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NICK SMART looks to celebrate proach about not letting down as tight as I normally do and and Australian Titans test skipper ’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 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 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 this is acolumn massive I was night going for canPAUL count the games but it is gameThe later proud in his rugbycareer. league past four games. pretty simple for more than hollow feeling if Storm fails to Cameronto tell you how and he his 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 year player he Chris was Adams,named Cronk said it is time for every “It’s about a desire and earlier this season. CronkOh, you andshould Smith see this have guy, and it is going to be a special AustralianGolden Boot University winner, the Rugby best player to take responsibility as about a want and a selfless ap- “I’ll be lacing those boots up playedI was going together to write. as Storm, nightSee for all the boys involved.”with Leagueplayer in representativethe world, but if Troy you But then I realised he won’t and Kenty Woodley,gave every coach former in the Australian game a change a thing, not the struc- rugbyspot on sevens the roster star Tomand an Ruedi- open ture of the game, anyway, and on from gerchequebook as well as Johnsonfive players was from not not the way I thought he 6.30pm tonight thethe twoplayer grand they final would teams have in would. It seems every halfback thispursued. year’s Johnathan AAMI Thurston Country, that runs around today has a Championships.Cameron Smith, ... little DNA in first time in his career Johnson theyThey all will would face thehave Titans rated to- Coach hopeful them. The good ones, anyway. has scored like that, leaving a nightahead as of part him. of a push from the Like Johns, they have the confused defence behind him NRLBut to he expose is fast regional closing play- that two-handed carry, the run- wondering where he disap- ersgap. of His the improvement game to various this sea-lev- first, pass-second mentality. peared to. It is not even the elsson of is competition. stark. Not when he lets teen They play directly, work on first time this season. theThe feet Titans dance, will though, have whicha few their vision, kick intelligently. Truth is, Johnson’s gifts are changeshe has alwaysfrom the done. line-up No, theylike They have it all, all the way too special to be duplicated. choseLockyer, for hethe is Combined learning to Affili- man- down to the slight stutter with He won’t change the game atedage the States game. ChampionshipsHis football in- can overcome the ball to draw the defence’s because not enough have the lasttellect month, grows with each Katherine week. Ti- attention away from supports. same talent to do what he can gersAnd captain suddenly Paul Jennings we look and up Watch closely, that was one do. It is that simple. Stevenand the Fairweather,Warriors are fourth Brothers’ on of Johns’s tricks. Nobody has Johns and Nathanthe ladder Roach, and closing Louka fast. Con- lung problem done it as well as Johns, of were the two dominant players stantine,The sadness Darryl for Nahow most of andthe course, but that is the direction of their generation. Their ca- Danielrugby league Good, community Palmerston is they head nowadays. reers basically overlapped. Raiders’that they Samdon’t Dowsettget to watch and But anybody who saw John- Yet while so many players DavidJohnson O’Riordan, play. and Night- son score against Melbourne were able to watch Johns’s cliffMost Dragons’ of our Suniagames Radravuare con- knows he won’t change the game and understand what he notsumed listed. on television and only way the game is played at all. did and how he did it, an entire aboutWhile a third the finalof Titans sidehas His gifts are too special. blueprint for how to play the willFox beSports, confirmed on which before almost game Tough Toovey stands his ground Who else has the ability to game, nobody could play like time,all the MacKillop Warriors’ Sharks games play- are Penrith’s New Zealand international float? To walk through walls, a Lockyer. For two reasons. You erstelevised. Levi Russell and Tommy DEANDallin RITCHIE Watene-Zelezniak will be evening at . 