Headline Archives for June 2002

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Johns 50-50 to play Souths
(Yahoo! - 28 June 2002)

Hagan blasts Souths' stay-away fans
(The Australian - 28 June 2002)Also World of RL
AGM on Sunday
(Souths.com.au - 27 June 2002)
Knights waiting for end of rep season
(OzLeague - 27 June 2002)
Penny Becomes Fourth Souths Halfback
(NRL - 25 June 2002)
Souths Caught in the Eye of a Storm
(Souths.com.au - 23 June 2002)
Storm pound Rabbitohs for much needed win
(Sydney Morning Herald - 23 June 2002)
Melbourne hi-jinx Souths
(Daily Telegraph - 23 June 2002)
Kearney Named Skipper for Souths Match
(NRL - 20 June 2002)
Lauiti'iti terrorises Souths
(News.com.au - 16 June 2002)Also The Mercury
Warriors trounce Rabbitohs
(OzLeague - 16 June 2002)
Lauiti'Iti Has a Blinder as Warriers Thrash Bunnies
(NRL - 16 June 2002)
Warriors wipe the floor with Bunnies
(Sydney Morning Herald - 16 June 2002)
Rabbitohs' $1m hitlist of stars
(Daily Telegraph - 16 June 2002)
Coleman says Warriors can win NRL title
(AOL7 Sportswatch - 16 June 2002)
Attitude the key for Warriors
(Stuff - 15 June 2002)
Expect Warriors to extend streak
(NZoom - 15 June 2002)
Confident Warriors aim to dine on Rabbit stew
(NZHerald - 15 June 2002)
Coleman rates Warriors
(Austar - 15 June 2002)
It's All Happening at the League's Club Saturday Night!
(Souths.com.au - 15 June 2002)
Rabbitohs receive financial boost
(ABC - 14 June 2002)
Bid on Ebay for all Rabbitoh's Items
(Souths.com.au - 12 June 2002)
Roosters take foot off throttle
(Australian - 11 June 2002)
George piggins Honoured
(Souths.com.au - 11 June 2002)
Groundhog Day
(Souths.com.au - 11 June 2002)
Roosters wing-ding conjures a case of deja vu
(SMH - 11 June 2002)
Roosters thrash Bunnies
(Foxsports - 11 June 2002)
Souths rue another that got away
(Daily Telegraph - 11 June 2002)
Rabbitohs' Piggins awarded AM
(OptusNet - 10 June 2002) also i7 SportsWatch
Muir Says Souths Ready to Claim Big Scalp
(NRL - 10 June 2002)
Warriors release Cleary but Bunnies not interested
(Yahoo! - 7 June 2002)
Roosters Game an Away Game for Rabbitohs
(Souths.com.au - 5 June 2002)
Colman Attacks Fans Over Poor Attendances
(Souths.com.au - 4 June 2002)
Rugby league: Dogs fight back to stay on top
(NZ Herald - 3 June 2002)
Bulldogs struggle to down Souths
(OzLeague - 3 June 2002)
Slipshod Souths can kick themselves
(Foxsports - 3 June 2002)

3 June 2002
Rugby league: Dogs fight back to stay on top
NZ Herald

Bulldogs struggle to down Souths
OzLeague

Slipshod Souths can kick themselves
Foxsports

Rabbitohs Push Bulldogs All the Way
Souths.com.au

2 June 2002
Souths 18 v Bulldogs 28 - Full Time. Crowd 8,105.

Snippets

New South Sydney signing Chris Caruana will play off the bench in first division against Newcastle, the first-grade side unchanged.
(SMH - 28 June 2002)

South Sydney v Newcastle at Aussie Stadium (7.35pm)
RABBITOHS: Wade McKinnon, Nathan Merritt, Justin Brooker, Andrew King, Brent Grose, Owen Craigie, Joel Penny, Luke Stuart, Adam Muir (c), Andrew Hart, Paul Stringer, Jason Death, Scott Geddes. Interchange: Shane Rigon, Duncan MacGillivray, Paul McNicholas, Nathan DeBartolo.
(FoxSports - 26 June 2002)

Hardly an exciting fixture for the neutrals, with Souths having lost nine of their last 10 games and the Storm ending their six-match losing streak last round with a draw against the equally out-of-sorts Dragons. The Rabbitohs have the worst attack and the second-worst defence in the league, while the Storm haven't won since round six. Following form, Melbourne five-eighth Scott Hill is the only player from either team on Origin duty.
(NZoom - 20 June 2002)

Souths were denied a try shortly before halftime when video referee Chris Ward ruled that Owen Craigie was offside when he picked up a Wade McKinnon kick and fed it back to the five-eighth who went over in the right corner. The Rabbitohs needed a rocket blast at the break but all coach Craig Coleman could serve up was praise, telling his side they played well for 30 minutes of the first 40.
(Sportal - 16 June 2002)

Souths, who have now lost four consecutive games, made the stronger start forcing back to back sets with a well weighted kick to the in goal and applied great pressure to the Warriors' line. Luke Stuart actually touched down but the video referee rightly ruled that he was offside when he received the ball. It was one of two occasions referee Tim Mander went upstairs inside the first 10 minutes.
(Stuff NZ - 16 June 2002)

