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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,…
personally I think Hunt is a brilliant half, but the Hoffman/Barba five -eighth/fullback experiment they’ve been talking up only makes me think they’d earmarked David Stagg to play pivot this year…i’m massively dubious
Examining your NRL club’s 2014 shopping habits
Never heard of them mate…
Unless you’re talking about Steve Simpson?
Dave Smith's revenge of the NRL nerds
Well it sure is a tough name!
Can’t believe some people think that stuff won’t help you in the real world either…I’ve got a mate who’s always looking at his ex and wondering “Why?”
Dave Smith's revenge of the NRL nerds
Rumour also had it Flanno’s ringtone is ‘Up Up Cronulla’ and he played a game of ETs Rugby League on his Commodore 64 when he got home from the trial
#crisis
Dave Smith's revenge of the NRL nerds
Yeh good point Ferret, unlike the movies things aren’t always black n white in real life and there are a lot of bright footy types who’ve more than earnt thier roles in the game
Grant as you mentioned, Peponis, Quayle….geez even Brad Fittler got a mark of 85 on his HSC! WIth the NRL Education and Welfare programs being rolled out this should only increase in the future too.
But with all the extra cash in the game it’s nice to have a hardcore finance nerd like Smith around so the NRL doesn’t end up building a monorail or something
Cheers
CC
Dave Smith's revenge of the NRL nerds
Well I will admit there’s no way I’m funny enough to be on A Current Affair anyway…
Better ways to keep Burgess in the NRL
Consider it a code war back burning exercise
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
1. No.
2. Not really
3. Not my intention at all but I sure do love everyone’s enthusiasm!
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
Mate I didn’t start the fire, it’s always been burning since the turnstiles were turning…
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
Well this thread should keep me warm through winter…
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
When red broke away from purple things wern’t smooth initially, but I think red has some good years a head
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
Ha I couldn’t help myself, the jersey/guernsey argument is just to inane to ignore! But Clipper you are correct, beautiful part of the world and one with a proud sports history
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
No problems GD, thanks for taking the time to post…think you’re on the money
AFL vs NRL: A rivalry up there with the best
Wait till Shazza finds out the Gold Coast has a team!
NRL 2014 - You’re simply obsessed
Mate, it was 1994 all over again….which means the Broncos must be specials for next year!
The Super Bowl is a poor NFL advertisement
Hi Al
Personally I say the more NFL fans Down Under the better, and the Super Bowl is the one NFL game a year I get to watch watch with a whole group of people rather than just me sitting in my undies eating Nutri-Grain checking the fantasy football scores on my phone in the wee hours.
But, I do know a lot of NFL fans who get annoyed by the once a year fans, and I’d be lying If I didn’t say explaining the downs system to my Father in Law for the fourtieth time doesn’t become tiresome.
And hey, if I wanted to follow something underground in Australia i’d stick to other sports….like the CFL!
What team did you end up cheering for anyway Al?
CC
The Super Bowl is a poor NFL advertisement
No doubt BA, and the commentators did on occasion say it was a pretty noisy Super Bowl crowd.
I just find that after the colour and noise of the AFC?NFC Championship games soometimes the SB crowd seems a bit luackluster
I know it’s a problem for a lot of large scale sporting events, but I just seem to find myself saying to the once a year NFL fan “Man, you should have seen the crowd two weeks ago!”
The Super Bowl is a poor NFL advertisement
I often wonder whether the Ravens would have run up a big win over SF last year if the power hadn’t gone out…as a Ravens fan I say yes yes yes!
The Super Bowl is a poor NFL advertisement
I honestly thought the Seahawks had played their Super Bowl a couple of weeks ago…but they were just so impressive yesterday. Could be a few good years in the NW
The Super Bowl is a poor NFL advertisement
Ha ha yeh probably Mal, but Masterchef Bellamy could probably still roll him into a great Bubble and Squeak that wouldn’t look out of place at a 5 star restaurant.
Reminds me of a funny story about Bellamy baking rolls using soaked leftover mouldy bread I read once…
Examining your NRL club’s 2014 shopping habits