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Throwing the game away: The blight on Australian rugby

Throughout the whole Super Rugby AU season and now into the international fixtures it has been fantastic to watch the standard of rugby skills, execution and general play lift across the board for each Australian player.

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Tim Carter said Roar Rookie

I remember Matt Dunning playing hooker in the Shute Shield. Their blindside flanker threw the ball in.

Rugby

Peter Taylor

Roar Pro

Peter Taylor

Roar Pro

Throwing the game away: The blight on Australian rugby

Rugby

Peter Taylor

Roar Pro

Peter Taylor

Roar Pro

Throwing the game away: The blight on Australian rugby

Rugby

Geoff Parkes

Expert

How the NRL is failing the concussion test

League

274

How the NRL is failing the concussion test

Pat Smith

Roar Guru

The king of Australian boxing is dead. All hail the king

Combat

Aug

The king of Australian boxing is dead. All hail the king

Ben Pobjie

Expert

Standing for something: Peter Norman at the 1968 Olympics

Olympics

Aug

Joe Frost

Editor

In the stands at a post-COVID NRL game

League

Jun

Geoff Parkes

Expert

How the NRL is failing the concussion test

In the 26th minute of an August 2009 match between the Manly Sea Eagles and Cronulla Sharks, NRL referee Phil Haines faced a testing situation. Manly player Chris Bailey lay prone on the ground after being struck in the head by Cronulla’s Luke Douglas.

League

274

Pat Smith

Roar Guru

The king of Australian boxing is dead. All hail the king

It was all over in three rounds. Maybe even two.

Combat

Aug

Ben Pobjie

Expert

Standing for something: Peter Norman at the 1968 Olympics

The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City were quite an event, even by Olympic standards.

Olympics

Aug

Joe Frost

Editor

In the stands at a post-COVID NRL game

It’s not often you watch your team cop a loss and can call it a win, but being at the footy in the flesh on Saturday night was a victory the likes of which I can’t recall ever having in my life.

League

Jun

TheHickeyStand new author

Roar Rookie

Conquering frontiers: The untold story of the VFL's first foray into Queensland

AFL

May

Conquering frontiers: The untold story of the VFL's first foray into Queensland

Geoff Parkes

Expert

The Wrap: No easy answers for Australian rugby

Rugby

354

May

The Wrap: No easy answers for Australian rugby

AJ Mithen

Expert

As Todd Greenberg exits, what will happen next for the NRL?

League

Apr

As Todd Greenberg exits, what will happen next for the NRL?

Jason Hosken

Roar Guru

The disconnect tugging at Sydney cricket's grassroots

Cricket

Apr

TheHickeyStand new author

Roar Rookie

Conquering frontiers: The untold story of the VFL's first foray into Queensland

The coppers knew they were in trouble when the animals breached the outer fences of the Ekka.

AFL

May

Geoff Parkes

Expert

The Wrap: No easy answers for Australian rugby

The Wallabies ex-captains’ advance being checked last week by new board member Peter Wiggs shows how difficult it is to effect change in Australian rugby.

Rugby

354

May

AJ Mithen

Expert

As Todd Greenberg exits, what will happen next for the NRL?

Was Todd Greenberg a good chief executive officer for the NRL? Does it matter?

League

Apr

Jason Hosken

Roar Guru

The disconnect tugging at Sydney cricket's grassroots

A quick lap of Hurstville Oval’s hedge-square perfect gardens is all it takes to lift the lid on the prestigious St George District Cricket Club. Now a regular host of state and WBBL matches, the boutique ground is flush with tributes to over a century of club success.

Cricket

Apr

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

NRL refs are victims of dinosaur fans and gutter journalism

Over my many years of watching rugby league, I have always thought that there is no other sport on the planet where referees are treated with the derision and lack of respect that we see on display each week.

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Insult_2_Injury said Roar Rookie

Jul

As of 1 July 2019, Australia’s prime minister is paid a total salary of $549,250. This is made up of the ‘base salary’ r…(more)

League

168

May

NRL refs are victims of dinosaur fans and gutter journalism

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

NRL refs are victims of dinosaur fans and gutter journalism

League

168

May

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

Mary Konstantopoulos

Expert

NRL refs are victims of dinosaur fans and gutter journalism

League

168

May

Brett McKay

Expert

Brett McKay

Expert

The spiritual third-coming of James O’Connor

A couple of weeks ago, after the Brumbies had beaten the Queensland Reds to kick off the 2020 Super Rugby season on the last weekend in January, I found myself in my usual post-match mode.

