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After Round 11 everyone was talking up the Rabbitohs. Was this their year after so many close misses? It's not hard to see why…
This week I decided to lift the doona on a long repressed childhood memory and re-watch the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final. Would it be…
“Teams do not go physically flat; they go mentally stale”. That's a Vince Lombardi gold nugget that sounds more impressive when you mention his…
Watching Peter Sterling in the latest DoorDash TV ad with a bean sprout stuck halfway out his mouth made me appreciate the significant contribution…
With the Easter football weekend upon us it is time to unveil the Biblical First 13. I suspect it is no coincidence that Jesus…
When rugby league broke away from union over 100 years ago apparently there were trial games with 12 players as well as 13. According…
The NRL is a billion-dollar industry entertaining millions of us. The players have become well-paid celebrities who generate as much interest from their off-field…
Do rugby league players remind you of people you work with? For a bit of fun I have embraced stereotypes and assigned rugby league…
In a masterstroke of innovative recruitment, every play who signs with the Dolphins will be made co-captain. Inspired by recent reports that the Wests…
This is an open letter of encouragement, mainly to the NRL's broadcast partners. You are partnering with the NRL to showcase and present football…
I am a little bit bored with this NRL off-season. Usually by this time of the year, the entire rugby league community is shamefully…
With the off-season dragging on and on, I'm taking a whimsical walk down memory lane to consider the passing fashions of rugby league. As…
Does anyone else have that feeling of deja vu all over again? The actions of an NRL trainer have again made headlines. Depending on…
The sight of a recently retired NRL star perched proudly in the coaches box as a newly minted assistant coach is a source of…
The centre position is dead in modern-day rugby league. How did this happen? Centre was a pin-up position, which has given us some of…
When you look at the side on view.
Tino initiates the contact. He seeks to make forceful contact with the defender in a similar manner to a fend. Except he uses his forearm on the defenders head.
I don’t think Tino plays origin II.
ANALYSIS: Api out of Origin after breaking jaw in run-in with Tino's bumper bars - and Maroons forward might yet cop ban
I was really suprisedthat Capewell got dropped. He has been great for QLD and has been in reasonable form this year.
Both coaches taking major gambles with rookies who can be match-winners but also make costly blunders
Agree. To,o doesn’t deserve auto selection. He has been relatively quiet. Fittler will be criticised for picking another fullback in the team if he picks Edwards. I support Edwards selection but can’t see it happening.
NSW Origin I team: Hynes, Pangai, Young to debut, Turbo, Frizell, Foxx back but duo ruled out in new-look side
Dont know the answer, but a game from that era is more than worth a watch. On first glance it looks the same but then subtle differences start to jump out. Like the ball catchers returning off the kick-off 😁
Lessons from the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final: Mal's immortality, wingers being wingers, and buckets of sand
Agreed, the was the era when centre was a glamour position.
Lessons from the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final: Mal's immortality, wingers being wingers, and buckets of sand
I recommend it, it was a lot of fun. 😁
Lessons from the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final: Mal's immortality, wingers being wingers, and buckets of sand
His was a standout! What a whole hearted player. Not a body shape you see these days playing NRL
Lessons from the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final: Mal's immortality, wingers being wingers, and buckets of sand
Is that right?! Incredible, they did look massive
Lessons from the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final: Mal's immortality, wingers being wingers, and buckets of sand
Succhi
That is a damning insight from players. Horrid
Joint ventures don’t work: Flawed model holding Tigers and Dragons back from ever reaching full potential
Good read, recipe for disaster in hindsight- arranged marriages and messy divorce.
Perhaps we solve expansion desires and joint venture woes by some conscious uncoupling.
Joint ventures don’t work: Flawed model holding Tigers and Dragons back from ever reaching full potential
Welcome Noel
Great first article. A lot of good ideas
Dumb Things by Paul Kelly could work for many teams.
Short Memory by Midnight Oil for bad Captains calls
Face the music: How NRL clubs should wage sonic warfare to get an edge on rivals
True words. I just think he deserves to be picked this year. Otherwise we are rewarding mediocre performance
Does form mean nothing if Blues overlook red-hot Hynes for Origin selection again?
I hear you loud and clear. I often wonder if the team was chosen just on merit each year without the pressure of a game being played (academic exercise) how different the teams would be. Like an all-australian or dally m 5/8 of the year.
If its on form and merit, Nicho is probably first picked. Come on Freddie, you can do it. Imagine having a second kicker, Imagine having a half who isn’t firing up the Qld pack. Imagine having a half that doesn’t go missing?
Does form mean nothing if Blues overlook red-hot Hynes for Origin selection again?
Now that idea has merit. Good thinking 99
Could another World Cup be headed to Qatar after sudden French disconnection?
Good observation about Melbourne, it can’t be a coincidence.
'Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale': On Wayne Bennett
Thanks Nat. Often its the simple, personal things that make a difference to lives.
'Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale': On Wayne Bennett
When you have significant first nation Australians objecting to the voice, i think the NRL would do well to stay out of it.
Keep politics out of sport? Why NRL simply had to throw its support behind the Voice
I don’t know what their problem is but they are a fascinating case study.
Great coach, great players, average results in 2023. Sometimes you just got to wait for it to click. They will make the 8, everyone can relax.
Roosters' poor form can be fixed: The three changes Robinson should make to get season back on track
Apart from Hass, NSW front row stocks lack intimidation. I think that is NSW weakness this year.
Junior Paulo looks too big and slow for origin now. Also Hudson Young has to be on the bench.
Round 11 Talking Points: Rising stars put their hands up for Origin debuts ... but don't expect many
Does make you wonder. Could Fatty have done it again?
Probably made the right choice not to try again after that!
Neville Nobodies become somebodies: Why Fatty's 1995 boilover will always be the greatest State of Origin heist
The Balmain Tigers has a great ring to it. Playing out of a renovated, boutique Leichardt!!! Dare to dream
NRL News: Balmain buyout offer from Blue Wiggle, Reynolds wants to extend Broncos deal, Cowboys premiership winner riding off into sunset
I suspect the author may be taking the p1ss. Not 100% on that though!!
Should the NRL introduce a Milestone Round?