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Video: Hales hits biggest six of BBL

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 09 Januari 2013 | 22.07

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Hale-storm ... Alex Hales smashed the two biggest sixes of the Big Bash season. Source: Phil Hillyard / News Limited

Have you heard much about Alex Hales?

T20 - Sydney Cricket Ground

9 January 2013 - Day 1, Session 2

Sixers 1st Innings

B. Lee 10 11 1 0 90.91
L. Feldman 2 2 0 0 100
W. Sheridan 4 0 28 3 7.00

Not many Aussie cricket fans had before Wednesday night, but that is all set to change after the young Englishman smashed an incredible 89 runs off 52 balls for Melbourne Renegades against Sydney Sixers in their KFC T20 Big Bash League clash at the SCG.

Incredibly, Hales only arrived in Australia the morning of the match after being flown in as a replacement for the injured Marlon Samuels.

The 24-year-old made his international debut in England's T20 series against India in 2011 and has gone on to establish himself in that side, but on Wednesday night's evidence, he could be a future Ashes foe for Australia.

Hales more than made up for the absence of Aaron Finch, hitting an incredible eight sixes and five fours.


Click on the video at the top of the page to watch Hales hit four sixes off one Steve O'Keefe over, or click on the video at the bottom of the page to watch all the sixes!


But here's the kicker - he now holds the record for the biggest six of the season, after smashing a ball from Steven O'Keefe a whopping 111m. Just for good measure, he hit the next ball out of the ground, although that 'only' travelled 109m.

Hales was ably supported by Ben Rohrer, with the Renegades' stand-in skipper hitting a well compiled 57 off 37 balls - but his efforts were completely overshadowed by the powerhitting from Hales.

The Renegades finished on 5-178 from their 20 overs, leaving the Sixers a near-impossible task of chasing that score down inside 12 overs in order to qualify for the semi-finals.

The home side ended up being bowled out off the last ball of the match for 149, ending their Big Bash campaign, while the Renegades wrapped up top spot on the ladder heading into the semi-finals.


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Asian Cup to give Australia respect

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Respect ... David Gallop is out to impress Asia in 2015. Source: Roslan Rahman / News Limited

Football Federation Australia (FFA) is confident a successfully staged Asian Cup can provide some vital political muscle to the organisation.

The FFA were caught well and truly offside in November when the Asian Football Confederation cut Australia's automatic qualifying spots for the Asian Champions League from two to just one.

The surprise move prompted calls from two-time A-League championship winning coach Ange Postecoglou to boycott the AFC qualifying process.

Regardless, the FFA is expected to have to work hard on and off the field to regain the lost spot.

FFA chief executive Gallop, who was only two weeks into his new role when Australia lost their second AFC automatic qualifying spot, said the 2015 Asian Cup would provide the opportunity to do just that.

"That loss of the Champions League spot took a lot of people by surprise and we need to do a lot of work to ensure our position in the AFC is recognised," Gallop said at an event to mark two years before the Asian Cup begins.

"We need to put ourselves in the position to ensure these sort of surprises don't happen again.

"It's a matter of allocation resources to the issue and it is one of our priorities at the moment."

Asian Cup Organising committee chief executive Michael Brown said he was confident Australia's hosting of the event would bring it closer to other countries in the region.

"We are working closely with the Asian Football Confederation to ensure Australia hosts a world-class event which celebrates football and continues Australia's reputation for sporting event excellence," Brown said.

"Our vision is to deliver a world-class event that celebrates Asia's rich football culture and leaves an enduring legacy for the game in Australia.

"This presents an outstanding opportunity for Australia to strengthen our cultural, social and economic ties with Asia, including some of our most important trading partners.

"The Federal Government's Asian Century White Paper acknowledged the power of sport to bridge language and cultural barriers and serve as a platform to build relationships.

"It confirms that events like the Asian Cup offer opportunities for Australia to build on our international reputation for delivering major sporting events, and to promote Australian tourism, trade and other interests in Asia."

