Family,love and new success will take precedence over money when Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary weighs up his footballing future.
The Sydney Roosters were shocked by a determined North Queensland,while Melbourne won an ugly,error-riddled contest against Parramatta.
The Tigers run of losses continued on Saturday afternoon,as Benji Marshall’s men suffered a 46-18 defeat to the Sea Eagles.
Cleary fronted the press in Brisbane on Saturday night to discuss his father and coach Ivan Cleary’s call to move on at the end of next year.
The hooker was “filthy” that he was no longer wanted but is now intent on using his remaining time at St George Illawarra to avoid the joint venture’s first wooden spoon.
For the second time in a week,Canterbury officials have met with a potential playmaker. It could be a pointer to changes coming to Belmore.
Latrell Mitchell will be fit for Origin I,but is expected to be given a modified training program to help his back.
In using technology to reveal what the human eye missed,video refereeing creates conditions for romance to die,not live. In this,it is the antithesis of what sport is about.
A six-man bench,the increase in set-restarts and some key injury questions mean there are more variables than ever this year. These are the big calls the NSW coach must make at the selection table.
Latrell Mitchell’s hopes of inspiring an Origin boilover have received a dagger blow,leaving the field in pain late in the Rabbitohs’ 32-10 defeat to the Dolphins.