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Paul has been a sports journalist since 1997, working as a reporter and editor at media outlets including the Illawarra Mercury, Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, Daily Telegraph and NRL.com.
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As a player, Ivan Cleary was never a representative star but always under-rated despite being a crucial component of every team he played in.…
Cronulla are a long way from the kind of form which can bring them into the premiership conversation but after going 18-0 down at…
The 2023-24 NBA season promised so much for the Australian contingent - for a few it’s been the ideal runway to the Paris Olympics…
Every team would love to have a player like Adam Reynolds calling the shots. South Sydney could definitely do with his services. Brisbane's inspirational…
Such is the state of the NRL’s laissez-faire player transfer system, the competition is just three weeks old and there is already speculation surfacing…
Sam Walker is still only 21 but after living and breathing rugby league before he was in kindergarten, the Roosters are about to benefit…
With all the confusion over interchanges, HIAs, what counts as a substitution and what doesn’t, rugby league should consider following the path of another…
The game of rugby league, particularly at the professional level, is tough enough without players being subjected to unnecessary risk of injury. There have…
For some teams, Round 3 showed they can be better than expected in 2024. But for others, the outlook is worse than first feared…
Here we go again, Manly and Parra. Any time either team went ahead, the gap would start to narra’. In what was easily the…
NBA award season is just around the corner and while history beckons for Nikola Jokic, this could be the first time LeBron James misses…
Amid all the hullabaloo about Benji Marshall daring to be different by not being totally engrossed 24/7 with being Wests Tigers coach, the key…
Just like he did in last year’s epic Grand Final comeback, Nathan Cleary mesmerised the Broncos with his array of tricks to lead the…
The only reason St George Illawarra should be denying Zac Lomax a release is if they are trying to sweeten the deal for their…
The hooker in rugby league evolved from someone who lived up to their names by hooking the ball back in scrums to becoming a…
South Sydney’s current team is starting to look a lot like North Sydney in the 1990s. No, they’re not going to be kicked out…
Two rounds into the NRL season and there is now officially double the evidence of who’s rising and which teams are still yet to…
After their Round 1 results, Dolphins fans were dreading the possibility of collecting the wooden spoon while the St George Illawarra faithful were dreaming…
Manly were lucky to score one try due to a contentious Bunker decision, bombed a couple of others but thoroughly deserved their 21-14 triumph…
The pendulum has swung way too far towards offence in the NBA and the referees are finally doing something about it. After the three-point…
right you are, after a re-listen, he said slight not high. But it takes more than slight contact for Collins to bleed his own blood. Terrible decision not to award a penalty. Just because someone knocks on means they can be fair game to cop a high shot
'Embarrassing': Joey fumes over Knights keeping injured Ponga on the park as Roosters rally to win nail-biter
Mundine’s main gripe, and rightly so, was that Matthew Johns who was past his prime by then, was chosen ahead of him for the end of year Australian team for the Tri Nations in 1999 after he had blitzed it for the Dragons in the finals
Why his latest ban could be best thing for Latrell’s career - or the beginning of the end
Many clubs have bought themselves a side but it rarely translates into a title, like Manly in the early 80s, Parra in the late 90s, Tigers over the past decade, Dogs recently https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/01/31/bulldogs-path-to-glory-full-of-pitfalls-very-rarely-do-nrl-clubs-actually-buy-a-premiership-winning-team/
Getting value for money from stars is the biggest competitive advantage in the NRL - and the flip side can be devastating
Fifita wasn’t as bad as Dugan & Moylan for the Sharks at the tail end of their contracts!
Getting value for money from stars is the biggest competitive advantage in the NRL - and the flip side can be devastating
He’s a very good winger in what is likely the final year of his career. Whether they rev up Chevy or send out Savage, it’s time to invest in the future
NRL Power Rankings: Round 3 - Eels seal real deal status, Bunnies need Easter miracle, Tigers terrrrific, Titans in tatters
The selectors had the chance over the past 4 Tests to go in the direction they thought would work against India and beyond – the problem that looms now is if Khawaja keeps regressing and Smith continues to look out of place at opener, they may soon need two new batters at the top of the order
The Dean Jones example that Australian selectors must avoid in regenerating ageing Test squad
there was a classic moment when the Nine commentators tried to label the many parts on the body where Merv had been struck during the innings with the old on-screen technology
The Dean Jones example that Australian selectors must avoid in regenerating ageing Test squad
Andrew that sounds like a euphemism
NRL Power Rankings: Round 1 - Small sample size but major concerns at a few clubs, Flanno back in style at Dragons
the only certainty is that you can’t please everyone
NRL Power Rankings: Round 1 - Small sample size but major concerns at a few clubs, Flanno back in style at Dragons
how dare you Arcturus!
