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Manly winger David Williams scored in the last minute to snatch a thrilling 24-22 win for the NRL premiers over Brisbane in a high class clash on Friday night.

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Canterbury fullback Ben Barba enhanced his State of Origin selection hopes with a dynamic performance against the Gold Coast Titans but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Bulldogs going down 25-14 in the NRL clash in Brisbane on Friday night.

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WIZ: A message to Sandow: Run, Chris, Run

As a former Eels player myself, I’ve been following recent developments at the club with great interest. While there have been glimpses of what they can produce in certain games, there is a distinct lack of intensity in much of what they do.

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Far from being a NSW State of Origin certainty, Penrith coach Ivan Cleary insists Michael Jennings’ recent form has not even been up to NRL standard.

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Former NSW mentor Craig Bellamy has anointed Cronulla five-eighth Todd Carney as the man to break Queensland’s six-year State of Origin stranglehold following his outstanding start to the season.

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Sydney NRL clubs have agreed to review stadium strategies to ensure the big matches are played at the city’s marquee venues Allianz and ANZ Stadium.

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Preview of League Round 10 matches (all times AEST).

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Fan forums a waste of time for everyone

A question doing the rounds in the sports world this week is whether under-performing professional footy players should have to front up to hostile fans and members at arranged fan forums. The simple answer, is no.

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BROWNIE: Maguire pulls a rabbit out of a hat with Inglis at fullback

Michael Maguire deserves a lot of credit for moving Greg Inglis back to fullback. Some of you may recall that Inglis started as a fullback, before his path in that position was blocked by perhaps the greatest of them all: Billy Slater.

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NSW coach Ricky Stuart admits he’ll have to take risks at the selection table if the Blues are to end Queensland’s State of Origin dominance.

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Parramatta chief executive Bob Bentley has defended the decision to make the struggling Eels squad face the music at the NRL club’s annual general meeting despite criticism from one of club’s all-time greats.

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ARL Commission officials will meet rival networks Seven and Ten later this week for talks which the game’s administrators hope will drive the new broadcast deal past the $1 billion mark.

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Jarryd Hayne in action for the Eels. AAP Image/Action Photographics, Renee McKay

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Darius Boyd comes up against Jonathan Wright. AAP Image/Action Photographics, Renee McKay

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Michael Jennings makes a break for the Panthers. AAP Imgae/Action Photographics, Renee McKay

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NRL CEO David Gallop speaks to waiting media. AAP Image/Joe Castro

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The Roar of the crowd

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The Canterbury Bulldogs start as firm favourites tonight against a Gold Coast Titans outfit desperate to overcome a heartbreaking golden point loss against the Tigers last week. Join us for live scores and commentary from 8:45pm AEDT.

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Seduced by dreams of travel and two-for-one deals at Tesco, thousands of young Aussies and Kiwis take the trip across the planet each year to make a new home for themselves in the UK.

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If New South Wales coach Ricky Stuart is serious about breaking the Blues’ six-year State of Origin drought, he must pick Wests Tigers’ hooker Robbie Farah over Danny Buderus and Michael Ennis for the entire 2012 series.

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It’s the buzz phrase of the modern rugby league aficionado. The team’s spine is what gets it over the line: the 1-6-7-9 positions.

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Brett Stewart is #1 for number one

By maticj, 11 May 2012
 

Brett Stewart is currently the NRL’s best New South Wales fullback and must be chosen to face Billy Slater in Origin one in a fortnight.

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With all the talk about rugby league stadiums, solutions, ideas, and how to improve crowds in the NRL, the answer is simple.

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NSW must select mobile forwards

By macscolumn, 11 May 2012
 

NSW backs have scored fewer tries then their Queensland counterparts in the last six State of Origin series.

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Monday: Wake up at 2:43pm. Check hate mail on mobile – 112 incensed readers, a new PB.

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Solving NRL’s Sydney stadium dilemmas

By frullens, 10 May 2012
 
Solving NRL’s Sydney stadium dilemmas

I know the discussion on the state and location of Sydney’s many NRL stadiums has been fleshed out numerous times on The Roar, but I have some suggestions.

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Boyd’s bad form could force him out of Maroons

By ScottWoodward.me, 10 May 2012
 
Boyd’s bad form could force him out of Maroons

Should the Queensland Maroon selectors take the credit for winning the last six series by getting it right, or did the NSW Blues get it wrong?

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Looking at the future of NRL broadcasting

By The High Shot, 10 May 2012
 

Rugby league is blessed with fans that love and follow the game itself. NRL fans will happily watch just about any NRL game whether their team is playing or not.

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So let’s paint the picture: you have a team with three wins in their last four games. They possess the second-best fullback in the world and the most skillful big man in the game.

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Jarryd Hayne attacks during the round 18 NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers. AAP Image/Action Photographics, Grant Trouville

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Ricky Stuart illustration by David Green Cartoonist

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NRL Todd Carney

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Newcastle Knights' halfback Ryan Stig

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