South Sydney coach says the star centre’s decision to make himself unavailable for the Origin opener will give him every chance to return for game two.
The Tigers run of losses continued on Saturday afternoon,as Benji Marshall’s men suffered a 46-18 defeat to the Sea Eagles.
The speed and time of ball in play during the Raiders-Panthers game did not lead to touch football or a blowout,but to a match of grand final quality.
The Kieran Foran revolution at Manly continued with a dominant display against an injury-riddled and error-prone Brisbane side.
The interim coach has turned the Sea Eagles’ season around in spectacular fashion. We asked Manly players how he’s done it.
Joey Walsh opens up on his impressive ‘head fake’ against Penrith and why he’s content with his decision to leave rugby for a dream of playing in the NRL.
Penrith’s slip-up against the Bulldogs last month is almost a distant memory now,with Ivan Cleary’s side sharpening their focus as they build towards the Origin period sitting alone atop the ladder.
Joey Walsh’s signature was one of the most prized in Australian sport. The teenage halfback chose Manly – and now he’s set to make his run-on debut against the best No.7 in the business.
The Manly winger decided last week he was going to head the ball soccer-style if he got the chance. And there was a good reason for doing it.
Haumole Olakau’atu was the standout against the Eels in a performance that made Manly coach Kieran Foran – and his NSW counterpart Laurie Daley – smile.