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NRL regular season in review (part I)
3 Sep 2012The curtain has fallen on the National Rugby League regular season and before we roll out the red carpet for what looks to be an exciting finals series, let’s take stock of the season thus far. There have been a number of highs and lows in season 2012, the following are my top five in [...]
Five talking points from Friday night's games
16 Jul 2012After watching the Bulldogs put the Eels to the sword and the Broncos get over the Warriors in a thriller I couldn’t help but feel slightly sorry for both the losing teams and their respective coaches. Both the Eels and Warriors faced uphill battles for different reasons and the matches created the following talking points. [...]
Ricky Ponting's glorious playing career deserves plaudits
4 Apr 2011Ricky Ponting’s decision to step down from the Test and One-Day International (ODI) captaincy of the Australian cricket team marks the end of an era in Australian sport. Despite Ponting’s acceptance that he was no longer the man to lead the Australian cricket team, various sections of the media continue to call for Pontings retirement [...]
Don't dismiss Ricky Ponting just yet
22 Mar 2011Rebecca Wilson’s article in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph titled ‘Give Ricky the flick’, is without doubt one of the worst sporting articles I have read in recent times. The problem I have with the article is not Wilson’s choice of topic, but the lack of evidence and limited research Wilson uses to support her sensationalist claims. [...]
Two timing my club, an NRL experience
16 Mar 2011Until recently, the closest I ever came to being affiliated with a sporting club was paying the $2 associate membership fee to gain entrance to a NSW club. That was until last week, when I made the decision to become a ‘green-eyed’ member and support the Canberra Raiders. My relationship with the Raiders over the [...]
An NRL season opener to savour
13 Mar 2011The off-field distractions were forgotten and the season proper commenced with a scintillating opening to the 2011 National Rugby League season. If Friday night’s match between the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs is anything to go by, we are in for a great year. The Roosters put in a dominant performance in the [...]
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