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Round 4 of the NRL premiership concludes with the Parramatta Eels hosting the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores…
The Socceroos resume their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup when they meet Lebanon at Commbank Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores…
Australia will be looking to complete a 2-0 series sweep over New Zealand as the second Test continues in Christchurch. Join The Roar for…
NRL expansion hopefuls in Perth, Port Moresby and North Sydney have been thrown into disarray by reports that the long-dormant Glebe Dirty Reds are…
As the 1947 NSWRFL season approached its climax, things were looking up for Canterbury-Bankstown. They were minor premiers, having finished three points ahead of…
Australia and the West Indies resume battle on Day 4 of the second Test in Brisbane, with the Aussies looking to wrap up a…
The Socceroos continue their AFC Asian Cup campaign against Syria looking to secure a place in the last 16. Join The Roar for live…
If you somehow travelled back in time to the probably smelly streets of Sydney in the early 1900s, you might happen across some of…
What the 12 days of Christmas song would look like with a rugby league flavour.
We relive some of rugby league's significant tries scored late in games that are often forgotten.
Followers of the A-League Men are used to a few things: doom and gloom about crowds, the occasional blank expression when you mention to…
There’s an old maxim along the lines of: ‘not understanding the mistakes of history dooms one to repeat them’. There’s undoubtedly some truth to…
On a blustery May afternoon at the Gabba in 1909, before “a goodly number of enthusiasts” and the Brisbane Concert Band, the Queensland Amateur…
On the afternoon of 30 September 1984, as the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls were busy dismantling the Souths Magpies by 42 points to 8 in the…
A few years back, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Richard ‘Goose’ Gossage produced one of the all-time great old man yelling at cloud…
All is not lost for the underdogs in the NRL finals.
Round 25 of the NRL premiership continues with the New Zealand Warriors hosting the Manly Sea Eagles at Daniel Anderson Stadium in Auckland. Join…
Round 24 of the NRL premiership continues this afternoon when the Wests Tigers take on the New Zealand Warriors at FMG Stadium in Waikato.…
Round 24 of the NRL premiership continues the evening with the Brisbane Broncos hosting the Parramatta Eels at the Gabba in Brisbane. Join The…
Round 23 of the NRL premiership continues this afternoon when the Gold Coast Titans take on the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium.…
Good luck to ’em, but they’re no Calais. 😊
The third-tier German side that is going on a cup run for the ages … again
I was watching an NPL game on Youtube last year – Strikers were playing down at Logan from memory.
Whoever was on the single camera was a genius; did an amazing job following the play, zooming in and out, etc, etc.
We might have to try and track this unheralded genius down. 😊
A-League avoids total embarrassment after broadcast partner goes belly up
Toodle-oo, Zac.
Talagi would be nice, but I’d settle for the cap space, along with some witches hats and a bag of balls from Parra. 🏉
NRL News: Lomax set to ask for Dragons release, Gus says depleted Broncos 'vulnerable', Katoa inks new deal
That’s hippy talk, Tony. I expected more from you.
I’m reliably informed it’s vast conspiracy involving a rare alliance between the lizard people, Taylor Swift, Disney Corporation, Baskin & Robbins and the Republican National Committee (yes, that’s right 😱 ). 😛
Why desperate Rabbitohs need to adopt NRL's version of Bazball - it's a guaranteed win-win situation
Why do bad things always happen to mediocre property developers who’ve been lying about their business interests?
Oh, the pain, the pain of it all!
Why desperate Rabbitohs need to adopt NRL's version of Bazball - it's a guaranteed win-win situation
They’ve got their own business up here – they went back to that when it became clear they weren’t going to get an NRL gig.
Why desperate Rabbitohs need to adopt NRL's version of Bazball - it's a guaranteed win-win situation
The pessimist says: ‘it’s absolutely terrible, things can’t possibly get any worse’.
The optimist says: ‘cheer up, of course they can’.
😔
A-League avoids total embarrassment after broadcast partner goes belly up
I’ll leave that to the author to address, though I do note that one of the introductory chapters advises that the main thrust of the book is the first 427 pages, with the rest, presumably, addenda or reference material to further illustrate the main thrust. 😊
Australia's batters only scored three tons last summer: Why it is time to move past the obsession of the 'big score'
I must get around to watching that show at some point – I do enjoy Bryan Cranston.
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I once did ‘a Rick Stein’ on the slicing mandolin – that was rather… bloody. 😔
Round 4 Team Lists Late Mail: Key Raiders injury leads to Origin star return, Newcastle lose Gagai to 'medical condition'
T20 on a Monday night – that really is a kick in teeth. 😔
Australian cricket 2024-25 schedule CONFIRMED: Perth usurps Gabba 'fortress' for opening Test against India
Ryan, Jones, Souttar, Burgess, Rowles, Metcalfe, Hrustic, Irvine, Goodwin, Duke, Yengi.
