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The benefit of playing in front of a home crowd is a well-established factor in sporting events, which coupled with the fiercely tribal nature…
Imagine an NRL season that went from start to finish without silly interruptions from pointless mid-season representative fixtures. Never going to happen, right? That's…
Honestly, to have Cotter and Carrigan in the one team at Origin is a huge advantage. It means the other forwards can have more rest and more impact when they’re on.
Injury-hit Maroons won’t panic over Origin selections but just sit back and laugh at Blues’ hullabaloo
You don’t necessarily need a star halfback if you have stars in the other spine positions, but what he needs is to do the basics well. Direct the team down the park, give good service, kick well on the final tackle. He could definitely improve, I wouldn’t say he would definitely need to go for the Cowboys to be premiership contenders.
Contenders or ...? Cowboys shoot to top of the ladder but need to claim big scalp to prove title credentials
I think if you look at Cowboys performances this year, Townsend, while not setting the world on fire, is not the biggest issue. The attack is actually going well when not turning over the ball with errors. Despite having the worst completion rate, the attack has been pretty good.
The errors are the biggest issue, even more so than the defence to my mind. The defence can and should improve, but the more errors you make, the more you have defend and the more pressure your defence comes under.
In short, I’m happy to persist with Townsend for the time being, because I want to see how we perform after weve addressed our biggest issues.
Contenders or ...? Cowboys shoot to top of the ladder but need to claim big scalp to prove title credentials
Clearly we need to change the rules of rugby league to make this stat make more sense. If went back to a 5m, or even 3m rule, we could reduce the all run metres down to something more comparable in numbers to the tackle counts. Hey, it may even increase tackle numbers due to the shorter time required to run the ball up to the defensive line.
The NRL stat that isn't one, but should be: Working out which forwards really pull their weight
Well technically a hit-up is when you run it up off a single pass from dummy half; thus, all run metres includes hit-ups amd runs where it goes through multiple sets of hands before you. In terms of how it works if you pass the ball, I’m not sure.
The NRL stat that isn't one, but should be: Working out which forwards really pull their weight
Well, replace the word “kinda” with the word “repeatedly” and the word “dog” with “son”.
The NRL stat that isn't one, but should be: Working out which forwards really pull their weight
Need to update Tom Dearden who is now signed until 2029.
2024 NRL Transfer Centre: Cowboys star may retire after Sea Eagle landed, Lomax to Eels confirmed
It was a poor kick and put us under pressure with the 7 tackle set, still a player down and only 6 points up. Something he can improve upon. It was a good thing Feldt came up with that infercept; it was a real ‘sliding doors’ moment.
Drinkwater dazzles as Cowboys overcome dud sin bin call to hand tackle-shy Titans an unwanted 116-year record
Define his career? I would think he would be best known for a particular half a quarter in a grand final.
Footy Fix: No, the umpires didn't gift Carlton the game - but Freo sure did
You lost me with your first sentence. Australian rules football has never been the game of a particular class, unlike the rugby codes. It always cut across class boundaries. Traditionally, class was more likely to decide which team you followed as opposed which code you followed.
You may have a point to argue, but don’t build it on a false premise.
The AFL holding Tasmania to ransom with stadium political football is an utter disgrace
Growing up playing 2-day cricket games, outright wins were what only really good teams did to really bad teams. Typically, if it happened at all, it was by an innings and I think I thought at the time that this was a prerequisite.
Even a 3-day game can make it pretty hard to get an outright win unless you dominate the other team as it’s difficult for to fit four full innings into the match in that time. This means that outright wins to the team with the first innings lead are much, much more common than to the team trailing on the first innings. It is simply not the norm when it comes to outright wins. It would seem to me that this is why the term ‘reverse outright’ has been coined, to describe an occurrence so rare, it deserves its own term.
Incredible drama as Victorian Premier Cricket club go full Bazball, win grand final with all time run chase for 70-year first
I’ve heard hockey is pretty popular in some parts… some.