Australia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea have qualified for the 2015 Asian Cup, with qualifying for the remaining spots to begin on February 6 in Jordan.

The final will be held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium with the Socceroos to play each of their three pool matches in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The FFA are expecting expecting around 45,000 international visitors to come to Australia for the event and said that the 2011 event, in which Australia was defeated by Japan 1-0 in the final, was watched by 500 million people.


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Hales hammers Sixers' finals hopes

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Too good ... the Renegades celebrate a wicket at the SCG. Source: Phil Hillyard / News Limited

English opener Alex Hales ended Sydney Sixers' KFC T20 Big Bash League title defence in spectacular style as the table-topping Melbourne Renegades sounded an ominous warning ahead of the finals.

T20 - Sydney Cricket Ground

9 January 2013 - Day 1, Session 2

Sixers 1st Innings

B. Lee 10 11 1 0 90.91
L. Feldman 2 2 0 0 100
W. Sheridan 4 0 28 3 7.00

Hales, signed as injured Jamaican Marlon Samuels' replacement on Tuesday, walloped 89 from 52 balls, smashing eight sixes to lift the Renegades to a total of 5-178 and a 29-run victory.

The performance came less than 12 hours after he completed the exacting journey from London to Sydney, but the 24-year-old showed no signs of jetlag in Wednesday night's easy win.

"I was lucky enough to get a bit of sleep on the plane,'' Hales said.

"I knew if I got through the tough bit at the start with Brett Lee bowling very well, then it was a pretty good deck and I could make up for it later on."

And how.

P W L NR T Pts NNR
1 Renegades 8 7 1 0 0 14 0.791
2 Stars 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.246
3 Scorchers 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.632
4 Strikers 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.53
5 Hurricanes 7 4 3 0 0 8 -0.287
6 Heat 7 3 4 0 0 6 0.129
7 Sixers 8 3 5 0 0 6 -0.38
8 Thunder 8 0 8 0 0 0 -1.36

After a slow start by the visitors, who opted to bat first, Hales turned the game on its head when he single-handedly plundered 22 runs from Josh Hazlewood in the fifth over.

Hazlewood fumbled the one and only chance of Hales's innings and it was comfortably the most costly of the four catches the Sixers put down in front of 17,801 fans.

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Hales took a particular liking to the spin of Steve O'Keefe (0-50 from three overs), smacking four sixes off one over including a punishing blow over long on that travelled 111m and landed on the roof of the Members' Pavilion.

"There was a little bit of close your eyes and swing as hard as you can," Hales said.

Ben Rohrer (57), stand-in Renegades captain in the absence of Aaron Finch (national duty), shared a 112-run partnership with Hales and was in awe of the young gun who was in India three weeks ago with England's national T20 side.

"I think he was in business class and slept all the way, so he had no excuse," Rohrer laughed.

"I was wondering if the flight might have affected him, and I hope it has to be honest because it'll be pretty special if it gets better than that.

"He played perfectly really ... he's done really well to adapt so quickly."

Hales's knock was the second best of the tournament, with Finch's unbeaten 111 in the season opener the only better effort.

His total of eight sixes was also the most for an innings this season.

The Sixers were a mathematical chance of sneaking into the top four and keeping their BBL title defence alive, but needed to reach the Renegades' total in approximately 12 overs and also rely on other results going their way.

The first hurdle always looked insurmountable, and so it proved as the Renegades made it seven wins from eight matches and rolled the Sixers for 149 with the last delivery of the game.

O'Keefe, who top-scored for the Sixers with 41, exacted a small degree of revenge with the bat when he pulled a short ball to Hales in the deep that the Englishman lost in the lights.


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Roar sign teen prodigy Davies

Young gun ... Julius Davies has been signed by Brisbane Roar. Source: George Salpigtidis / News Limited

The evolving Brisbane Roar have quickly moved to add spark to their attack after significantly bolstering their defence with the return of Socceroo Jade North.

