Posts Tagged "Rugby League"
The Canterbury Bulldogs will be out to turn around a sluggish start and get back into the winner’s circle when they face the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night. Join myself and The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:50pm AEST.
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” – Evelyn Beatrice Hall.
Remember how I was saying last week looked to be the easiest of the season? Well, it wasn’t.
Do you like balls to get plenty of air, or do you prefer them to be held tightly to avoid popping out in heavy contact?
The AFL’s prosperity stands in stark contrast to the otherwise charred landscape currently occupied by Australia’s major sporting codes.
Ahead of Round 7 of NRL action, here’s a rundown of the upcoming matchups.
How do you reckon you would have gone at Allianz Stadium last Thursday night trying to convince a rugby league novice the Rabbitohs vs Roosters match they were about to witness is the NRL’s oldest and most bitter rivalry?
Jackson Hastings is just 22 years old, yet he may not get another chance to play in the NRL.
Preview of Round 7 NRL matches.
The NRL has locked in an inaugural six-team elite touch football premiership with games to act as curtain-raisers for first grade over the middle of the season.
In researching this piece, I punched ‘Billy Slater grub’ into the search engine and was immediately spoilt for choice. If you have the time and the tolerance, there’s over 314,000 entries to peruse.
Despite the long-term health risks associated with the move, a proposal to legalise Todd Carney for ‘recreational use’ has been released.
There are some major challenges in setting up an all-new professional rugby league team in Perth, in particular assembling a first-grade squad from players based on the Eastern Seaboard and moving them across the Nullabor.
A misfiring halves pairing and the loss of Semi Radradra on the wing shape as the biggest issues that matter at Parramatta in 2018.
The first quarter of the 2018 season is done and dusted, and there will be plenty of changes across the NRL ahead of Round 7. Join The Roar for live coverage of team list Tuesday from 3:30pm (AEST).
Anzac Day rugby league will return to the SCG for the first time in more than three decades in 2019, with the traditional clash between Sydney Roosters and St George Illawarra to shift for the next three years.
Well, what to talk about this week? There’re plenty of candidates: whether rugby league is s**t, how good it is that the Denver Test is still on, the woes of Parramatta and North Queensland, the fantastic season of the Illawarra Steelers.
The Parramatta Eels are down on confidence, nothing is working in attack, the forwards aren’t powerful enough, and now there’s a rumour that Brad Arthur has ‘lost the dressing room’.
Being a rugby league fan means signing up for a rollercoaster of emotions. One week you’re soaring with the birds in the clear, blue sky, the next you’re sinking to the bottom of the ocean with a broken heart.
Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan admits his team is missing James Maloney ahead of the star playmaker’s return match for Penrith against the Sharks this weekend.
