Why sport and politics will always mix from your local club's AGM to the international arena
Anyone who thinks sport and politics shouldn’t mix has clearly never attended their local cricket club’s annual general meeting.
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it wouldnt be the be all and end all but it’d be a nice cherry on top of his career and remove that nagging “oh but he never won a title” counter argument for those who say he’s not one of the greats. Won’t be happening this year though
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truefacts but Cleary appears to have the best chance of any of the current crop – it may never be broken
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you’ve got to be confident to be as good as Joey was – it’s weird that he’s the only halfback in the Immortals when every 2nd individual award seems to go to players in that position. Thurston & Smith are guaranteed future Immortals but Peter Sterling should be already & Darren Lockyer will probably be next cab off the rank
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Jason Martin and his flowing mullet released a song in the early 90s and Anthony Mundine also had a crack at a rap song which u will probably struggle to find these days
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Furner was like the Fonz, nobody ever saw him fight but everyone knew not to start one with him
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Jamie Goddard could definitely fight for a little fella as one superstar famously found out in Origin
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Andrew01, the Kiwi one was tough but Freeman being first Dally M Medal winner just got him over the line. Ruben Wiki, John Lomax and Quentin Pongia could have easily got this 1 or Matthew Ridge although his Warriors years weren’t a patch on what he did with Manly
The 60 players who explain the 1990s: Memorable characters from rugby league's unprecedented decade
dfenda, Terry Lamb got his mention in Part 1 as the player who sums up the Bulldogs in the 1990s. He was a very good player but his best value was as a support player, Cliff Lyons had the edge over him and everyone else when it came to sleight of hand wizardry
The 60 players who explain the 1990s: Memorable characters from rugby league's unprecedented decade
he had a couple of years in the mid 90s during the forgettable Sydney Tigers era. He was much better in his first couple of stints, it’s a shame we didn’t get to see more of him in his prime Down Under
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Roy Masters has written a great piece about Royce and his fundraising efforts – well worth a read https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/age-just-a-number-that-s-how-royce-rolls-20220509-p5ajpx.html
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what about Mullllllins?
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I thought Albo was a Souths fan and the other guy goes for Cronulla
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pretty much every team now claims to have built or is building a “centre of excellence”. It’s like when Shelbyville built a mini mall so Springfield had to build a bigger mini mall
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u speak sense – suburban grounds are great when you’re there and the sun is shining but if the weather is poor or you don’t time your run perfectly to the toilet or the food/drinks outlets, it can be a real downer
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most fans don’t think like you unfortunately Adam and they want silver service both getting to a ground and leaving it whether by car or public transport. Parking has always been a problem at Kogarah although it has eased now that Sizzler is no longer attracting thousands to the area
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georgraphically that makes sense Sammy but it’d be like when Cronulla were playing there the last couple of years – it’s enemy turf and it doesn’t sit right with many of the fans. Dogs may as well play at CommBank Stadium even though Parra have pretty much claimed it as their own
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Military Road is not renowned for being the most free-flowing of streets
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Utah would gladly take him back – they dumped the rest of his contract because he’d torn his ACL for a young prospect in Nickeil Alexander-Walker but he hardly played. There are a lot of moving pieces at the Jazz in the off-season with Mitchell, Gobert and Snyder but they should bring Joe back as a free agent
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Hard to argue with any of that – he has a mountain of work to do in order to restore his reputation. A good start would be speaking publicly rather than hide while his minders put out explainer stories to media outlets which do more harm than good
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a good movie or a soap opera? It’d make a great 30for30 doc. Nothing but respect for the Grizz but it’s hard to see winning more than a couple of games v Golden State
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too soon
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