," Tallis said ..more
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Injured Matt Utai misses tour

Canterbury Bulldogs winger Matt Utai has become the second player to pull
out of New Zealand's tour to Great Britain and France because of injury.
The 21-year-old, who made an impressive Test debut in the Kiwis' 32-24
defeat by Australia in Wellington on Saturday, needs an ankle operation
..more
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Giants ready for big time

[BBC] ........."I believe we are far better prepared in every way than we
were five years ago," Huddersfield chairman Ken Davy said.
"Our back office and infrastructure is, I believe, second to none in the
game and everything is in place to enable us to make a good impression in
Super League.

"I'm not suggesting we are going to be all-conquering in our first season
but our objective is to build on solid foundations."..more
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'Fresh' Saints vie for bullish revenge in final

[By Dave Hadfield, The Independent]-If there is one running battle
that has characterised rugby league in this country since the
upheavals of the mid-90s, it has been Bradford versus St Helens –
and the latest episode will be played out in the Tetleys Super League
Grand Final at Old Trafford next Saturday.

That is as it should be. The two teams, such a contrast in so many
ways, have been the strongest in the competition this year. Leeds and
Hull have flattered to deceive and Wigan, who beat Saints to win the
Challenge Cup in April, were always on borrowed time in the play-
offs. The cream has risen to the top ..more

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Australian Aboriginals arrive in UK on Thursday

[BARLA]-The Australian Aboriginals fly into England on Thursday 17th
October for what promises to be a mouth-watering tour in which all
the thrills and spills of the inaugural trip, back in 1996, are
likely to be repeated. The tour encompasses the three BARLA Counties,
the Combined Services and two test matches against the BARLA Great
Britain Lions

Like the 1996 party, the 2002 tourists will arrive in Great Britain
as virtual unknowns. But the touring party will be well aware that
their predecessors included several players for whom that trip
provided a notable stepping stone to future glory..more
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Career blow a blessing for Nathan Brown

[By Danny Weidler, The Sun-Herald]-Nathan Brown calls them "my
darkest days", but his wife Tanya realises they have spawned a whole
different career for the new St George Illawarra coach.

"We were talking about my appointment the other night and she said
this may not have happened if it wasn't for the injury," Brown said.

And that was the first time Brown genuinely saw the positive side of
the neck injury that ended his career at the start of the 2001 season.

"When you think about it, she is right," he said ..more
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Politicians pan Piggins after quitting Souths board

[The Sun-Herald]-South Sydney chairman George Piggins has worn
another attack from disgruntled directors, as the last of the Group
14 faction - a trio of politicians - quit the board on Friday
afternoon.

Labor MPs Anthony Albanese and Deirdre Grusovin and Randwick mayor
Dominic Sullivan resigned at a meeting with Piggins. The trio had
threatened to quit for some time and Piggins has two replacements
lined up - Redfern Aboriginal leader Sol Bellear and businessman
Peter Lahood.

The departures follow the recent exodus of CEO Paul Dunn and members
of the high-profile Group 14 established to help the club before its
expulsion from the league in 1999, including Andrew Denton and Mike
Whitney, who delivered Kerry Stokes as a major sponsor ..more
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Huddersfield 38 defeated Leigh 16

[Ananova]-Huddersfield will be promoted to Super League after winning
the NFP grand final 38-16 against Leigh.

Hefin O'Hare and Marcus St Hilaire both scored two tries for the
Giants, who were 14-10 up at half-time.

They clinched victory with three tries early in the second half.

Leigh twice held the lead in a full-blooded first half and they would
have been in front by half-time had Neil Turley been in goalkicking
form.

The Centurions, aiming to become only the second team to beat the
Giants this year, scored the first try after eight minutes when Simon
Baldwin superbly offloaded from a two-man tackle to get the unmarked
Dale Cardoza over ..more
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Kris Radlinski ruled of Test series

[By Ian Laybourn, PA Sport]- Great Britain's hopes of reclaiming the
number two spot in the world suffered a blow on Saturday when full-
back Kris Radlinski was ruled out of the Test series against New
Zealand.

The Wigan ace, who has maintained his standing as the leading full-
back in Super League this year, has been dogged by injury since the
ill-fated July 12 Test in Sydney and is expected to undergo wrist
surgery next week.

"His body is smashed," said Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay. "We've
been waiting for the last game so that he can have the operation.

"He will need three months rest afterwards so he's having the
operation immediately to enable him to be ready for next year."..more
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David Waite prepares for Kiwi clash

[Sporting Life]-Great Britain coach David Waite witnessed the size of
the task facing his side in next month's Test series after New
Zealand went down valiantly to world champions Australia on Saturday.

