Questions to ponder ahead of Round 11: Can Dockers prove top-eight credentials, Will Suns stay hot and Can Eagles win away?

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With the competition as unpredictable as ever, we attempt to dissect and analyze some of the big questions we have ahead of Round 11. Western Bulldogs v Sydney Who will Jordon tag this week?One of the crucial pieces to the Swans’ fantastic start to the season has been James Jordon’s role in shutting down opposition […]

Suilasi Vunivalu’s suspension is the final straw for some Reds fans, should he continue playing for the club?

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The Reds are set to face the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium, seeking to avenge their first two losses against them earlier in the season. The Reds are also seeking to redeem themselves after their loss to the Fijian Drua at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva with the final score being 28-19 to the home […]

Joe Schmidt is the coaching mastermind that Australian Rugby needs, but is he enough with the game’s structural issues?

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Rugby in Australia is at an almighty crossroad. The shambolic World Cup mission dubbed ‘Operation Smash and Grab’ yielded Eddie Jones a new job and the Wallabies an abysmal ninth place in the official world rankings; a position that belies their proud history as dual world cup winners. CEO Phil Waugh and Chairman Daniel Herbert […]

Is there actually a tactical benefit of coaching an AFL game at ground level – or is it just personal preference?

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The legendary Ron Barassi was a pioneering coach in many ways. His innovations included observing matches from an elevated viewpoint. This is hardly controversial – you can see and interpret what’s happening much better that way. Nevertheless, coaches had adhered to the longstanding tradition of looking on at ground level until Barassi began coaching from […]

NRL doesn’t need any more rule changes but a tweak required for unintended consequences of seven-tackle set

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When a team is up by two with precisely four minutes left and gets a penalty right in front, pop quiz hot shot – what do you do?  Cronulla were faced with this scenario last Saturday at Magic Round against the Roosters, clinging to their slender lead in a game that had featured plenty of […]