Sydney Roosters star Braith Anasta provided the ultimate response to his NSW snubbing last night and he had a selector sitting just metres away to rub his nose in it.
Prince leads Titans to 24-20 win over Bulldogs
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Referee inconsistency continues to frustrate coaches
Plenty of beer and pies for Big Dell’s return
Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher has been given a Super 14 send-off he will want to forget, seeing his side surrender a 22-point lead to eventually lose 29-22 to a fast-finishing Western Force at Subiaco Oval.
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Blues beat Hurricanes 19-17 in boost for ‘Tahs
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Collingwood got their AFL season back on track with a desperate nine-point win over St Kilda in a cracking start to round eight at Telstra Dome.
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Australian heavyweights Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds headline this weekend’s trans-Tasman netball competition action, but a New Zealand team is poised to go outright top for the first time in the tournament’s brief history.
It shapes as Australian soccer’s most important month since the 2006 World Cup - and will play a huge part in whether the Socceroos get to the next one.
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French great Zidane joins all-star cast in Sydney
Cahill back on track after surgery on broken foot
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh and his twin brother Mark will have to wait a little longer to have a stand named after them on their home ground.
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MacGill snares three as Australia take control
England openers seize control of Lord’s Test
Calamity for the A-League with the departure of arguably its best player, Bruce Djite.
I’ve been a huge fan of the young American-Australian ever since John Kosmina barely used at him at Adelaide. If Kossie is benching a guy, you know he’s quality.
Queensland stand on the verge of a new dynasty in State of Origin rugby league, a domination they have not experienced in almost two decades.
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We don’t need hate, we need a win: Mason
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It was Clovelly beach on a sublime Saturday morning, the day after the Kangaroos had defeated the Kiwis at the SCG.
Madame Z was in the water, having her daily swim. I was chatting, as I do most days, with a good old boy, Keith, a former Randwick halfback in the dim distant past and a life-member of the Clovelly swimming club, where he’d been a timer for about 40 years or so.
Saturday night’s crucial Super 14 derby between NSW and Queensland has taken on State of Origin intensity with barbs flying from both sides of the border and the Waratahs today refusing to publicise their team and snubbing a traditional pre-game function.
The scenarios for remaining finals contenders
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Fisher sure about Brumbies future, not about his own
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Portsmouth meet Cardiff City at Wembley on Saturday (midnight AEST, Sunday) in a final the FA Cup has been crying out for even if the absence of familiar names may prove the competition’s lack of appeal for the big clubs.
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Garcia and Carle to face off at Wembley
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The football industry has spat out many new slang words and terms that border on the ridiculous in an attempt to ensure footballer’s and coach’s comments are as insightful and hard hitting as a Zoot Review commercial.
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“I think it will come to a point where my body and my mind breaks down.” - ANNIKA SORENSTAM announces her retirement from golf.
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The Wallaby selectors will have more talent to work with when picking this year’s Wallabies than in recent memory. We are still stretched a little too thin with 4 Super 14 teams, but improvements are being made. In my opinion, the fate of the Wallabies will rest with the selections at 10 and 12.
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Historically, football in Australia has sat in strange position. It’s the most international of all the games, with football first, daylight second, and union third.
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You couldn’t find two players who fit the cliche — they played the game the way it should be played — more aptly than Joe Roff and Stephen Larkham. Though, In my defense, my rugby knowledge only goes back about eight years or so.
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What more does Scott Prince have to do to gain selection in the Queensland State Of Origin team? It would seem that being the form player in the NRL for close to 18 months simply isn’t enough!
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‘Graeme who?’, l can imagine those who have started to read this post are saying to themselves. Well, about two hours ago, l would have said the same.
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First we had NSW name a lock, Greg Bird, as their five-eighth, and then the Maroons picks a fullback, Karmichael Hunt, to wear their no.6 jumper in the opening State of Origin match.
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I hate to say I was right - after all, humble pie is a much tastier dish - but what the heck: a few months back I predicted an early end to the coaching reigns of some really inexcusable re-appointments: Gary Kemble [already gone], John Bracewell [on his way out], and Graham Henry.
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There’s been some talk in recent weeks on The Roar about Mark Ella and the quality of rugby he played back in his heyday. It got me thinking about a few Mark Ella theories and facts, which I’d like to share.
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Oscar Pistorius’ claim for inclusion in the Beijing Olympics may not pay off but it may set the wheels in motion for us to see other disabled athletes of his class included in top flight races in the future.
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I’ve always said that when USA switches onto rugby, the world of rugby will turn on its head. Once the US is strong and can attract major sponsorship or private ownership, it will go a long way to a huge step up in visibility for the game of rugby.
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Why can’t people and so called sport commentators pronounce Australia correctly?
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Although it is probably denied by the defenders of the respective codes, it would appear that rugby league (Murdoch/Packer) and football are run by individuals or corporations that are trying to maximise their growth.
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In the wake of some disappointing performances, Robert Walls has taken it upon himself to question the soul of the Fremantle Dockers, posing the most unusual question to embattled coach Mark Harvey, “what does Fremantle stand for?”
I’ve already had Broncos fans telling me that Wayne Bennett is going out in style, well let’s just hold on until at least April before calling the engravers.
It seems that every club wants to have a 'no dickheads' policy. But maybe we need just a few...
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