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By STEVE MASCORD 1.HOW’S TRENT? Long before Cronulla players were reportedly visiting him at home to find out what he had been telling ASADA, Parramatta trainer Trent Elkin had already written himself into the rugby league lexicon with the expression “How’s Trent?” Elkin used to be the referees’ conditioner and the phrase was code for […]
By STEVE MASCORD JAMES Tamou said he was mystified by his running battle with former team-mate Luke O’Donnell as Mitchell Pearce did for NSW’s pre-Origin confidence what Greg Inglis did for Queensland the previous evening. Pearce, the Blues’ halfback-elect, threw the final pass for both Roosters’ tries as they battled out a 12-8 win over […]
By STEVE MASCORD HE was criticised a decade and a half ago for believing rugby league could be globalised but John Ribot is convinced the new owners of the Melbourne Storm will do just that for the club he founded. The former CEO of Super League told Fairfax Media he had met members of the […]
By STEVE MASCORD FORMER Queensland Origin forward David Stagg’s career hangs in the balance and England centre Jack Reed has a suspected detached retina after a wild south-east Queensland derby. Broncos coach Anthony Griffin described the first half of his side’s 32-6 win at Suncorp Stadium as being “a throwback to the seventies” and captain […]
By STEVE MASCORD DEFIANT Ricky Stuart says he hasn’t changed his mind on the standard of refereeing since being fined $10,000 for his famous Skilled Park rant a month ago. The Parramatta coach was furious over a number of calls in Saturday night’s 19-18 win over Brisbane, not least the decision to send Eels replacement […]
By STEVE MASCORD ON Saturday afternoon in sunny Huddersfield, the locals’ Joe Wardle put one or two on the chin of Leeds’ Carl Ablett and was sent off. Wardle was subsequently banned for two matches after entering an early guilty plea. It was the first dismissal of his career. A few hours earlier at Parramatta […]
By HAMISH NEAL Like the way of the five metre gap in defence, reviewing the points from the NRL you may have missed from round nine. Talk about having a target on your back! Rookie Eels centre Api Pewhairangi wasn’t missed by the Brisbane Broncos during the Eel’s 19-18 victory on Saturday evening with the youngster targeted in defense having to make 30 tackles. That’s a remarkable […]
By STEVE MASCORD MITCHELL Pearce thought Sydney Roosters were a top eight side before the season started – and while we’ve all been getting excited, he still thinks they’re a top eight side. But over the next three weeks, his mind might change. And, by some sort of twisted logic, he’ll play a big role […]
By STEVE MASCORD THE passing of Alex Elisala has rightly led to more soul-searching over depression and the general mental health of our young stars. I want to completely separate the issue I am about to raise from this tragedy and the loss of Wests Tigers’ Mosese Fotuaika earlier this year because there’s not any […]
