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NRL set for gripping final round
29 Aug 2011NRL boss David Gallop does not have an easy job, and rarely does he seem to be given a chance to sit back and smile at his achievements, but a wry smile must come across his face when he sees what the final week of the NRL regular season has popped up. The annual debate [...]
Manly vs Storm Grand Final is a certainty. Or is it?
22 Aug 2011For as long as I’ve been following rugby league I’ve heard people making bold predictions about the two teams who will face off in the Grand Final. They bang on about how any other game bar that one is a waste of time. Invariably these people are proven, in a word, wrong. Most armchair experts [...]
The nightmare of the royal wedding
29 Apr 2011It was the worst piece of rugby league coverage I’ve ever seen, and sadly history is set to repeat. The NRL coverage on Nine is to be bumped for a full hour tonight – for you guessed it – William and Kate’s royal wedding. It’s not the first time we’ve been had by the royals. [...]
Media ‘insight’ dire on Wayne Bennett’s move
15 Apr 2011Wayne Bennett enjoys his privacy. Nathan Tinkler enjoys his privacy. The media hates privacy. These three statements sum up why the analysis of Wayne Bennett’s move to Newcastle has ranged from utterly dire to completely pointless. It seems that journos know about as much as the average punter. The average punter in Newcastle who has had [...]
Israel Folau: Izzy a flop?
8 Apr 2011Gee this AFL lark’s a bit tougher than expected. Let’s be frank, two debuts for Karmichael Hunt and Israel Folau, and two disasters. But how much damage has actually been done and where to from here? In the bizarre dimension where sport meets marketing it’s actually pretty hard to get a straight answer on the [...]
Referees damned if they do, damned if they don't
1 Apr 2011There comes a time in each season where I take a break from my default position of bile-spitting, stomach churning hatred of referees, to one where I feel nothing but sympathy for them. I have that charitable glow right now after a weekend where our noble whistleblowers received the sort of treatment which is normally [...]
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