Posts Tagged "Cronulla"

Parramatta are fearing a Todd Carney-inspired backlash from Cronulla on Monday night with the Sharks playmaker desperate to prove his State of Origin nerves were just that.

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Well, it’s that time of the year when footy clubs everywhere are keeping an eye on the sky for the fat man in red. No, Peter Peters won’t be skydiving into the SFS in a Steelers jersey anytime soon.

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Troubled five-eighth Todd Carney may be thrown an NRL lifeline by the Cronulla Sharks. It has been reported that the Sharks have shown interest in Carney, who was released by the Sydney Roosters last week, with Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan to meet with Carney’s manager David Riolo this week.

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Cronulla journeyman Colin Best’s decision to use his 200-game NRL experience more this season is beginning to pay dividends.

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Michael Jennings’ hat-trick against Cronulla on Sunday may have come too late for him to keep his spot in the NSW centres – and it will be much to the relief of his Queensland-born coach and captain.

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Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart accused some of his team of “throwing the towel in” as Manly ran away with a comprehensive 40-12 NRL victory at Brookvale Oval on Sunday.

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Swapping the grim north west of England for a return to the NRL and Sydney’s sunny south should have been the perfect move for Cronulla halfback Trent Barrett last year.

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Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah led his team to a comfortable 36-12 victory over Cronulla in an NRL trial match at Gosford on Saturday night.

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As the NRL season, each wintery weekend (and we are now experiencing more of those), steamrolls towards the finals, rivalries and feuds within the game continue to grow. Here is a look at 10 of the more intense rivalries that continue to add theatre and passion to the game in 2009.

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This is a tongue in cheek view of the NRL’s action week to week. Hope you like it, it’s not going away!

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As the global financial crisis swings full steam ahead into Australia just in time for the NRL season, there are conflicting messages coming from its administrators.

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Troubled star Greg Bird is attempting to salvage his rugby league season with the second-tier Newtown Jets who will formally lodge a contract for him with the NSW Rugby League on Monday.

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St George Illawarra believe the change of regime at the NRL club will attract interest from off-contract superstars Benji Marshall, Darren Lockyer and Karmichael Hunt.

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There is an elephant sitting in the NRL boardroom and it is adorned with a large flashing Las Vegas style neon light which reads ‘Central Coast rugby league’. The next big thing on the domestic to-do list is to get the Central Coast up and running and into the NRL.

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The Greg Bird saga rolls on after his club and manager firmly denied a release agreement had been reached that would allow the troubled NRL star to play in England next season.

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Former Kangaroos backrower Reni Maitua is poised to become the NRL’s latest serial offender to trade his wares overseas after being sacked by the Bulldogs.

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The axe may be poised over Greg Bird, but Cronulla boss Tony Zappia says the Sharks “love” what the fallen NRL star had done for the club. Zappia confirmed Bird must attend a specially convened Sharks board meeting on Thursday night.

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Cronulla chief executive Tony Zappia today moved to assure fans of the NRL club’s future, saying the Sharks are not broke and will never move from Sutherland shire.

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Australia’s Paul Gallen insists there is no way he or his national teammates can afford to ease off during rugby league’s World Cup despite suggestions a Kangaroos’ triumph is cast in stone.

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Greg Bird’s manager says he’s concerned about his client’s head-space, but doesn’t know where he is amidst reports the fallen Cronulla star has left the country.

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