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Carney set to make it stick, this time
18 Apr 2012Todd Carney has seen this all before – rep jerseys, photo shoots, a forest of microphones. We have seen it all too, but somehow yesterday was different. There was a lighthearted mood at Sydney’s Moore Park where the Country Origin side gathered to meet the media. Coach Laurie Daley spoke enthusiastically and at length about [...]
Cronk chooses culture over cash
29 Mar 2012Cooper Cronk’s decision to call a press conference this morning to announce he will stay at the Storm for another four years says a few things. Firstly, it says Melbourne has one of the strongest club cultures in the NRL. You’d have to have been living under a rock to not know every little detail [...]
Mark Webber can win in Melbourne, and worldwide
14 Mar 2012Mark Webber’s best shot at winning his home grand prix comes this Sunday, as Formula One returns to Albert Park. The Aussie is back in Melbourne for the 11th time, and never has he been closer to snaring that much sought after home victory. It would springboard his 2012 title run and, more importantly, erase [...]
Why Ponting should stay and we should let him
22 Feb 2012Ricky Ponting apologised to the media yesterday. Yep, you read it right. After a relationship with the press that has varied over the years from glowing reverence to outright damnation, Punter apologised to the assembled throng at the SCG. “I’m sorry,” the 375 game one-day international veteran said. “I think I might have let a [...]
GWS Giants look to the future with captaincy
14 Feb 2012The new Greater Western Sydney co-captains spent some time with Aussie cricket legend Steve Waugh after the captaincy announcement this morning, and let’s hope they were listening. They are going to need all the advice they can get. The new club is making and breaking records with the announcement of 21-year-old pair Callan Ward and [...]
NRL All Stars must stay in February
7 Feb 2012Here we go again. An outcry, a media frenzy. Immediate calls for the All Stars clash to be moved to another point in the season, possibly in grand final week. Why? Because Greg Inglis hurt his ankle. If you made your living as a coach, I can understand it. It’s all downside. Then, when you [...]
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