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There seems to be a singular divide among the Australian people with regards to ball tampering scandal in South Africa. Ethics versus rules.
Several years back I wrote some commentary, backed by subjective and objective analysis, that we should consider Tim Duncan the unanimous winner in the ‘player of the era’ bout versus Mr Kobe Bryant.
With the Pacers facing a Lance Stephenson issue, the Bulls relying on Derrick Rose being healthy, the Cavs needing to get Kyrie Irving to play defence and work off the ball and the Heat down grading from LeBron James to Luol Deng, the team I’ve got a man crush on out east is the Wizards.
I found myself watching the Roosters-Sea Eagles game on Saturday night in constant terror.
I was on board with the New Orleans Pelicans rebranding. Sure, it’s a funny looking bird that is about as fearsome as a carp and sure, in my childhood we used the word as an insult when someone made a silly off-handed comment.
Father Christmas my wish list is simple. No diamond rings or Mercedes Benz. No pining for the Wigfield, George Michael, Mariah Carey or which ever other pop singer decides she wants you for Christmas.
The Knicks have been one of the big surprises of this NBA season, sporting an 9-4 record and an average winning margin of 6.8 points.
In a gym somewhere in Indiana, there is a behemoth running up and down a hardwood floor under the watchful eye of a physiotherapist paid for out of the small fortune earned from having promise at the game of basketball.
Some might suggest that with the firepower at hand, the Saints should repeat their 13-3 effort and be well on their way to one of the most lucrative prizes in American sports: a home super bowl.
A lot has been written about the fans being forgotten in the new deal but I thought hey, it’s the weekend, let’s go all Bobby McFerrin and be happy!
Nothing is more certain than the bleating Blues post a close Origin defeat. Of course the Blues didn’t lose the match, the referees conspired to steal it from them.
The Utah Jazz are starring down the barrel of what you refer to as a “quality problem”.
Yesterday I settled in to watch the A-League grand final. I’m only a casual fan, and for the most part, I enjoyed the game.
I was reading Ryan O’Connell’s very well-written and thought out article regarding his MVP picks I thought I would address just one issue.
I never really bought into the Searle brilliance; if every person with an accounting degree was a business genius then the world would have 30 million Apple corporations.
If we step into the trusty DeLorean and go back to last year’s draft, we see Jared Sullinger – a potential top pick and a lock for the top three – making the decision to go back to school and play another year.
The Washington Redskins have now acquired the number two pick from the St Louis Rams, for the outlay of the number six pick, their first rounders in 2013 and 2014, plus this year’s second rounder.
As the NBA lockout continues, with the very real spectre that an entire season will be lost as both sides refuse to blink, it appears that right now the only thing they can agree on is neither side cares about the fans enough to risk eroding their own position.
With the retirement of Darren Lockyer, the “I” word is being thrown around about several players with a relatively casual ease that belittles its lofty status.
The talk coming into Origin III was how Ricky Stuart had unlocked the secret of new rugby league. No more props, it was going to be Dutch total football forward packs with a slew of back rowers capable of offloads and wearing down the opposing big guys with angled runs.
The “overreaction” from my point of view was policing outcomes rather than risks.
If you punish outcomes versus actions then you’re not about preventing bad outcomes just about vengeance
If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong
“The other guy charged has been very quiet, guess if you’re a low profile player the media doesn’t care.”
No they don’t. But one who lives by a media sword can hardly lament his death by it.
De Belin drops Federal Court appeal over no-fault stand down rule
Straw man to say this is supposed to stop rape.
De Belin drops Federal Court appeal over no-fault stand down rule
The coach aspect is a reach as his performance should only be judged by the talent on hand.
Not saying it’s true that they are judged that objectively, but the core issue there isn’t the stand down it is the ineffective process for assessing coaches.
Basically that’s asking the NRL to compensate coaches for board ineffectiveness.
De Belin drops Federal Court appeal over no-fault stand down rule
Isn’t effectively the same thing?
So if they’d given it to Cam to then pass on we’d be fine?
The diamond ring is a Storm in a teacup
Companies routinely give gifts after 20 years and it isn’t a comparable achievement in an office.
One organisation I worked for gave 10k
The diamond ring is a Storm in a teacup
Damn I went too fast in my delorean and ended up in 1985.
Imagine when I tell these guys about “Fullback money”
The diamond ring is a Storm in a teacup
On board with 5-7?
He’s got the wrong board in 7 and has no hope in hades of getting 6 through a western legal system
Seven steps to save the NRL
Saving anything is by definition an investment in the status quo
Seven steps to save the NRL
I was confused by much of it but then realised when you said “save the NRL” you meant save it from a slow painful death!
Seven steps to save the NRL
And it’s a complete straw man to suggest that makes the other 10 guys irrelevant
Steve Smith is not the only player in the Australian Test side
Um no the article shows him as an outlier.
So rather than belittle others knowledge perhaps read the article you are rebutting rather than respond from a position of abject ignorance.
Steve Smith is not the only player in the Australian Test side
I pity the fast train designer born in Roma
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
Hilarious Max.
Apparently in 2019 you can only work in the suburb you grew up in
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
It was, but having one of the largest % of “one club” players means you can make the mistake.
The mistake so many perennial under achieving clubs make is giving up incumbents to over pay mid level guys.
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
Maloney is also quite disruptive.
He’s like the crazy hot girl, the pain seems worth but at some point you snap.
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
They pay mid level players and then don’t have the money to keep their juniors.
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
Sour grape whine is so delicious in August
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
So like every other major sport on the planet?
How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters
Also those overseas markets already have established sports.
There’s nothing particularly innovative about league to suggest it could be disruptive so basically we’re taking a mature product into a mature market against entrenched brands with more capital.
If it’s just to spruce it up for existing league fans then fine, but the global dominance of league is as likely as Fiji declaring the next world war and winning
Five changes that can grow rugby league’s global footprint
Not JUST because of Smith but when one guy is routinely involved in 40% of your runs in an 11 man team it’s hard to suggest he isn’t the lynchpin.
Steve Smith is not the only player in the Australian Test side
Which we belittle but the guys ranked as high in soccer as Maloney in league could probably buy the NRL 10 times over.
We talk about expansion, but we’re such a myopic game.
If you think rugby league’s ‘gone soft’, you’re wrong