Despite entering the NSW Rugby league Premiership in 1967, the Cronulla Sharks are yet to register a first grade title in over 40 years of competition. Despite this, the Sharks have unearthed some of the game’s finest players headed by League legends Steve Rogers and Andrew Ettingshausen. The closet Cronulla have gotten to a Premiership victory was in their three Grand final losses in 1973, 1978 and 1997.
A Manu Vatuvei hat-trick helped the Warriors notch their maiden win for the 2010 NRL season and extend Cronulla’s losing streak to a sorry dozen matches on Saturday.
Vatuvei’s impressive performance at Mt Smart Stadium backed up his opening-round brilliance, when he bagged two tries in a 24-18 loss to Gold Coast.
The big winger has now [...] Read article
Melbourne launched an effective if unspectacular defence of their NRL premiership by overcoming a committed Cronulla side 14-10 at Toyota Park on Saturday night.
Just as they did against Leeds in winning the World Club Challenge earlier this month, the Storm looked a long way from the well-oiled machine which won last year’s title, with the [...] Read article
Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart has praised the courage of halfback Scott Porter after the playmaker turned out for his side’s NRL clash against Melbourne less than 24 hours after the death of his sister.
Porter’s sister Lisa, 38, died of a heart attack on Friday night, the tragedy coming just nine months after the death of [...] Read article
Just months after threatening to walk out on Cronulla, Test lock Paul Gallen on Wednesday signed a new deal which will see him remain a Shark for life.
Gallen signed a two-year extension which will keep him at Cronulla until the end of the 2013 NRL season, by which time the firebrand forward will be 32.
The [...] Read article
It was the toughest possible environment for a batch of starry-eyed rookies, but Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart is hoping their baptism of fire will help take the NRL club from strength to strength for years to come.
Beset by a string of off-field distractions – which included two senior players being shown the door – and [...] Read article
Well footy fans, it’s that time of the year again. Time to dust off the jersey, time to shake out the flag, time to apply for temporary divorce, citing irreconcilable differences for 30 weeks.
But most importantly of all, it’s time for the second annual Sports Fan’s Life NRL Season Preview. Here goes;
Brisbane Broncos
This season for [...] Read article
Manly five-eighth Jamie Lyon put his hand up to be his team’s new leader following a dominant performance in their 18-4 NRL trial win over Cronulla at Toyota Stadium.
A significant hole has been left in the Sea Eagles’ line-up following premiership-winning captain Matt Orford’s departure to England, but Lyon showed he is more than capable [...] Read article
Paul Gallen might be a lot of things – he’s been called a grub, a racist and a thug. But you’ve got to feel a bit sorry for him in this case. He’s lost $10,000 for doing what thousands of other men do every Friday and Saturday night.
The media attention on players is absolutely [...] Read article
He had plenty to say at halftime but by the end Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson was speechless as he attempted to explain the phenomenal Jarryd Hayne effort which lifted the Eels to a 24-20 come from behind win over bitter rivals Manly.
On a day more suited to the beach than a game of footy in [...]
The Sydney Roosters’ stunning turnaround has continued with a commanding 44-32 victory over a flat Wests Tigers in the NRL clash at the Sydney Football Stadium.
In sapping mid-30s temperatures which were always going to test defences, it was the Roosters who came home the strongest after they were down 12-0 after just 13 minutes.
A blitz [...]
Captain of the NSW State of Origin team? “Outrageous”, says Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce.
The 20-year-old’s starring role, including two tries, in the Roosters’ heat-affected 44-32 NRL win over the Wests Tigers on Sunday may have backed up former Blues and Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart’s claim that Pearce is the best option to have the [...]
Manly coach Des Hasler has joined the chorus of criticism against referees after a blatant forward pass left the Sea Eagles rooted to the foot of the NRL ladder.
The Sea Eagles joined Canterbury, South Sydney and Cronulla without a win after two games in a 24-20 loss to Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday, but [...]
I was sitting in the grandstand at the SFS trying to enjoy a Shiraz from a plastic cup as I watched the Roosters towel up the Tigers, and then my iPhone vibrated. It was a mate from Melbourne who texted: “What about that forward pass, it has to be the lowest game on earth”.
I thought [...]
There is often no better sight in rugby league than to watch the NRL’s most exciting players pull out their bag of tricks on a Sunday afternoon.
Yesterday’s action saw Jarryd Hayne, Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney become the latest players to add to the many moments that make Sunday football so special.
Out at Parramatta stadium, [...]
You’d be forgiven for thinking someone is playing a cruel joke on the Roosters; that they’ve tipped the competition table upside down so that they appear to be on top.
And unless the Roosters improve on yesterday’s effort and learn to go on with a win, that cruel joke could very well become a reality.
Don’t get [...]
Melbourne have performed a Houdini act to get out of jail against a Newcastle side determined to repay their supporters’ faith, notching an unconvincing 20-14 NRL victory at Energy Australia Stadium.
Storm five-eighth Brett Finch strolled through some threadbare defence from dummy-half to set up a 70th-minute winning try for centre Dane Nielsen after the Storm [...]
North Queensland have launched a bold rescue mission to overrun Penrith 28-20 in their round two win at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.
After coming short of gunning down a 24-0 deficit against the Broncos last weekend, the Cowboys were again staring down the barrel at 14-0 down in greasy conditions as Cyclone Ului edged [...]
A Manu Vatuvei hat-trick helped the Warriors notch their maiden win for the 2010 NRL season and extend Cronulla’s losing streak to a sorry dozen matches on Saturday.
Vatuvei’s impressive performance at Mt Smart Stadium backed up his opening-round brilliance, when he bagged two tries in a 24-18 loss to Gold Coast.
The big winger has now [...]
