From the sublime to the ridiculous. It’s a fair assessment of Saturday at Magic Round, where one of the games of the season, a thriller between the Sharks and Roosters, was followed by North Queensland’s 28-22 over South Sydney. This was two teams who had not won in weeks – five each to be precise […]
Ikonomidis winner sends Victory into A-League grand final
Melbourne Victory are into the A-League Men grand final after a semi-final win for the ages, with Chris Ikonomidis’ extra-time goal defying Wellington Phoenix. Victory emerged triumphant from a titanic struggle at Sky Stadium on Saturday, where a best-ever Phoenix crowd of 33,297 willed the league minnows into a first grand final. After Paul Izzo […]
Sharks announce themselves as major contenders after downing Roosters in high-scoring Magic Round epic
Tomorrow morning we’ll see Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk dispute the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in the heat of Saudi Arabia, and if the pair spent 12 rounds taking lumps off each other, it might not equal this. The Sharks and Roosters lit up Magic Round with a real slobberknocker, tearing lumps off […]
Hamstring curse strikes again with Bradman Best latest to fall as two Daves put on masterclass in Knights win
Michael Maguire’s start to life in the NSW hot seat has been wrought with bad luck – and it only got worse at half time of the first game of Saturday at Magic Round as Bradman Best was confirmed to have suffered a hamstring injury. It is the third such strike that Madge has taken […]
Brumbies end 15-year drought against Crusaders as 80th minute penalty try seals remarkable finish
The ACT Brumbies have ended a 15-year winless drought against the Crusaders, winning a nail-biter 31-24 after a penalty try was awarded to the home side in the final minute of the match. With seconds left, Noah Lolesio’s match-winning penalty attempt from out wide hit the post and went into the Crusaders’ try zone, before […]