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The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Letter Y

George Giffen

13m

I think I’ll just rank them at this point. Balance between a robust article and still getting it out while people reme…(more)

Tigerbill44 said Roar Guru

38m

nice one

Tigerbill44 said Roar Guru

39m

sorry, too much online chess.

Pope Paul VII said Roar Rookie

56m

Bedi got a 50!

Insult_2_Injury said Roar Rookie

Ever heard of Steve Smith?

Insult_2_Injury said Roar Rookie

The bonus in footy is you can’t kick off the wrong foot, Matt, but he was a ruckman not a permanent forward who ha…(more)

matth said Roar Guru

Lillee played 5 games for Tasmania in 1988 (the second half of the 1987/88 season) He took 15 wickets at an average of 3…(more)

Channel Nine looking to tear up their contract with NRL

Succhi said Roar Rookie

I can’t blame Nine for their concerns. They have signed up for a product that they can’t receive indefinitely. What …(more)

Griffo 09 said Roar Rookie

16m

It is interesting that you should say that Corona Kid. Did you know that in Australia over the last 5 days new cases hav…(more)

Big Daddy said Guest

48m

Bit hard to know what’s going on at CH 9. Just watching this morning s footy show and they cross to PM speech which is u…(more)

Kevin said Guest

Greg it think your on the money

I’m not a fox basher, I actually think it’s pretty Good value overall

But I’ll…(more)

Greg said Guest

Fox aren’t in the box seat at all, there’s currently a 5 hour wait time for Foxtels customer call centre for people want…(more)

Big Daddy said Guest

Corona, save your posts for Crikey or some other lefty sites.

Nat said Roar Guru

I agree the timig was poor but not unwarranted knowing the NRL are about to lose all their revenue sources. I think goin…(more)

Mark Scarfe said Roar Rookie

Fox are in the box seat here and they pay the majority of the broadcast rights. Fox also own Kayo which strengthens the …(more)

jamesb said Roar Guru

Nat, it all comes down to timing. The NRL took the wrong approach in asking for government assistance in their press con…(more)

Nat said Roar Guru

Why is it poor behaviour? The NRL have just organised let everyone go and making one final heavily reduced payment to th…(more)

Corona Kid said Guest

If you think it’s all about misery now Walter , imagine what it’s going to be like if the infections are still on th…(more)

Walter White said Guest

Will it ?

When was that decision made ?

It is interesting to contrast the doomsday and negative press stories being ba…(more)

Max said Guest

Good news is the NRL cost cutting will mean a return to 13 players (not 17), one referee & no video replays.

Paul said Roar Guru

Adrian, I don’t live in Sydney, so your story was the first I’d heard of this. As a result, I found the original piece b…(more)

Dwanye said Roar Rookie

When it’s all done, lives lost, life styles changed, maybe clubs ended, people won’t won’t to watch a high standar…(more)

Why over 1500 games worth of NRL experience could be forced to retire

Cadfael said Roar Guru

18m

Another problem with the pending retirements was the news on the NRL’s player retirement fund. Seems to be ten million s…(more)

Cheika reveals his Wallabies regrets

numpty said Roar Rookie

18m

No I’m not. Here’s the detail – Australia was in disarray having fired McKenzie and only just brought Cheika in 10 month…(more)

soapit said Roar Guru

41m

the publication was the nz herald. maybe we should all focus on truth.

soapit said Roar Guru

44m

yes i think this was a key moment also and we’ve now got to deal with trying to make up for 6 years of the wrong path.

soapit said Roar Guru

50m

youre overstating it. we definitely would have been odds on to get out of the pool. there was a good chance we might not…(more)

numpty said Roar Rookie

As with RWC 2019, plenty of ppl were saying the WBs wouldn’t get out of the pool. So, to win the ‘pool of death’ and mak…(more)

soapit said Roar Guru

mate i agree it was a good year. but amazing?
the final was simply a by product of the matches they played, making a fi…(more)

Gray-Hand said Roar Rookie

No one was predicting them to make the final, and Rugby revolves around the World Cup, so yeah – that’s a good year.

…(more)

soapit said Roar Guru

did they actually have an amazing 2015? they pretty much won the games as per the usual patterns with 1 additional win o…(more)

Jeff said Guest

Reading this reminds me of Talleyrand’s quote about the Bourbons.“They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.”
C…(more)

AFL open to Christmas grand final

hayboy said Roar Rookie

20m

Very much doubt games will be going ahead to empty stadiums again. When the AFL comes back to life it would need to be a…(more)

Rowdy said Roar Rookie

28m

I dream of a Port v Freo GF, in Melbourne, and only 23,000 turning up.