The Kiwis, who fly into London on Monday for an eight-match tour of
Britain and France, gave the Kangaroos a massive fright before going
down 32-24 in the one-off Test in front of a 25,015 crowd in
Wellington ..more
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Harvey Howard and Gary Connolly leave Wigan

[Ananova]-Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay has confirmed that prop
Harvey Howard and centre Gary Connolly have played their last matches
for Wigan.

Howard who joined the Warriors from Brisbane Broncos two years ago,
is thought likely to retire to Australia.

But Connolly will take a fortnight's holiday before playing out the
rest of his career with Wigan's rugby union sister club Orrell.

With Australian second rower David Furner, 32, joining Leeds for next
season, the average age of the Wigan team is set to plummet in 2003,
much to the delight of Lindsay, who has been forced to slash the
club's budget to get under the salary cap ..more
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Familiar script Kiwis led until the 61-minute mark

[NZ Herald, Peter Jessup]-Coach Gary Freeman was pleased with the
improvement since his first game against Australia last July.

"It was an exceptional game of footy," Freeman said.

"We showed plenty of courage. I'm proud of the boys. I thought all of
the new Kiwis went well. Everyone contributed." ..more
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Australia 32 defeated New Zealand 24

[AAP]-Australia put the boot into New Zealand in Wellington tonight
in their Test at WestpacTrust Stadium.
Only six days after the Sydney Roosters put paid to the Warriors'
dream of bringing the NRL trophy across the Tasman, the Kangaroos
ended any Kiwi hopes of international bragging rights before 25,015
fans in windy Wellington.

New Zealand were anything but a gracious host in the first half,
taking a 24-16 lead into halftime after an opening blitz and a late
try from centre Clinton Toopi.

But the Kangaroos hit back in the second half to score their fourth
straight win over the Kiwis and reassert their dominance on the
international stage.

It took the Kangaroos 63 minutes to hit the front in an entertaining
match, but once they did, they quickly piled on another two tries
before the final whistle ..more.
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CONTENTS 08/10/02

*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Ricky Stuart

*  RLCM - COMMENT - "It was about attitude", said 'Sticky'
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*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE - http://rlcm.com.au/jobs.htm

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - Chris Anderson from Book 26
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*  RLCM - GRAND FINAL PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ADDED TUESDAY 8TH

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A RLCM COACHING QUOTE

"..  experience is one thing and natural ability is another.

"I guess I like the half back to be a natural half - the best
ones generally are I think, although there's plenty a player can
learn from experience- from playing games, making mistakes and
learning.

"Playing football is the only way you can get educated about playing
football..." Ricky Stuart from his article titled 'The Halfback'
which appears in RLCM  Book 28 - Printed September 2002

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RLCM COMMENT -

"It was about attitude", said 'Sticky'

By Gary Roberts 8/10/02

What is attitude?

The Sydney Roosters showed in the latter part of the NRL competition
that they were going to be one of the teams to beat. For the last 8 -
10 weeks they had been playing perhaps marginally above themselves
and it became a habit that began as the momentum that built a mental
strength and an attitude.

The culmination of their hard season came to an end when they were
crowned NRL Premiers for 2003 on Sunday night.

Ricky Stuart a first time coach at the elite level produced a team
that believed in themselves as players.

After a resounding victory over the Brisbane Broncos several weeks
back the team began to excel. The game at ANZ Stadium started a march
for Stuart's young team to gain the confidence, but more importantly
they gained an attitude that was needed to go all the way.

Is attitude a missing ingredient for some teams?

A cliché or cop out by defeated players and coaches nowadays is
'they did not turn up to play'

Did the NZ Warriors lack attitude on Sunday night?

The answer is no, they came to play, as they have all year.

The Warriors showed enormous attitude. Both teams did not have a
problem with attitude up to the 60 minute mark. The game was held in a
tight balance up to this point with the Roosters at times holding an upper
hand and then the game swinging towards the Warriors for their turn to gain
supremacy.

Brian Canavan Roosters Football Manager said "At halftime, we felt we
were physically on top, but they are such a good team with their ad-
lib play, they can attack you from anywhere, any tackle, anywhere on
the field.

"We were not playing as well as we hoped, but we thought our
composure [patience] would get us there, but it took to the 60
minutes mark, until we got away with it.

"The Warriors were dominant in the ruck area, they can get a roll-on,
they are big people, very powerful over short distances and that
hurts when you are on your back foot all of the time.

"Our ball control was not good either, so as a result of that, they
were able to match and tire us. Just before half time, we were really
hurting we were struggling.

An attitude of supremacy, developed within both teams as they strived
to gain the upper hand in the ruck area, neither team gave leeway to
the opposition, the majority of play the balls were in the 2 to 4
second time frame and the quick play the balls were reverting from
team to team as they attempted to gain their share of momentum.