Since joining Souths this season, Wade McKinnon and Brad Watts have become inseparable off the field, so coach Craig Coleman decided to pair them at the scrum base this weekend. McKinnon, who last played five-eighth in juniors at the Roosters, and Watts - from Brisbane via Melbourne - are close friends. With Andrew King's form in first division worthy of a promotion, Coleman hit on the idea of playing him at fullback and experimenting with McKinnon in the No6 jersey. The Warriors have no injury concerns.
(SMH - 15 June 2002)

The Rabbitohs turned on free beer for the first time in 10 years at their Redfern Leagues club last night when club president George Piggins gave the faithful the second best news possible: their licensed club is now debt free. "This is the next big thing to being reinstated in the National Rugby League," Piggins said. "We have paid our debt and can get on with being a 21st century club. We can now finally shout a drink." Piggins said a deal he brokered between AMP and developer Colomex would result in the construction of home units on the site of an abandoned warehouse next to the club, with the car park going underground.
(SMH - 15 June 2002)

The high-flying Warriors will be out to extend their record-winning sequence to eight matches when they take on South Sydney this Saturday night. The Warriors are undefeated in Australia this season, beating North Queensland, Wests Tigers, Newcastle and Melbourne. The club’s only ‘away’ loss was to the Bulldogs in Wellington. The Warriors’ best away season was 1995 when they won seven from 11.
(NRL - 15 June 2002)

South Sydney coach Craig Coleman is expected to drop Jamie Fitzgerald and Nathan Merritt from his six-man bench for tomorrow night's Sydney Football Stadium game against the Warriors.
(SMH - 14 June 2002)

Andrew King, Justin Brooker, Russell Richardson, Owen Craigie, Brent Grose, Wade McKinnon, Brad Watts, Luke Stuart, Adam Muir (c), Andrew Hart, Paul Stringer, Jason Death, Scott Geddes. Interchange: Shane Rigon, Duncan MacGillivray, Jay Bandy, Adam Peek, Nathan Merritt, Jamie Fitzgerald (two to be omitted).
(NZoom - 12 June 2002)

Errant Roosters centre Justin Hodges seems likely to be reinstated to first grade after he was dropped on Thursday for not showing up to training. Coach Ricky Stuart will make a decision over the weekend; if he's not back, a new reserve will have to be found. The Rabbitohs are fit, with Terry Lamey the player omitted from the bench.
(SMH - 8 June 2002)

South Sydney reserve Terry Lamey is tipped to drop off a five-man bench on Monday - he's also been named skipper of the Rabbitohs' first division side.
(SMH - 7 June 2002)

MONDAY Sydney Roosters v South Sydney at Aussie Stadium (3.05pm)
ROOSTERS: Luke Phillips, Brett Mullins, Shannon Hegarty, Justin Hodge, Anthony Minichiello, Brad Fittler (c), Craig Wing, Luke Ricketson, Craig Fitzgibbon, Bryan Fletcher, Peter Cusack, Simon Bonetti, Jason Cayless. Interchange: Chad Robinson, Andrew Lomu, Chris Flannery, David Kidwell.
RABBITOHS: Wade McKinnon, Justin Brooker, Russell Richardson, Owen Craigie, Brent Grose, Brad Watts, Brett Sheehan, Scott Geddes, Jason Death, Paul Stringer, Andrew Hart, Adam Muir (c), Luke Stuart. Interchange: Shane Rigon, Nathan Merritt, Jay Bandy, Adam Peek, Terry Lamey, Adam Peek (two to be omitted) Referee: Bill Harrigan
News.com.au - 5 June 2002

1 June 2002
Dogs second-rower Steve Reardon (shoulder) is out of tomorrow's clash with the Rabbitohs. Tony Grimaldi moves from the bench to lock and skipper Glen Hughes moves into the second row. Exciting rookie Ben Harris is the new benchman. The Bulldogs are shooting for their ninth consecutive win, which would equal a club record set in 1994. "Along with Newcastle, the Bulldogs are the best side we've played this year," said Rabbitohs coach Craig Coleman, whose side is unchanged.
SMH

NRL News

Central Coast bid becomes a game of political football
(SMH - 28 June 2002)
NRL Confirms 15 Team Comp stands
(NRL - 27 June 2002)
Ambitious Warriors Seeking Early Extension of NRL Licence
(NRL - 20 June 2002)
Singo's bid for NRL inclusion
(Daily Telegraph - 16 June 2002)
Simply regress: talk of Tina Turner and other old names speak volumes
(SMH - 15 June 2002)
RL denies funding scheme has failed
(Independent News - 14 June 2002)
15 years on, Tina's still simply the best
(SMH - 12 June 2002)
Manly Sea Eagles are Back
(NRL - 12 June 2002)
Media might know too much
(NZoom - 11 June 2002)
Roosters centre Hegarty waits in the wings
(SMH - 10 June 2002)
Anasta to start Origin
(Foxsports - 4 June 2002)
It's the Northern Eagles - RIP
(Daily Telegraph - 4 June 2002)
3 June 2002
Brasher calls it a day
Daily Telegraph

Trindall in strife over two sin-bins
Daily Telegraph

1 June 2002
RFL happy with pyramid plan

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