Eels: Tim Smith Suspended
December 13, 2007
Parramatta Eels halfback Tim Smith has been suspended indefinitely by his NRL club after officials were alerted to his recent drinking session, only a week after player and club agreed on a cold turkey alcohol ban for Smith for the next 12 months.
The troubled Smith was recently given the benefit of the doubt by reporters here at NRL News also, however he seems to have deeper problems than first thought.
He has recently admitted himself into an inter-state rehab group for alcohol related troubles. At the age of 22, many felt the young halfback would be immediately axed by the Eels, however after reports his teammates have urged club officials to help rather than alienate the troubled star - the Rugby League club has agreed to suspend the player and see to it that he gets immediate help.
This latest episode for Tim Smith is another in a long line of headlines for the NRL in the offseason. NRL and Rugby League insiders would be quietly happy with the amount of NRL headlines being generated, stories that are boosting NRL stocks in a time when other sports take centre stage.
Jarryd Hayne stays an Eel
December 10, 2007
Boom Eels rookie Jarryd Hayne has surprisingly stayed with his birth club in recent days; the result coming to light after South Sydney announced they were withdrawing from the race to sign the talented Rugby League back. With only a few years in the game, Hayne has become hot NRL property and has also attracted Rugby League interest from across the globe.
A deceptive and crafty winger or fullback, Hayne has been on a try scoring run that has seen him enjoy State of Origin success at an early age. However, the Hayne bloodlines do go back and intertwine with South Sydney.It’s been widely reported about Hayne’s father Manoa Thompson and his links with Souths, many feeling that Hayne would retrace his fathers steps and link with the rising South Sydney Rabbits Rugby League club. With the likes of high profile owners in Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court, and now an impressive playing roster over at South Sydney - it certainly seemed that the Rabbits had a chance of pulling off a big NRL Rugby League signing coup. In what is a vote for loyalty, which is rare these days - Jarryd Hayne looks to have stayed at Parramatta for less money than he could have earned at Souths or even overseas in the UK Super League competition. Hayne through his manager expressed thanks to the Eels for giving him his start and felt comfortable staying with the Parramatta club.
Surely the fact too that close friend and school mate Kris Inu remains at the Eels played a part in the decision. The Rugby League up and coming stars grew up playing footy together in the suburb of Minto, alongside fellow friend Israel Folau. The continued easy going influence of new Eels coach Michael Hagan must be having a positive effect on players and now with the injection of Andrew Johns to perform some skills work with the halves - the players must be happy as a squad in their current surroundings. The times of Brian Smith now seem a world away as his strict hardline approach has relocated to Newcastle.
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December 10, 2007
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December 10, 2007
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Denis Fitzgerald continues to bumble
December 6, 2007
By Adam Sutcliffe
The bumbling and embarrassing antics of Parramatta Eels Chief Executive Denis Fitzgerald keep continuing, this time even before NRL Rugby League season 2008 has started.
There probably aren’t too many people still listening to old Denis. The Eels boss seems to have lost all respect and any idea of reality several years ago. Many of the power brokers in NRL and Rugby League circles aren’t on speaking terms with Fitzgerald and it continues to amaze many how the struggling boss somehow continues to keep his job. And continue to look so stupid.
This time, Denis has managed to come out with 2 shockers in the space of 48 hours. After firstly ousting the Ray Price name from the stadium bar at the Parramatta, in favour of a ‘Cumberland’ name - apparently to boost public ‘non-league’ acceptance of the room. Many feel that a continuing to sour relationship between Fitzgerald and Price could be the real reason the former Eels great is losing his naming recognition within the club. The breakdown in relationship with Ray Price is a sad situation for the Eels club and fans alike, the former star of all the Eels Grand Finals - Price continues to get a raw deal as his seating and now naming rights are stripped away.
The always outrageous Fitzgerald has now also called for various NRL boardmembers to be stood down citing ‘conflict of interest’ issues. Only hours after the Ray Price situation has been aired publically.
At the NRL’s Rugby League conference in the Hunter Valley, Denis the menace has opened fire and continued to poor more egg on his already covered face - by saying that Nick Politis, the Sydney Roosters chairman, Cronulla chairman Barry Pierce and St George Illawarra director Bob Millward all resign from their NRL board of directors positions.
What makes things even more embarrasing for the out of touch Eels boss, is that Fitzgerald was at one stage a member of the ARL, NSWRL and NRL boards as well as continuing to be the boss of Parramatta.