Attitude in defence is about knowing your inside player has the
correct attitude to hold his position in the line even though the
ball has passed him. Attitude is about knowing the player outside you
is switched on and has the team attitude instilled. Knowing that the
one on one tackle must be made. It is about developing patience.

The belief in attitude is not something new to rugby league, master
coach Wayne Bennett has been spruiking about attitude for many years,
his players are instilled with his doctrine and repeat 'attitude was
the key' whether it is in the positive or the negative, attitude is
one of Bennett's key words.

How did Ricky Stuart bring his brand of attitude to the dance floor
and develop it into a defence system that can keep teams with the
ball confined to their own end for long periods of time and create
frustration, panic and occasionally a turnover of the ball to his
team.

Stuart said in RLCM Book 28 - " You have to have the basic support of
the players to begin with. These elements discipline, enthusiasm and
commitment - they have to be there to begin with or you'll never
achieve what you aim to [do], defence comes back to discipline and
commitment. The old cliché about defence being a reflection of
attitude is one hundred percent correct".

After the game Stuart said " I don't think we played real good
football tonight and that was because of the Warriors defence. They
dominated the first 60 minutes in the play the ball area. My biggest
beef at half time was to work harder with the football in the play
the ball area.

'We were always prepared to get them on the back end of the game, it
was a game of two halves but we were prepared to get them on the back
end.

"To win the game tonight, it not just about football, it was about
attitude and our players have good attitude". Stuart concluded

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 26 CHRIS ANDERSON'S ARTICLE ON TIME MANAGEMENT
WRITTEN BY ASHLEY BRADNAM

Printed May 2002
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Time Management
Chris Anderson - Sharks and Australian Coach

Country crooner Kenny Rogers knows the keys to
successful gambling. Inadvertently, he may also have
stumbled on the keys to successful time management
for rugby league coaching.

“You’ve gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when
to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know
when to run”.

Knowing what to do and when to do it frequently
divides the master from the mob – in any field.
Rugby League is no different. A good coach knows
the game; a great coach knows how and when to
teach it.

It’s one of the latest additions to the league
world’s ‘buzz words’ vocabulary. They call it ‘time
management’. It’s the art of understanding the how
and the when. And just like punting, every coach
has a different formula for success.

NRL coaching is a full time job, but that’s not to
say time is of ample abundance. In the last edition
(Book 25) of RLCM, we took a look at the weekly
routine of the Brisbane Broncos, from a player’s
perspective; covering rehab after the weekend, to
preparing for the coming match.

In this edition, we concentrate on the weekly roster
of the coach and his staff, and take a crack at unearthing
a productive formula for success.

First tip? Well, according to Cronulla and Australian
mentor Chris Anderson it’s imperative to know when
to give your players, and yourself, a break. Or as
Kenny might sing: “Know when to walk away”.

“This isn’t like a normal job, you never just walk
away from the office and leave it behind”, says
Anderson.

“ It’s pretty full on and I think it’s important to give
myself and the boys a day a week to get away, or try
to at least. You can’t be just all football. On my day
off though, I generally go and play golf with the
players and normally find myself working on them
while doing so. You don’t start at nine and finish at
four in this job, you’re always thinking about it, but
I enjoy that. Down time is important though, as is
preparation”.

Training preparation entails more than ensuring the
balls are pumped up and the water bottles are full.
While the Broncos tend to adhere to a structured
weekly roster, not all clubs believe it’s the way to
go. For the Sharks coaching staff, preparing for the
coming training week often incorporates
spontaneous creativity sparked by the needs of the
players.

Says Anderson “We don’t just sit down on Monday
and plan out the whole week because I believe by
doing that you can fall into a trap of doing things
that may be right for you but not necessarily for the
players. We have a meeting every .......more

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SOUTH LONDON STORM - ENGLAND

Require Head Coach and First Grade Players for 2003

South London Storm, the largest Rugby League club in the south of England,
seek an ambitious Head Coach/Captain Coach for the 2003 season.

This summer Storm won the national Rugby League Conference Shield, and next
year wewill be playing in the prestigious new National 3 Division just
below professionallevel.

We have a strong junior base and some great young players coming through,
and from January 2003 we will have in place our own full-time Rugby League
Development Officer to further enhance our position as London?s most
progressive club.

Located close to the centre of the capital we offer assistance in finding
employment and accommodation

We are also looking for experienced players for First Grade who would like
to be part of a professionally run club and who have the right attitude for
success both on and off the field.

For more details contact Graeme mailto:ag.harker@...
Club Website: http://www.southlondonstorm.co.uk

"South London, in particular, regularly field numerous adult and children's
teams, exhibiting a community lead approach that is the envy of many of the
most historic clubs within the sport." - Gary Tasker RFL National
Development Executive
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CAIRNS BROTHERS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB

Require prospective coaches and players for the 2003 season.