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 AaronJohnson 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. It’s what finally enabled MitchellIt’s unfortunate Quinn, because the NSW he hasPicture: taken GREGG those same PORTEOUS traits into the battle to Manly coach. Definitely not. No, Johnson is something him to find the balance be- Communitydeserves more. Football Officer save his coaching career. “The record of the coaching staff at different altogether. tween his gift, burning players whoEnjoy is travelling him while with we the can team see Toovey yesterday stressed he had no Manly, that’s right up there. I am just going And the thing is, it is not the on the outside with his natural sayshim. the side is adjusting well plans to walk away from the club at which he about my business like the players are. to the pleasant temperature MATTbecame ENCARNACION a rugby league legend.air in the space between“Of course the (I’veJames heard Segeyaro the speculation) was a slight grows out of it. It’s not punc- said. “Obviously when it hap- change and will benefit from It would appear, though, lungsthat Toovey’s and chest cavity.but I am employedchance to do tomy return job. from a knee tured,Johnson it just collapses. poised topens surpassfor the second Radradratime, from having at just the finished top the NSW PENRITHfighting coach spirit Ivanwill Clearyeventually beCleary crushed admitted “When the teen- we getinjury. news, we will all know if “Last year it was about 80 a layman’s point of view you Country rep season. is confidentwhen Manly fullback announce Dallin Trent agerBarrett had as the been anything experiencing changes. I “(Watene-Zelezniak)am just coaching.” got it perTOM cent SANGSTERof the lung. This year say, ‘Gee, this doesn’t● Sio seemSiua Taukeiaho“We’re (ankle) probably was named lucky in Watene-Zelezniak’sclub’s new coach NRL for three ca- years,symptoms starting for the pastPressed year and on thelast speculation, year and missed Toovey 3-4 said: weeks it wasSUPERCOACH only about EDITOR 40, so it good.’ But the reportsfor the are Roosters, that thedespite sense picking that up we’ve an injury; come reerfrom is not next in jeopardyseason. Toovey despite desperatelywould consult wants with“It doctorsis what iton is. so it was a bit worse last year,” wasn’t as bad.” After initially it won’t affect his career.”● Nathan Peatsthrough (knee) wasn’t the representative named for beingto fulfil hospitalised his deal, for which a col- doesn’ta courseexpire ofuntil action for“I hishave rising a contractCleary to be said. the head “It soundscoach of un- fearing for Watene-Zelezniak’s Cleary also confirmedthe Eels, Sege- but is pushingseason to and be a theselate inclusion; guys have lapsedafter lung. next season. star, including theManly. possibility That’s of allusual, I can say.but apparently for taller, long-termSHAUN health, Johnson Cleary will be was the mostyaro expensive would fly with the● Adam team Reynoldsto played was at named that level for thefor Rab-the last Watene-Zelezniak,The Sea Eagles coach 19, was returnedseason-ending to surgery.“That’s all I canlate concentrate teenage on males, and that’s it’s not optimisticplayer in theSuperCoach rare illness next weekMelbourne. after aver- “At thisbitohs stage and he’s costs justcouple $268,000 of weeks. this We week; know that rushedyesterday to hospital after onan Tuesdayimpressive 38-6Utility win over Will Smithwhat I will intend re- tocompletely do. I have unusual. to try and win wouldn’taging 133threaten in the his past career. three games.training pretty well,”● he Paul said. Gallenthe emerged level these as the guys most are popu- at, it’s nightGold after Coast suffering at Robina a relapse on Mondayof place night. Watene-Zelezniaksome matches.” in the “It’s now a decision on “FromIf he scores my understanding, to his average this week“You he obviously will lar buy want of himthe week;going to be pretty hard for primaryVictory spontaneous sets up pneumo- a bumper line-upgame against against MelbourneAsked