The Roar added a second new player at the start of the January transfer window on Wednesday by signing Africa-born livewire Julius Davies from Melbourne Victory.

Davies, 18, had been unused by Ange Postecoglou at the Victory this season but new Roar coach Mike Mulvey believes the speedy midfielder can be the man to unlock the packed defences which have frustrated the defending champions.

While the Roar have continued to dominate possession, they have struggled to score in losing eight of 15 games to be seventh on the A-League ladder.

"We've played against packed defences so what you need is players with the ability to open up the defence," said Mulvey, who talked Davies up as a super-sub. "Julius has a a bit of X-factor about him.

"He's got the ability to break down defences, and that's something that we've lacked in recent times."

Born in Liberia and raised in Western Australia, jockey-sized Davies played with Bayern Munich U17s and 1899 Hoffenheim U19s before signing with the Victory last season when he played two matches under Jim Magilton.

"It was a team made up of a lot of big-name players and I was just a young boy," he said.

"I felt like I was going to play more this season but obviously that wasn't the case so I think this is a perfect opportunity for me to now establish myself.

"I'm very grateful for the chance and now I want to go out there and do a job."

Davies' signing comes after the Roar released Rocky Visconte to join Western Sydney Wanderers, young Japanese defender Yuji Takahashi returned home and centre-back North signed on Tuesday night, leaving Japan's Consadole Sapporo.

Mulvey would not comment on any further potential transfers, headlined by talk of a move for senior midfielder Erik Paartalu, but he admitted the new faces were part of the "rejuvenation process".

"We definitely needed a defender there's no question about that and Jade fits that bill perfectly," he said. "We're freshening up the squad a little bit.

"Brisbane Roar have been a championship-winning team the last two years but you can't rest on your laurels.

"It's evolution, that's what it is."


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'How could Sydney let Del Piero go?'

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 08 Januari 2013 | 22.07

Marquee stars ... Shinji Ono and Alessandro Del Piero have had plenty of success. Source: Phil Hillyard / News Limited

Although Perth Glory have quashed speculation they are interested in signing Michael Owen, the fact that the former England international is keen on a move to the Hyundai A-League is a further feather in the cap of the competition.

For season eight has proved beyond doubt that - providing the men in question are the right choices - marquee players can be a fabulous asset to the domestic league.

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More on Alessandro del Piero in a moment. But first, Emile Heskey, whose arrival gave Newcastle Jets an immediate spike in membership, and who has delivered plenty on the park too, contributing seven goals already. 

Some have mischievously suggested he is the reason for their struggles this season - but the facts don't really back that up.  At present, the Jets have 17 points from 15 games and have scored 19 goals.  At the corresponding stage last season, (pre-Heskey), those figures were, remarkably, exactly the same. 

With so many new faces bedding in at Hunter Stadium, a transitional season was always a possibility. So, even if it's reasonable to say he hasn't significantly improved the Jets, then at the very least, they haven't been weakened.  We'll see if his current injury concerns lead to an upturn in the Jets fortunes - or not.

Shinji Ono, meantime, has been a revelation in recent weeks. His form is improving in line with his fitness, and what a pleasure it is to be watching an Asian player have a real impact.  It's long overdue.

Heskey and Ono have conducted themselves superbly in Australia, and providing they retain their fitness, there seems to be no reason why they shouldn't prolong their stay.

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But what of Del Piero? 

For weeks now, the question has been "will he be at Sydney next season?"  Here's a better one - how can he NOT be at Sydney next season?

Del Piero has filled grounds right across the country.  He has scored splendid goals, showed his passion for the game, his new club, and living in Australia. 

But it's not just about his playing career - it's about Sydney FC building a club, in which respected names are central to their ethos and are valued accordingly.  It appears Del Piero would like to stay - so the hold up can only be financial.  I understand football is a business, and the numbers must add up, but surely it's a no-brainer to keep the Italian here?

What message does it send out if Sydney discard a star who has already contributed so much after just half a season?

