Trent Merrin cops one week ban for Origin fight
Trent Merrin will miss St George Illawarra's NRL match against Penrith on Saturday after taking the early guilty plea on a striking charge from State of Origin II....
View ArticleMerrin cops one week suspension for Origin fight
Trent Merrin will miss St George Illawarra's NRL match against Penrith on Saturday after taking the early guilty plea on a striking charge from State of Origin II....
View ArticleDragon Merrin cops one-week suspension
AAP Trent Merrin will miss St George Illawarra's NRL match against Penrith on Saturday after taking the early guilty plea on a striking charge from State of Origin...
View ArticleSlater denies elbow to Merrin's head was deliberate
Mitchell Pearce and Billy Slater grapple during game two of the State of Origin. Photo: Chris Hyde Maroons fullback Billy Slater has brushed off suggestions his elbow on Mitchell Pearce was the...
View ArticleNRL announces grand plans for Dally M awards
Sin Bin The NRL's official player-of-the-year awards, the Dally Ms, have been moved to grand final week. NRL head of commercial and marketing Paul Kind confirmed the Dally Ms would be held on the...
View ArticleSomething stinks in Blues camp
SEVEN years of Origin failure has pushed NSW to become footbrawlers who now resort to their fists out of frustration. Trent Merrin's punching attack on Brent Tate in Origin II has set the stage for a...
View ArticleDragons hold their breath for Morris
Dragons winger Brett Morris is in doubt for Saturday night's match with the Panthers at Centrebet Stadium after missing training on Friday with a sore knee. Teammate Jason Nightingale was uncertain if...
View ArticleMitch Allgood was right to get in first, says Blues captain Paul Gallen
PARRAMATTA prop Mitchell Allgood may be facing a three-match suspension for his flurry of punches on Manly centre Steve Matai, but he found himself with some powerful friends yesterday after NSW...
View ArticleBiffo king Cooper says clampdown must be consistent
Bob Cooper, the former Western Suburbs Magpies forward who was suspended for a record-equalling 15 months after he flattened three Illawarra players during a brawl in 1982, said the NRL must be...
View ArticleBlues' fury at refs after failure to punish rule-breaking Maroons
NSW coach Laurie Daley was disappointed with Trent Merrin for his lack of discipline in Origin II - but not as unhappy as he was with the performance of referees Shayne Hayne and Ashley Klein. Blues...
View ArticleStanley looks to slice through Panthers
AAP St George Illawarra will again bank on the running game of makeshift five-eighth Chase Stanley when they look to re-ignite their sputtering NRL season on Saturday night against Penrith. The...
View ArticleGallen backs Allgood after Matai stink
AAP NSW skipper Paul Gallen has leapt to the defence of Parramatta prop Mitchell Allgood after his spat with Manly's Steve Matai and says the new NRL striking rules will see minor incidents blown out...
View ArticleMerrin: I'm not going to pull punches if provoked
"If one of us hurt, we all hurt. That's the way I saw it, and I acted upon it": Trent Merrin, left. Photo: Mark Kolbe NSW interchange forward Trent Merrin has vowed he won't back down if tempers again...
View ArticleHow NRL can avoid Origin drain on club crowd figures
What the viewers want: State of Origin ratings are through the roof, but the showpiece series appears to impact adversely on regular-season attendances. Photo: Getty Images This year's State of Origin...
View ArticleHodges expects NSW Origin fireworks
AAP It might be the year the NRL has tried to ban fighting but Queensland veteran Justin Hodges has rated the 2013 State of Origin series the most explosive of his career. And he expects NSW halfback...
View ArticleAllgood had to hit or be hit: Maitua
AAP Reni Maitua doesn't condone the actions of Mitchell Allgood - but believes his Parramatta teammate's attack on Steve Matai was a case of "hit or be hit". Allgood was on Tuesday slapped with a...
View ArticleOpportunity lost as Blues fail to turn pressure into points
Moments like this: Josh Dugan spills the ball. Photo: Anthony Johnson When Laurie Daley looks back at the tape and wonders where it all went wrong, he can fast forward to the 20-minute period before...
View ArticlePlayer ratings from State of Origin III
WHO shone and who struggled for Queensland and NSW in State of Origin III: Greg Davis gives his player ratings for the Origin decider. Scroll down to cast your vote on which Maroon you thought was the...
View ArticlePenrith Panthers v St George Illawarra Dragons
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View ArticlePoke in eye won't stop Papalii
It will take more than sore knees and a poke in the eye to stop Raiders powerhouse Josh Papalii from backing up against the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. Papalii made his State of Origin...
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