Since their inception to the NRL in 2007, the Cold Coast Titans have had to rely heavily on key recruits Scott Prince, Preston Campbell, Matt Rogers and Luke Bailey for results. As is the case with most new sides, injuries have derailed the Titans’ finals cause in their first two NRL seasons.
South Sydney’s miserable start to the NRL season has continued with a heart-breaking golden point extra time 19-18 defeat at the hands of Gold Coast at ANZ Stadium.
Titans captain Scott Prince calmly slotted an 80th minute penalty goal to level the scores at 18-18 before landing the winning field goal in the second minute of [...] Read article
Enforcer Greg Bird doesn’t need anyone fighting his battles but Titans coach John Cartwright felt the need to defend the club’s big name recruit on Monday following his error-filled debut.
Bird made five errors with the ball and missed three tackles according to the NRL’s match stats and he was furious with himself even though the [...] Read article
Some Preston Campbell magic saved the Gold Coast from an upset NRL opening round loss to the Warriors at Skilled Park on Sunday.
The pint-sized dynamo flew onto a short-ranged Nathan Friend grubber kick in the 70th minute for the match-winning try in the Titans 24-18 comeback win after they had trailed the Warriors 12-0 after [...] Read article
Scott Prince says it will take time to gel but teammate Mat Rogers believes new signing Greg Bird will be “brutal” from the first play in his debut for the Titans against the Warriors at Skilled Park on Sunday.
Bird’s renowned aggression and intimidation combined with his ability to take on the line with his added [...] Read article
Coach John Cartwright has got his wish for 2010 with the addition of rugged utility Greg Bird giving the Titans added intimidation to go with their talent.
If the dumped Shark, coming off a traumatic time in his personal life, can rediscover the form which had some pundits comparing his style to that of Wally Lewis, [...] Read article
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah is angered that first round NRL opponents Gold Coast have pulled an “unsportsmanlike” jersey switch.
Scurrah says both the Gold Coast and third round opponents Brisbane will wear their white away jerseys for home matches against the Warriors, forcing the Auckland-based team to don their dark strip for matches in hot [...] Read article
Gold Coast coach John Cartwright rated Scott Prince’s combination with new five-eighth Greg Bird as the most pleasing aspect of his side’s 28-22 NRL trial win over Souths at Coffs Harbour on Saturday night.
A week after playing for the Indigenous All Stars team, Prince showed the benefit of such a high standard hit-out early in [...] 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
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 [...]
