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Brisbane Times

Preview: Broncos v Knights
World of Rugby League
New Zealand Warriors 20 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 46 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 10 2011 NRL Telstra ...
Broncos v Sea Eagles previewNRL.COM
Brisbane Broncos v Manly Sea EaglesSydney Morning Herald
Preview: Broncos v Sea EaglesSportal.com.au
Herald Sun -Brisbane Broncos -Cumberland Courier Newspapers
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Sydney Morning Herald

Preview: Warriors v Cowboys
World of Rugby League
Cowboys 6 [Crowd: 14600] North Queensland Cowboys: 37 pts: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12 [Crowd: 21847] Biggest Crowd: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] ...
NRL: Cleary calm as farewell game approachesNew Zealand Herald
Possession vital to defeating WarriorsNorth Queensland Cowboys
Going out with whimper would be a waste: PayneTownsville Bulletin
Voxy -Herald Sun -NRL.COM
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NRL.COM

Sterling Gold: Playoffs begin a week early
NRL.COM
Peter Sterling: Chris Sandow is dynamic in attack for the Rabbitohs, but will he be a liability in defence in this week's must-win clash against Newcastle? Copyright: NRL Photos For two clubs involved in possible season-defining games, the performances ...
Inglis injury mars Doogs farewellABC Online
Doogs one of a kind, says GidleyNewcastle Herald
Knights sweat on HilderSportal.com.au
World of Rugby League -Newcastle Knights
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Why Gallop is best man for NRL
Fox Sports
NRL fans have a lot to thank David Gallop for. Source: Craig Greenhill / News Limited In a sporting climate where the coach takes the fall for his underperforming players, it comes as no surprise that fans start calling for the head of the game's chief ...
Follow the American dream: Gallop lays out his blueprint for league dominationSydney Morning Herald
League boss Gallop is the man for a crisisNinemsn

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Sydney Morning Herald

Sterling Gold: Playoffs begin off a week early
NRL.COM
Peter Sterling: Chris Sandow is dynamic in attack for the Rabbitohs, but will he be a liability in defence in this week's must-win clash against Newcastle? Copyright: NRL Photos For two clubs involved in possible season-defining games, the performances ...
Inglis injury mars Doogs farewellABC Online
Doogs one of a kind, says GidleyNewcastle Herald
Knights sweat on HilderSportal.com.au
World of Rugby League -Newcastle Knights
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Thanks a million, Billy Slater
Herald Sun
Manly Sea Eagles winger David Williams will miss the rest of the 2011 NRL season with a broken neck. Billy Slater cradles the head of David Williams before he received help for a serious neck injury. Picture: Channel 9 Source: Herald Sun IT'S been ...
No room for Neanderthals in game families loveSydney Morning Herald

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Canterbury Bulldogs captain Andrew Ryan preparing for his final NRL match
Herald Sun
Family man: Andrew Ryan with his wife Olivia, daughters Lily and Evie and son Jett. Picture: Damian Shaw Source: The Daily Telegraph Join Paul Crawley, Dean Ritchie and David Riccio as they discuss the latest news in Rugby League. ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

Benji magic shows biff for what it is - buffoonery
Blayney Chronicle
Benji Marshall is again the face of the NRL. No longer on a ''wanted'' poster, he is merely wanted on a poster. Just in the nick of time. An old genie has poked its battered head out of the rugby league bottle. After the Battle of Brookvale, ...
Benji magic shows biff for what it is - buffoonerySydney Morning Herald
NRL team of the week for round 25Courier Mail
Tigers humble Titans to reach top fourABC Online
NRL.COM -The Canberra Times -Wests Tigers
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The Age

Watts assault charge withdrawn
Herald Sun
FORMER NRL player Anthony Watts will no longer have to fight an accusation of assaulting his girlfriend after police yesterday withdrew the charge in court. The former Roosters player was charged in April with assaulting his partner Shannon Kiss, ...
Assault charge dropped against WattsABC Online

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Sydney Morning Herald

Sea Eagles to argue Glenn Stewart should have dodged sin bin
The Australian
Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Daily Telegraph MANLY thumbed its nose at the NRL last night by naming Glenn Stewart in the side to face Brisbane on Sunday and announcing plans to defend the Test forward against a referred contrary conduct charge ...
Glenn Stewart and Adam Blair to meet again at the NRL judiciary tonightHerald Sun
Media fuelling NRL fight hysteria: KiteSydney Morning Herald
Manly, Storm cop brawling fines on the chinABC Online
Fox Sports -Manly-Warringah Sea-Eagles
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BigPond News

Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels will battle for NRL wooden spoon
Courier Mail
Source: Gold Coast Bulletin LAST year the Gold Coast came within 80 minutes of the NRL grand final. After Monday night's 39-10 loss to Wests Tigers, the Titans are now just 80 minutes from the 2011 wooden spoon. A loss to lowly Parramatta in Preston ...
Titans team named for spoon showdownGold Coast Bulletin News
Eels v Titans Match PreviewParramatta Eels
Titans plan big finalesportal.co.nz
League Unlimited
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Sydney Morning Herald

Benji magic shows biff for what it is - buffoonery
Sydney Morning Herald
Benji Marshall is once again the face of the NRL. Photo: Steve Christo Benji Marshall is again the face of the NRL. No longer on a ''wanted'' poster, he is merely wanted on a poster. Just in the nick of time. An old genie has poked its battered head ...
NRL team of the week for round 25Courier Mail
Tigers humble Titans to reach top fourABC Online
On the Road: Around the world and back againNRL.COM
The Canberra Times -Wests Tigers -Fox Sports
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CQ NRL bid a frontrunner
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
CENTRAL Queensland is leading the race for NRL inclusion after a meeting with the sport's powerbrokers last week. That was the impression CQ NRL Bid Team chief executive Denis Keeffe was left with after a full-day of meetings at NRL headquarters in ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

Blair pitch project for NRL judiciary
Herald Sun
MELBOURNE Storm officials spent todayassembling a defence that limits the penalty for embattled forward Adam Blair who will plead guilty to his contrary conduct charge at Wednesday's NRL judiciary hearing. He will be at the mercy of the three-man panel ...
Media fuelling NRL fight hysteria: KiteSydney Morning Herald
Manly, Storm cop brawling fines on the chinABC Online
Manly, Storm must learn humilityFox Sports
Manly-Warringah Sea-Eagles -Sportal.com.au -NEWS.com.au
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The Age

Media fuelling NRL fight hysteria: Kite
Sydney Morning Herald
Manly prop Brent Kite launched a stunning attack on the media for fuelling the hysteria surrounding the violent NRL brawl that has thrown his side's premiership push into disarray. As Sea Eagles backrower Glenn Stewart extraordinarily pleaded not ...
Manly, Storm cop brawling fines on the chinABC Online
Manly, Storm must learn humilityFox Sports
Hasler calls on NRL to spend fines constructivelyManly-Warringah Sea-Eagles
Sportal.com.au -NEWS.com.au -Herald Sun
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League boss Gallop is the man for a crisis
Ninemsn
When you think about people qualified to talk on the subject of crisis management, few spring to mind faster than NRL chief executive David Gallop. Gallop, of course, is in charge of a code that seemingly lurches from one controversy to another - even ...
Follow the American dream: Gallop lays out his blueprint for league dominationSydney Morning Herald

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Gallop backs NYC pathway to NRL
Ninemsn
It's a pathway that has produced eight Test representatives and another three State of Origin stars, with NRL boss David Gallop endorsing the national youth competition as a breeding ground for first grade footballers. The Toyota Cup team of the year ...
Toyota Cup Team of the YearNRL.COM
De Belin & McKinnon Named In Toyota Cup Team Of The YearSt George-Illawarra Dragons
Toyota Cup Team of the Year namedBigPond Sport
Wests Tigers -Sydney Roosters -Melbourne Storm
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Stuff.co.nz

NRL: Mara and Ta'ai called up for critical Warriors match
New Zealand Herald
Back rower Ukuma Ta'ai has been called up for the Warriors' last match of the NRL regular season against the Cowboys on Saturday. Photo / Brett Phibbs Hooker Alehana Mara and back rower Ukuma Ta'ai have been called up for the Warriors' ...
Heremaia out for Cowboys clashTVNZ

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Cumberland Courier Newspapers

NRL: Blake Austin's winning debut with the Panthers
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
Penrith coach Steve Georgallis said he was adamant the youngster had a future in the NRL. “He's been playing well in the juniors, and I sent him out to the Windsor Wolves to play four games in the NSW Cup,” Georgallis said. “He handled it physically so ...

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Eurosport.com AU

Raiders player Vidot signs with Dragons
Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra winger Daniel Vidot has been released from the final year of his contract and has signed with NRL premiers St George-Illawarra. Vidot was contracted to the Raiders until the end of 2012 but will join the Dragons on a three-year deal. ...
Raiders release VidotLeague Unlimited
Daniel Vidot To Join Dragons In 2012St George-Illawarra Dragons

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