It really is amazing that this embarrasing and incompetent guy can remain in a position of power. High hypcrytical, out of touch with the real world and his actions and remarks are mind boggling.
What’s the scariest, is that this guy can get into a position of power - and 99% of the Rugby League community can see how he has a negative effect on the Parramatta Eels club itself and the NRL as a whole - yet somehow he can dodge bullets and keep his bumbling self in the throne.
If there was a TV series similar to Survivor - then Denis Fitzgerald would be the ultimate contender. Somehow, after his outrageous outburts and negative relationships with Rugby League powerbrokers - this guy stays alive. Even at a personal level does this guy not feel embarrassment or realise how blatently stupid he looks? His teflon abilities would make him truly - the ultimate NRL survivor.
Oh well, it could be worse. Just spare a thought for the poor people that have to live with him.
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The NRL Players Fishbowl
December 5, 2007
By Adam Sutcliffe
It’s almost like a broken record. How many times do we hear it? NRL player drunk, NRL player out too late, “Whats that?” you say. “You didn’t know NRL players were human?”
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Wests Tigers building nicely for 2008
December 4, 2007
By Adam Sutcliffe
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- tomymelbstorm : wow i hope i get to watch the australian indegnous side played the nz maoris that would be good
- Hate Qld : i meant not a single fan i know likes the ANZ stadium
- Hate Qld : the shield i think should be played at the SCG the home of RL,ANZ is rubbish ,bot a single fan i now likes it there
- Hate Qld : even in your chat happy you mentioned belmore was not for you and thats what league fans and players want,for the opposition teams to have a fear of going there,who likes brooky,its hard to win there,
- Hate Qld : Hey happy i wish the NRL stupid decesion makres would look at what you just wrote , its fasn like you and other fans who want the games to at our door not awy from us ,thy are turning the fans away from the games,and yep belmore was a sacrad ground,we want to be back at the kennel
- Happy Dragon : I'm glad the Dragons r back home at Oki next yr, I've missed going there! We've got out fav spot where we sit, we usually go early take our chairs & we're set 4 the day, nothing beats it
- Happy Dragon : I'm with you hate, the idiots who make these decisions need 2 b shot? Even though I like the SFS, how is this going 2 b a home ground advantage? The atmosphere won't b the same like it would b at Leichhart or Campbelltown! U can't beat the atmosphere at the old grounds? I used 2 love going 2 Redfern oval but hated Belmore as the Dragons always lost there, LOL! I wish the Charity Shield was played back at SFS though, there's no atmosphere at ANZ
- Hate Qld : once again the top idiots have decided to take the game away from the fans,west tigers playing games out out the sfs not and homebush,with is good ,but what about six from campbelltown and six from leichhart oval,once again the fans are ignored no wonder the crowds are down
- Hate Qld : Hey jess dont worry ist just so brainless twit with nothing better to do,they are just preparing for life behind bars.
- Jess. : guys you know that wasnt me!!
- Jess. : WHO DID THAT
- Jess. : THAT WAS NOT ME
- jess : got to go to bed everyone cya
- jess : KING WALLY : i gotta go to bed, massive day tomorrow.
- jess : u r such a bitch hate qld
- Guest_322 : go spain
- Jebus : Greetings from the Jebusites. Jebus loves you
- KING WALLY : cya
- KING WALLY : i gotta go to bed, massive day tomorrow.
- KING WALLY : i used to like the v8s now im not really bothered.
- Jess. : the pace car came out far too often! for stupid little things like getting stuck in the sand trap
- Jess. : i did
not glued to it though - KING WALLY : i didnt watch bathurst.
- Jess. : how are you?
- Jess. : hey King Wally
- KING WALLY : hey jess.
- Jess. : see you hate!
- Hate Qld : gotta go im having dinner
- Hate Qld : no football on friday nights,im like a fish out of water
- Hate Qld : took my truck around the circuit and it took 21 mins
- Hate Qld : you know at lot or close to a lot of famous people
- Hate Qld : its great there,ill be off to indy next year
- Jess. : i love it, one of my dads best friends is James Courtney's team manager
- Hate Qld : its life but i still have a smile on my face,cant keep me down
- Jess. : i think i will go to bathurst next year
- Jess. : haha, poor hate
- Hate Qld : dont tip my horse in the melbournecup,eve rytime i tip one ,it runs last,even the ambulance beats it
- Hate Qld : im very well,Jess but i got the tribble this year,bulldogs won the spoon,nsw lost the SOO,and holdens came second at bathurst ,but i will be back better and strong next year lol
- Jess. : really good and you
- Hate Qld : Hey Jess how are you
- Jess. : hey everyone
- KING WALLY : cheers.