Rowdy said Roar Rookie

29m

Logistics would be an issue.
You couldn’t play a Perth GF in late Spring / early Summer in the afternoon. Too hot. And …(more)

Samuel Power said Roar Rookie

31m

I think the only suitable venue that would be free would be Docklands. Will be able to squeeze in almost 60,000 people a…(more)

Brendon the 1st said Roar Rookie

Given it’s almost a certainty that the mighty Power will make the GF this season then an Adelaide grand final just makes…(more)

Johnno said Roar Rookie

Me neither…..may also provide another opportunity to trial a few changes to the current arrangements. Can see a grand…(more)

Mark Scarfe said Roar Rookie

I don’t see this as an issue at all. If we are still playing games to empty stadiums, them they can be played at any ven…(more)

The games you must rewatch during the NRL shutdown

Cadfael said Roar Guru

23m

Also Nine has the T20 CWC on from October followed by the Indian cricket tour. No room for both as advertising is best o…(more)

The ten flyhalves who will light up international rugby in 2020

Jarrod Murray said Roar Rookie

24m

Noah Lolesio?

The state of grassroots rugby in Australia

jeznez said Roar Guru

33m

“The solution is to get people in the big seats who enjoy the game and understand the nuances of the game.”

“we need to…(more)

Rob9 said Roar Guru

Let’s get real, registration costs are a speed bump more than a barrier. They’re an associated cost of all sports at…(more)

In brief said Guest

Should be re-titled ‘on the turps’

Dilkington said Roar Guru

Think it’s both nasty and untrue to imply that only former players ‘love the game’. I think most of us on here love the …(more)

stillmissit said Roar Guru

RR: Or TWAS!
I think the clubs will survive but professional rugby may take a big hit. In times of trouble sport and en…(more)

RahRah said Roar Rookie

But in order for this to happen, we need to reform the entire board from the CEO to the state boards and give those…(more)

How the 1970s made me a football tragic

chris said Guest

45m

Thanks Mid – have plenty of time to watch that series.
And thanks Apa – thats a really cool article.
I remember the 70s …(more)

Roberto Bettega said Roar Rookie

Yes! I remember that, was huge news back in Australia.

Cricket Australia has dodged a bullet – for now

JGK said Roar Guru

48m

Was thinking just the same thing the other day. Dumb luck for an organisation that doesn’t deserve it.

Brandy Alexander responds to Andrew Johns' call for a 12-team NRL

WarHorse said Roar Rookie

I’ll agree with Johns ONLY if Newcastle are one of the 4 to go.

Superspud said Roar Rookie

As a hard core anti expansionist I am confident that all talk of new teams will be off for a while. There are supporters…(more)

Paul said Roar Guru

Allowing Clubs to disappear from the top flight because they can’t stay afloat financially, is way different than arbitr…(more)

The great Australian openside debate: Round 2

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Dilkington said Roar Guru

He obviously had some positives, but I think you’re failing to acknowledge the issues with playing him at 6. In my opini…(more)

Rhys Bosley said Roar Pro

Well if Savea wants to start again he needs to learn to play 7, because he is too small for a first pick six or eight. I…(more)

Rhys Bosley said Roar Pro

Still too lazy to provide any evidence of your own Fionn. The smart alec nitpicking gets very old, very quickly, people …(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

Yeah, I do agree. I meant in the sense of being a Primarily 6 who is really effective line out jumper (which Wright may …(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

I didn’t watch the matches against Wales to Ireland closely, but he was excellent against South Africa. While Savea look…(more)

Highlander said Guest

Right Fionn
Balance is the single biggest factor in a back three selectio
But boy its hard to cover for a defensively l…(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

Think it comes back to the balance of the back row overall through, right? Wouldn’t the real lesson be that Cane (or som…(more)

numpty said Roar Rookie

When they are that blaringly obvious they have to tell you something (not everything). Let me guess in saying that ‘stat…(more)

Highlander said Guest

Savea cant play 7 for the ABs again
The prosecution presents into evidence
– the bledisloe wobble in dunedin
– loss to i…(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

I’m pretty bemused by the argument that Squire was this excellent 6. Shannon Frizzell, Vaea Fifita and Savea were all us…(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

Looking at the stats none of the Brumbies loosies did well against the Tahs.

