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Coach Hopeful Teen Fullback Can Overcome Lung Problem DAILYTELEGRAPH.COM.AUFRIDAY JULY 17 2015 WEDNESDAY JULY 15 2015 SPORTNRL 3575 Country’s Manly coach Geoff Toovey. Picture: Gregg best will CronkPorteous lays downA true law footypose stern NICK SMART Melbourne looks to celebrate proach about not letting down as tight as I normally do and Queensland and Australian Titans test skipper Cameron Smith’s your teammates. Because the going out and doing my job for teammates for many years. ENOUGH is enough; that is 300th game with a much- way we have been performing, Cameron on Friday night,” He said Smith’s remarkable REBEKKA WAKE the rally call from Melbourne needed win. enough is enough.” Cronk said. consistency and leadership Storm star Cooper Cronk to “You can have all the infor- Smith will tonight become “With big games people can was what makes him special. IT could be a hard slog for the his underperforming team- mation and all the video clips the first Storm player to reach bestar caught up in the celebra- is“We’ve obviously Shaun played a NT Titans at Webber Park to- mates before tonight’s clash and Craig (Bellamy) … ranting 300 NRL games. tion. That’s fine, that can be lot of good football together; night, when they face some of with Penrith at AAMI Park. and raving on but at the end of It is a historic occasion and used as a motivator but in the had a lot of good times,” Cronk the best country rugby league Storm was atop the NRL the day you need to find a way the club has been celebrating endHIS youname win is the Shaun football Johnson game said. “Three hundred games is playersspeed, and New his South ability Wales to play has in- ladder after 10 rounds, but is to do your job,” Cronk said. the milestone all week. byand doing when your I first role. sat down to a magical achievement, you toside offer. shoulders and manage a now sixth after dropping its “Rugby league has been But Cronk knows it will be a write“It thisis a column massive I wasnight going for canPAUL count the games but it is gameThe later proud in his rugby career. league past four games. pretty simple for more than hollow feeling if Storm fails to Cameronto tell you howand hehis has family the great and the way he’s gone about it. stateThat country balance team is whatboasts is theleft The side has been faltering 108 years; you go out there and snap its losing streak tonight hopefullypotential weto canchange play thatthe partway KENT“His consistency and the likesfor Johnson. of former Newcastle at both ends of the field and do your job. against a Panthers side it beat inrugby making league it memorable. is played. ” level, he’s a special footballer KnightsLast yearplayer he Chris was Adams,named Cronk said it is time for every “It’s about a desire and earlier this season. 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Levi Russell and Tommy DEANDallin RITCHIE Watene-Zelezniak will be evening at Brookvale Oval. Asked if he ghost among the enemy? can’t teach speed. You can’t GunnThe have Warriors been named make asit po- to missing from tonight’s NRL would consider walking away amid all the Cameron Smith had him teach desire. tentials,Channel as 9 haveonly Brothers’at finals time, full- premiership clash against the speculation, Toovey said: “No, no, of course and then he didn’t on Sunday. Above his skills, Lockyer’s backthough Aaron Johnson Pollard,is increasingly and HEMelbourne was known Storm as at poundAAMI Park for pound the not, mate. Where he went Smith is still talents were the intangibles. Souths’popping Ash up on Graham. news highlights. NRL’s toughest player, and Geoff Toovey “This is a proud club and I am a proud trying to figure out. 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