Enough of realistic expectations, let's get excited about future Wallabies
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Ben Pobjie is a writer and comedian whose promising rugby career was tragically cut short the day he stopped playing rugby and had a pizza instead. The most he has ever cried was the day Balmain lost the 1989 grand final. Today he enjoys the frolics of Wallabies, Swans, baggy greens, and Storm.
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If there's one thing Australian rugby is good at - and at time of writing, one thing might be all we can hope for…
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Bazball's care factor is a curious beast where winning and losing is not the be-all and end-all.
If you think Ben Stokes' declaration was the sole deciding factor in England losing, you need to think again.
The credits on Folau, the two-part documentary airing on the ABC this week and next, include a disclaimer making it clear that Israel Folau…
You've got to hand it to Stuart Broad: perhaps more than any other sportsman of our age, he has the ability to penetrate to…
The golden point system in extra time sucks the life out of rugby league.
Being a sports fan can do funny things to a person. And plenty of not so funny things.
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The NRL has outdone itself by floating the possibility of a Respect Round in 2023, whatever that means.
I just don’t know how Tedesco will make ends meet after this.
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I feel like that would sully its purity.
CONFIRMED: Wallabies land final piece of coaching puzzle as ex-Lion signs on ahead of showpiece event
I saw an old game recently where little Paul Taylor played second row!
This current Broncos forward pack is a long way from being the best they’ve ever had - is it the biggest?
Always remembering those giants of the past played in an era when Des Hasler and David Trewhella were big enough to play lock.
This current Broncos forward pack is a long way from being the best they’ve ever had - is it the biggest?
I mean, fair enough.
'Don't interview me': Chris Fagan in tense exchange with journo after defending Cameron's contentious Tribunal escape
No, he’s far too old.
'Both were really clear': Roosters in a rage over ref's contentious calls as Storm win on the back of two dubious tries
It will be very exciting to see Lazarus rise.
'Both were really clear': Roosters in a rage over ref's contentious calls as Storm win on the back of two dubious tries
I think the reason for the minimum spend is so that a cash-strapped club can’t simply fill its roster with suburban players on minimum wage and get destroyed every week so as to save money.
The Fish that broke the Panthers’ back: Dynasty in danger with JFH the biggest blow in long list of star departures
Yes. Did you? Because what you wrote seems to be in agreement with Mary, yet you claim to fundamentally disagree.
The Kyrgios case of Latrell and Lomax: Star duo need to put what's best for the team ahead of individual interests
I still don’t see where your disagreement with Mary lies. As you say, “ It’s up to the coach and front office to question if the divergence between that and what the team wants is acceptable”. What in the article contradicts that?
The Kyrgios case of Latrell and Lomax: Star duo need to put what's best for the team ahead of individual interests
With Moses out, they should probably let him.
The Kyrgios case of Latrell and Lomax: Star duo need to put what's best for the team ahead of individual interests
I don’t understand. Where did Mary say players shouldn’t be allowed to change careers?
The Kyrgios case of Latrell and Lomax: Star duo need to put what's best for the team ahead of individual interests
Penrith annexed Fiji last year
The Fish that broke the Panthers’ back: Dynasty in danger with JFH the biggest blow in long list of star departures
But Next Man Up, right? I’ve been assured it doesn’t actually matter who plays for Penrith because of The System.
The Fish that broke the Panthers’ back: Dynasty in danger with JFH the biggest blow in long list of star departures
I confess I know nothing about Geoff Parling apart from the fact he’s obviously terrible and will destroy rugby in Australia for good.
CONFIRMED: Wallabies land final piece of coaching puzzle as ex-Lion signs on ahead of showpiece event
One coach for jumping, one for lifting, one for catching, one for throwing, one for calling, one for each member of the pack and one for general morale.
CONFIRMED: Wallabies land final piece of coaching puzzle as ex-Lion signs on ahead of showpiece event
And had the Wallabies won the RWC, 2023 would be seen as a triumph and Eddie Jones lauded as messiah. As it happens, they didn’t, and South Africa did. Maybe it had something to do with the players they had available to them, though I’m no expert, so I don’t know whether success in rugby has any correlation to who is on the team.
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
What a disaster it would be if Australia had a 65% winning record.
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
Life is peaceful there
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
Yeah, how horrible it would be to see the Wallabies winning a World Cup final by only one point. We’d have really hit rock bottom if that happened.
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
“the world’s best player to skip the Panthers’ trip to Bathurst to face the Wests Tigers”
Why would Luke Brooks have been going on the Panthers’ trip to Bathurst anyway?
NRL Round 7 Team Lists Late Mail: Des forced into spine reshuffle, Panthers and Dragons announce debutants
Amen.
Give coaches a choice: NRL post-match press conferences are mandatory, but only to say what the bosses want you to say
History shows that you must always pick on form except when you shouldn’t, stick with tried and true performers except when that’s the wrong thing to do, and prioritise speed, strength, workrate, youth, experience, toughness, flair and aggression in all circumstances apart from those in which you should do something else.
Wild idea but Blues should actually pick Origin team on form this time around - and that means Tedesco’s time is up
To be fair he’s a bit dodgy kicking in general as well.
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Funnily enough Vunivalu tended to come in off the wing too much even when he played league.
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