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At some stage in the next week or so Israel Folau will discover his fate. But if it’s this week, it’ll be late in the piece, primarily due to Easter.
Well this is a turn-up for the books: Andrew Fifita said something worthwhile this week.
And so, after just two-and-a-bit games, it appears the Knights’ experiment playing Kalyn Ponga at 6 is over.
In a historic first, on Friday night, the New South Wales Waratahs played in Newcastle. Bloody wild, right?
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.
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
Any word on if he’ll be domestique for Richie at the Tour?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Easy as you please.
Aussie Aussie Aussie???
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
I don’t think he’s quite up to Nibali’s standard, but he’s handy on the descent.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Holy hell, you don’t just drop Vincenzo Nibali.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
There he is, our boy.
Valverde is in all sorts!
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
He says, as soon as Nibali launches a vicious attack to leave Scarponi in his wake.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Michele Scarponi – a former Giro winner is a decent domestique to have!
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Reckon they’re doomed Brendon, or can one of them hold it?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Yeah, seeing footage of gorgeous Italian women is the worst. 🙂
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Amador! What a legend. Would be happy to see him in pink for another day.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
I’m backing Our Esteban to make the move too. He needs some serious time.
Reckon Suitsou and Atapuma can keep the gap though?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
How’s the snow! Bloody hell, you could only imagine what it does to the lungs, sucking in that icy air.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
That’s a shame, he’s been class these two weeks, attacking at every chance.
Earned his day in the jersey, and a bit of history.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
Broke their own man too, Fuglsang can’t hold on.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog
And that’ll about do us for another night. Be sure to join us on The Roar tomorrow for Stage 10 of this fascinating Giro d’Italia, where just about anyone of about ten riders could very well win the overall!
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 9 live race updates, blog
For the record, our boy Esteban Chaves is sitting in 13th at 2:31 down.
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 9 live race updates, blog
General Classification after Stage 9
1 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx – Quick-Step 34:33:04
2 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx – Quick-Step 0:00:01
3 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 0:00:32
4 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:51
5 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:53
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:55
7 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin 0:00:58
8 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Team Sky 0:01:18
9 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff Team 0:01:45
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:51
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 9 live race updates, blog
Stage Results
1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 00:51:45
2 Mathias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 00:51:55
3 Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) IAM Cycling 00:52:02
4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo 00:52:13
5 Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha 00:52:15
6 Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx-Quick-Step 00:52:30
7 Stefan Kung (Swi) BMC Racing 00:52:43
8 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 00:52:53
9 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:53:01
10 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 00:53:04
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 9 live race updates, blog
Can The Shark take 30 seconds on the descent?
Giro d'Italia 2016: Stage 14 live race updates, blog