Sydney Roosters

Bulldogs setting benchmark for Sydney’s NRL clubs

by danwighton - January 31st 2012 @ 6:39am

Last week, I wrote an article on The Roar asking why the Sydney Roosters were not doing better off the field, despite their on field success over the past decade. Among Roosters fans, it was decidedly unpopular. Who knew there were so many (and they were all online, on The Roar)? This week, after filtering [...]

Can Smith survive the pressure cooker at the Roosters?

by CurtisW1908 - January 20th 2012 @ 8:19am

Pressure makes the man. It can make you or it can break you. In the wonderful world of the National Rugby League, pressure wakes up with you every morning. The 2012 season is coming and one coach will either take the pressure and prosper or he will die on his sword. Being a head coach [...]

Morley would welcome SBW to Roosters

by AAP - January 19th 2012 @ 7:19am

We need to talk about the Roosters…

by danwighton - January 17th 2012 @ 5:55am

Ok, ’nuff is enough. It’s time to answer the biggest question currently plaguing rugby league. How and why are the Roosters not the Brisbane Broncos of Sydney? More to the point, how come no-one likes them at all? Think about it. They are one of the wealthiest and most successful NRL clubs. They play out [...]

Why the NRL’s future is looking Sonny

by Chris Chard - January 5th 2012 @ 4:30am

Hail the return of the prodigal son! The best thing to come out of New Zealand since Footrot Flats is set for an NRL encore with the Bondi Boys, in the biggest player movement since Dally Messenger signed on for a salary of eleven tuppence and half a dozen cravats in nineteen-oh-nothing. The man, the [...]

Rugby league must say no to Sonny Bill Williams

by M_Campbell23 - January 3rd 2012 @ 4:40am

I must admit that when I read that Sonny Bill Williams was trying to slide back into rugby league, I was not surprised. I was not surprised he wanted to come back to the game which made him, because he is more suited to it than the fifteen-man game, and can have a greater impact. [...]

Sonny Bill Williams would be a steal at $800,000 a season

by ScottWoodward.me - January 2nd 2012 @ 6:22am

Sonny Bill Williams would be a steal at $800k a season for any NRL club – he is that good. Many stalwarts have still not accepted him as a world-class player, and when I talk to respected figures that have been in the game for over 50 years, they talk about Coote and McCarthy, but [...]

Will Willie Mason find a home in the NRL?

by 1simox - December 14th 2011 @ 6:21am

Reports coming out of France say that former Australian forward Willie Mason is unhappy and bored playing rugby for Toulon and is eyeing an NRL return. The interest in securing the services of the 31-year-old is reportedly very low, and the question needs to be asked: what club, in their right mind, would offer Mason [...]

Defending Sydney’s sporting crowd figures

by All-Codes - December 13th 2011 @ 6:57am

Many people criticise Sydney attendance. It is often stated: how can a city of 4.5 million only get 15,000-odd people to games. After living in Sydney for three years now and attending many games, I am going to put my opinion forward on the matter. Firstly, it seems it is a Sydney issue and is [...]

Maloney is everything that’s wrong with modern sport

by Ben Pobjie - December 1st 2011 @ 5:30am

The phrase “everything that’s wrong with modern sport” is tossed around far too often these days. It’s normally used in an excessive and hysterical way, reflecting a lack of sober analysis on the part of the commentator who chooses to use it. What’s more, it’s invariably completely inaccurate, as the phenomenon being referenced is clearly [...]