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Mark Scarfe said Roar Guru

Apr

I remember meeting James outside the SFS when he was still a teenager playing for the Wallabies. Its been a long journey…(more)

Rugby

217

Feb

The spiritual third-coming of James O’Connor

Brett McKay

Expert

Brett McKay

Expert

The spiritual third-coming of James O’Connor

A couple of weeks ago, after the Brumbies had beaten the Queensland Reds to kick off the 2020 Super Rugby season on the last weekend in January, I found myself in my usual post-match mode.

Rugby

217

Feb

Brett McKay

Expert

Brett McKay

Expert

The spiritual third-coming of James O’Connor

A couple of weeks ago, after the Brumbies had beaten the Queensland Reds to kick off the 2020 Super Rugby season on the last weekend in January, I found myself in my usual post-match mode.

Rugby

217

Feb

Lost in Melbourne

Roar Rookie

South East Queensland Olympics: Get out now before it’s too late

Olympics

Feb

Geoff Parkes

Expert

The Wrap: Lazy thinking reinforces rugby’s negative narrative

Rugby

340

Feb

The Wrap: Lazy thinking reinforces rugby’s negative narrative

Anthony

Roar Rookie

National club comp lacking a grassroots perspective

Rugby

148

Feb

National club comp lacking a grassroots perspective

Lewis Atkins

Roar Rookie

Why I'm not watching the cricket today

Cricket

Jan

Lost in Melbourne

Roar Rookie

South East Queensland Olympics: Get out now before it’s too late

Hold the presses, Queensland is in line for a $36.2 billion jobs, export and tourism bonanza if it secures the 2032 South East Queensland (SEQ) Olympics and Paralympics.

Olympics

Feb

Geoff Parkes

Expert

The Wrap: Lazy thinking reinforces rugby’s negative narrative

Australia is currently ranked seventh in world rugby. If rugby bashing were a sport, it would rank first, with daylight second.

Rugby

340

Feb

Anthony

Roar Rookie

National club comp lacking a grassroots perspective

Club rugby, in particular the Shute Shield, has been thrust into the teeth of the current broadcast saga currently being undertaken by Rugby Australia.

Rugby

148

Feb

Lewis Atkins

Roar Rookie

Why I'm not watching the cricket today

I click over to another tab on my browser and there is a sense of inevitably when I see Marnus Labuschange raising his bat once again, the various voices of the commentary team assuring me it was a well-built and determined innings.

Cricket

Jan

Geoff Parkes

Expert

Why everyone got it wrong about Rugby Australia and Israel Folau

Rugby

639

Dec

Why everyone got it wrong about Rugby Australia and Israel Folau

Paul D

Roar Guru

Poor crowds means the Gabba wicket is under a cloud

Cricket

Nov

Poor crowds means the Gabba wicket is under a cloud

Shabab Hossain

Expert

The Guardiola tactics that have Melbourne City top of the table

Football

Nov

The Guardiola tactics that have Melbourne City top of the table

Matthew Galea

Expert

What exactly is football's reward for starting late and skipping international breaks?

Football

167

Nov

What exactly is football's reward for starting late and skipping international breaks?

Geoff Parkes

Expert

Why everyone got it wrong about Rugby Australia and Israel Folau

If the flood of media reports and commentary that followed the mediated settlement of the Israel Folau versus Rugby Australia matter are to be believed, the outcome was a conclusive victory for Folau over his ex-employer, and a dagger blow for CEO Raelene Castle.

Rugby

639

Dec

Paul D

Roar Guru

Poor crowds means the Gabba wicket is under a cloud

Why don’t more people go to watch cricket at the Gabba? There are two major issues, neither of which is the venue itself.

Cricket

Nov

Shabab Hossain

Expert

The Guardiola tactics that have Melbourne City top of the table

Six rounds in and Melbourne City are top of the A-League table, with Jamie Maclaren firing on all cylinders.

Football

Nov

Matthew Galea

Expert

What exactly is football's reward for starting late and skipping international breaks?

So, let me get this right…

Football

167

Nov

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Winning in Tokyo: Finding the sun

As the last century ended, Nelson Mandela was resigning from public office. His 1999 farewell speech to Parliament closed with his dream that “all our children may play in the sun” and warning “the long walk continues”.

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Divan said Guest

May

Wow I really enjoyed that, relived that try 7 months later.

Rugby

101

Dec

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Winning in Tokyo: Finding the sun

Rugby

101

Dec

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Harry Jones

Roar Guru

Winning in Tokyo: Finding the sun

Rugby

101

Dec

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