'Nothing but a horses-for-courses strategy': Why England had to turn to Bazball because of its player pool
Well if a Perth Bears is a success in Perth there’s pressure to get more than 8 home games, and that takes away what North Sydney contingent is seeking out of the arrangement. I think they’re better off seeking a guarantee of a minimum number of away games being played in Sydney. Assuming an 18 team comp and 24 games, they should expect on average 6.35 away games against
the nine Sydney based teams. If they could get a guarantee that they would all be played on Sydney, and they wouldn’t play non-Sydney teams more frequently than the average opposition, that might be the best they could hope for.
'You cannot relocate emotional attachment': Grin and bear it, NRL expansion just doesn't fit league's much-loved club
Oh for sure, if those are the measures of success, I think it will be a case of tracking the progress over a few years. I heard that the games were shown kive on tv in the US. No doubt the NRL forked out a lot of money to do that. Probably they can’t afford to do that all the time, but I wonder if it’s worth paying for other games to be shown on tv there. Just a few more to build interest while giving a plug for the app.
Viva Las V'landys: Vegas party has started for the NRL but it is hard to tell if there's an American flavour ... yet
My question is, what is the measure of success for this event? It’s a bit of a novelty for all the aussies that made the trip over there, and if their experience was good that might encourage more to go next year, but I feel like that’s not why this happened. Will it be subscribers to the Watch NRL app?
Viva Las V'landys: Vegas party has started for the NRL but it is hard to tell if there's an American flavour ... yet
Now now, not all nations have the need to claim moral victories.
'Special to watch': David's demolition propels Australia to last-ball cliffhanger win after bowlers earn unwanted record
The problem with NRL is not having enough of a Sydney focus or presence, and it stems from there not being enough teams in Sydney. Bringing back Norths and Newtown might be a good start, but unless they can bring back Glebe, Annandale, and Cumberland, I think the league will be forever unbalanced by the non-Sydney contingent. It would also guarantee that the Blues forever more have ‘the better team on paper’, as no one in the rugby league media will have heard of any Queensland players who might choose to play for a club in their home state. It really is the only sustainable future for the N(SW)RL.
'It would be great to see the Jets in the big league': Albo throws weight behind Newtown in the NRL
I don’t think he would care what other clubs do with their contracted players.
Cowboys star wants immediate exit as Sharks forward closes in on taking homecoming offer
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Different players may offer different attributes in the same position, and the player you pick in that position may also impact the style of the team. But you pick one and make the best of it. In the case of Tedesco, are his key strengths waning, in which case, you might pick someone different who may have similar or different attributes.
Another thing to consider is if ‘a fit Tommy Turbo’ is a likely prospect.
The representative fullback battle between Tedesco and Edwards: Now isn't the time to panic with knee-jerk actions
Not only that, Djokovic had no break points. That’s a very strong performance on serve.
'Almost beyond belief ... never seen anything like it': Djokovic blown away by sizzling Sinner in Aus Open boilover
That would make sense. That’ll teach me to make comments before I’m fully awake. 😂
Masters of the Air: The ten greatest AFL 'speckies' of the 21st century - and #2 wasn't even Mark of the Year!
Where’s Shaun Smith’s mark for Melbourne against Brisbane in 1995?
Masters of the Air: The ten greatest AFL 'speckies' of the 21st century - and #2 wasn't even Mark of the Year!
My recollection of Mitchell Johnson was a bowler who had produced some pretty good performances in his early years of test cricket. He then lost the plot during the middle of his career, before producing one of the best series by a fast bowler ever (2013/14 Ashes) and finishing his career reasonably well.
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
Even if they had, Storm have no premierships for those years.
The forgotten Grand Final winners of the NRL era
I think Jimmmy’s point remains about Grant. He’s not up to doing 80 minutes at dummy half in origin. As much as having Kalyn Ponga is a strength, having no relief for Harry Grant is a big weakness.
Injury-hit Maroons won’t panic over Origin selections but just sit back and laugh at Blues’ hullabaloo