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Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has defended Corey Norman in the wake of his NRL ban, saying it wont affect contract negotiations with the wayward five-eighth.Norman was effectively rubbed out for the rest of the season when he was suspended for eight games for a string of off-field incidents including his conviction for drug possession.However Arthur described the 25-year-old as a good person, despite his mistakes, and said they wanted to wrap him up long-term.Hes remorseful but the thing is Coreys a good kid, Arthur said on Friday.Hes made a silly decision and hell learn from it but were here to support him over the next seven weeks and we want him to be at our club long-term.Norman was fined $20,000 and stood down after a string of off-field incidents including being warned by police about consorting with known criminals, appearing in a sex tape he forwarded to teammates as well as making a video in which an elderly man appears to do cocaine.Norman was in career-best form before his suspension and will not take the field again this season unless the Eels qualify for the finals - an unlikely prospect following their 12-point penalty for salary cap rorting.Normans contract negotiations have stalled, after the five Eels officials at the centre of the salary cap saga were banned and the NSW government this week sacked the club board.Arthur said the club did not have a problem with the severity of Normans punishment and was committed to helping him work through his problems.Were here to promote good footballers but were also here to make them better people, thats our job as a club and my job as a coach, Arthur said.I really like Corey, Ive got a lot of time for him and he is a good person.Hes just made a silly decision. Air Force 1 Cheap Outlet . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. Air Force 1 Ireland Sale http://www.airforce1ireland.com/ . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Air Force 1 Ireland . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Wholesale Air Force 1 Ireland . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask.Michael van Gerwen will begin the defence of his Players Championship Finals title against Andy Hamilton on Friday. The field has doubled in size this year, and 64 players will convene in Minehead in pursuit of the £400,000 prize.Qualification depends on results in the 20 Players Championship events throughout 2016 - Van Gerwen won five so will be No 1 seed. His upcoming opponent Hamilton has been drafted in as 64th seed because Kyle Anderson has withdrawn with visa issues. Benito van de Pas and Ian White are seeded second and third, respectively, after winning three Players Championship events each this year.The World Championship is live on Sky Sports between December 15 - January 2.Players Championship Finals first-round drawMichael van Gerwen (1) v Andy Hamilton (64)Vincent van der Voort (32) v Andrew Gilding (33)Josh Payne (16) v Mark Walsh (49)Cristo Reyes (17) v Berry van Peer (48)Mensur Suljovic (8) v Raymond van Barneveld (57)Adrian Lewis (25) v Robert Thornton (40)Joe Cullen (9) v Steve Brown (56)Ronny Huybrechts (24) v Rowby-John Rodriguez (41)Gerwyn Price (5) v Dimitri Van den Bergh (60)Christian Kist (28) v Ricky Evans (37)Steve West (12) v Jan Dekker (53)Justin Pipe (21) v Andy Jenkins (44)Simon Whitlock (4) v Matthew Edgar (61)Darren Webster (29) v Jonny Clayton (36)Chris Dobey (13) v Mick McGowan (52)Alan Norris (20) v Michael Smith (45)Benito van de Pas (2) v Brendan Dolan (63)Joe Murnan (31) v Jermaine Wattimena (34)Kim Huybrechts (15) v Mickey Mansell (50)Daryl Gurney (18) v Ronnie Baxter (47)Peter Wright (7) v Jason Wilson (58)James Wade (26) v Mervyn King (39)Stephen Bunting (10) v Ron Meulenkamp (55)Gary Anderson (23) v John Henderson (42)Dave Chisnall (6) v Kevin Painter (59)Jamie Caven (27) v Jamie Lewis (38)James Wilson (11) v Vincent Kamphuis (54)Jelle Klaasen (22) v Simon Stevenson (43)Ian White (3) v Keegan Brown (62)Mark Webster (30) v Terry Jenkins (35)Steve Beaton (14) v Jeffrey de Graaf (51)Robbie Green (19) v Devon Petersen (46) Also See: Sky Bets darts odds On Sky TV Schedule Features Get Sky Sports ' ' '