The best of the ex: A 17 of former Broncos
I don’t know about you, but I often get a bit frustrated watching players who previously played for my team running around killing it…
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I don’t know about you, but I often get a bit frustrated watching players who previously played for my team running around killing it…
Moneyball analytics originated in American baseball and was made famous in the 2011 film starring Brad Pitt. Moneyball Pythagorean expectation uses mathematical formulae to…
“The Broncos will meet Parramatta in Darwin for a match that could well define the Eels and their season when looked at in retrospect.”
The same could be said for the Broncos. They too have only a Panthers scalp as their notable win against premiership level quality opposition for the year, even though they sit top of the ladder.
Eels real deal? Parra look like they're on verge of another false dawn after dining out on soft opponents
For most of us north of the Tweed there is only one match that shapes as the one to watch this weekend – Broncos v Dolphins is the one that matters!
NRL Power Rankings Round 3: Unbeaten teams surprise everyone, last year's top teams continue to struggle
The rankings seem to have very little to do with the stated methodology at the moment.
NRL Power Rankings Round 3: Unbeaten teams surprise everyone, last year's top teams continue to struggle
At the game and the Broncs were well on top for pretty much the whole 2nd half.
ANALYSIS: Broncos outplayed for most of match but win by 22 as Walsh sparks 'bizarre' late surge against Dragons
Reasoning still seems pretty suss. How did Manly, who finished 11th last year, beat last year’s 12th placed team and are only about 10 to 1 to make the GF end up 1st last week?
NRL Power Rankings Round 2: Broncos bucking brilliant, Dolphins phintastic, Eels slide, trouble in Tiger Town
Broncos will be up to 8th on the power rankings after that????
ANALYSIS: Drinkwater, Hiku face lengthy bans for separate hits on Oates during Cowboys loss to Broncos
5 Queenslanders, 2 Kiwis, 2 New South Welshmen and a Pom in the top 10. Probably about right given Qld held the SOO shield 15 times to 7 over that era and Australia winning the most World Cups and 4 Nations in that time.
25 in 25: Best front-rower of NRL era - Petero, Webcke, Fifita, Bromwich, Mason, Scott, JWH?
Taken over from Gus as the most one-eyed commentator around.
'I had a dream last night about it': Mal losing sleep over selection drama, but headaches grow after thumping Kangaroos win
https://theconversation.com/wearing-protective-headgear-in-rugby-may-increase-the-risk-of-serious-injury-new-research-84887
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/20/1473
Experts Roar: Should NRL change concussion protocols to protect players from risk of long-term damage?
Unfortunately head gear is not the answer or some magic bullet. Look up the phenomena known as risk compensation to see why it has little real world effect on head injuy rates or severity.
Experts Roar: Should NRL change concussion protocols to protect players from risk of long-term damage?
From a public health perspective, all “choices” are not created equal. Your ability to choose a healthy meal, exercise, recreational drugs (including nicotine and alcohol) and occupational risk is very much a product of your income, upbringing, education, environment, peers and other factors out of your control. It is often those coming from a position of privilege who are the most judgemental.
How do you protect brains inside heads that don't want to be protected?
Looks like Dunstall was the one who knew what he was talking about!
UPDATE: Lions to challenge Berry ban at the Tribunal in desperate prelim bid
How come Australian Capital Territorians play for NSW? ie. Brad Clyde
Where’s Canberra? that’s in NSW!?
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
The Tackling Machine: Dallas Johnson, averaged 300 tackles a game (200 of them after he had been knocked out – pre HIA) and never missed one.
The players who explain Origin: Maroons edition - Queensland’s finest contributors to league’s fiercest rivalry
Pretty unlucky to get this weather in Brisbane this time of year, probably won’t have to worry about it again for a long time.
Could always put a roof on Suncorp.
Magic Round just became aquatic round: Why you should never play eight NRL games at the same venue
I did miss Jesse Arthars for a bit of extra depth in the outside backs but he is still technically a bronco.
The best of the ex: A 17 of former Broncos
You can’t keep them all but I suspect there are some regrets about letting Walker and Walsh go . Don’t know what the story was with Dearden either, maybe just a bit more patience as he has been going great this year too.
The best of the ex: A 17 of former Broncos
I thought this article was going to be about why the NRL grand final should stay in Sydney’ but 0 reasons given other than there is ‘something special’ about a Sydney GF?
And that games at at least 3 different stadiums there had a good atmosphere? And that winning games on the road is hard and you have to be good at it?
MICHAEL HAGAN: Why this proud Queenslander thinks NRL grand final should stay in Sydney
Red Herring. In revenue terms for an event like this, sales of actual tickets is a minor factor and should be treated as such. A visionary, national and expansionist mindset would also not be held to just sticking to your existing market.
Tradition be damned: It's time to take grand final away from Sydney to highest bidder
Certainly as games get closer a penalty in front of the posts can be much more of an advantage than 6 again against a team that cynically and continually slows down the ruck and defends offside.
Perhaps the captain could have the power to put up their hand at the 6 again call and say “no thanks, we’ll take the penalty instead. “
NRL coaches have defeated the set restart rule and the game is better for it
The Storm’s 2021 record seems to contradict the central premise of your article.
Yes, they missed the GOAT in the preliminary final, but then again they missed plenty of current players who were actually on the field in that game!
No GOAT, no glory: Is the Storm’s purple reign coming to an end?
That’s right, Robinson should have been fined less for saying that the officials stuffed up (which appears to have the defence of truth) and more for claiming the Roosters were the target of some weird conspiracy which implies the officials were cheating.
The 2013 precedent NRL should have used to let Robbo off the hook after Abdo's intervention
Eels have already had 50 put on them during the season so none of it matters anyway!
The Eels' Round 25 team says plenty about them – nothing of which is positive
Tanah Boyd’s general play kicking was blue chip.
ANALYSIS: Foran rolls back years as Titans complete Queensland sweep in Magic Round thriller - and Eels lose Moses