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[R L Winger]

Saturday 28 January

Warrington Wolves 34 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 28
Redfern Oval



Friday 3 February

Cronulla Sharks 38 def Manly Sea Eagles 6
Toyota Stadium

Newcastle Knights 8 def Newcastle Rep Squad 0
Tomaree Sporting Complex, Nelson Bay

Ipswich Jets 18 drew with Penrith Panthers 18
North Ipswich Reserve



Saturday 4 February

Warriors 26 def Gold Coast Titans 10
North Harbour Stadium, Albany NZ

Canterbury Bulldogs 28 def St George Illawarra Dragons 18
WIN Stadium, Wollongong

2012 Harvey Norman All Stars
NRL All Stars 36 def Indigenous All Stars 28
Skilled Park, Gold Coast

Brisbane Broncos 28 def North Queensland Cowboys 22
Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

Darren Bell Memorial Shield
Melbourne Storm 36 def Easts Tigers 8
Langlands Park, Coorparoo QLD

[G Las D]

Storm play Canberra this coming weekend on the road in a trial game at Albury.

A certain rodenty friend is making the trek to be there.

International superstars Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Billy Slater could be the icing on the cake for Riverina rugby league fans ahead of Melbourne Storm’s NRL trial game with Canberra Raiders at Albury

Edited by G Las D, 08 February 2012 - 05:52 PM.

[R L Winger]

Saturday 11 February

North Queensland Cowboys 18 def St George-Illawarra Dragons 12
nib Stadium Perth

New Zealand Warriors 22 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 14
BCU International Stadium

Canberra Raiders 27 def Melbourne Storm 18
Lavington Sports Ground

Gold Coast Titans 18 def Brisbane Broncos 16
Pizzey Park Gold Coast

Wests Tigers 20 def Parramatta Eels 12
Bluetongue Stadium Gosford

Penrith Panthers 18 drew with Newcastle Knights 18
Port Macquarie Regional Stadium



Sunday 12 February

Sydney Roosters 28 def Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 16
Belmore Sports Ground

[G Las D]

From what my friend said the Storm friendly was a real trial outing, not just a standard game with a few swap rounds.
There were three equal sessions of play against the Raiders with players being interchanges all over the place, including U20's players pulling shirts on and getting a go.

[Bourbon Rat]

In Hobart it's Storm 18 - 12 Broncos at the end of the 1st half

[Bourbon Rat]

Full time in Hobart : Storm 34 - 30 Broncos

With Slater & Smith coming off after 60 min & Hinchcliffe stretchered off after getting clattered by Petro the Broncos mounted a comeback.

[G Las D]

Hope Ryan's OK.

It sound like that game was competitive!
Any idea of the attendance figure over in Hobart?

[R L Winger]

Friday 17 February

Penrith Panthers 26 def Parramatta Eels 10
Centrebet Stadium Penrith

World Club Challenge
Leeds Rhinos 26 def Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Headingly Stadium Leeds UK



Saturday 18 February

New Zealand Warriors 68 def Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles 10
Toll Stadium Whangarei NZ

Melbourne Storm 34 def Brisbane Broncos 30
North Hobart Oval Tasmania

Canberra Raiders 16 def Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 14
McDonald Park Wagga Wagga

Gold Coast Titans 36 def North Queensland Cowboys 28
Virgin Stadium Mackay

Newcastle Knights 22 def Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 18
Olympic Park Muswellbrook

St George-Illawarra Dragons 18 def South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
ANZ Stadium Homebush

Sydney Roosters 22 def Wests Tigers 6
Campbelltown Sports Stadium

[R L Winger]

Any idea of the attendance figure over in Hobart?

Here is the Attendance figures for you 11,752

And a match report



Injuries galore as Storm pip Broncos

Melbourne say they have video evidence of a high tackle, believed to have been made by Brisbane star Petero Civoniceva, that resulted in Storm forward Ryan Hinchcliffe being stretchered off in Saturday's NRL trial in Hobart.

Hinchcliffe was heavily concussed in a 73rd minute tackle, with the game held up for several minutes as the lock was taken from North Hobart Oval on a stretcher.

There were no television cameras or replays available at the match, but Storm coach Craig Bellamy said the club had its own footage of the tackle, with veteran Civoniceva, playing his first game for the Broncos in four years, under suspicion.

"We've got an end-on (camera), we've got the shot so it's a bad tackle," Bellamy said.

Storm captain Cameron Smith said the tackle was likely to attract the attention of the NRL's match review committee.

"The boys out there said he certainly got him on the button," Smith said.

"It's out of our hands now, that goes to the match review panel and they normally deal with things pretty well there."

Hinchcliffe's injury was one of several concerns to come out of the 34-30 win to Melbourne, with Broncos winger Jharal Yow Yeh suffering a shoulder problem and hooker Andrew McCullough playing on with nine stitches in his head.

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin said Yow Yeh, who didn't play the second half as a precaution, was likely to be right for his side's round one clash with Parramatta.

"He's not too bad," Griffin said.

"He'll get it checked out properly when we get back to Brisbane."

Man of the moment Cooper Cronk and Test fullback Billy Slater bagged doubles as the Storm raced to a 34-16 lead by the 54th minute.

Cronk also had a hand in his side's first two tries but, once their stars had been replaced, the Storm allowed the Broncos to finish strongly, leaving Bellamy furious.

"I think there's probably more questions (about first grade positions) asked after tonight to be quite honest," he said.

"I'm glad we've got two weeks.

"I think nine, seven and one are pretty safe. The rest of them? We'll have a look.

"That's the thing we pride ourselves on, our defence, and we don't need the one, seven and nine out there to tackle."

A crowd of 11,752 turned up, making the Storm's Hobart venture a success.

"Obviously there is a lot of interest in rugby league down here and I think it's been a real good experiment for our game," Bellamy said.

"The NRL should be looking to play here a bit more often."

[G Las D]

Concussion? That's unfortunate. Hopefully he'll recover quickly. All being well what's that a couple of weeks out if no other injury?

[G Las D]

I can't say I wished Manly luck as they went into the WCC game. Too many bad memories from late last season!
Their many off season problems can't have been anything like the best preparation for this game, especially as Leeds had already got a couple of SL games under their belts and were playing on their own pitch.
The bottom line was this:
Leeds Rhinos became the first Super League club since 2008 to win the World Club Challenge with a compelling win over NRL champions Manly Sea Eagles.



Leeds: Webb; Jones-Bishop, Watkins, Hardaker, Hall; Sinfield, McGuire; Leuluai, Burrow, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Delaney, Ablett.

Replacements: Bailey, Griffin, McShane, Clarkson.

Manly: B Stewart; D Williams, Lyon, Matai, Oldfield; Foran, Cherry-Evans; King, Ballin, Kite, Watmough, T Williams, G Stewart.

Replacements: Rose, Lussick, Buhrer, Mauro.

Attendance: 21,062.

Referee: Ashley Klein

[G Las D]

Petero up in front of match review committee.
He's facing 1 game out if he pleads guilty.
2 games out if he pleads not guilty and loses his case.

[HKR AWAY DAYS]

Saturday 11 February

North Queensland Cowboys 18 def St George-Illawarra Dragons 12
nib Stadium Perth

My mate is in Perth presently and he went to this game. To say I'm jealous is an understatement but he said he loved it!