Headline Archives for August 2002

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Cowdoys win High Scoring Matck
(NRL - 31 Aug 2002)
Souths Sprint to Finish Line
(NRL - 31 Aug 2002)
The Red and Green Ball
(OzLeague - 30 Aug 2002)
Souths in the money
(FoxSports - 29 Aug 2002)
Rabbitohs' boss rates team's season a C-plus
(SMH - 29 Aug 2002)
Muir's Winning Wish in League Farewell
(NRL - 29 Aug 2002)
Muir wants to bow out a winner
(OzLeague - 28 Aug 2002)
Bunnies backline blooming
(OzLeague - 27 Aug 2002)
Souths add Hookey
(NRL - 27 Aug 2002)
Panthers down Souths
(OzLeague - 25 Aug 2002)
Roarty leads Panthers crushing
(NZoom - 25 Aug 2002)
Penrith's double boost
(Telegraph - 25 Aug 2002)
Souths Confident of a Win
(Souths - 24 Aug 2002)
Wooden spoon a spur by George
(OzLeague - 22 Aug 2002)
"I'll Stand By Them"
(Souths - 22 Aug 2002)
Sattler: lay off Tugger
(OzLeague - 22 Aug 2002)
Piggins claims rejected
(Telegraph - 22 Aug 2002)
Bunnies confident to Avoid Wooden Spoon
(NRL - 21 Aug 2002)
Piggins Says Confident Other Clubs Exceed Salary Caps
(NRL - 20 Aug 2002)
Rabbitohs Thank Central Coast Fans
(Souths - 20 Aug 2002)
Dragons slay Bunnies
(Sportal - 19 Aug 2002)
Rabbitohs Humbled by Dragons
(Souths - 19 Aug 2002)
Red Faces
(Telegraph - 19 Aug 2002) Also NZoom
Dragons thrash Bunnies
(FoxSports - 18 Aug 2002)
Dragons Vs Bunnies Preview
(World of RL - 16 Aug 2002)
Tugger upbeat
(OzLeague - 15 Aug 2002)
Coleman asks Rabbitoh fans to be patient
(ABC - 14 Aug 2002)
Souths Lose Close Friend
(Souths - 15 Aug 2002)
Muir's Promise
(NRL - 14 Aug 2002) Also NZoom
Muir on bench
(FoxSports - 14 Aug 2002)
Gould defends Souths role
(FoxSports - 14 Aug 2002)
Gould didn't leave Rabbits in the lurch
(Telegraph - 14 Aug 2002)
Shape up or ship out: Coleman gets his warning
Also SportsWatch (SMH - 13 Aug 2002)
Knights and Bunnies in recovery mode
(Yahoo! - 13 Aug 2002)
Souths ordered to stand up
(NZoom - 13 Aug 2002)
Piggins Says that Players Need to Take Responsibility
(NRL - 13 Aug 2002)
Tugger safe - for now
(FoxSports - 13 Aug 2002)
Red and green furore
(Telegraph - 12 Aug 2002)
Piggins' lift call
(Sportal - 12 Aug 2002)
Piggins hauls in officials
(FoxSports - 12 Aug 2002)
Thank you to Season Ticket Holders
(Souths - 12 Aug 2002)
Eels condemn Rabbitohs to wooden spoon favouritism
(SMH - 11 Aug 2002) Also Sportal
54-0: Eels blot out Bunnies
(OzLeague - 11 Aug 2002) Also Souths
Eels thrashing restores hope
(NZoom - 11 Aug 2002) Also News.com.au
Eels defeat Rabbitohs
(NRL - 11 Aug 2002)
Eels slaughter Rabbitohs
(Telegraph - 11 Aug 2002) Also FoxSports
Exciting Times for New Faces
(Souths - 10 Aug 2002)
Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs
(World of RL - 9 Aug 2002)
Misunderstood Muir back at training
(SMH - 8 Aug 2002)
Rabbits return fire
(OzLeague - 8 Aug 2002)
Dumped Muir sets record straight
(NZoom - 8 Aug 2002) Also Yahoo!
Muir ends shortest retirement ever
(Telegraph - 8 Aug 2002)
Press Release - Adam Muir
(Souths - 7 Aug 2002) Also Sportal
News denies wanting Rabbitohs thrown out of the NRL
(SMH - 7 Aug 2002) Also Canberra Times
Rabbitohs deny claims Muir retiring
(ABC - 7 Aug 2002)
Axe falls on Muir
(NZoom - 7 Aug 2002) Also Yahoo!
Shattered Muir quits league
(Telegraph - 7 Aug 2002) Also The Australian
Rabbitohs back in court
(ABC - 6 Aug 2002)
Muir: Time’s up
(OzLeague - 6 Aug 2002)
Souths not targeted: News
(Telegraph - 6 Aug 2002)
Woeful bunny's coach says sorry
(FoxSports - 5 Aug 2002)
Rabbitohs get stuffed
(NZoom - 4 Aug 2002)
South's firm as spoon favourites
(FoxSports - 4 Aug 2002)
Souths anger at Sharks
(Foxsports - 2 Aug 2002)

