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AJ Mithen

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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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The uncomfortable truth about the NRL’s horrible media coverage

Another weekend of finals football, another weekend of broadcasters whinging about refereeing.

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The uncomfortable truth about the NRL’s horrible media coverage

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The uncomfortable truth about the NRL’s horrible media coverage

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The uncomfortable truth about the NRL’s horrible media coverage

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Canberra and South Sydney must stay cool if they want to win

South Sydney and Canberra head into the qualifying finals rank underdogs against the Roosters and Melbourne respectively.

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Canberra and South Sydney must stay cool if they want to win

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Canberra and South Sydney must stay cool if they want to win

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Canberra and South Sydney must stay cool if they want to win

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters: NRL Thursday night forecast

South Sydney can secure a top-four spot with a win over the second placed Roosters in the last Thursday night game for season 2019.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters: NRL Thursday night forecast

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters: NRL Thursday night forecast

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters: NRL Thursday night forecast

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What should the next NRL TV deal look like?

We’ve had more kite-flying this week about the relocation or removal of Sydney clubs and the expansion of the NRL at the behest of Channel Nine.

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What should the next NRL TV deal look like?

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What should the next NRL TV deal look like?

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What should the next NRL TV deal look like?

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

The penultimate round of the NRL regular season kicks off with a Bulldog fairytale still burning bright.

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

Round 23 NRL gets underway with an intriguing Thursday night match up between old rivals Parramatta and Canterbury.

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Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong

A few things have blown up this week in the wake of Tevita Pangai Junior’s five-match suspension which all but ended his season.

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If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong

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If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong

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If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers: NRL Thursday night forecast

Manly have a chance to move into the top four and make 2019 exceedingly difficult for the Wests Tigers when they meet at Brookvale on Thursday night.

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Wests Tigers: NRL Thursday night forecast

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos: NRL Thursday night forecast

The 2019 NRL regular season has just five games left and Brisbane will need a Round 21 win in Townsville to keep their finals hopes alive.

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos: NRL Thursday night forecast

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos: NRL Thursday night forecast

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North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

Robbie Farah’s 300th game celebrations get a hometown encore on Thursday night as Wests Tigers host North Queensland at Leichhardt Oval.

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Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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It’s time to move away from Thursday night NRL

In late 2015, the NRL announced their monster $1.8 billion television broadcast deal involving the Nine Network, News Corp, Fox Sports and Telstra.

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It’s time to move away from Thursday night NRL

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It’s time to move away from Thursday night NRL

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It’s time to move away from Thursday night NRL

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Happy anniversary: The Storm's 2009 anniversary celebrations are in poor taste

The 1999 NRL grand final was one of the great games of rugby league.

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Happy anniversary: The Storm's 2009 anniversary celebrations are in poor taste

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Happy anniversary: The Storm's 2009 anniversary celebrations are in poor taste

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Happy anniversary: The Storm's 2009 anniversary celebrations are in poor taste

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Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

We’re approaching the business end of the 2019 NRL season and it’s all to play for on Thursday when the Sharks host the Cowboys.

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Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Cronulla Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Broncos vs Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

Thursday night games are back for the run to the finals, and naturally enough the Brisbane Broncos feature again. In 2018 they played on Thursday eight times, this year it’s seven.

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Broncos vs Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Broncos vs Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Broncos vs Bulldogs: NRL Thursday night forecast

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Proposed NRL rule changes fail to address the real problem

At Monday’s Round 17 weekly review, NRL Head of Elite Football Competitions Graham Annesley tested the winds and launched a kite high into the air.

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Proposed NRL rule changes fail to address the real problem

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Proposed NRL rule changes fail to address the real problem

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Proposed NRL rule changes fail to address the real problem

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There’s plenty going on outside the State of Origin bubble

Are you a State of Origin agnostic? Can’t get fired up about cockroaches or cane toads?

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There’s plenty going on outside the State of Origin bubble

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There’s plenty going on outside the State of Origin bubble

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There’s plenty going on outside the State of Origin bubble

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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm: Thursday night forecast

Round 16 of the 2019 NRL season is upon us – the last of the Origin-affected bye rounds where there’s only four games to be played ahead of next Wednesday’s State of Origin decider.

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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm: Thursday night forecast

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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm: Thursday night forecast

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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm: Thursday night forecast

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The NRL needs to better protect its players

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.

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The NRL needs to better protect its players

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The NRL needs to better protect its players

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The NRL needs to better protect its players

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Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: Thursday night forecast

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.

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Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: Thursday night forecast

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Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: Thursday night forecast

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Wests Tigers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: Thursday night forecast

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Bring out your dead: The 2019 NRL prediction amnesty

So, it seems quite a few of us got our State of Origin Game 2 prediction horribly wrong.

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Bring out your dead: The 2019 NRL prediction amnesty

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Bring out your dead: The 2019 NRL prediction amnesty

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Bring out your dead: The 2019 NRL prediction amnesty

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I agree with you 100% Don.

The NRL should have avoided this HIA Storm

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Exactly right Adam- with the complete absence of leadership from NRL HQ, if you were a club why wouldn’t you take the piss?

The NRL should have avoided this HIA Storm

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I wrote it for them!

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 6

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Paul, as the Roar Expert tipping champion 2 out of the last 3 years (including a second place) I humbly submit that I don’t ‘chase’ points, I make considered yet very high risk courageous decisions, unlike all these other sheeple. AJ will return to where he belongs!

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 6

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Evergreen words…

You can’t hate the Panthers just because they’re good

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Don’t like it? Play better!

You can’t hate the Panthers just because they’re good

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So it would seem, Big Mig

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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Great post OPO! Rage on – turning a single event into a tsunami of definitive predictions is also my pet hate.

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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Let’s not forget Geelong with Bomber Thompson either… he was almost punted before the club’s greatest times!

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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perfect

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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It’s not for those who embrace the subtle!

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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Cheers kk, hope you’re doing well.

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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It will embiggen your vocabulary G Len N!

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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Agree 100% Paul – seems the Sharks suits think they’re the part of the club we need to see and hear.
And omnishambles is a perfectly cromulent word. It’s also useful for avoiding a call from the editor 😛

Backing, not sacking, young coaches is what brings results

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Gold, Baz!

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 5

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Nothing was changed Baz – an injustice was righted

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 5

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Penrith to win at losing!

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 5

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There’s times to speculate kk, this is not one of them

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 5

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How DARE you suggest I would tip against Canberra

The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 5

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Good man, Baz

Don’t like it? Play better

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I actually agree with you on this Spartacus, I’m not denying the speed of the game isn’t part of all this.

Don’t like it? Play better

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Ah ok. I was taking it more wholistically! 👍

Don’t like it? Play better

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No. But I would hope you got my drift

Don’t like it? Play better

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no lower grades playing at all though Emcie. That can’t help

Don’t like it? Play better

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Bang on the money Brendon

Don’t like it? Play better

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