Don’thassletheHoff...club Sydney Roosters flying high in the NRL, but insists those feelings...
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www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, August 17, 2013. NT NEWS. 45 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 17-A GE: 45 C LO- R: C M Y K WANTED Premiers 2012 & 2013 Applications to: [email protected] Applications close 30th August Sausage Sizzle Saturday 31st August 10am to 2pm - Gardens Oval PROUDLY SPONSORED BY HALIKOS GROUP JUNIOR PLAYER SIGN ON DAY WOMEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM COACH The only Specialist Fitness Equipment Dealer in Darwin! For weights, cross trainers, treadmills, home gyms, exercise bikes, boxing gear and more, trust Colby Fitness to look after all your equipment requirements. 8947 2464 WWWCOLBYFITNESSCOMAUs[email protected] Inglis helps Bunnies rediscover winning ways RABBITOHS V SEA EAGLES RABBITOHS 22 SEA EAGLES 10 SOUTH SYDNEY: D Farrell G Inglis C McQueen N Merritt tries A Reynolds 3 goals MANLY: J Lyon J Taufua tries J Lyon goal Crowd: 20,060 at Bluetongue Stadium Referees: Shayne Hayne, Henry Perenara ADAM Reynolds and Greg In- glis have breathed new life into South Sydney’s minor premiership hopes with a brilliant second-half display to help their side edge out Manly 22-10 in a thrilling clash at Gosford. Manly led 10-6 at half-time last night and dominated the opening 15 minutes of the second period, looking well set for a seventh successive win and their first over a top- four side this season. But thanks to some bril- liant defending, including a try-saver from Inglis on David Williams and a Steve Matai effort that was ad- judged to have been held up, Souths somehow found a way back into the game. And it was in no small part down to the efforts of man-of-the- match Reynolds. Just shy of the hour mark Reynolds found touch from a goal-line dropout, then pro- duced a superbly weighted grubber-kick to force a res- tart, and from the resulting set Nathan Merritt crossed for his 150th NRL try. That four-pointer well and truly turned the game on its head as Souths, after two suc- cessive defeats, rediscovered the form that’s kept them on top of the ladder for much of the season to keep Manly peg- ged back in their own half. Giant prop George Burgess was kept out from close range, as was Inglis, return- ing from a knee injury, but the Manly defensive wall finally collapsed in the 68th minute when the Queensland superstar dived over to put his side in front with Reyn- olds adding the extras. That setback rocked Geoff Toovey’s side and their incis- ive attacking earlier in the game deserted them and And- rew Everingham iced the re- sult three minutes from time. ntnews.com.au l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l SPORT Roosters run hurts Anasta WESTS Tigers halfback Braith Anasta admits it does hurt to see his former club Sydney Roosters flying high in the NRL, but insists those feelings won’t play a part in Monday’s clash with the ladder leaders. Anasta, who left the Roos- ters at the end of last year, will face his old teammates at Allianz Stadium for the first time this season. While the tri-colours are relishing their berth atop the ladder with just four ga- mes remaining, the Tigers are languishing in second- last spot — having lost their last four fixtures. ‘‘It hurts a little bit, but it’s not something that I’ve thought about,’’ Anasta said of watching the Roosters’ success. ‘‘You get so en- trenched in your own world playing at the Tigers. ‘‘I look at them and I’m happy for the way they’re doing — they’re killing it. But it’s no surprise to me. ‘‘You look at the playing roster they had before they bought (James) Maloney, (Sonny Bill) Williams and (Michael) Jennings, and I thought it was strong at that stage. To add them three to it, and (Luke) O’Donnell, there’s no surprise to see how good they’re going.’’ Monday night will see the long-awaited return of vet- eran Lote Tuqiri, who hasn’t played an NRL game since breaking his arm in July last year. ‘‘I don’t know if I’ll make too much of a difference but I’m coming back and I’m really excited to play back in the NRL,’’ he said. Storm choose new assistant MELBOURNE Storm has fil- led its assistant coaching position from within, ruling out the possibility of axed North Queensland mentor Neil Henry joining the club. Club development coach Adam O’Brien will replace Kevin Walters, who will leave at the season’s end. Don’t hassle the Hoff Jack Reed gets across the line against the hapless Eels last night Picture: DARREN ENGLAND BRONCOS V EELS BRONCOS 22 EELS 12 BRISBANE: J Hoffman J McGuire C Oates J Reed tries S Prince 3 goals PARRAMATTA: R Maitua R Morgan tries J Mullaney J Paulo goals Crowd: 24,060 at Suncorp Stadium Referees: Gavin Badger, Adam Devcich BRISBANE showed last night why they don’t need Ben Bar- ba as fullback — Josh Hoff- man inspired the Broncos to a 22-12 win over lowly Parra- matta at Suncorp Stadium. Canterbury superstar Bar- ba is squarely in the Broncos’ sights after he admitted yes- terday he had sought a re- lease from the final two years of his NRL contract in order to be with his Queensland- based family. But the Broncos are not ex- actly short on fullback fire- power with Hoffman starring in the four tries to two victory over the spoon favourites that extended their unbeaten run to four games and kept their slim finals hopes alive. The taste of defeat should be familiar for Parramatta but the result was still a bit- ter one after they also lost hero Jarryd Hayne (suspect- ed thigh injury) after coming off second best when his 66th minute sideline scoring chance was snuffed out by that man Hoffman. Indeed Hoffman appeared everywhere last night. Time after time Hoffman extinguished Eels raids but his attacking flair also turned heads — particularly in the 28th minute. Somehow the Kiwi inter- national beat four players in a rampaging 40m run to crash over and blow the defi- cit out to 16-6 in the first half. Still, Hoffman may be the odd man out if Brisbane com- plete their bold recruitment plan for 2014 with not only Barba but Canberra No. 1 An- thony Milford also in the club’s sights. The 11th-placed Broncos need to win their final four games just to stay in the top eight mix but would not have been taking anything for granted despite lining up against the hapless Eels. The dead last Eels knocked over Brisbane 19-18 in their round nine clash this year and thrashed the hosts 44-22 the last time they met at Suncorp Stadium in 2012. However, Brisbane ap- peared in control from the outset with prop Josh McGuire running off hooker Andrew McCullough to draw first blood in the 11th minute. But Brisbane gave Hayne room to move and the make- shift Eels pivot made them pay by capping a weaving run by setting up centre Ryan Morgan in the 18th minute to lock up the scores 6-6. Winger Corey Oates (25th minute) and Hoffman crossed to make the half-time score 16-6. Brisbane put the result beyond doubt when centre Jack Reed (51st) crossed be- fore Reni Maitua (78th) reeled in the deficit. Parramatta snapped a 10-game losing run with a last round win over Wests Tigers but are still on course to be- come the first club since Souths in 2003-2004 to claim back-to-back wooden spoons.
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SEA EAGLES 10SOUTHSYDNEY:DFarrell GInglis CMcQueenNMerritttries A Reynolds 3 goalsMANLY: J Lyon J Taufua triesJ Lyon goalCrowd: 20,060 at BluetongueStadiumReferees: ShayneHayne,Henry Perenara
ADAM Reynolds and Greg In-glis have breathed new lifeinto South Sydney’s minorpremiership hopes with abrilliant second-half displayto help their side edge outManly 22-10 in a thrillingclash at Gosford.
Manly led 10-6 at half-timelast night and dominated the
opening 15 minutes of thesecond period, looking wellset for a seventh successivewin and their first over a top-four side this season.
But thanks to some bril-liant defending, including atry-saver from Inglis onDavid Williams and a SteveMatai effort that was ad-judged to have been held up,Souths somehow found a way
back into the game. And itwas in no small part down tothe efforts of man-of-the-match Reynolds.
Just shy of the hour markReynolds found touch from agoal-line dropout, then pro-duced a superbly weightedgrubber-kick to force a res-tart, and from the resultingset Nathan Merritt crossedfor his 150th NRL try.
That four-pointer well andtruly turned the game on itshead as Souths, after two suc-cessive defeats, rediscoveredthe form that’s kept them ontop of the ladder for much ofthe season to keep Manly peg-ged back in their own half.
Giant prop George Burgesswas kept out from closerange, as was Inglis, return-ing from a knee injury, but
the Manly defensive wallfinally collapsed in the 68thminute when the Queenslandsuperstar dived over to puthis side in front with Reyn-olds adding the extras.
That setback rocked GeoffToovey’s side and their incis-ive attacking earlier in thegame deserted them and And-rew Everingham iced the re-sult three minutes from time.
