"He can give stick to a few of the younger boys which I find really funny because they don't know how to take it. That's something I can sit back and enjoy but the young fellas not so much."
Madge spotted
Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire was spotted on the hill at Brookvale Oval ... sorry, Lottoland, taking in Manly's defeat to Parramatta last Sunday.
Madge and Souths assistant coach Anthony Seibold sat back alongside fans to get a not-so-sneaky peek at the opposition ahead of the Rabbitohs round two clash against the Sea Eagles tomorrow.
RLW closes down
Rugby League Week, a pillar of media coverage of the game since 1970, will close this month due to low sales. A double issue on March 27 will be the magazine's final edition, while it's understood the NRL will take over the Immortals concept, which honours the game's greatest players.
"For more than four decades, Rugby League Week has been a prominent voice connecting the game of rugby league to its fans," Bauer chief executive Nick Chan said in a statement.
TGIF Warriors
Tonight's match between against the Storm is the Warriors first home Friday night clash in 5 years.
They have won their past five Friday nights home games at Mt Smart Stadium, with their most recent a 36-12 victory over the Bulldogs back in round 19, 2011.