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Myles out for six matches
Fri July 4, 2008
Queensland and Sydney Roosters forward Nate Myles has been suspended for six matches following the Maroons 16-10 State of Origin victory on Wednesday night.

Myles was charged by the match review committee for a dangerous lifting tackle and today took the early guilty plea.

The inform Roosters enforcer will be out of action until Round 24 when the Bondi high-flyers take on the Sharks.

Losing Myles will be a big loss for the Roosters, but they have the forward depth and power to compensate for his los.

The Roosters are shaping up as the team to beat in 2008 with the best forward pack in the competition driving them forward and a pin-point kicking game that has resulted a lot of tries.


Prince out until Finals
Thu July 3, 2008
Gold Coast Titans skipper Scott Prince is expected to join Luke Bailey, Aaron Cannings and Chris Walker on the clubs long term injury list after breaking his arm in Queensland's 16-10 victory against NSW at ANZ Stadium last night.

The Titans, who in the last month have slipped from first to sixth on the premiership ladder, face a tough road trip in the coming month to secure a historic finals berth in this years premiership.

Prince, who had finally earned a representative recall after being over looked on many occasions by both state and test selectors admitted last night it would take something special to be selected again for a representative birth with Darren Lockyer set to return for Queensland and Australia.

Prince was dominant in the first fourteen minutes of last nights clash directing his forwards and calling the shots including a perfectly weighted kick setting up Queensland's first try to Israel Folau.

However in the 15th minute of the high intensity match, the fairytale beginning came to an end ,and with it Titans Fans hopes of a finals berth, when Prince made a regulation tackle on Blues player Braith Anasta, which went horribly wrong.

"It hurt when I first made contact, but I didn't really notice it until I went to push myself of the ground to get into the defensive line it hit me, I had no strength in the arm and I could feel the bone grinding," Prince said later.

Prince immediately left the field in place with Man of the Series Johnathan Thurston moving from five-eighth to halfback, Karmichael Hunt slotting into five-eighth and Billy Slater coming off the bench into the fullback position.

Prince appeared from the sheds later to celebrate with the Queensland boys, his arm already in a cast and sling and the injury expected to take ten to twelve weeks to heal. Prince out for the rest of the season unless the injury struck Titans outfit can secure the finals berth and even then it would be a race against time to be fit enough.

"I am aiming to return during the regular season, however it depends how well the surgery goes tomorrow," Prince said when asked about the layoff.

Thu July 3, 2008
• Maroons win dramatic Origin decider
  
Thu July 3, 2008
• State of Origin #3 Player Ratings
  
Wed July 2, 2008
• Courageous Queensland make it three in a row
  
Wed July 2, 2008
• Blues on top at half-time, Prince broken arm
  
Wed July 2, 2008
• State of Origin Live on Rleague.com
  
Wed July 2, 2008
• Solid money for Maroons
  
Mon June 30, 2008
• Shillington named Queensland 18th man
  
Thu June 26, 2008
• Should Lyon be stood down from club duties?
  
Wed June 25, 2008
• Maroons favourites for Origin 3
  
Tue June 24, 2008
• Queensland Fan Day in Cairns
  
Tue June 24, 2008
• Queensland unchanged for Origin decider
  
Tue June 24, 2008
• NSW make five changes for Origin decider
  
Mon June 23, 2008
• Bird set to miss Origin decider, Kimmorley cleared
  

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