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R.I.P. Cronulla Sharks
8 Mar 2013Ah, the Sharks. Their numbers off the beaches of this great country may have grown, but our support for them in the grandstands and leagues club has long diminished. We survived the cull of 1983 when the law courts saved us from a decision that on paper seemed correct. We’ve survived the numerous times when [...]
The Best is yet to come for Windies
12 Jun 2012On Sunday night we saw both a glimpse of the past and the future. At 9/283, the West Indies were again battling to post a competitive total. With Tino Best striding to the wicket, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Windies innings would have ended immediately. Tino Best, however, chose to disagree. His [...]
DRS is there, or it's not. Why the fuss?
3 Jan 2012For well over 100 years, cricket survived and prospered on one ideal: that when the umpire gave you out you were out. In today’s cricketing landscape, this ideal still exists, but it seems to suddenly need the addition of technological wizardry. Love it or hate it, the Decision Review System is now in existence. It [...]
Wayne Bennett: Newcastle's white Knight
12 Apr 2011So, Nathan Tinkler got his man. The seven time premiership coach, Wayne Bennett, will pack Darius Boyd in his luggage and move his caravan of success up the highway to Newcastle. For the Newcastle Knights, it provides the opportunity to move the well-supported club back to the top of the table. For Wayne, it provides [...]
Brisbane Broncos: What to do?
23 Feb 2011The bald head of Ivan Henjak is no more. Sadly, Ivan got knifed by a club that rates success as its pass mark. The interesting question that arises is what to do next? For 2011, they’ve appointed a career coach. Anthony Griffin will probably only get this season. Results probably won’t matter for anthony as [...]
Clubs are queuing up to sign the master Bennett
23 Feb 2011Ah, it must be nice to be Wayne Bennett. Unlike many other senior australians, Bennett’s skill is still useful and in demand. But the million dollar question is: what should Bennett do next? If you read the papers, there are anywhere between three and five clubs chasing the signature of the mecurial 61 year old [...]
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