Just when you thought all the drama surrounding Sonny Bill Williams was over...

Sonny recently injured his leg, and has had some down time while he recovers - and this has no doubt added to his homesickness.

Moving to France was never going to be easy for Sonny, especially when you consider everything that he left behind in Australia. His friends and family are in Australia and New Zealand, and for him to suddenly leave all that behind, and move to the other side of the world - well, it was inevitable that he would struggle with homesickness.

Apparently, someone close to Sonny has approached the Bulldogs, while Khoder Nasser has flown to France to check up on Sonny's welfare. You can bet he won't be happy to see Sonny return to the Bulldogs if it means taking a pay cut.

The Bulldogs have stated that they will only be interested in talking to Sonny if he returns on "bended knee", and "under the club's terms and conditions". In other words, things wont be as cushy for Sonny as they were before.

The biggest problem is that the Bulldogs have made a lot of signings since Sonny departed the club, and so they may not have the funds to resign him - and that may bring a halt to him returning (as part of the settlement, Sonny cannot return to any other club until 2013).

It's going to be interesting to see how this all plays out - just don't expect it to go smoothly.

Can the Warriors continue their march to the finals?

You better believe they can, and yesterday's hard fought win over the Storm (the reigning premiers, no less) shows they're still in with a good chance of a finals spot.

The Warriors have won four games in a row, and their recent form has been well timed as the race for the Top 8 heats up.

The Storm are never easy, and today was certainly no different - the 8-6 scoreline shows just how close this one was. Really, the fourty meter penalty from Lance Hohia was the only thing separating the two sides.

The Warriors defence has improved remarkably over the past five-six weeks, and if they can make the Top 8 they're a real chance of matching it with the top four sides in the comp.

Next up on the Warriors hunting list - the Bunnies.

In other NRL news, Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams has walked away from his current five year contract, after serving only one year of it. He has apparently signed a two year deal with Toulon, a French rugby side (Tana Umaga's team), for around 3.4 million dollars.

The Bulldogs bosses are looking at taking legal action, and news of the courts becoming involved has surfaced today.

NRL boss David Gallop has stated that he fully supports the Bulldogs in whatever they decide to do - and at this stage, the future isn't looking too good for Williams.

Gallop has talked about a lifetime ban from the NRL, and if they hold Williams to his contract, he won't be playing in either code.

It's just at that point with Williams, isn't it? He thinks he's bigger than the game, and unfortunately he's about to learn the hard way that once you sign a contract - you see it out.

It's a real shame to lose a star like Sonny Bill (especially for the Kiwis!), but at the end of the day, you can't let players do whatever they like, when they like. He's an employee - are other employees you know that reckless? We think not.

Time to get your priorities straight, Sonny (ha) - it's not all about the money, baby.

The Warriors continue to make a charge for the top eight, with a convincing 40-22 win over the woeful Bulldogs on Saturday night. While they did fall asleep for thirty minutes of the second half (allowing the Bulldogs to creep back to 30-22 with ten minutes to go - *shudder*) the Warrior's first half display was near perfect.

They came out fired up, and completely blew the Doggies away, scoring six trys within the opening forty minutes. It was a case of everything that could go right, did go right - which was the complete opposite for the Bulldogs, who struggled to make their tackles and complete their sets.

The Dogs did manage to fight back in the second half, but were always going to struggle to haul in the massive deficit that the Warriors had set up. Hazem el Masri managed to score a double, which brought him within striking distance of Andrew Johns' record for points scoring. Hazem will be looking to overtake Joey by the end of the season - IF the Dogs can manage to score some points.

The Warriors looked like the Warriors of 2002 (when they made the Grand Final) and if they continue to play this way, there's a good chance that they can make the eight. Although, as we've mentioned before, they have one of the toughest runs home - starting with the Storm this weekend.

Rookie Malo Solamona crossed the line for a hat-trick, while Hohia, Price, Sonny Fai, Kirk and Rapira all scored in the impressive display.

Brent Tate continued his good form as he made easy work of the Bulldogs defence, which was below average. It really didn't help them that Sonny Bill didn't play.

They'll need to be on top of their game if they're to stand any chance of knocking off the Storm, but being back at home will help them.

From this point on, it's one game at a time - and realistically, they can't afford to lose due to the closeness of the NRL this year. With the Raiders and Tigers picking up wins over the weekend, the race for the top eight is shaping up to be one of the closest battles in recent years.

The Rabbitoh's season looks to be over after being mauled by the Tigers, who ended a four game losing streak. It's been an incredible turn around by the Bunnies, but the loss all but ends their chance of a top eight finish. It will take some kind of miracle for them to play in this years playoffs, but stranger things have happened...this IS the NRL.

Whatever happens, it's going to make for some great viewing over the next few weeks.