Melbourne’s complete reliance on Clayton Oliver has them positioned as a fake contender and Oliver finding form will completely transform this accidental top-four team. Over the next two weeks, Melbourne plays a couple of genuine flag threats – the undefeated Geelong and a Carlton team that looks ominous, while being the most injury-riddled team in […]
And so the reigning champions claim the Premiers Plate and now line up for consecutive championships. With their win last night, Central Coast is top of the A-League pops for 2023/24, with the significant cherry of a championship win now there for the taking. Wellington will feel that a grand final day match-up will suit […]
Anthony Seibold has warned his Manly side that they need to break the habits of the last few years and put together a solid run of form – and not to get complacent against a Canberra side still smarting from a 40-0 hammering at the hands of Cronulla last weekend. The Sea Eagles are on […]
So much rugby, so little time. Not just the Super Rugby Pacific but the U20s Rugby Championship starts on Thursday. Amid that rugby overdose, it’s not suprising that the next round of the World Rugby HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore has come around with little fanfare. So here is a quick hit before the first […]
There have been a seemingly endless number of negative, doom-and-gloom articles about the A-Leagues, most of them related to the APL’s mismanagement. This article celebrates some of the good things from this season. Central Coast Mariners winning the Premiership After their championship-winning squad was overhauled in the off-season and they lost their first four games […]
