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Eels Appoint Osbourne As New CEO
July 8th 2009 15:07
Parramatta have confirmed the appointment of Paul Osborne as the NRL club's new chief executive.
The former St George Illawarra and Canberra front rower will officially take over from acting chief executive Andrew Hill on Monday.
Osborne arrives at the Eels following a four-year spell as chief executive of the NRL Player Manager Accreditation Scheme.
Osborne is also noted for his charity work for Hope Rwanda, which included organising six NRL players - including Eel Nathan Hindmarsh and 2010 recruit Justin Poore - to work at the Village of Hope in Rwanda late last year.
The former St George Illawarra and Canberra front rower will officially take over from acting chief executive Andrew Hill on Monday.
Osborne arrives at the Eels following a four-year spell as chief executive of the NRL Player Manager Accreditation Scheme.
Osborne is also noted for his charity work for Hope Rwanda, which included organising six NRL players - including Eel Nathan Hindmarsh and 2010 recruit Justin Poore - to work at the Village of Hope in Rwanda late last year.
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NRL Telstra Premiership Round 5 Results
April 16th 2009 09:36
Eels (8) v Dragons (22)
Roosters (24) v Broncos (28)
Sharks (14) v Raiders (24)
Storm (16) v Panthers (14)
Cowboys (10) v Titans (14)
Knights (24) v Warriors (22)
Sea Eagles (23) v Tigers (10)
Bulldogs (14) v Rabbitohs (12)
Roosters (24) v Broncos (28)
Sharks (14) v Raiders (24)
Storm (16) v Panthers (14)
Cowboys (10) v Titans (14)
Knights (24) v Warriors (22)
Sea Eagles (23) v Tigers (10)
Bulldogs (14) v Rabbitohs (12)
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Posted By: Craig Hill - Category: NRL Results
Bulldogs Defeat Sea Eagles
March 15th 2009 05:08
Teenage centre Jamal Idris and former Cronulla winger Bryson Goodwin bagged two tries each as the 2008 wooden-spooners completed a horror week for the premiers at ANZ Stadium.
In just his fourth first grade game, Idris announced his arrival as a force in 2009 when he scored the Dogs' first four-pointer with a bulldozing run through three would-be Manly defenders.
The 18-year-old was then on the end of an overlap in the 27th minute to grab his second.
"He's obviously a pretty big kid," Dogs captain Andrew Ryan said of the 106kg Idris.
"He made his first grade debut and sort of lobbed up and was asking people why he wasn't feeling nervous.
"That's just the way he is but he just needs to keep learning.
"It's pretty good to be standing over the other side of the field watching him shrug away tackles."
Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore said it wouldn't be difficult keeping the dreadlocked centre's feet on the ground.
"He's a terrific natured kid," he said.
"We've got some pretty good people around, some senior people ... there's any number of blokes that are going to keep him grounded.
"He's the sort of kid that not too much fazes him at the moment, he's only 18 and he just turns up. It's like a game of park footy for him.
"He's got a lot to improve on too, he probably struggled toward the back-end of the game. He loses his legs towards the end of the game, he's still struggling probably with that pace of the game at first grade and playing 80 minutes." Goodwin, 23, is the third son of St George legend "Lord" Ted Goodwin to play first grade after brothers Luke and Bronx.
He had played nine first grade games with the Sharks before Saturday night, when he was on hand to cross out wide in the 37th and 50th minutes.
Ryan said he'd had "no idea" the rebuilt Dogs, who signed big names Brett Kimmorley, Michael Ennis, Ben Hannant, David Stagg and Josh Morris in the off-season, would click so early.
"It's been a huge build-up for us over the off-season, especially with all the new guys coming on board," Ryan said.
"I've never seen a club that's had so many new guys on a roster.
" ... There's been so many changes and credit to the coaching staff, we've gone away and done a few camps together and we've really bonded quite quickly and I think it shows in our performance." Manly captain Matt Orford, who deflected any suggestion that the sexual assault charge against star fullback Brett Stewart last week had contributed to the loss, gave the Bulldogs the early-season thumbs up.
"I think the Dogs are really going to trouble some teams this year, they're going to surprise a lot of people," he said.
In just his fourth first grade game, Idris announced his arrival as a force in 2009 when he scored the Dogs' first four-pointer with a bulldozing run through three would-be Manly defenders.
The 18-year-old was then on the end of an overlap in the 27th minute to grab his second.
"He's obviously a pretty big kid," Dogs captain Andrew Ryan said of the 106kg Idris.
"He made his first grade debut and sort of lobbed up and was asking people why he wasn't feeling nervous.
"That's just the way he is but he just needs to keep learning.
"It's pretty good to be standing over the other side of the field watching him shrug away tackles."
Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore said it wouldn't be difficult keeping the dreadlocked centre's feet on the ground.
"He's a terrific natured kid," he said.
