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Expansion! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?
One of the first lessons taught in junior sport is that when a teammate makes a mistake, you don’t give them a hard time.
This week, Panthers general manager Phil Gould made an attempt to minimise the damage to his club by saying sex tapes are occurring “in all walks of life”.
It’s been a big week of bans and fines. And, dare I say it, the NRL pretty well got it right.
Alright, how about a bit of positivity for a change?
Less than a month til the season starts! Bought your team’s jersey for 2019 yet? Yeah? Nah.
Apparently to be involved in rugby league, you need to be “a fit and proper person”. It’s a line the NRL loves to wheel out whenever someone punted from the game tries to make a comeback.
Latrell Mitchell deciding that he’d rather play for the Indigenous All Stars than feature in the World Club Challenge is a serious shot in the arm for what has been a sputtering concept.
How good is Ash Barty?! Meh.
John Morris was one of those unsung-hero types throughout his NRL career.
The deputy headmaster at my high school was the disciplinarian. If you mucked up, the ultimate threat was being sent to Brother Anthony’s office.
Vodafone’s ‘Gutsy is calling’ ad campaign descended pretty quickly, didn’t it?
Was anyone remotely surprised by any of the ‘revelations’ that came out in Fox Sports’ interviews with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft?
Remember when you were at school, how the kids who were good at sport were treated exactly the same as everyone else?
Were I a Melbourne Storm supporter, I’d be fuming at the apparent ‘kid gloves’ approach being taken towards the Cronulla Sharks.
Since arriving in Newcastle at the end of the 2015 season, Nathan Brown has been a master of managing expectations.
Couldn’t you just vomit anytime someone who has ever played cricket tosses up the term ‘the Australian way’?
One of Australian rugby’s greatest servants quietly hung up the boots this week.
If rats desert a sinking ship, I guess the opposite situation would be to see some form of highly noble creature boarding said doomed vessel.
When the Rugby League International Federation awarded Englishman Tommy Makinson the Golden Boot this week, there was plenty of weeping and gnashing of teeth.
By that logic, Cam Smith and Billy Slater aren’t Melbourne through and through.
Salary cap? C'mon, we all know why we hate today's grand finalists
Thanks for the clicks and comments The Barry.
As I’m sure you’re aware, they’re all Buzz and I care about.
The Bulldogs' short memories – among other things – on show at Mad Monday
“… make the decision to move home after things have run their natural course…”
My ‘hypocrisy’ is kind of the point.
Homesick? Suck it up, be a man, and blame someone else instead
“The NRL has confirmed it is investigating the Cronulla Sharks over alleged illegal payments to players during the 2015 and 2017 seasons.”
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/28/cronulla-sharks-confident-they-are-salary-cap-compliant/
Sorry Cronulla, but violating the salary cap in the past isn't just a "historical issue"
Yeah, win the Tour de France seven times.
That’ll get you kicked out of sport for good.
For John Hopoate, a ten-year ban just isn't enough
Right you are Nat, copy has been updated to reflect this.
What the hell do Benny and Baz know that the rest of us don't?
Right you are Jack. The piece has been edited to better reflect the current situation.
I apologise for my shoddy maths (I’m going to blame it on the fact I don’t have all my fingers, which makes it hard for me to count).
Kiss your semis goodbye
Actually, Wales, England and Scotland are all countries. Great Britain is the name of the island they share. Four countries (Eng, Wal, Scot and N Ire) then form the United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom
Just a short geography lesson. Otherwise, your point regarding Unions stands.
It's time for an international window across all rugby leagues
That’s the one Torchbearer – meant in track and field. Piece has been modified.
37 days to Rio: Betty Cuthbert wins three golds in Melbourne
Right you are – colour my face Maroon, that’s a shocker (which, obviously, I’ve fixed).
State of Origin Game 2: Why NSW will win
Chaves wins the stage and he thanks the OGE team back in the office.
He’s just the classiest bloke.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Champion call Brendon, cheers.
I’ll have to put a tenner on your prediction for tomorrow night too!
Give us a preview – who’s going to win the mountain TT?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Fantastic stage. Feel for Atapuma, he was so brave.
But Chaves, what a champion. A big TT tomorrow and… Nah, not going to jinx it!
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Reckon they’ve got Atapuma. Seconds on the line could be crucial.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
23 seconds… You’d love to see Atapuma get the win after all his work, but I don’t know if that’s going to be enough.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Little ramp at the end, could be very interesting at the line.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Mate, I’d hug the brakes the whole way down.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Can The Shark take 30 seconds on the descent?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Atapuma hooned up the final meters to the summit.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Stage win for Chaves? Two out of three chances it’ll be a Colombian.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
‘Sharing’ the leadership.
Yeah, cos that always ends well.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Been there, done it.
The NRL needs a page-one rewrite on player behaviour