Shaun Johnson has found watching his Warriors teammates go about their business without him an enlightening experience. He watched from the coach's box as they went down to Manly, and then enjoyed their big win over the Raiders from the comfort of his father's couch. "The Manly game was tough watching," he said. "It was good for me to actually get an insight into what they [coaches] see and how the boys are looking out on the field. When the boys were playing like they did on the weekend it was a lot easier to sit there and just enjoy it."
Sex tape yet to surface
Rumours have been swirling for a couple of months of a sex tape supposedly doing the rounds in Sydney featuring two NRL players and a woman in a toilet stall liaison. The brief clip was apparently shot via a mobile phone messaging app similar to Snapchat but has yet to surface. One of the players is believed to be a State of Origin rep and one of the game's nice guys.
Duco happy with NRL
Duco Events director and Nines organiser David Higgins has quashed suggestions the NRL tried to hog the limelight and take most of the credit for the success of this year's inaugural tournament. The perception was the NRL had prevented Higgins and co-director Dean Lonergan from speaking to the media over the two-day tournament, but Higgins is adamant that was not the case. "To be honest, it's a bit embarrassing listening to the credit being dished out so no. I think we've been congratulated for the success and so there are no hard feelings there," he said.