Can anyone in their right mind truly believe he can't be of benefit in either a playing, coaching, or even ambassadorial role?  Sydney should look to build a club around him.  If they don't, then they have learnt nothing from the all too brief stays of Dwight Yorke and Juninho, both of whom were ushered through the door with unseemly haste - in Juninho's case, after he offered to stay for much lower wages.

The Sky Blues could follow the example of Kashima Antlers, who employed Zico as a player, and then ensured he became part of the fabric of the club by offering him the role of technical advisor.  Zico now has his own statue at the stadium - a club legend.  But legends can't be created in only 12 months.

At the other end of the age spectrum, there is a similar point to be made regarding the A-League's player transactions.

There's been plenty of talk lately as to whether Reading is the right choice of club for Tomas Rogic.  Personally, I have no qualms in Rogic going to the Madejski if he so desires - my view is that football is a short career, and players should to be free to make their own choices.

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But no-one seems to have batted an eyelid at the supposed transfer fee quoted for Rogic - which is in the region of $600,000.  That, for a talent regarded by many as the best Australia has produced in years!

By way of comparison, the most talked about young English footballer at the moment is Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha - and the figures being bandied about for him are closer to the $15 million mark! 

Even if we accept the premium put on young English talent in the UK, shouldn't Rogic be valued at $1million at the very least?  The Mariners can't (and won't) stand in his way - but they deserve a lot more by way of compensation.  It may even help Rogic's career, as overseas clubs won't pay top dollar for fringe players.

The A-League cannot run the risk of being seen as a competition ripe with easy (and cheap) pickings - nor as a destination where superstars are dispensed with as soon as their novelty factor fades.  It's a bad look on both counts.


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Stars get home despite Gayle heroics

Relief ... the Stars snuck home by 13 runs. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited

Melbourne Stars, the KFC T20 Big Bash League's highest-profile team, have survived a scare to beat Sydney Thunder by 13 runs and qualify for next week's semi-finals, allowing suspended skipper Shane Warne to breathe a sigh of relief.

T20 - Melbourne Cricket Ground

8 January 2013 - Day 1, Session 2

Thunder 1st Innings

G. Sandhu 6 6 1 0 100
D. Nannes 0 0 0 0 0
J. Faulkner 3.4 0 24 3 6.55

Warne was a nervous spectator after missing the game following his physical confrontation with Melbourne Renegades' batsman Marlon Samuels in Sunday's Melbourne derby.

The Stars made 8-145, which wasn't a massive total but the Thunder completed a winless season with a score of 132 all out after losing their last eight wickets for 41 runs in 45 balls.

The Stars now boast a 5-3 record from their eight regular-season games.

The Thunder needed 18 runs off the last over with tailenders Gurinder Sandhu and Luke Doran at the crease but both were dismissed by James Faulkner, who finished with 3-24.

Thunder captain Chris Gayle was named man of the match after smashing 65 off 43 deliveries and setting a new record for the current BBL season by reaching his 50 off 25 balls.

Brad Hodge (39) and David Hussey (32) added 58 for the third wicket for the Stars but their dismissals in consecutive overs hurt the home side's hopes of a big total.

Nineteen-year-old paceman Sandhu (2-33) and spinner Gayle (2-5) claimed two wickets each for the Thunder.

P W L NR T Pts NNR
1 Renegades 7 6 1 0 0 12 0.681
2 Stars 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.246
3 Scorchers 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.632
4 Strikers 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.53
5 Hurricanes 7 4 3 0 0 8 -0.287
6 Heat 7 3 4 0 0 6 0.129
7 Sixers 7 3 4 0 0 6 -0.221
8 Thunder 8 0 8 0 0 0 -1.36

Gayle began strongly in reply and was missed on 34 as Cameron White misjudged a high ball at cover.

The big left-hander had scored only 72 runs at an average of 12.00 earlier in the tournament but finally found form as he bludgeoned four sixes and six fours despite an absence of footwork.

Matt Prior contributed only seven in a 43-run stand for the second wicket with Gayle before Prior was caught by a diving Jackson Bird at deep mid-wicket at 2-62.