Brothers is one of Cairns oldest and most reputable clubs, boasting
the largest Leagues Club in Far North Queensland.

Brothers have been one of the most dominant clubs for the past 4
years. 1999- Minor Premiers; Grand Finalists. 2000- Minor Premiers;
Premiers. 2001- Finalists. 2002- Minor Premiers; Club Champions
(Approaching Finals)

The club is looking for coaches for A Reserve Grade, Under 18s and
all junior teams, to assist Head Coach - Brad Arthur.

Paid players are required in all positions, especially 5/8 and
centres. Remuneration is negotiable, based on experience and
assistance can be provided with employment if required.

Enquiries:
(Head Coach) Brad Arthur:
Phone (07) 4053-1053 /
Mob 0402-023-823
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Villenue Leopards RLFC - France

Require a prop forward (NRL or same level).

Duration of the contract from 1 December2002 to middle of June2003.

Villenue - Leopards will play in the UKChallenge Cup in February
and hope to move into the UK Super League for season 2004.

Contact : Pierre SOUBIRAN

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Web site http://www.villeneuve-leopards.com

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Central Comets - Rockhampton Queensland

Require players with NRL, First Division, State League or
Representative Level

Any players with NRL, QLD State League, NSWRL First Division or
Senior Rep football experience are needed to play Queensland Cup.

The Central Comets are based in Rockhampton Qld, and any players
interested in playing at State League Level should get in contact
with the coach Gary Larson or the CEO Jamie Boon.

(W) - 07/4922 5388.

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The Northern Blues Rugby League Club

Players required

The Northern Blues RLFC is situated in the popular holiday
destination of Nelson Bay which is the dolphin capital of New South
Wales.

The 2003 season is already shaping up to be another successful year
for the Blues with retention of Head Coach Peter Walsh and Coaching
co-ordinator Kyle White.

At present we are looking for players for 1st Grade, Reserve Grade
and Under 20's who would like to be part of a very professionally run
outfit and that have the right attitude for success both on and off
the field.

The Blues compete in the prestigious Newcastle Competition and are
very well supported by vast array of major sponsors who can help with
the arrangement employment and accommodation if required.\

For further details contact Peter Walsh on 49 847086 or Kyle White on
02/4976 1086.

Kyle White
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* Euphoric welcome for hero Warriors

By ALAN PERROTT, NZH: They may have lost the grand final but the Warriors
are still heroes to their fans. The team arrived home to Auckland's
Ericsson Stadium last night - and the 2000 supporters who came to see them
went crazy.

As the fans waved their Warriors flags, the players filed onto the
stadium's northern stage about 7.15pm and paid tribute to the support they
had received - and said they were already looking ahead to next season.

Stand-in skipper Stacey Jones: "This is unbelievable. Two years ago I could
never have imagined this. It brings a tear to my eye. We'll win the comp
next year." Injured captain Monty Betham: "Next year has already
started."..more
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* How the Roosters hid injuries

By Peter Frilingos, Daily Telegraph: Sydney's triumphant Roosters took the
field for Sunday night's grand final so battered by injury that they could
not have survived another week of competition, their coach Ricky Stuart
revealed yesterday.

While the public knew of lock Luke Ricketson's battle to overcome hamstring
damage in time for the game, the true extent of the team's injury toll was
a closely guarded secret.

The Daily Telegraph has learned that the majority of the team who won one
of the most physical grand finals in recent memory was carrying injuries,
and several were only on the paddock with the help of pain-killing injections.

Five members of the team now face surgery for shoulder injuries ..more
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* A premiership and a Test call-up: Wing's wonder weekend

By Steve Mascord and Brad Walter, SMH: Craig Wing doesn't remember much
about the game that earned him his first Australian jersey, and the Sydney
Roosters utility admitted during the height of the grand-final victory
celebrations yesterday that he may need reminding this morning that he has
been selected for Saturday's Test against New Zealand.

Wing and his Clive Churchill Medal-winning clubmate Craig Fitzgibbon will
today move from Bondi Junction, where the premiership festivities continue,
to Coogee for the Kangaroos team medicals after being chosen along with
Bulldogs winger Hazem El Masri to make their Test debuts in Wellington ..more
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* It takes blood and guts to play league

SMH: The grand final was a knock 'em down game that looked more like
extreme sport, John Huxley says.

It was the morning after the big, big night before and National Rugby
League chief David Gallop was still working the phones. "They've never
stopped ringing," he said, as Sydneysiders else-where enjoyed an extra day
off.

Most people were calling to discuss the match, and Gallop was happy to do
so. "It was a worthy climax to a season in which rugby league and all those
connected with the game regained their confidence," he said.

"A demonstration of fantastic skills. Intense defence. And great moments of
attack."