- tomymelbstorm : sweet as man im off to gym take care
- KING WALLY : sorry mate, wasnt being ignorant just gotta bath kids. ill catch up with ya bro.
- tomymelbstorm : everyone was chasing each other on points
- tomymelbstorm : was a good year for league man its one of the closest years i seen yet
- tomymelbstorm : well its hard to put in as he has but you know what i mean
- tomymelbstorm : he layed the foundations man you guys gotta keep building hope the rest of the coaching staff put in as he has
- KING WALLY : i think we will be ok, we got a lot of passion up here, and a lot of ex legends so we should be right, and yeh there is a lot of pride in the broncs colors.
- KING WALLY : yeh, but no benno man,he has been the backbone, i dont know bris without him, no one does.
- tomymelbstorm : alot of pride in that jersy
- tomymelbstorm : i think yous should do right man its the way the broncos are
- KING WALLY : we havent signed many, got a lot of young blokes though, weve been in this position many times before but we always had benno to sort it all out.
- tomymelbstorm : alot of coaches are working formulas and testing areas early i know where your coming from though
- KING WALLY : im worried about next year
- KING WALLY : i tend to disagree, the early rounds are important especially if you have a lot of rep players, get a good start to the year.
- tomymelbstorm : how you think the broncs will travel without bennet?
- tomymelbstorm : they beat us in the early rounds but you never take the early rounds to seriously
- KING WALLY : cronulla played well early on though, they had a lot of away games early, and won most of em.
- tomymelbstorm : haha yeh be interesting how they shape up in the next two seasons
- KING WALLY : ive now got a soft spot for the dragons.
- KING WALLY : yeh, origin takes it out of em eh. i remember what it was like when we had sailor tuquiri, walterss, langer, hancock,renouf, lockyer, webcke,tallisand bennett out, very hard to play good every week.
- tomymelbstorm : cronulla had an easy run into the finals i knew that win was hollow
- tomymelbstorm : its hard to admit when you want your team to produce the goods
- tomymelbstorm : yeh to be honest with you wally we were very lucky man we were running on tired legs since origin
- KING WALLY : eventually they scored, bloody inglis!
- KING WALLY : i honestly thought bris were the better side, but thats footy eh, it goes for 80 not 79! we kept letting melb down our end.
- tomymelbstorm : felt for bennet being his last at the broncs and all
- tomymelbstorm : yeah that was our best win besides our two gfs man i felt your pain though
- KING WALLY : to lose like that was just devastating.
- KING WALLY : no, im not like that, but i tell ya what mate, you guys broke my heart in the second semi.
- tomymelbstorm : lol yeah man you gunna put the slipper in lol
- KING WALLY : tomy, you melb supporter by any chance?
- KING WALLY : mason and anasta, if they dont play at all next year roosters will win every game by 30!
- tomymelbstorm : lol yeah bad influence mason lol
- KING WALLY : they will win the gf if mason is injured next year
- KING WALLY : roosters will be lucky not to get the spoon next yr.
- tomymelbstorm : is that your prediction?
- Guest_4493 : ROOSTERS
- Guest_4493 : 09 premiers
- Hate Qld : see u buddy nice chatting to u talk soon
- Hate Qld : its a shame,sometimes parents can be blinded,instead of listening and seeing the talent their kids have,i was lucky my parenst never pushed me to do a sport that they like or follow someone else who was succesful at one thing let just let me be with a little guidence
- tomymelbstorm : gotta go hate cook my meals for the week catch ya later man take care
- Hate Qld : get a book about league it will tell abouth the great teams and players of the past,ill have to remember the name of the book
- tomymelbstorm : yeh my 3 older brothers were guns sporting scholerships rugby and softball so my dad thought i should have been the same
- Hate Qld : he is a very good player,loved watching him play league,sorry bud i dont follow the union at all.
- tomymelbstorm : timana tahu is doin well in union man
- Hate Qld : when you get pushed into things it happens,let a kid enjoy life in any thing they want to do,no pressure from parents
- tomymelbstorm : i still keep tabs on it though
- Hate Qld : i played league till i was 14,then got hurt ,and played soccer,the island i was born in played soccer,then at the age of ten saw my first game of league and loved it
- tomymelbstorm : i love league man i was preassured as i kid to excel in union and it never happened which kinda turned me against playing it
- tomymelbstorm : yeah i loved eric groath senior never barracked for parra but he was awsome