NRL Power Rankings: Round 1 - Small sample size but major concerns at a few clubs, Flanno back in style at Dragons
if the Roosters played the Panthers this weekend do u think Penrith would not be the likely winner?
NRL Power Rankings: Round 1 - Small sample size but major concerns at a few clubs, Flanno back in style at Dragons
we share the load/fun/pain
NRL Power Rankings: Round 1 - Small sample size but major concerns at a few clubs, Flanno back in style at Dragons
Land of the Long White Cloud
Rejigged Aussie batting line-up fails again as top-order collapse puts Black Caps on track for drought-breaking Test win
All four results are in play
Rejigged Aussie batting line-up fails again as top-order collapse puts Black Caps on track for drought-breaking Test win
among the current team – Marsh, Head, Marnus all said they didn’t want to do it. Green was going to be shoehorned into the role until Smith said he’d do it
Rejigged Aussie batting line-up fails again as top-order collapse puts Black Caps on track for drought-breaking Test win
you are correct, it has been imbalanced and not performing for a while. Smith can’t resist playing at pretty much every delivery
Marnus regains form but Australia's ongoing middle-order woes put heat on Carey as Kiwis claw back into Test
Carey’s been struggling for a long time, Green’s got one decent score in the 6 he’s played since his recall, Head has been getting out cheaply all summer apart from 1 knock in Adelaide, Marsh has not passed 40 in his past 6 knocks … this is a middle order that is struggling, and there’s a difference between having ongoing woes and being woeful. Nowhere have they been described as woeful
Marnus regains form but Australia's ongoing middle-order woes put heat on Carey as Kiwis claw back into Test
even Michael Clarke had some struggles after his first few Tests & the risk of bringing someone in like Davies before he has a solid bank of Shield experience is he could end up like Nic Maddinson a few years ago & never make his way back
Pipeline running dry: Aussie selectors struggling to find young batters knocking at the door, let alone bashing it down
they were never going to drop Marnus, Head or anyone else for that matter for this Test but Uzzy is showing signs of age, Smith has been cryptic about his retirement plans and Marsh and Carey are not young despite being very fit cricketers. The selectors need to find a few diamonds in the rough soon
Pipeline running dry: Aussie selectors struggling to find young batters knocking at the door, let alone bashing it down
Hardie definitely looks the goods for a batting all-rounder gig but the way Marsh has rejuvenated his red-ball career, he could be there for another few years
Pipeline running dry: Aussie selectors struggling to find young batters knocking at the door, let alone bashing it down
It’s a shame about Puc, he definitely looked the goods but with all these concussions mounting up from getting hit by bouncers, even if he were to work his way back into contention for the Test team, he’d be targeted by fast bowlers even more so than the standard opening batter
Pipeline running dry: Aussie selectors struggling to find young batters knocking at the door, let alone bashing it down
Australia have copped plenty of stick in recent times for the way they have bowled to the tail but that was diabolical from the Kiwis in tactics and execution early on day 2
Test Mortem: Aussie aura living rent free in Kiwi minds, Marnus officially in a form slump, DRS needs review
whether it’s in newspapers if u remember them or online when headlines can morph into many different shapes and sizes depending on the device, the shorter option is always the better one … do you have a probelm that Ravichandran Ashwin always has his surname used for headlines?
Test Mortem: Aussie aura living rent free in Kiwi minds, Marnus officially in a form slump, DRS needs review
the sleight of Manu’s hand is faster than the eye
'NRL better deal with this s--t', says Latrell: Mam accuses Leniu of 'monkey' racial slur as Roosters outmuscle Broncos
Psaltis is becoming the best play-by-play caller, if he isn’t already. Understated, informative and lets the analysts have their room to add insight
Viewers need more of Paul the analyst, less of Fatty the class clown's cringeworthy commentating