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Thomas Leuluais NRL career will not draw to a close on Sunday with tears or speeches or wistful glances around Mount Smart Stadium.Hes not even sure, he says, if his own mother will come.But the 31-year-old does hope his final Warriors outing ends with the satisfaction of victory and a few cold ones with the boys.Leuluai has played six years with the Warriors in two separate stints, making his 85th and final appearance for the club this weekend against Parramatta.Hell return to English club Wigan in the off-season, where he previously enjoyed a successful six-year spell.But the self-effacing Kiwi wont be getting too sentimental about it.I wont be crying in the sheds or anything like that, Leuluai said.Dont get me wrong, Ill miss this place and love all the people here.But Im just one part of the team.In his time in Auckland, Leuluai has played just one season of finals football - his first in 2003 when the Warriors fell in the semi-final to eventual premiers Penrith.He said the teams failure to make the finals in 2016, particularly given the Warriors late collapse last week against the Tigers, was a regret that would linger for some time.Yet the five-eighth was confident the Warriors would make progress without him.Theres a lot of good young players coming through, so Im pretty sure there wont be any trouble going forward, Leuluai said.Weve definitely improved from when I first came here and even from the start of the year.Head coach Andrew McFadden lauded Leuluai for his professionalism and skill.He said Leuluai was a pleasure to coach.He has a very uncompromising character and hes a great leader in our team, McFadden said.Hes someone were going to miss.Leuluai, who expressed his wish to see McFadden stay in the top job despite overseeing yet another unsuccessful finals tilt, hoped to go out on a high against Parramatta.The Eels have been dogged by problems off the field in 2016, including a salary cap breach that saw them docked 12 points.Star recruit Kieran Foran also quit the club with mental health issues, playmaker Corey Norman was suspended for drug possession and Jarryd Hayne snubbed his former side for the Titans.Leuluai was impressed by the Eels efforts in the circumstances.Its a credit to them that theyve been out of the playoffs for a long time but been playing some really good football, he said.I just want to finish with a win so we can all sit around and enjoy it and have a beer.STATS THAT MATTER:* The Warriors have won nine of their past 13 matches against the Eels, including their last three NRL encounters.* Five of the past six matches between the two sides have seen more than 45 points scored.* Only the last-placed Knights have conceded more points per game (33.6) than the Warriors (24.4) in 2016.* Parramatta have lost their past five away matches for the first time in three years.(SOURCE: FOX SPORTS LAB)Swell Flaske Gratis Fragt . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Swell Flaske Wood . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. http://www.danmarkswellflaske.com/ . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Swell Flaske Hvit Marmor . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Swell Flaske Guld . PAUL, Minn.SAN ANTONIO -- Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer loosened up the Army defense with his arm. Then the Irish took advantage with their legs.Kizer threw for three touchdowns and collected 72 of Notre Dames season-high 261 yards rushing, helping the Irish beat Army 44-6 on Saturday.C.J. Sanders returned the opening kickoff for a score, and then Kizer took over. He was 17 for 28 for 209 yards with an interception before he was replaced by Malik Zaire for the fourth quarter.Tarean Folston and Josh Adams each rushed for a score as Notre Dame rebounded nicely from last weekends 28-27 loss to Navy. Folston had 84 yards on 13 carries, and Adams finished with 15 carries for 70 yards.We were able to throw the ball over their heads, and it backed them off, so it gave us some opportunities to run the football, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said.Along the way, Kizer looked at second and third options to find open receivers.He is maturing as a quarterback, Kelly said. I liked his leadership today. I liked his leadership all week. He was holding players to a higher standard. I liked his toughness.Kell Walker had a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for Armys only score. Ahmad Bradshaw, Armys starting quarterback, was sidelined by a knee injury.The Black Knights (5-5) began the day ranked in the top 25 nationally in several defensive categories, but the Irish (4-6) were in complete control right from the start.Sanders returned the opening kickoff 92 yards, and Kizer tossed a 37-yard touchdown pass to freshman Kevin Stepherson with 10 minutes left in the first quarter. Adams had a 2-yard touchdown run with 3:44 remaining, and the rout was on.The Irish led 38-6 at halftime. Tight end Durham Smythe had second-quarter touchdown receptions of 10 and 31 yards.I really dont know what to say after a tail-whipping like that, Army coach Jeff Monken saidd.dddddddddddd We couldnt stop the ball and couldnt run the ball effectively enough to keep drives going. Credit Notre Dame. They played like a championship team.Notre Dame had dropped three of four. But Kizer and company got a chance to enjoy their first runaway victory in a while.We kind of challenge ourselves to build off each other, both offensively and defensively, to sustain success, Kizer said. Today was the perfect example of us feeding off the defense, and the defense feeding off the offense, and one big special teams play.THE TAKEAWAYArmy: The Black Knights have only two winning seasons since the mid-1990s -- 10-2 in 1996 and 7-6 in 2010. After beginning this year with three straight wins, Army is in jeopardy of falling short of a winning season again. The Black Knights have games left against Morgan State and Navy.Notre Dame: The Irish stayed in the running for bowl eligibility. They have won 15 straight against Army.NO GOOD TIMEArmy began the game ranked second nationally in time of possession with a 10-minute edge per game. Notre Dame had an advantage of nearly nine minutes on Saturday. Monken said the Irish are too big and strong.There is no comparison physically, Monken said. They just lined up and blocked us, and they are hard to tackle.FAST STARTSanders TD return on the opening kickoff was his second of the season and third of his career.That gave us a great deal of energy and momentum, Kelly said. Any time you can steal a possession like that ... it gave us a great deal of confidence.UP NEXTArmy: The Black Knights host Morgan State. They have met once before, with Army winning 28-12 in 2013.Notre Dame: The Irish host Virginia Tech on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the schools. ' ' '