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Roostersrun hurtsAnastaWESTS Tigers halfbackBraith Anasta admits itdoes hurt to see his formerclub Sydney Roosters flyinghigh in the NRL, but insiststhose feelings won’t play apart in Monday’s clash withthe ladder leaders.
Anasta, who left the Roos-ters at the end of last year,will face his old teammatesat Allianz Stadium for thefirst time this season.
While the tri-colours arerelishing their berth atopthe ladder with just four ga-mes remaining, the Tigersare languishing in second-last spot — having lost theirlast four fixtures.
‘‘It hurts a little bit, butit’s not something that I’vethought about,’’ Anasta saidof watching the Roosters’success. ‘‘You get so en-trenched in your own worldplaying at the Tigers.
‘‘I look at them and I’mhappy for the way they’redoing — they’re killing it.But it’s no surprise to me.
‘‘You look at the playingroster they had before theybought (James) Maloney,(Sonny Bill) Williams and(Michael) Jennings, and Ithought it was strong at thatstage. To add them three toit, and (Luke) O’Donnell,there’s no surprise to seehow good they’re going.’’
Monday night will see thelong-awaited return of vet-eran Lote Tuqiri, whohasn’t played an NRL gamesince breaking his arm inJuly last year.
‘‘I don’t know if I’ll maketoo much of a difference butI’m coming back and I’mreally excited to play backin the NRL,’’ he said.
Storm choose new assistantMELBOURNE Storm has fil-led its assistant coachingposition from within, rulingout the possibility of axedNorth Queensland mentor
Neil Henry joining the club.Club development coach
Adam O’Brien will replaceKevin Walters, who willleave at the season’s end.
Don’t hassle the Hoff
Jack Reed gets across the line against the hapless Eels last night Picture: DARREN ENGLAND
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EELS 12BRISBANE: J Hoffman JMcGuire COates J Reed triesS Prince 3 goalsPARRAMATTA:RMaitua RMorgan tries JMullaney JPaulo goalsCrowd: 24,060 at SuncorpStadiumReferees:Gavin Badger,AdamDevcich
BRISBANE showed last nightwhy they don’t need Ben Bar-ba as fullback — Josh Hoff-man inspired the Broncos toa 22-12 win over lowly Parra-matta at Suncorp Stadium.
Canterbury superstar Bar-ba is squarely in the Broncos’sights after he admitted yes-terday he had sought a re-lease from the final two yearsof his NRL contract in orderto be with his Queensland-based family.
But the Broncos are not ex-actly short on fullback fire-power with Hoffman starringin the four tries to two victoryover the spoon favourites thatextended their unbeaten runto four games and kept theirslim finals hopes alive.
The taste of defeat shouldbe familiar for Parramattabut the result was still a bit-ter one after they also losthero Jarryd Hayne (suspect-ed thigh injury) after comingoff second best when his 66thminute sideline scoringchance was snuffed out bythat man Hoffman.
Indeed Hoffman appearedeverywhere last night.
Time after time Hoffmanextinguished Eels raids buthis attacking flair also turnedheads — particularly in the28th minute.
Somehow the Kiwi inter-national beat four players ina rampaging 40m run tocrash over and blow the defi-cit out to 16-6 in the first half.
Still, Hoffman may be theodd man out if Brisbane com-plete their bold recruitmentplan for 2014 with not onlyBarba but Canberra No. 1 An-thony Milford also in theclub’s sights.
The 11th-placed Broncos
need to win their final fourgames just to stay in the topeight mix but would not havebeen taking anything forgranted despite lining upagainst the hapless Eels.
The dead last Eels knockedover Brisbane 19-18 in theirround nine clash this yearand thrashed the hosts 44-22the last time they met atSuncorp Stadium in 2012.
However, Brisbane ap-peared in control from theoutset with prop JoshMcGuire running off hookerAndrew McCullough to drawfirst blood in the 11th minute.
But Brisbane gave Hayneroom to move and the make-shift Eels pivot made thempay by capping a weavingrun by setting up centre RyanMorgan in the 18th minute tolock up the scores 6-6.
Winger Corey Oates (25thminute) and Hoffman crossedto make the half-time score16-6. Brisbane put the resultbeyond doubt when centreJack Reed (51st) crossed be-fore Reni Maitua (78th) reeledin the deficit.
Parramatta snapped a10-game losing run with a lastround win over Wests Tigersbut are still on course to be-come the first club sinceSouths in 2003-2004 to claimback-to-back wooden spoons.
