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Sporting curfews don't make sense
5 days agoThe Australian cricket team didn’t have a curfew in place as their players prepared for the Champions Trophy last weekend. Team management trusted the players to make good decisions and not create international headlines ahead of a tournament that is so important it is being scrapped from the calendar. A trip to a Birmingham Bar, [...]
Did the NRL over or under react to Tamou incident?
13 Jun 2013The NRL has been accused for years of under reacting, over reacting or not acting at all. The formation of an integrity unit has given the code some guidance when it comes to protecting its brand from indiscretions, but keeping everyone within the code happy with disciplinary measures seems impossible. James Tamou is paying the [...]
NRL needs to solve salary cap problems
11 Jun 2013One of the favourite lines used by former NRL chief executive David Gallop was that local juniors could become local heroes. Young Penrith star Matt Moylan has become a local hero, but his development from local junior into first grade footballer has been temporarily derailed by the current salary cap rules. The cap and the [...]
Can the Blues really pick the same 17 for Origin 2?
8 Jun 2013One thing that wasn’t lost in the euphoria of the New South Wales dressing room after State of Origin 1 was the fact that only 16 of the 17 combatants saw action. It’s tough being the team man, but Josh Reynolds made, and continues to make, all the right noises. Blues coach Laurie Daley has [...]
Jarryd Hayne is the number one for NSW
7 Jun 2013Jarryd Hayne is the enigma that has stumped many coaches and the theory goes that he is only just starting to realise how talented and damaging he can be. One common complaint from former team-mates was about his level of involvement while Ricky Stuart, his current club coach at Parramatta, was once openly advocating a [...]
John Sutton forced to cop it tweet
31 May 2013If you can’t trust the official Twitter account of the New South Wales Rugby League for news on the State of Origin side, then who can you trust? @NSWRL tweeted the following yesterday afternoon: “NSW VB Blues Coach Laurie Daley has just announced John Sutton as Kurt Gidley’s replacement. #uptheblues #Origin” The only problem was [...]
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