Think that’s pretty unlikely given the ou…(more)

Dilkington said Roar Guru

Lacking a bit of logic there Rhys. The fact he was first picked doesn’t mean he ever excelled, it only means he was firs…(more)

Australia's born-too-early T20 XII

Insult_2_Injury said Roar Rookie

What’s this team mate? It has four of the players mentioned in the article anyway and the others don’t fit the criteria …(more)

Caroline Wilson bakes Jack Riewoldt for bringing bushfire relief match into pay cut dispute

Brendon the 1st said Roar Rookie

Impressive

Confessions of a frustrated sports fanatic

Corona Kid said Guest

There’s one good thing to come out of this ,,,, It appears the virus has killed the big bad climate bogey man .
With r…(more)

Craig Bellamy and Dave Donaghy take big pay cuts

Duncan Smith said Roar Guru

You are right that they will be working hard, but it would be a good look if they went to a 75% pay cut. What’s Cr…(more)

jameswm said Roar Guru

I agree they will be working hard, but in theory the players will also be training hard. Not much else to do.

Walter White said Guest

I reckon these 2 will be working their butts off during the Crisis. Bellamy will be constantly on the video hook up with…(more)

Mark Scarfe said Roar Rookie

While I applaud this stance, Craig Bellamy, Wayne Bennett and a few others are multi millionaires who have rightly made …(more)

Duncan Smith said Roar Guru

I’m a Storm fan, but I reckon 75% would be better. It’s not like these guys are struggling financially.

Paul said Roar Guru

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Walter White said Guest

Who said the players were getting an 87% cut ?

Last I heard this was a worst case scenario for those at the top end of …(more)

Paul said Roar Guru

So his players are staring at an 87% pay cut and the CEO & coach have given up 50%. I hope the Storm players and sup…(more)

Pick your Wallabies team for... whenever they play next

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jameswm said Roar Guru

By the way off topic but in case anyone’s interested (and someone had to start…), here are some numbers I just crunche…(more)

jameswm said Roar Guru

I can see that, but I think first up I’d like to see JOC/Toomua at 10/12 and Harrison or Lolesio on the bench.
The J…(more)

numpty said Roar Rookie

1. slipper
2. FF
3. AAA
4. Rodda
5. LSL
6. Samu
7. Hooper
8. Valetini
9. White
10. Toomua
11. Korobeite
12. JOC
13. TK
1…(more)

Jezdexter said Roar Rookie

As much as I rate McCaffrey, he has managed 10 minutes of rugby this year and I can’t actually see him taking a run on s…(more)

numpty said Roar Rookie

Both Hooper and Samu are very good defensively PK in terms of positioning, recycle and tackle completion. Neither would …(more)

numpty said Roar Rookie

that’s a totally unsubstantiated (and almost certainly rubbish) statement. How do you know what he does and doesn’t want…(more)

soapit said Roar Guru

yeah simone has been good for about a season now if you count the second half of last year. i dont see any reason to wai…(more)

Ken Catchpole's Other Leg said Roar Guru

Good point on Simone, RJ.
Development in him might scare Samu via video into some ‘link’ development OS,
I also lik…(more)

Ken Catchpole's Other Leg said Roar Guru

Thanks Banjo.
Just made it up.

The six AFL clubs that could go to the wall

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Gee said Roar Rookie

Saints most likely. If the AFL didn’t own Marvel & the media deal needs/wants 9 matches a round they are at risk of …(more)

RichieTiger said Roar Rookie

Richmond and Hawthorn wouldn’t accept them. They’d have to pick each other, which would make more sense anyway.

Rowdy said Roar Rookie

But no ‘firsts’ of any description.

Yattuzzi said Roar Rookie

Three times div. one premiers in the VFA. Their full forward Miller has his name on the goal kicking award. I am no on w…(more)

Seymorebutts said Guest

Ah ok, now that makes sense. 😉

Ace said Roar Rookie

a bit of mass hysteria ..clubs will be preened of staff and players perhaps but not lost .

'Only the strong survive': Why Joey Johns thinks the NRL should let its four weakest clubs die out

mushi said Roar Guru

Yep, Joey John’s strikes me as the Aristotle of Australian Rugby League. A thinking mans commentator the has displayed …(more)

Max power said Guest

Paranoid Qlder

I think there’s a critical issue that many of us in Australia forget, when …(more)

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