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Chris is a sports humour writer dedicated to proving his theory that professional sport is just an excuse for grown men and women to earn big bucks for having a good time. Also loves a God Damn snack.
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With their all-out dominance in the interstate arena it would be simple for many fair-weather footy fans to think that the history of State…
The history of State of Origin is littered with more amazing memories than the Lang Park surface with beer cans post Wally Lewis sin-binning.…
Well it's that time of year again. After clinching a record eighth successive State of Origin series victory last year, consistency will again be…
As rugby league's greatest thinker, big things were expected of Ricky Stuart taking over as coach at the Canberra Raiders. Unfortunately the lime milk…
With its all pervasiveness and ease of access, the world of social media is a place where it is very simple to make a…
Ever since the great 1909 grand final cock-up, representative rugby league has been difficult for footy administrators, and still manages to plague the big…
As any rugby league fan is well aware 1997 was a bad year for the game, however the fractured season appears to have outstripped…
There was high drama last night, with the naming of sides for the mid-year Trans Tasman rugby league Test match, and New Zealand coach…
Its 3:30am in rugby league's dodgy discotheque and after a night of rejection, our two out-of-sorts stragglers catch one another's eye across the sticky,…
For those who missed it The Replacements was a middling early 2000s sports flick about a bunch of rag tag ring-ins who are thrown…
Everywhere you go this week, NRL punters want to chuck in their two cents about the Storm versus Dragons siren shenanigans. However, few have…
After watching his under-fire side get cruelly pipped in the final minutes, most NRL fans would be quick to tell you that new Warriors…
When NSW loses this year's State of Origin series, a number of fingers are bound to be pointed and plenty will be aimed at…
The NRL's Heritage Round is a chance for rugby league to look back warmly on the past while celebrating its future... for those who…
A decade ago the NRL brought in the golden point rule so that fans could go home content with a clear winner and loser.…
On the outside South Sydney's 30-18 point loss to the Canberra Raiders doesn't sound too dire. That is, until you realise that the match…
While the course of an NRL season generally lurches violently between micro-dramas like the world's most unpredictable roller coaster, thankfully it very rarely finds…
While just recently rugby league roustabout Phil Gould was lampooned for choosing fish 'n' chips over his own team's chip 'n' chases, it has…
A Cronulla player announces he is moving to the Bulldogs in a big-money switch early in the season, only to be dumped to reggies…
Yesterday afternoon Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright apologised in the post-match press conference for his side's abysmal performance against the Tigers at Robina,…
Have had my doubts about Beale in the past but his form this year has been great IMO, definitely a reason behind the Dragons mini resurgance
Should Stephen Kearney be allowed to coach New Zealand?
Garrick ‘the Toovey tacklebag’ Morgan
Benji and the Sharks: a match made on Struggle Street?
Thanks Jack
I’ve never been a big Vidot fan but must, begrudgingly, admit he is playing some good footy
The QLD hooker depth at the moment is fantastic, and if Hunt was HB then you think maybe they’d prefer McCullough at 9
I do Sat mornings 8-10, 101FM Logan City on ‘The Front Row’ Sports Show with Kev Braysher and Craig Crowley…call in and i’ll even dust-off Barnesy for you!
CC
QLD Origin crisis: Replacements to the rescue!
That’s looking pretty on the money for mine Sean…also aside from probably Cooper they’ve probably all got their best footy ahead of them
QLD Origin crisis: Replacements to the rescue!
Yeh EJ thought about leaving him out and putting in O’Neill…but decided to only leave out players who have retired from rep footy
QLD Origin crisis: Replacements to the rescue!
For a long time he was my preferred choice for five-eighth…
QLD Origin crisis: Replacements to the rescue!
I find the Concord situation interesting too Will
My understanding is that when Sheens took over as head coach he moved all their training operations there to centralize things
Seems strange though given their two supporter bases
I.e “Yeah we train at this stadium, then play at these three other stadiums…”
Campbelltown crowd figure is a blight on the Tigers, not their fans
I hear Josh Hoffman may have nominated himself for the difficult task…
Who has the NRL's toughest job?
I agree Christian…as long there’s any good ones
All hail Toovs, the Blues coach in waiting
What, and move Aaron Raper to hooker? Madness
All hail Toovs, the Blues coach in waiting
Yeh 70s mo like many teams Souths switched away from the hoops during the war years (think Roosters, Balmain etc) due to difficulty in getting material, the one the Bunnies are sporting this weekend is from that era
http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/content/rabbitohs/club/news/2014/04/02/merch_alert_rabbitohs_2014_heritage_jersey.html
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Especially if Wests were sporting a ‘Herbal World Therapeutic Soft Drinks’ style number!
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Also their on-ground logos were of the old school variety on Fri night
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
It’s funny, usually this is the time where we say “Geez the NRL could learn a lot from AFL, NFL, MLB etc”
But if you look at it heritage/retro/ rounds are a bone of contention in every code
You only have to think back to the bun fight over the proposed Adelaide Crows knock off SA strip at the start of the year, or take a squiz at some of the horrid NFL ‘Throwback unis’ to see this
Are they really worth the trouble? personally I think they are, but maybe save them for later in the season and make it a must that every club puts in a sufficient amount of effort
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
To be fair Epiquin I guess with WIL round if every side wears pink there could be the odd jersey clash, but I like your other points
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Titans leading the comp!
…With a negative for and against :/
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Pretty sure Newcastle are wearing the Henny-Penny era style strip and yes cowboys will be busting out the grey
Hopefully the fact that it’s school holidays will help alleviate NQ’s great tradition of avoiding Monday night games like the Mad COw nightclub at 5 in the morning
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Quite like the Manly strip, it’s just about spot on to their mid 90s one (incl the bizarre one maroon/one white sleeve)
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Yeh this is my point. I love footy nostalgia like a fat kid loves cake, so to see things done on the dodgy is really irritating.
Why the bloody hell can teams choose not to wear their heritage strips in heritage round? Shouldn’t the NRL sit them down at the start of the year and say “Right, this is happening, so make sure you’ve got yourself organised.”
NRL’s half-arsed Heritage Round
Agreed Luke’s replacement had a pretty good game and Reynolds still seems to be trying hard…but has he taken on the line this year?
What becomes of the broken Bunnies?
Yeh sorry about that Planko, was just worried it was some sort of late April Fools joke and didn’t want to look the goose…
Should Stephen Kearney be allowed to coach New Zealand?