The Thunder were cruising at 2-91 but stumbled as they quickly lost Gayle, Usman Khawaja (23), Sean Abbott (three) and Ryan Carters (two).

Mark Cosgrove (eight) and Adam Zampa (eight) continued the procession of wickets.

England international Dimitri Mascarenhas took 2-27 on debut for the Stars, replacing Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga who has been called up for national duty in the one-day series against Australia.

"The key part of the game was when I was batting and got out against Mascarenhas. From there it just faltered," Gayle said.

Mascarenhas said it was an amazing feeling to dismiss Gayle caught at deep mid-wicket.

"It's great to get an opportunity and to get a couple of wickets is amazing," he said.

Khawaja described the Thunder's season as hugely disappointing.


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Roar sign Socceroo Jade North

Roaring home ... Brisbane Roar secure Jade North's signature. Source: AAP

Defending A-League champions Brisbane have signed experienced Japanese-based Socceroo Jade North.

Roar officials confirmed they'd secured North's signature on a three and a half year deal on Tuesday night.

P W D L GD Pts
1 Central Coast 15 10 3 2 15 33
2 Adelaide 15 9 2 4 7 29
3 Victory 15 8 2 5 0 26
4 Western Sydney 15 7 2 6 4 23
5 Perth 15 5 4 6 2 19
6 Heart 15 5 3 7 -2 18
7 Brisbane 15 5 2 8 0 17
8 Newcastle 15 5 2 8 -9 17
9 Wellington 15 4 4 7 -3 16
10 Sydney 15 4 2 9 -14 14

He will arrive with his wife and young children within the next week.

Brisbane managed to do what both Ange Postecoglou (Melbourne Victory) and Frank Farina (Sydney FC) failed to recently by securing North's services.

North, who has been playing for Consadole Sappora in the Japanese J League, has been signed as a defender as the two-time champions undergo a shake up under new mentor Mike Mulvey who recently replaced head coach Rado Vidosic.

"Jade has an excellent footballing pedigree and will bring a great deal of experience and knowledge to our squad,'' Mulvey said.

"He is a proven winner and has a great appetite for future success.''

At the time of the A-League approaches, North was encourage by national coach Holger Osieck to remain in Japan.

However his club Sappora are heading for relegation and he was keen to come home.

Having started his professional career at the Brisbane Strikers in the National Soccer League in 1998, North said he was excited to be returning to where it all started.

"I'm looking forward to putting one foot forward and contributing to the legacy Brisbane Roar has created over the past two seasons and doing all I can to help add to the trophy cabinet,'' North said.

"For me it's exciting to know I will be playing in front of family and friends, but most importantly for the city which groomed me as a player.''

After confirming they had already released attacking midfielder Rocky Visconte, who has been linked to the Western Sydney Wanderers, it's tipped the Roar will also lose lightning quick attacker Nick Fitzgerald to the Central Coast Mariners during the A-League's transfer window.

Brisbane have mid-field issues which could also see the popular Erik Paartalu closely examining his options in the next few weeks.

Brisbane can squeeze North under its salary cap as a marquee player with financial assistance from the FFA.

Winners of the last two grand finals, Brisbane have been struggling for wins this season.

They dumped Vidosic as coach late last month appointing him technical director and bringing in hired gun Mulvey.

They staged a mini comeback with back-to-back wins over Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix but the wheels came off again with a 3-2 loss to Melbourne Heart on Sunday.


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Warne apologises for Samuels clash

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Sorry ... Warne's apology came with a caveat. Source: Jay Town / News Limited

Shane Warne apologised on Tuesday for his shirt-grabbing performance in the Melbourne derby but also insisted it was important cricketers played with passion and not like robots.

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The suspended skipper looked on nervously at the MCG as Melbourne Stars scored a 13-run win over bottom side Sydney Thunder to claim a 5-3 record from their eight regular-season games and qualify for next week's semi-finals.