Snippets

Defeat for the home team would confine Souths to the wooden spoon in their first season back in the premiership. And only an act of Houdini proportions could save them of the dubious award. The Rabbitohs have conceded 166 points in their last three matches. The Panthers aren't faring much better, but have had pointscoring five-eighth Ryan Girdler (knee) cleared to play.
(NZoom - 23 August 2002)

Manly officials will watch Saturday night's attendance figure at NorthPower with interest. The Eagles attracted some of the season's smallest crowds before quitting Gosford after local residents were encouraged to boycott games in a stand for a "local" team.
(SMH - 22 August 2002)

THE Rabbitohs have conceded more than 160 points in their last three games, and obviously must fix up their defence. Their attack in this game looked fine when they could get their hands on the ball, but their defence through the centre and on their right side was nothing short of woeful. The Dragons were totally aware of that and continued to attack those areas. Mark Riddell was great from dummy half and he linked well with the likes of Mark Gasnier and Lee Hookey, who caused plenty of problems for South Sydney. The Dragons face a nervous wait with skipper Trent Barrett on report for a head slam, which he has been suspended for once before this season, but they do have a bye next week, which will give them two points to remain in the race for the top eight and allow players to overcome any niggling injuries.
(SportsWatch - 20 August 2002)

South Sydney captain Andrew Hart is in doubt for Sunday's WIN Stadium clash with St George Illawarra due to a twisted ankle.
"We train on Saturday in Wollongong and we'll make a decision then," said coach Craig Coleman.
(SMH - 16 August 2002)

The Rabbitohs will wear black arm-bands against St George Illawarra on Sunday in honour of life member Eric "Fred" West who passed away on Monday. West was a member of the football staff for over 30 years including the glory days of the 1960s and 70s.
(News.com.au - 15 August 2002)

RABBITOHS: Brad Watts, John Olzard, Andrew King, Andrew Hinson, Brent Grose, Owen Craigie, Brett Sheehan, Shane Rigon, Andrew Hart (c), Luke Stuart, Paul Stringer, Jason Death, Scott Geddes. Interchange: Gerald Symonds, Frank Puletua, Jamie Fitzgerald, Adam Muir, Adam Peek (one to be omitted). Referee: M Cecchin
(SMH - 14 August 2002)

The Rabbitohs started positively enough, matching the Eels in all areas in the opening stages.
But the floodgates soon opened, Luke Burt crossing for Parramatta in the 15th minute.
Hodgson added the extras to give the Eels a 6-0 lead.
The Eels were over again just minutes later when Jason Moodie weaved through some poor defence.
Hodgson again kicked the conversion, and the Eels moved out to a 12-0 lead.
The Rabbitohs struggled to regain their composure and the Eels scored in the 26th minute.
A beautiful inside ball from five-eighth Ben Kusto saw Michael Buettner cross the line without a hand being placed on him.
Hodgson was successful with the kick and the Eels snatched a 18-0 lead.
To add insult to injury, Hodgson - on the end of a lovely ball from Nathan Hindmarsh - scored on the stroke of half-time to take the lead out to 22-0.
Hodgson was in again just minutes into the second half, and from there Parramatta never looked back.
The Eels put on five more tries to run out convincing winners.
(ABC - 11 August 2002)

Eels prop Michael Vella (knee) remains in doubt for tonight's clash with the unchanged Rabbitohs. Daniel Heckenberg is his likely replacement in coach Brian Smith's starting side. Parramatta are hoping to break a run of losses at home that has now stretched to five matches. South Sydney seem to be the team to help them break that duck; they've conceded 120 points in their past three matches.
(SMH - 10 August 2002)

