Troubled forward Matt Lodge is ready for a return to the NRL, according to his former Wests Tigers teammate Mitchell Moses.Lodge was sacked by the Tigers in October 2015 over domestic violence allegations, and the 21-year-old has been in and out of the headlines since his arrest in New York late last year.He enjoyed a triumphant return to rugby league at the weekend when his St Patricks A-grade side won their grand final.I think hes ready to come back, Moses said.I have spoken to him a lot since the incident and he has really changed his ways. He is off the drink and he is really trying to change himself.Speaking to him he seems a calmer person and more mature in the way he handles himself.He would be a massive asset to any team.Lodge has been linked to a return to the NRL with Brisbane.Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has spoken to Lodge about playing at Red Hill.Before it all he was one of the up-and-coming front-rowers in the game, if not the best front-rower coming through, Moses said.He was a big loss for us. But if a team picks him up he will be a massive asset. Gerald Everett Rams Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Torry Holt Youth Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. http://www.footballramsshop.us/authentic-deacon-jones-rams-jersey/ . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Cory Littleton Womens Jersey . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Cory Littleton Rams Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Even if Ernie Merrick doesnt coach another game, his record as the most successful mentor in the A-Leagues history will take some beating.Only Graham Arnold is within cooee of Merricks 100 A-League wins, a benchmark that cements the former Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix coachs place in A-League history.Merrick resigned as Phoenix coach on Sunday night after a 2-0 loss to previously winless Adelaide United.It is likely to spell the end of Merricks senior coaching career.At 63, Merrick would be the oldest man in the leagues history to begin a fresh coaching stint.The Edinburgh-born Scottish-Australian coach can look back on a fantastic legacy.He is the only man to be named coach of the year twice and the only man to win the premiership-championship double twice.In 2007, Archie Thompson led a 6-0 grand final rout of Adelaide United to secure the clubs first title.Two years later, Tom Pondeljaks goal over the Reds in another grand final confirmed Victory as the leagues biggest club.So much of that was because of Merrick.He led Victorys original recruitment efforts, bringing Archie Thompson and Kevin Muscat among others to the club.Long-time rival Graham Arnold said he was saddened by the resignation of a fantastic guy.Hes the most successful and experienced coach in the A-League in terms of trophies and games, he said on Monday.Its (Phoenix coach) got to be he hardest job in the A-League.The traveel is very difficult but then having to deal with the international FIFA windows and losing players.ddddddddddddIn the first eight or nine games hes lost players for two games ... theyre fatigued, then you lose and it just rattles players confidence and its hard to bring everything back together, especially in the public eye.Merrick was the last foundation coach to be sacked when the increasingly ambitious Victory board fired him in 2011 after a 5-1 Asian Champions League loss to Gamba Osaka.At Wellington, Merrick was a victim of raised expectations - hopes hed raised himself.Merrick told AAP the clubs sights were set on a top-four finish after a pre-season with nine wins from 10 games and the additions of Kosta Barbarouses, Gui Finkler and Marco Rossi.Im very upbeat about this team, he said in early October.Were buzzing in Wellington because weve got such a strong squad. It would have to be the strongest squad since Ive been at the club.Despite resigning his post on Sunday, Merrick believed - both at the start of the season and now - that the Nix could be champions this season.In the shadow of the 2-0 loss to the Adelaide, Merrick said the team was certainly good enough to make the finals still with a strong run.If we did we could get in the finals and do something, he said. ' ' '