Certainly. But for all that, and more - trans-Tasman rivalry brought to the
final a passion traditionally associated with the State of Origin - was it
really the showpiece that so many tame commentators are claiming? ..more
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* Morley issues 'join me' challenge

BBC: Adrian Morley has called on British players to head Down Under to play
in the Australian NRL. The Sydney Roosters enforcer, who collected an NRL
Grand Final winner's medal on Sunday, hopes that more of his countryman
will take up the challenge.

"It would be good for the national side," said the 25-year-old. "The Kiwis
have shown the more players they have got in the National Rugby League the
better they do internationally. I'm contracted next year so hopefully I
will stay a bit longer

"I think they've overtaken Great Britain ..more
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* Tallis humbled by Test captaincy

AAP: Gorden Tallis accepts he may only get one crack at the Australian
rugby league captaincy and he has no desire to be remembered as a one-Test
loser.

Tallis was humble about his promotion to Australian captaincy for
Saturday's one-off Test against New Zealand in Wellington, acknowledging
Newcastle's Andrew Johns would have had the job had he not been out injured.

"It's a great honour but I'm sure Andrew would have been named captain,"
said Tallis, elated the distinction of leading his country had not eluded
him ..more
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* AUSTRALIAN SQUAD TO PLAY NEW ZEALAND

NRL: The Australian team to play New Zealand in Saturday night's rugby
league Test at Wellington's WestpacTrust Stadium has been announced.

Darren Lockyer,

Timana Tahu, Hazem El Masri,

Brent Tate, Matt Gidley,

Trent Barrett,

Brett Kimmorley,

Scott Hill,

Gorden Tallis (capt), Ben Kennedy,

Jason Stevens, Shane Webcke.

Danny Buderus,

Interchange:
Craig Wing, Craig Fitzgibbon, Steve Menzies, Willie Mason.

Travelling reserve: Dane Carlaw.
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* Blood, guts and Rooster glory

By Steve Mascord, SMH: It was a grand final of concussion, blood and
courage and the Sydney Roosters last night survived it to win their first
premiership in 27 years.

Battling the effects of thunderous tackles, gaping wounds, sickening head
collisions and painful long-term injuries, the Roosters and the New Zealand
Warriors played out a fearsome decider before 80,130 fans and a huge
Australasian television audience.

Inspired by a bloodied and bandaged former Australian captain Brad Fittler,
the Roosters definitively shrugged off their cafe latte image by
out-muscling their rivals to emerge handsome 30-8 winners at the Olympic
stadium.

A try to man-of-the-match Craig Fitzgibbon with 14 minutes to go - his
third in as many premiership deciders - was enough to guarantee the Bondi
Junction club's championship drought ended and the title returned to a
Sydney club for the first time in six years ..more
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NSWRL: The three nationally recognised courses below are being
conducted by the New South Wales Rugby League and are being held
during January 2003 at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Wakehurst
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Gatton January 3rd-10th. Click below for all the information and
application forms. http://www.rlcm.com.au/grtest.htm

UK: MODIFIED GAMES COACHING COURSE

There will be a Modified Games Coaching Course held at Old Brocklians
(home of Greenwich Admirals) on Saturday November 16th and Sunday
November 17th. The cost of this course is £50 and forms are
available from: Jason Henley (07798 654017) or Phil Jones (020 8853
8819) on a first come first served basis.
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CONTENTS 30/09/02

*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Ricky Stuart

*  RLCM - COMMENT - Broncos lack of effective kicking game gave
                           Roosters entry to Grand Final - By Gary Roberts
         http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE - http://rlcm.com.au/jobs.htm

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - Daniel Anderson
           http://www.rlcm.com.au/weeklynews.htm

*  RLCM - TODAYS NEWS UPDATE http://www.rlcm.com.au/news.shtml

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A RLCM COACHING QUOTE

"..  it's a matter of creating the consistency in creating and
absorbing pressure, you can't have one without the other and be
successful. Firstly, if you are consistenly under pressure there is a
reason reason for it and that needs to be identified immediately - it
might be because you're turning the ball over or kicking poorly - but
secondly, if you are under attack you need to be able to defend it
and see the battle out........"   Ricky Stuart from his article titled
'Absorbing Pressure' which appears in RLCM  Book 28 - Printed September 2002

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RLCM COMMENT - BRONCOS LACK OF EFFECTIVE KICKING GAME GAVE ROOSTERS
ENTRY TO GRAND FINAL.

By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

RLCM: The Sydney Roosters defeated the Brisbane Broncos at Aussie
Stadium before a crowd of 28,251 on Saturday night.

There have been reports that refereeing decisions went against the
Broncos, that is up for individuals to decide.

Decision making and taking the correct options are a major part of
the game of rugby league, but the results from the last play options
that Darren Lockyer took on Saturday night had his team under
constant pressure.

