Every NRL player aspires to play finals football but few have had to wait quite as long as Ryan James for a taste of September action.The 25-year-old prop has played 85 matches for the Titans since debuting in 2010 but is yet to feature in a single minute of a finals game.The Titans last finals appearance was in his debut year when Gold Coast came within one game of a grand final before being beaten in a preliminary final by the Sydney Roosters.James says 2016 is looming as the clubs - and his - best chance to end that finals drought.Weve been pretty close, I think it was two or three years ago where the Storm beat us down there and we had to win that game, James said.We obviously dont want to be in that position. If we can work our way up so were certain for finals spots, thatd be great.The Titans moved back into the top eight with an emphatic 32-12 win over St George Illawarra at Kogarah last Friday night.They now have a great opportunity to consolidate their position with three consecutive home matches, starting with the visit of Parramatta on Saturday.James says that run of home fixtures is a big chance for the Titans to cement themselves in the top eight.We have to string some wins together and hopefully the Gold Coast crowd comes out, we definitely need their support, he said.Were in that spot at the moment where theres probably three or four teams in the same position on the ladder so if we can string a couple of wins together itd be great.Nike Tanjun Norge . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. Air Force 1 Svart Norge .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. http://www.airforce1norge.com/ . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Nike Air Force 1 Salg . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Air Force 1 Dame Norge . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making.RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins cornerback?Josh Norman fired back at Arizona Cardinals cornerback?Patrick Peterson, who took a jab at Norman on Twitter over his Madden NFL 17 ranking.After a video from practice surfaced last week of wide receiver?Pierre Garcon running past Norman in a one-on-one drill, Peterson replied to a tweet by saying, but hes the highest rating lol madden is a joke. Norman, who actually broke up the pass on the video, received the No. 1 ranking among cornerbacks in Madden NFL 17; Peterson was fourth.Norman responded on Twitter with a Kermit the Frog meme and said, guess they aint put NO #RESPEK! On your name #4. On Thursday, Norman, who signed a five-year contract in April worth up to $75 million, was perplexed by Petersons initial tweet.That guy? Come on, man, Norman said about Peterson on Thursday. Be No. 4 and be happy. Come on, dont talk about me, Im not talking about you. I mean, Ill still continue to work and try to be better than No. 1. Where that is, I dont know, but Im working toward that. Obviously hes somewhere trolling other people. He should be worried about what hes doing on the field and if he gets beat up this year. He shouldnt be trolling me.Norman has battled Garcon and DeSean Jackson in practice, losing on occasion and winning on others. His losses have been shown on video. Peterson then mentioned in another tweet that of the three games Jackson has played against him, hes only had one big play, which happened to be for 56 yards in 2014.Petersons tweet didnt sit well with Jackson, who tweeted his displeasuree and said Thursday: Im just wondering why this dude was speaking on me and bringing me up in conversation.dddddddddddd... Both of them guys are two of the great corners in this league and theyve definitely earned the respect, but just try to keep guys names out of your mouth. Just go out there and play ball.Norman said he and Jackson talked about it Thursday morning.Its like, why are you trolling people? Norman said. You should be worried about practicing and dont worry about talking about other players. Some people want the spotlight and some dont. Some people really want to get to where were at and its sad... Dude, youre a first-round pick, why are you worried about me?We get to play them guys and when the time comes well see what DeSean do to him in a regular season game because he already did it.The Redskins and Cardinals play Dec. 4. Itll certainly lead to another buildup for a game involving Norman and another player; New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., has taken jabs at Norman, too.These are the guys who want to be where you are, Norman said. They want 75 [million]. They want to be the No. 1 corner in the world. Ive been voted No. 1 by my peers so I must be doing something good. So I mean, gosh they want to be there so obviously they have that jealousy in them to where they want to come back and prove youre not something that you already are so why do I have to talk about something I already am? Its pointless. ' ' '