"We've got some pretty good people around, some senior people ... there's any number of blokes that are going to keep him grounded.
"He's the sort of kid that not too much fazes him at the moment, he's only 18 and he just turns up. It's like a game of park footy for him.
"He's got a lot to improve on too, he probably struggled toward the back-end of the game. He loses his legs towards the end of the game, he's still struggling probably with that pace of the game at first grade and playing 80 minutes." Goodwin, 23, is the third son of St George legend "Lord" Ted Goodwin to play first grade after brothers Luke and Bronx.
He had played nine first grade games with the Sharks before Saturday night, when he was on hand to cross out wide in the 37th and 50th minutes.
Ryan said he'd had "no idea" the rebuilt Dogs, who signed big names Brett Kimmorley, Michael Ennis, Ben Hannant, David Stagg and Josh Morris in the off-season, would click so early.
"It's been a huge build-up for us over the off-season, especially with all the new guys coming on board," Ryan said.
"I've never seen a club that's had so many new guys on a roster.
" ... There's been so many changes and credit to the coaching staff, we've gone away and done a few camps together and we've really bonded quite quickly and I think it shows in our performance." Manly captain Matt Orford, who deflected any suggestion that the sexual assault charge against star fullback Brett Stewart last week had contributed to the loss, gave the Bulldogs the early-season thumbs up.
"I think the Dogs are really going to trouble some teams this year, they're going to surprise a lot of people," he said.
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Sharks Defeat Panthers
March 15th 2009 05:01
Cronulla's recruitment drive paid immediate dividends on Saturday night as Trent Barrett and Anthony Tupou made stunning debuts in the Sharks' 18-10 NRL victory over Penrith at Toyota Stadium.
Barrett and Tupou scored Cronulla's two tries as the Sharks made the most of appalling conditions to claim the competition points in front of 10,617 brave fans.
Belting rain and lightning covered the stadium for much of the game and it was Cronulla's patience with the ball that proved the difference as the Panthers consistently squandered their chances by inexplicably kicking early.
Former Dragon Barrett, playing his 200th NRL game and first in 903 days after two years with Wigan, was superb for the Sharks.
He booted a 40-20 with his first kick, scored the first try of the night in the 10th minute and helped set up Tupou's 55th-minute four-pointer.
Barrett put skipper Paul Gallen through a gap with a cut-out pass before the lock forward flicked it back inside for ex-Sydney Rooster Tupou to score.
But the Sharks victory has come at a significant cost with fullback Brett Kearney (ankle sprain) and prop Ben Ross (neck) both carried from the field.
Ross reeled out of a tackle late in the game after three forwards collapsed on top of him and was rushed to hospital.
Kearney will be sent for scans on Monday after he suffered a high ankle sprain midway through the opening half.
The loss of Kearney forced a reshuffle of Cronulla's backline with Misi Taulapapa and debutant Blake Ferguson both given time at fullback only to consistently make handling errors.
But the Panthers never once made the Sharks pay as halfback Jarrod Sammut and fullback Lachlan Coote kicked early in the tackle count several times for no result.
Centre Michael Jennings scored Penrith's only try in the 20th minute when he side-stepped around four defenders to score beneath the posts.
Sharks coach Ricky Stuart said there were serious concerns over the well-being of Ross, with club doctors believing he had damaged his spine just below his neck.
"It does not look good," said Stuart.
"He is in an awful amount of pain ... he is in a real lot of bother."
Stuart said the only positives to come out of the game was their staunch defence and two competition points.
"I have seen some ugly games of football but I don't think I have seen any uglier," said Stuart.
"It was not just the amount of ball we dropped but where we dropped it. You would expect under eights and under nines to do that and you'd still be dirty on them.
"But I've always said I'll take an ugly win instead of an attractive loss."
Barrett was happy with his first-up performance but knows there is a long way to go if Cronulla are to be contenders this year.
"We did make it hard for ourselves," he said.
"I'm confident the team can defend anyway. I found that out."
Like Stuart, Penrith coach Matthew Elliott was proud of the defensive commitment shown by his side but was bemused at their attacking decisions.
He described their second-half performance as ugly but conceded that playing with patience in attack is always a risk when fielding so many young players.
"It was not something we prepared to do," said Elliott of his side's early kicking tactics.
"But you get that with a young team and we lost our way in the second half.
"We have a very talented team of young guys and we have plenty of improvement in us."
Barrett and Tupou scored Cronulla's two tries as the Sharks made the most of appalling conditions to claim the competition points in front of 10,617 brave fans.
Belting rain and lightning covered the stadium for much of the game and it was Cronulla's patience with the ball that proved the difference as the Panthers consistently squandered their chances by inexplicably kicking early.
Former Dragon Barrett, playing his 200th NRL game and first in 903 days after two years with Wigan, was superb for the Sharks.
He booted a 40-20 with his first kick, scored the first try of the night in the 10th minute and helped set up Tupou's 55th-minute four-pointer.