The Broncos led at the break 12 - 8, which in it self is a problem
that the Roosters will have to rectify before next week. The Roosters
were the better team in the first 40 minutes, but were behind on the
scoreboard.

Having great defence is one thing, but being able to convert the
spoils that are gained from the strong defence into points is what
allows teams to build a platform that win games.

At halftime the Broncos were in front on the scoreboard and given
some luck and with an even share of the ball in the second half, it
could have been expected the big name Broncos players would lead the
younger players to another Grand Final appearance.

What happened to the Broncos in the second half was something
commentators and spectators have been witnessing in the latter part
of their season and that is, they have not been playing well with too
many errors in their game.

The Broncos during the second half did have a fair share of the ball,
but were unable to create pressure and they lacked the patience to do
so.

It was not the Roosters defence or refereeing decisions during this
half that caused the problems.

The poor kicking game by the Broncos kickers and the inability to
gain effective restarts to maintain the pressure is what caused their
problems and eventually the loss of the game.

Broncos Second Half Plays.

The Broncos problem in the second half began with the kick off when
they popped the ball down to the Roosters 20m centre of the field for
an easy uncontested catch.

A kick like that is not expected from experienced high priced players
or maybe was it just a technical kicking error.

Play 1 Ball kicked dead by Lockyer, 20m restart by Roosters. [?]

Play 2 Ball K/O 80m

Play 3 Lockyer kicks the ball dead, 20m restart by Roosters [?]

Play 4 Lockyer short kick from 55m for Walker, but did not come off.
[?]

Play 5 Good kick on 5th from 50m creates some pressure.

Play 6 Langer throws a poor pass on this bad side, Mullins picks up
and scores - Score Roosters 14-12 after goal

Play 7 Langer kicks into touch on 5th [?]

Play 8 Lockyer blindside chip kick, creates some pressure but
Roosters get back to 60m

Play 9 Lockyer kicks from 20m to Roosters 20m uncontested, ball back
to 40m for first play

Play 10 Berrigan kicks from 55m to 15m ball uncontested Roosters back
to 35m for first play

Play 11 Lockyer kicks from 70m on 5th to 15m McGuire flattens Hodges,
penalty against Broncos

Play 12 Kick on 5th from 55m contested

Play 13 Broncos receive penalty

Play 14 Lockyer kicks on 5th from 80m ball dead, 20 restart to
Roosters

Play 15 Bronco get to 70m, Lockyer trapped with ball turnover on 5th

Play 16 Broncos k/o 4th tackle 40m

Play 17 Berrigan k/o receiving kick from Roosters

Play 18 Kick at 60m on 5th kick to 10m

Play 19 Scrum Broncos feed

Full time Roosters 16 defeated Broncos 12

The Broncos lost this game by making poor last play decisions during
the second half, they lacked patience, they lacked effective go
forward, their ruck defence and markers were found wanting. The time
has come for the Broncos coaching staff to make the break from the
past and begin the regrowth of the younger players that they have in
their vast nursery.

The Roosters out muscled them, had better line speed, their markers
were effective, their attitude in defence was superior, their
kicking/chase game effective.

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EXTRACT FROM DANIEL ANDERSON'S COACHTALK INTERVIEW RLCM BOOK 23
Printed 2001
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CAN YOU COACH VISION?

You can enhance it by doing things like simulations and role-play. A
lot of teams are playing aggressive styles of training games in-house
now to see what players have the right nerves and composure under
pressure.

There are some good young players that have vision but because of the
hierarchy in the team they have to wait until their time comes to get
the ball before they can show it.

The reason so many older players are considered the visionaries in
their team is because they’ve had to bide their time; even when
Andrew Johns first came into the top grade he never got the ball as
often as he does now.

Time spent by the individual thinking about the game can improve
vision but a lot of it is intuitive as well as trial and error.

HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE YOUR TEAM TO PLAY?

It changes week in week out. Sometimes you start as underdogs and
other weeks as favourites and I’ve found that changes the way the
players approach the game. A lot of people say to me ‘how come
you play so well at the back end of games, in the final 20
minutes’, and I think that comes down to their mental approach.
Sometimes we seem to get so wound up and then all of a sudden
we’ll let in a couple of soft tries and the opposition skips 12
points clear and then we relax because the pressure is off.

We need to feel comfortable within ourselves when we’re still
under the hammer. I don’t spend long sessions with players before
a game; I just sow a seed with a player early in the week and then
quietly bring them along so they are ready come kick off. It’s no
good if they’re ready on Thursday because they’ll be burnt
out on Sunday.

The veteran players play a big role in the team’s preparation as
well – Stacey Jones and Kevin Campion usually take us for our
final training run before a game.

CAN YOU COACH PATIENCE?

I haven’t found a good method yet to teach patience so it’s
trial and error for me at the moment.

