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Thurston seals Queensland Origin supremacy
It took a flash of individual brilliance from Johnathan Thurston to hand Queensland their third successive State of Origin series victory at a packed ANZ Stadium in Sydney last night. With scores locked at 10 all and only 13 minutes remaining, Thurston took the ball at speed just inside the Queensland half, squared himself to […]
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Sandow kicks Souths to miracle win
The dream start to Chris Sandow’s NRL career continued last night when the 19 year-old South Sydney halfback, playing in only his third NRL game, kicked yet another a game winning field goal for the Rabbitohs, handing them a remarkable victory over the Cowboys in Townsville. Described as the Aboriginal Allan Langer, Sandow’s promotion to […]
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Inglis magic sinks Cowboys
Greg Inglis has continued his scintillating State of Origin form, helping Melbourne surge to the top of the NRL ladder once more after running in three of the clubs nine tries in a 41 – 20 drubbing of North Queensland on Saturday night. Utilising his now trademark fend, Inglis dispensed of Maroons teammate Johnathan Thurston […]
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Bowen to undergo season ending surgery
Cowboys star Matt Bowen has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2008 NRL season and will undergo a radical knee operation which involves implanting artificial cartilage. After undergoing off-season knee surgery and another micro clean out recently, Bowen has struggled to get back to full fitness and will now look toward surgery to […]
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Inglis exacts sweet revenge for Maroons
Darren Lockyer hailed Greg Inglis as the most naturally gifted footballer of his generation last night after Queensland thumped New South Wales 30-0 in game two of the State of Origin series. In his most dominant performance of the season, Inglis came back to haunt the state in which he was born, setting up two […]
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Sailor comeback cut short
Wendell Sailor’s much hyped return to rugby league was cut cruelly short on Friday night as the former Queensland and Australian star had his cheekbone broken during a tackle late in the first half. The return of Sailor to the code in which he first made his name before switching to rugby union and later […]
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Bird hailed as Blues King after Origin victory
Rugby league immortal Bob Fulton crowned Indigenous five eighth Greg Bird as New South Wales own version of Wally Lewis after he steered the Blues’ to a memorable 18 – 10 game one victory in the 2008 State of Origin Series last night. Bird also picked up his second consecutive man-of-the-match award in just his […]
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Soward shines as Dragons thump Storm
After being dropped from first grade several times this season, Dragons’ half Jamie Soward produced one of the best performances of his career in dismantling the Melbourne Storm over the weekend. Soward engineered the Dragons 36-12 victory over the reigning NRL premiers who were missing nine players on State of Origin duty. The former Rooster […]
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Bennet backs Prince – Weekend Wrap
Wayne Bennet has publicly called upon Queensland selectors to name Scott Prince in the number six jersey for this year’s State of Origin series. With Darren Lockyer being ruled out for six weeks after undergoing surgery on his injured knee, Bennet believes Queensland selectors would be “silly” to overlook Prince for the five eight role. […]
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Five Indigenous stars receive test call up
Australian selectors have chosen five Indigenous players in the 17 man squad to take on New Zealand in next month’s Centenary Test. After much speculation, Jonathan Thurston has held off a strong challenge from Scott Prince to retain his number seven jersey. Enjoying a strong start to the season, Greg Bird has been repaid for […]
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Beetson boycotts centenary ball
Indigenous league legend Arthur Beetson has revealed that he will boycott tonight’s unveiling of rugby league’s team of the century in protest of the direction the game is heading. Set to commemorate the leagues 100th year, the centenary gala will draw together some of the sports biggest names at a black-tie event in Sydney tonight. […]
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Prince and Thurston battle for rep honours
Scott Prince has produced what many are calling his greatest performance in the NRL, staring in the Titans 28 – 20 win over Parramatta last Friday night. Enjoying the best start to a season in his 10 year career, Prince scored one try, set up two more and kicked four goals, prompting Titans coach John […]
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Shannon Hegarty
Deadly Vibe Issue 91 September 2004 Hegarty joins Souths After six impressive seasons at Sydney City, in 2005, potent attacking player Shannon Hegarty will join the Roosters’ arch-rivals South Sydney. At Redfern, Shannon will link with other Indigenous players, Owen Craigie, Lee Hookey and Joey Williams, to form a line-up that has many Rabbitohs fan […]
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Merritt re-signs with Souths
Try scoring machine Nathan Merritt has re-signed with South Sydney for a further four seasons. An Alexandria Rovers junior, Merritt made his debut for the Rabbitohs in 2002. After a brief stint with the Sharks he returned to Redfern and in 2006 became the NRL’s leading try-scorer. He now joins fellow Rabbitohs stars Roy Asotasi, […]
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Adam Goodes
All about Adam Deadly Vibe Issue 117, November 2006 Swans’ Best and Fairest, the Skilton Medal, a Grand Final appearance and a second Brownlow – 2006 was all about Adam Goodes. When the final siren of the 2006 Grand Final sounded, Adam Goodes fell to his hands and knees onto the MCG turf, overwhelmed with […]
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Wes Patten
After playing for the Balmain Tigers, Gold Coast Chargers and South Sydney, Wes finally found a place on the St George/Illawarra Dragons team, which he cemented with a strong performance throughout the 2000 NRL season. The elusive halfback, who stands at only 165cm, has played several positions in both backs and forwards and is pleased […]
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