The recent woes of North Melbourne have been well documented, but the stretch of not being a legitimate flag contender goes back over 20 years. Only once since the year 2000 have the Kangaroos finished in the top four at the end of the home and away rounds – agreed by all as the starting […]

And so it came to pass: with the weekend’s loss to the Western Force, the Waratahs’ season is finally and definitively dead, as opposed to just being comatose as it has been for most of the year. In some ways the removal of even the slightest theoretical possibility of the Tahs making the finals comes […]

The Mariners have what they wanted out of season 2023/24; a home decider in Gosford. However, Melbourne Victory should be given plenty of credit for qualifying to meet them after battling in fourth gear for much of the season; eventually limping into third place. Yet credit where credit is due and against the odds and […]

When Suliasi Vunivalu first entered Wallabies camp in November 2020 he arrived with an “aura” that swept up his teammates. Three and half years later the former NRL star finds himself a laughing stock after an embarrassing two yellow cards for trips against Fijian Drua resulted in a one match ban. To describe his Test […]

In many ways, sacking the coach is the easy bit. Sure, you have to go and break the bad news to someone you’ve worked with for a long time – over a decade in the case of Brad Arthur – that you’ve had enough of them, but in truth, the chances are they know its […]