Good teams and individuals maintain composure and can therefore take
advantage of opportunities when they arise rather than pushing
for them when they’re not really there. When a mistake is made
I’m looking to see the player doesn’t make that mistake again
– if he does, to me that illustrates poor patience, poor
composure.

Teams leading the competition have enormous patience and composure
and when the pressure is on they won’t stray from their original
plan ....................MORE.

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* NZ Warriors 16 defeated Sharks 10

Total RL: The NZ warriors became the first club in history from outside
Australia to earn a spot in the NRL grand final after a 16-10 victory over
Cronulla at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on Sunday..more.
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Saints to sack Andrew Farrar

By Cameron Bell, Sunday Telegraph: ST GEORGE Illawarra are poised to axe
Andrew Farrar and install former club captain Nathan Brown as head coach.
Former Kangaroo captain Laurie Daley is also tipped to have a role with the
club next year after being sounded out by his good friend Brown about an
assistant role ..more
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* Casey McGuire not proud of punch

AAP: Brisbane five-eighth Casey McGuire claimed he had never thrown a punch
on a football field before last night's clanger on Sydney Roosters sledger
Justin Hodges. If he never throws another one, McGuire could be proud of
the right-hand blow he landed flush on the jaw of Hodges, who was left
concussed and with no recollection of the last 15 minutes of the Roosters'
16-12 win over the Broncos ..more
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* Allan Langer rules out NRL retirement

Yahoo: Allan Langer refused to retire after Brisbane's exit from the 2002
National Rugby League race...more
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* Roosters 16 defeated Broncos 12

Total RL: Roosters are through to next Sunday’s NRL grand final after a
stirring 16-12 victory over Brisbane Broncos at Aussie Stadium on
Saturday..more
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* Bradford Bulls Mourn Willie Davis

Bradford Bulls are sad to announce the death of one of their greatest ever
players, Willie Davies. Davies joined the club in 1939 from Welsh Rugby
Union and made his debut for Bradford Northern in wartime football.

A Stand Off Half blessed with outstanding pace and an abundance of skills
and pace, he was a member of the great Northern side of the 1940’s, playing
in all 3 of their Challenge Cup successes as well as at Wembley in 1948.

In later years he retired to the south coast and was honoured in 1999 by
being chosen for the Stand Off role in the Bulls ‘Millennium Masters’ team
to celebrate Bradford’s greatest ever players but was too ill to travel
from his home for the ceremony.
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* Leeds 36 defeated Hull 22

Sporting Life: Hat-trick hero Keith Senior led the tributes to playmaker
Kevin Sinfield for his role in Leeds' 36-22 Super League play-off victory
over Hull..more
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* Brett Kimmorley is set to be offered a lifetime contract

Daily Telegraph: Cronulla chief executive Steve Rogers is set to offer
halfback Brett Kimmorley a lifetime contract -- but not before December.
Kimmorley's signature will complete an incredible turnaround for the
halfback whose career looked to be in dire trouble this time last year..more
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* Roger Cowan under pressure at Penrith

By Roy Masters, SMH: Penrith general manager Roger Cowan faces the sack
from a rebellious board as internal upheavals dominate an increasingly
unstable league landscape...more
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* West Hull provide four players for GB amateur squad

Sporting Life: West Hull provide four members of the Great Britain amateur
squad chosen to face the touring Australian Aboriginals next month. Manager
Neil Baxter said: "I decided to stick with many of the tried-and-tested
internationals for this incoming tour. Hopefully these boys will provide
the Aboriginals with some tough encounters."

Britain will play two Tests against the tourists, at Robin Park Arena,
Wigan, on Sunday, October 27, and at Mount Pleasant, Batley, on Sunday,
November 3. The Aboriginals open their tour against Lancashire at Spotland
Stadium, Rochdale, on Sunday, October 20.
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November 17th. The cost of this course is £50 and forms are
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CONTENTS 25/09/02

*  RLCM - COACHING QUOTE - Glenn Bayliss

*  RLCM - COMMENT - - Sharks continue to next game
           By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

*  RLCM - POSITIONS VACANT UPDATE - http://rlcm.com.au/jobs.htm

*  RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - http://www.rlcm.com.au/weeklynews.htm

*  RLCM - TODAYS NEWS UPDATE http://www.rlcm.com.au/news.shtml

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A RLCM COACHING QUOTE

".. players must have a positive attitude in defence with assignments
to achieve. These are - Moving forward and attacking the oppositions'
attack by reaching the ADVANTAGE LINE to gain ground while in DEFENCE
to EXERT PRESSURE and FORCE ERRORS to WIN BACK POSSESSION and CONTROL
THE GAME. Above all remember:- 'There is attack in defence' ATTACK IN
BOTH".