Barrett put skipper Paul Gallen through a gap with a cut-out pass before the lock forward flicked it back inside for ex-Sydney Rooster Tupou to score.
But the Sharks victory has come at a significant cost with fullback Brett Kearney (ankle sprain) and prop Ben Ross (neck) both carried from the field.
Ross reeled out of a tackle late in the game after three forwards collapsed on top of him and was rushed to hospital.
Kearney will be sent for scans on Monday after he suffered a high ankle sprain midway through the opening half.
The loss of Kearney forced a reshuffle of Cronulla's backline with Misi Taulapapa and debutant Blake Ferguson both given time at fullback only to consistently make handling errors.
But the Panthers never once made the Sharks pay as halfback Jarrod Sammut and fullback Lachlan Coote kicked early in the tackle count several times for no result.
Centre Michael Jennings scored Penrith's only try in the 20th minute when he side-stepped around four defenders to score beneath the posts.
Sharks coach Ricky Stuart said there were serious concerns over the well-being of Ross, with club doctors believing he had damaged his spine just below his neck.
"It does not look good," said Stuart.
"He is in an awful amount of pain ... he is in a real lot of bother."
Stuart said the only positives to come out of the game was their staunch defence and two competition points.
"I have seen some ugly games of football but I don't think I have seen any uglier," said Stuart.
"It was not just the amount of ball we dropped but where we dropped it. You would expect under eights and under nines to do that and you'd still be dirty on them.
"But I've always said I'll take an ugly win instead of an attractive loss."
Barrett was happy with his first-up performance but knows there is a long way to go if Cronulla are to be contenders this year.
"We did make it hard for ourselves," he said.
"I'm confident the team can defend anyway. I found that out."
Like Stuart, Penrith coach Matthew Elliott was proud of the defensive commitment shown by his side but was bemused at their attacking decisions.
He described their second-half performance as ugly but conceded that playing with patience in attack is always a risk when fielding so many young players.
"It was not something we prepared to do," said Elliott of his side's early kicking tactics.
"But you get that with a young team and we lost our way in the second half.
"We have a very talented team of young guys and we have plenty of improvement in us."
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Warriors Defeat Eels
March 15th 2009 04:54
The New Zealand Warriors opened their 2009 NRL season in style on Saturday night with a convincing 26-18 victory over Parramatta in Auckland.
Dedicating the match to former teammate Sonny Fai, who drowned at an Auckland Beach in January, the Warriors ran in four tries to three to notch a club-record seventh straight home triumph.
The victory was also a fitting result for veteran captain Steve Price, who was playing his 300th premiership match.
The Warriors dominated from the outset in front of a 17,447-strong crowd at Mt Smart Stadium, with debutant five-eighth Joel Moon, a former Brisbane player, scoring the opening try in the ninth minute.
Shortly after, Russell Packer planted a second try under the posts.
Parramatta winger Eric Grothe - making his 100th appearance for the Eels - found a gap in the Warriors defence to finally get his side on the board in the 24th minute.
But the Kiwis quickly responded with Lance Hohaia touching down after a nice pass from World Cup star Nathan Fien.
Both teams won all three of their trial matches but the Warriors were heavily favoured to beat Parramatta and looked good things when Hohaia crossed again just three minutes into the second half.
The Eels staged a comeback, with five-eighth Jarryd Hayne benefiting from a fumble by Wade McKinnon and touching down in the 51st minute before Krisnan Inu narrowed the Warriors' lead to eight points soon after.
But the Warriors held on, despite losing lock Micheal Luck to a high tackle from Fuifui Moimoi four minutes from fulltime.
Dedicating the match to former teammate Sonny Fai, who drowned at an Auckland Beach in January, the Warriors ran in four tries to three to notch a club-record seventh straight home triumph.
The victory was also a fitting result for veteran captain Steve Price, who was playing his 300th premiership match.
The Warriors dominated from the outset in front of a 17,447-strong crowd at Mt Smart Stadium, with debutant five-eighth Joel Moon, a former Brisbane player, scoring the opening try in the ninth minute.
Shortly after, Russell Packer planted a second try under the posts.
Parramatta winger Eric Grothe - making his 100th appearance for the Eels - found a gap in the Warriors defence to finally get his side on the board in the 24th minute.
But the Kiwis quickly responded with Lance Hohaia touching down after a nice pass from World Cup star Nathan Fien.
Both teams won all three of their trial matches but the Warriors were heavily favoured to beat Parramatta and looked good things when Hohaia crossed again just three minutes into the second half.
The Eels staged a comeback, with five-eighth Jarryd Hayne benefiting from a fumble by Wade McKinnon and touching down in the 51st minute before Krisnan Inu narrowed the Warriors' lead to eight points soon after.
But the Warriors held on, despite losing lock Micheal Luck to a high tackle from Fuifui Moimoi four minutes from fulltime.
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