Warne is now free to return to the side in what could be his final game for the Stars at age 43.

The champion legspinner can put his physical clash with Melbourne Renegades batsman Marlon Samuels behind him, but not before trying to clear the air publicly over his actions.

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However, similar to Monday's performance after emerging from his disciplinary hearing, Warne wasn't quite able to fully accept his one-game penalty.

"I'm very passionate when I play the game. I overstepped the line and hence I'm missing a game," Warne told Fox Sports on Tuesday night.

"I thought it was a pretty harsh penalty but I was more disappointed in my own actions, especially as a captain.

"It was emotion and passion. We sometimes like to see that in sportsmen and not robots.

"I apologise to the fans and I apologise to everyone. Sitting and doing detention, it's not easy to watch the boys."

Australia's leading Test wicket-taker said he didn't want to be judged on one behavioural lapse late in his magnificent career.

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"I'd like to think of the 25 years I've been playing first-class cricket rather than just one game," he said.

"I'd like to think there's a lot of positive and good things I've done for Australian cricket and all that sort of stuff over the years.

"One little incident here or there (doesn't matter).

"I do apologise for my behaviour and I'm disappointed in my own reaction."


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Knights sign Quinn for 2013

Written By Unknown on Senin, 07 Januari 2013 | 22.07

Returning ... Anthony Quinn has signed a one year deal with Newcastle. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited

Newcastle have turned to a familiar face in a bid to add some depth to their outside backs, signing former Knight Anthony Quinn for the 2013 NRL season.

Quinn, 29, who played 103 games with the Knights from 2002-2006 before linking with Melbourne, has agreed to a one-year deal with the club.

The former NSW Origin winger has endured a wretched run with injury in recent years, but will give Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett another experienced option out wide.

The Knights have already added ex-Sydney Roosters centre BJ Leilua to their squad, with Quinn set to back-up first-choice wingers Akuila Uate and James McManus.

"He can play on the wing, in the centres and even in the second row, so his versatility will be a great addition to the team," Knights chief executive Matt Gidley said in a statement.

"He is very well liked, has a superb work ethic and he is just the type of player we want to have around the club."


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Roosters deny Jennings contact

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In limbo ... the club future of Michael Jennings is still uncertain. Source: Brett Costello / News Limited

New South Wales Origin centre Michael Jennings is tipped to be a Sydney Rooster by the end of the week, though the Roosters claim the ball is in the court of NRL rivals Penrith.

Jennings is believed to be on the way out, a simmering feud with Penrith boss Phil Gould and a $600,000-a-year contract enough of an incentive for the club to release the brilliant back.

But just how much of Jennings' heavily back-ended contract the Panthers are prepared to chew up remains a sticking point, with the Roosters understood to be willing to offer a $2 million four-year deal.

Gould is not keen to pay for Jennings to play for another club, while the player himself has so far refused to take a pay cut.

Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan said it was up to the Panthers to agree to a release before his club could make a move, Canavan denying he had met with Jennings or his management on Monday.

"There's been no contact there today at all," he said. "Nothing's happened.

"The issue from our understanding lies with the player and his management and the Penrith Panthers."

While last month's decision to release BJ Leilua - who has linked up with Newcastle - has freed up some salary cap space, Canavan admitted the Roosters would not be in a position to accommodate Jennings without an increase to the salary cap.

That increase is yet to be signed off on by the NRL, though clubs are working to a figure of $5.8 million for the 2013 season.

While Jennings remains in limbo, the Roosters locked up the future of gun backrower Boyd Cordner through to the end of the 2016 season.

Cordner established himself as an NRL regular in 2012, having played 29 top grade games to date.

"Boyd has been part of our commitment to develop our young players over the past few years," Roosters recruitment manager Peter O'Sullivan said.

"To ensure that we have him here for a number of years is a major coup for our club and a major vote of confidence in where we are heading.

"Boyd is a tough competitor with true leadership potential for the way he conducts himself on the footy field and at training, and we see him as the cornerstone of our pack for the next decade."


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