If Parramatta can't win this match, then it doesn't deserve to be in the top eight. Luckily for coach Brian Smith the Eels have a good run into the finals but they can't afford to be off the boil again when they play teams below them on the ladder. The Rabbitohs firmed as favourites for the wooden spoon when they were thrashed 50-4 by Wests Tigers last week and Parramatta should have no problems in posting their first victory since round 13. With the return of Luke Burt (knee), David Vaealiki (knee) and Jason Moodie (suspension), the Eels will have no excuses for getting their finals campaign back on track. Souths' only motivation is pride and avoiding the wooden spoon but the controversy surrounding the axing of skipper Adam Muir from the team won't help. Coach Craig Coleman has brought in several new faces and wielded the axe on others, including former Test centre Russell Richardson. Key: Souths simply must tighten their defence, particularly on the left-hand side of the field. If not then their opponents will rack up another 50 points.
(NZoom - 9 August 2002)

Never let it be said that South Sydney don't keep up with the times. Having successfully approached former international Mark Carroll via the Internet in 1999 about returning from London, the Rabbitohs earlier this year text-messaged Parramatta coach Brian Smith to ask about the services of Eels halfback Ben Kusto for the remainder of the season.
(SMH - 9 August 2002)

RABBITOHS: Brad Watts, Wade McKinnon, Brent Grose, Andrew Hinson, John Olzard, Owen Craigie, Nathan De Bartolo, Shane Rigon, Andrew Hart (c), Luke Stuart, Paul Stringer, Jason Death, Frank Puletua. Interchange: Brett Sheehan, Jamie Fitzgerald, Gerald Symonds, Adam Peek.
(SMH - 7 August 2002)

Rabbitohs captain Adam Muir was dropped from first grade yesterday, and officials admit he may have played his last game. Muir, who announced last week he would be retiring at the end of the season, was not named in any grade for Saturday night's matches against Parramatta. "He's just been rested for the week," South Sydney chief executive Paul Dunn said. "He announced his retirement and said he was mentally fatigued - I think he played that way the other day. We'll give him a week off to think about it." Asked whether Muir's 11-year premiership career might be over, Dunn said: "It's more likely he'll be back in two weeks but, given that there's only four weeks to go, there's always that possibility, I suppose." Coach Craig Coleman has made a host of changes, including dropping centres Russell Richardson and Andrew King and "rotating" winger Joven Clarke, in reaction to Sunday's 50-4 loss to Wests Tigers. The new caps are winger John Olzard and reserve Gerald Symonds.
(SMH - 7 August 2002)

SOUTHS had a bit of emotion on their side here, playing exactly one year after they were re-admitted to the competition. But Penrith looked to have the game won on a couple of occasions, and Owen Craigie, the hero in the end, turned over some possession in the first half. He was brilliant in the second half, though, and got the Rabbitohs out of reach with that field goal. The Panthers were their own worst enemy, dropping ball at crucial times, not least Rhys Wesser and Luke Rooney. Craigie got one of his tries from one such mistake. All of a sudden, a game Penrith had in its control got away. Some of Souths signings this week have been mighty impressive, and from Ashley Harrison to Bryan Fletcher, and everyone in between, they look to have a terrific balance for next season. It could be interesting to watch them develop over the next 12 months.
(7 Sport - 9 July 2002)

NRL News

Trindall charged by police
(OzLeague - 27 Aug 2002)
Bulldogs lose 37 points, fined $500,000
(NRL - 23 Aug 2002)
Finalists Bulls impacted by NRL recent events
(AMNRL - 22 Aug 2002)
Bulldogs turn to Mortimer
(BBC - 22 Aug 2002)
Mortimer named new Canterbury chief
(ABC - 22 Aug 2002)
Bulldogs are out, vows NRL boss
(SMH - 22 Aug 2002)
Signs point to Dogs missing finals
(NZoom - 22 Aug 2002)
Bulldogs CEO Resigns
(NRL - 20 Aug 2002)
NRL eyes Hong Kong
(FoxSports - 14 Aug 2002) Also The NRL
ARL chief hits back
(Telegraph - 9 Aug 2002)
USA tour Russia of confirmed
(AMNRL - 8 Aug 2002)
Free Admission to Jets vs Roosters
(World of RL - 8 Aug 2002)
Campbell off to Panthers
(NRL - 8 Aug 2002)

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