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AJ watches far too much sport. When he's not watching it, he's reading about it. When he's not reading about it, he's writing about it and when he's not writing about it, he's talking about it on the podcast ‘A Sporting Discussion’. Rugby league has AJ's heart, but he loves to give space to the sports that the mainstream forgets - he’ll never rest until Australian baseball gets the coverage it deserves! He’s always game for a debate in the comments section or on twitter @AJMithen - but you’d best come prepared!
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This week there was a rush of news about the NRL, concussion and the degenerative brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after researchers announced they’d found CTE in the brains of two deceased former players.
We’re back to club football after a week away and it’s South Sydney playing Wests Tigers for the second time in five weeks.
So, it seems quite a few of us got our State of Origin Game 2 prediction horribly wrong.
Finally, after years of talk, false starts and fake news, we’re getting some concrete action on expanding the NRL.
It’s a Thursday night game worth getting excited about when the Sharks head to the nation’s capital to kick off Round 14.
Finally it’s here! Tonight we settle in to watch Game 1 of rugby league’s age-old battle between believer-ship and homeopathy.
The Sea Eagles travel to Panthers Stadium for the first Origin-impacted match of 2019.
Here it is. Kevin Walters Queensland team for State of Origin Game 1 in Brisbane. The changing of the Queensland guard is now complete.
It’s becoming clear that NRL teams have tested how far they could push things and they’ve now settled in. Slowing up play by giving away strategic back-to-back penalties is well and truly back in vogue.
The Eels play host to the spiralling Penrith at their new Bankwest Stadium as NRL Round 11 gets underway.
We shake off the Magic Round fairy dust and get back into the grind of NRL season 2019 in Melbourne as the Storm host Wests Tigers.
The NRL’s first ever Magic Round gets underway at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium this Thursday when the Gold Coast meets Cronulla.
The Brisbane Broncos return to the Thursday night stage when they head south to ANZ Stadium and meet the South Sydney Rabbitohs to kick off round eight action in the NRL.
The NRL is in a weird position lately; there’s a haze of positivity rolling over the game.
A huge NRL Round 6 Easter weekend gets underway with Cronulla welcoming Penrith to the Shire.
On Easter Monday, we get our first look at the new Western Sydney Stadium – sorry, ‘Bankwest’ Stadium – when Parramatta and the Wests Tigers play out a Round 6 game.
Round 5 NRL kicks off with a key match-up as the stuttering Brisbane Broncos welcome the Wests Tigers to Suncorp Stadium.
After betting big on himself, Valentine Holmes has won a shot at the NFL’s big time, signing a contract with the New York Jets.
Siosiua Taukeiaho at 44 is an absolute disgrace Scott. I’m drafting an angry letter to the editor this instant!!
The top 50 NRL players of 2019: 50-41
It’s the greatest! Especially When you relax and just accept you’ll never know WTF is happening.
23 hours in Sydney
That after match sounds a bit more lively than mini doughnuts and a cup of tea 😂
23 hours in Sydney
I agree 100% John. It takes an awful lot for a team to turn that around, but it certainly can happen- look at Geelong, and the Roosters too!
23 hours in Sydney
We’d moved to Melbourne in 1990 Duncan- rugby league might as well have been Kabaddi.
23 hours in Sydney
Don’t forget less than 20 or so minutes later Joey was saying the bunker should intervene to overturn a decision about another knock on…
Joey's ref criticism is absurd
Ay- don’t forget I was 8 tips back and dead last a month ago before I started taking this seriously! I could take you all if I felt like it!
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
You know this is true! 😂 😂
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
Who will put their hand up as the next Paul Carige?
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
Ive made myself more nervous looking at these tips Baz
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
Don’t take it personally Duncan- the Storm are an incredible team, but the Roosters are a phenomenal team.
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals
You never fail to entertain Steve. I love your posts!
Canberra and South Sydney must stay cool if they want to win
It bugs me Mango Man, because they’ve al forgotten more about rugby league than most of us will know. They’re incredibly perceptive about the game and can break things down for the viewer… but they choose the easy road of ref bashing and sooking. Imagine how good watching a game of league could be if they stuck to what was in front of them…
What should the next NRL TV deal look like?
Great post Peter. People aren’t as wary of streaming services now as they were even two years ago. Kayo has something like 350,000 users, Netflix into the millions. It’s part of the everyday experience in the home and the NRL would be mad not to make more of this.
What should the next NRL TV deal look like?
Not sure about how popular a move that would be kk! But I will back 100% a public vote (every two years) to select a commentary team…
What should the next NRL TV deal look like?
Talking more about game broadcast/promotion requirements for the rights holders in that last line there Madrid. I’ve actually got no real beef with a broadcaster having a strong influence on locations/schedules etc, that’s a commercial reality and we can yell all we want but that’s life.
What should the next NRL TV deal look like?
gross isn’t it
North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast
It’s only fair. I might slide Taukeiaho just ahead of the Mounties boys
The top 50 NRL players of 2019: 50-41