Get off the Socceroos' backs! One training session, a win against Lebanon and still people fail to understand Asian football
‘a cooking accident’
Yep, I’ve had a few of those. 😁
Round 4 Team Lists Late Mail: Key Raiders injury leads to Origin star return, Newcastle lose Gagai to 'medical condition'
Hi Matth,
Yes, indeed. The numbers I mentioned for Courtney, McMillan and Burns include City Cup games. I’d have to check but Burns was probably the first to play 200+ league games in Sydney.
I very roughly estimated what Craig’s six seasons at Ipswich might’ve yielded. It might be possible to piece together a good estimate of his Starlights games from the Times – the man was essentially a god; a walking, talking headline.
Not too sure about what to do with the Bulimba Cup – in the early years, the BRL would be suspended for weeks on end during rep season; from the early 1950s players started missing club games due to inter-city commitments. Tricky one…
The NRL's 300-game club is hard to get into, but those who have made it definitely deserve the accolades
Afternoon Tony.
One guy does it in 80 years, 49 in the next 30 or so. ‘Tis indeed a reflection of professionalism, recovery, treatment, etc, but also of opportunity. This clearly calls for a spreadsheet and some system of weights to give each game a relative value… 😊
Are Ted Courtney’s 212 games between 1908 and ’24 really fewer than Lockyer’s 372? Dunno.
Frank McMillan – 15 seasons, 186 games.
Jim Craig – 16 seasons, probably somewhere around the 200 mark.
Eddie Burns – 16 seasons, 222 games
Nev Charlton – 16 seasons, 226 games
Artie Beetson – 18 seasons, approx. 270-280
Bear O’Reilly – 16 seasons, 286 games.
The NRL's 300-game club is hard to get into, but those who have made it definitely deserve the accolades
Well, mine’s just arrived in the post, Chopster – that was quick!
I’ve only had a quick flick through, but certainly did notice plenty of graphs and tables – be afraid, very afraid. 😱 😊
Australia's batters only scored three tons last summer: Why it is time to move past the obsession of the 'big score'
In other news, Ian Heads died this morning. A brilliant historian and genuine ornament of the game.
His history of the NSWRL, True Blue is a stupendous achievement. There are plenty of good history books, but they all pale in comparison to the game’s one, true bible.
Vale.
NRL News: Annesley slams call to clear May for Walsh tackle, Gallen calls for calm on Souths
A few years back, my team were uncomfortably close to being ‘reverse-outrighted’ in a district grand final, having led by 70-odd on the first innings.
A rather large member of the opposition took it upon himself to thrash his team back into the game, and succeeded. Annoyingly, he deposited three balls into a nearby creek from which they could not be retrieved.
Terribly rude, but the right team won in the end. 😊
Incredible drama as Victorian Premier Cricket club go full Bazball, win grand final with all time run chase for 70-year first
It’s just an outright win – I assume the ‘reverse’ bit is a Victorianism unless there’s some criterion about a team being a certain amount of runs behind.
From context, a team could be behind by one run on the first innings, win the game outright and be deemed to have won a ‘reverse’.
It’s also not clear why it was an ‘all time’ run chase – was a record broken? ‘Twas certainly a difficult chase and and impressive achievement, but was it ‘all time’? Hyperbole, perhaps.
Incredible drama as Victorian Premier Cricket club go full Bazball, win grand final with all time run chase for 70-year first
Congratulations to WA – a dominant, clinical performance, once again.
Sheffield Shield wrap: Crowning the award winners for the 2024 Season
Thanks for the reply, Scout.
You don’t need to sell me on selection policy, by the way.
As far as left-back generally goes, I take it your preference is Jason Davidson.
1 out of 11 is… a start.
Sydney FC fullback drafted into Socceroos WCQ squad after double injury blow
Maybe so, but what’s the alternative?
Come to think of it, a couple of days ago you said, and I quote, “name me a position and [sic] ill give you some options on who could be [sic] viable alternative…”
You were subsequently asked to provide 11 ‘viable alternatives’ and you’ve so far failed to provide a single one.
So, what’s the dream-team, Scout? And, noting there’s a game in Canberra on Tuesday and limited options readily available, who should’ve been called-up as cover instead of King?
I am genuinely interested by the way, both because you know a lot more than I about the player pool and because you keep on claiming there are better alternatives and then strangely refusing to say who they are?
Sydney FC fullback drafted into Socceroos WCQ squad after double injury blow
Yep, that’s the one. Looking forward to having a read.
Australia's batters only scored three tons last summer: Why it is time to move past the obsession of the 'big score'
Just ordered myself a copy.
Australia's batters only scored three tons last summer: Why it is time to move past the obsession of the 'big score'
Shirt-hole.
Suncorp Stadium could be knocked down as Brisbane's Olympic fiasco takes another twist
How about: ‘What’s in Banger’s Budgies: Sandpaper and Betrayal in Capetown’
😊
Forgotten opener, WA veterans snubbed in central contract shake-up as CA name 23-player list