if atthe whetherwriting was it’s on something the wall, we it’s overtake obviously Parramatta’s serious, but Semi I Radradraback, it’s as just the coming● down Johnathan to a Thurstonthem to match,” was named Quinn to said. re- thorax,high-flying a genetic North condition Queensland that AAMI this Monday Park tonight,Toovey said: while “I don’tneed want to to surgically speculate.” fix so it don’tcostliest think playerit’s anything in the game.that’s Meanwhile:decision on whetherturn (tonight’s) from Origin dutyKick and off is isa must-have.7.30pm, Webber results in the accumulation of Cleary also said star doesn’t happen again or he just going to hinder his career,” he the right time.” Park, Fred’s Pass Reserve. 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TEAMS FRIDAY, ANZ STADIUM, 7.45PM FRIDAY, AAMI PARK, 7.45PM SATURDAY, GIO STADIUM, 3PM SATURDAY, HUNTER STADIUM, 5.30PM SATURDAY,SCG, 7.30PM SUNDAY, ALLIANZ STADIUM, 2PM SUNDAY, SUNCORP STADIUM, 4PM MONDAY, BROOKVALE OVAL, 7PM 1 1 D Watene -Zelezniak 1 Michael Gordon (c) 1 David Mead 1 Greg Inglis Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 1 1 Brett Stewart 1 2 2 Waqa Blake 2 James McManus 2 Justin Hunt 2 Alex Johnston 2 2 2 Matthew Wright Will Hopoate 3 Josh Morris 3 (c) 3 Sione Mata’utia 3 James Roberts 3 Michael Jennings 3 David Fusitu’a 3 (c) 3 Justin O’Neill 4 4 Sisa Waqa 4 4 Peter Mata’utia 4 Blake Ferguson 4 (c) 4 4 Ryan Morgan 5 Richard Kennar 5 David Simmons 5 5 5 Aaron Gray Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5 Jonathan Wright 5 5 Luke Kelly 6 Josh Reynolds 6 6 Jarrod Mullen 6 6 James Maloney 6 6 6 Michael Morgan 7 Cooper Cronk 7 (c) 7 7 7 (c) 7 7 Daly Cherry-Evans 7 Junior Paulo 8 (c) 8 Nigel Plum Paul Vaughan 8 Kade Snowden 8 8 George Burgess J Waerea-Hargreaves 8 8 8 Matt Scott Isaac De Gois 9 Cameron Smith (c) 9 9 Tyler Randell 9 Beau Falloon 9 Cameron McInnes (c) 9 Andrew McCullough 9 (c) 9 (c) 10 James Graham 10 R Campbell-Gillard 10 10 (c) (c) 10 Tim Grant 10 10 10 Manu Ma’u 11 Josh Jackson 11 11 11 Ryan James 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 David Taylor Joel Thompson 12 John Sutton 12 R Faitala-Mariner 12 Chris Lawrence Tom Symonds 12 13 13 13 (c) Jeremy Smith 13 Mike Cooper 13 Chris McQueen Aiden Guerra 13 (c) Corey Parker 13 13 Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange Interchange 14 , 15 Pauli 14 , 15 14 Ryan Hinchcliffe, 14 Lewis Brown, 15 14 , 14 , 15 Chris 14 , 15 David 14 , 15 14 G Rose, 15 W Mathews, 14 Dave Tyrrell, 15 14 , 15 Isaac 14 , 15 Sione 14 , 14 , 14 Luke Burgess, 15 14 Rory Kostjasyn, 15 Pauli, 16 Danny Wicks, , 16 David 15 , 16 Jeremy Latimore, 16 Sam 15 Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Heighington, 16 David Fa’alogo, 16 Joseph Eddy Pettybourne, 16 16 J Marketo, 17 H , 16 Chris Liu, 16 , Lousi, 16 , 15 , 16 15 , , 16 Justin , 16 Scott 17 David Gower, Klemmer, 17 Moses Nelson Asofa-Solomona, McKendry, 17 Tyrone 16 Jarrad Kennedy, Fifita, 17 Tapine, 17 Sam Mataora, Nathaniel Peteru, 17 L’Estrange, 18 D Grevsmuhl, 17 Thomas 17 , 17 , 18 Sam , 17 Matt 16 , Horo, 17 Ligi Sao, Bolton, 17 Sam Hoare, 18 Mbye, 22 17 Peachey 19 18 Matt Prior 18 Paterika Vaivai Chad Redman Hutchinson, 19 C Runciman Burgess 18 Rapira Parcell, 18 Daniel Vidot 17 Brenden Santi 19 19 Patrick Kaufusi ROUND 19 Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James Referees: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Morris Referees: Ashley Klein, Chris Butler Referees: Gavin Badger, David Munro Referees: Adam Devcich, Chris Sutton Referees: , Grant Atkins Referees: Henry Perenara, Gavin Reynolds Referees: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall TAB: Eels $3.40, Bulldogs $1.33 TV: Live Channel 9 TAB: Storm $1.47, Panthers $2.75 TV: Delayed Channel 9 TAB: Raiders $1.60,Sharks $2.40 TV: Live Fox Sports 1 TAB: Knights $1.65, Titans $2.30 TV: Live Fox Sports 1 TAB: Dragons $3.40, Rabbitohs $1.33 TV: Live Fox Sports 1 TAB: Roosters $1.33, Warriors $3.40 TV: Live Fox Sports 1 TAB: Broncos $1.15, Tigers $5.75 TV: Live Channel 9 TAB: Sea Eagles $1.90, Cowboys $1.90 TV: Live Fox Sports 1

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