- Glenn Bayliss from his article titled DEFENCE which appeared in
RLCM  Book 26 - Printed May 2002

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  - Sharks continue to next game.
By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/carrara.htm

RLCM: The Sharks defeated the Dragons on Saturday night at Aussie
Stadium before a good crowd of 31,783, which would have been pleasing
for the NRL organization after a poor turnout at ANZ Stadium the
previous weekend.

The build up to this game was good; it was hard to pick the winner
prior to the match as both teams had shown promise over latter weeks.

The Dragons defeated the Knights and the winning run the Sharks had
put together leading up to the Finals Series was impressive, so a
tough, hard fought yardage game was expected.

But, in hindsight and looking at the Dragon's performance on Saturday
night, it must be questioned if they realised they were playing in a
sudden death Final.

They produced little opposition and provided the Cronulla Sharks with
an easy run into the next round in the Final Series.

Dragons fans are entitled to ask of their administrators 'is that
it?"

Then ask the question were the Sharks that good or were the Dragons
that bad?

The obvious answer is the Dragons were bad.

It has been well documented how the Sharks coach Chris Anderson likes
to play the game, it is no secret.

A flat attack, the dummy half passing the ball to the first receiver
with a flat pass on the advantage line, playing to the line and
looking for a quick roll on in the play the ball and having the
defence going backwards.

Simple, but effective.

So, why did the Dragons let the Sharks play that way, the Roosters
gave all other contenders over recent weeks a free tip on how to beat
the Sharks, so why a team would want to play an 'up and hold' defence
against the Sharks, giving them extra yardage for no effort, is hard
to fathom.

The Dragons coaching staff can only answer that question.

The Dragons allowed Brett Kimmorley all the time to affect his catch
and pass and kicking game, only twice was he pressured with his kicks
that could be another question for the Dragons coaching staff.

'Why was Kimmorley allowed so much space and time?'

The Dragons may have been down on playing staff, but some players
were not up to the standard that was required to play the game at
this level.

The Sharks realise that they will have to perform better to defeat
the NZ Warriors next week and to qualify for the Grand Final the
following week. The intensity that is required to gain yardage
against either the Broncos or Roosters will not be as simple 
as it was on Saturday night against a poor defensive outfit, if they
make it to the Grand Final.

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BENEFIT OF KICK PLAY
By Kurt Wrigley - Sharks Development

Kurt Wrigley is an Assistsant Coach at the Sharks, one of his roles
is the kicking and catching coach. To generate new ideas for kicking
drills he has looked at Australian Rules Football and modified them
suit Rugby League.

Kicking, like most components of the game, is commanding more
specific training time and specialist coaching in most NRL programs.

And its little wonder, especially considering the benefits a strong,
smart kicking game can have for the team.

Those benefits include:
· Field Position – with 40/20 rule and the possible change to
the in goal rule
· Exert pressure – via repeat sets
· Line breaking ability – given opposition’s good
defensive systems
· Try scoring ability – high percentage of tries involve kicks.

John Lang believes that if you have a number of competent kickers in
your team, then it puts the opposing team’s defence under
constant strain.

The Kicking/Catching Coach should work with the halves, hookers,
fullbacks, wingers, centres as well wide running forwards.

The most used kick in Rugby league is the distance punt in general
play – either drop punt or torpedo (spiral punt). The current
Steeden NRL footballs are more suited to the drop punt, due to their
lightweight and pointy shape.

However, the Gilbert ball used by Rugby Union and Superleague are
heavier and rounder and better suited to torpedos.

Regardless, the AFL has shown that the drop punt is the safest and
most accurate kick performed quickly under pressure. With practice a
player can kick a drop punt just as far as a torpedo.

The technical points for the two kicks differ immensely. In the drop
punt, the ball is dropped down in a controlled manner by the kicking
foot hand to the foot (Hence DROP punt). However in the torpedo, the
ball is placed on a pretend shelf approximately waist height and the
foot is brought UP to the ball.

The main points and common errors of both kicks are as follows:
DROP PUNT
· incorrect grip (thumbs should be on top and at the front of the
ball   with fingers spread down the side)
· start with the ball in front of the kicking leg, not in the
middle
· guide the ball drop keeping it upright pointing down at foot
before impact – this will ensure backspin on the ball
· follow through (toes to fingers)

TORPEDO
· point the ball towards target, axis horizontal
· good control with kicking side hand
· place ball on the shelf, don’t let the ball drop down to foot
· slightly rotate the ball as you impact
· follow through (toes to fingers), don’t kick across the ball
....................MORE

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UK: MODIFIED GAMES COACHING COURSE

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(home of Greenwich Admirals) on Saturday November 16th and Sunday
November 17th. The cost of this course is £50 and forms are
available from: Jason Henley (07798 654017) or Phil Jones (020 8853
8819) on a first come first served basis.
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