RICHIE Fa'aoso has opened up about his controversial eight-game suspension by declaring: "No one goes out there to put someone on their head."

DALY Cherry-Evans could not have expected to keep running around with his Travis Bickle-style hairdo without a song being written about it.

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Manly will be without prop Richie Fa'aoso and centre Steve Matai for Monday's clash with the Dragons after both accepted early guilty pleas.

MANLY forward Richard Fa’aoso could be facing a 10-week ban as a result of his two spear tackles on Greg Inglis on Friday night at Brookvale.

WHEN medical experts kept warning the NRL about the dangers of the shoulder charge, they banned it.

VIDEO: STEVE Matai clobbered George Burgess with a monster hit but it was the Rabbitohs who delivered the knockout blow against Manly.

DEFEATING Manly is the equal of tackling defending NRL premiers Melbourne as the game's most difficult challenge, according to South Sydney.

THE ten players who made themselves unavailable for the City-Country fixture have all been selected to compete for their clubs this weekend.

MANLY coach Geoff Toovey says that South Sydney's lacklustre form against top-four sides will give them increased motivation on Friday night.

ANTHONY Watmough says he is proud of how Manly's board and coaching staff have stood up for the players in the ASADA investigation.

GEOFF Toovey says Daly Cherry-Evans is not far from challenging Cooper Cronk and Johnathan Thurston for a spot on the Queensland and Australian teams.

OVER the past year, childhood friends and City teammates Andrew Fifita and Jorge Taufua have learned much from dark times.

BRETT Stewart admits an ongoing hamstring problem could cost him the No.1 Blues jersey, but the Manly fullback is hopeful he'll be fit and fighting come June.

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WHO is in and who is out for round eight of the 2013 NRL season.

SOUTH Sydney prop SAM Burgess has labelled the tackle on his brother George that landed Manly's Steve Matai a one-match ban "a fair hit".

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TEAMMATE Daly Cherry-Evans believes Manly centre Steve Matai is facing an NRL suspension because of his history and fearsome reputation.

NSW State of Origin doctor Nathan Gibbs has warned the NRL to protect Greg Inglis, with fears the Rabbitoh could end up in a wheelchair.

There were no jumping castles at Brookvale last night. No talk of E-squared.

ALL the last-minute ins and outs for round seven of the NRL season.

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LEGENDARY rugby league administrator Ken Arthurson has offered some simple advice to struggling NRL boss Dave Smith.

MANLY say they won't rush star backrower Glenn Stewart's return to their side for Friday's heavyweight NRL clash with South Sydney.

CITY Origin forward Tom Symonds has emerged as an early contender for buy of the year after his switch from the Sydney Roosters to Manly.

BRETT Stewart has been battling a hamstring injury for two months but is determined to retain the NSW Origin jumper he won back last year.

MANLY are set to be boosted by long-awaited return of Glenn Stewart for their NRL blockbuster with South Sydney at Brookvale Oval in 10 days.

BOOKENDS are rarely known as bookworms. But that stereotype is being quickly broken down inside Manly's engine room.