Darren Coleman is set to continue his back three changes, with Max Jorgensen to miss the Waratahs’ tricky assignment at the Cake Tin in Wellington against the top-of-the-table Hurricanes. The Roar understands Jorgensen, 19, will be left out of the match and play for Randwick in the Shute Shield, with another Galloping Greens outside back […]
St Kilda are in peril yet again – but are their problems due to Ross Lyon’s coaching or the quality of the cattle?
So, St Kilda are a rabble again. Although, it’s probably easier over time if we point out when they aren’t a shambles. The Saints sit 14th on the ladder, with only, as per accepted wisdom in 2024, the clear four worst teams in the competition below them – West Coast, Richmond, Hawthorn and North Melbourne. […]
The insurmountable problem facing Australian rugby in a doomed rivalry with New Zealand
Australian rugby has many problems – financial crisis, ever-shrinking audiences, shortage of coaching expertise, Greg Martin, etc etc. But one problem which I have come to notice after many years of careful study is perhaps not mentioned enough in contemporary commentary, despite being possibly the biggest factor holding back Australian rugby success: New Zealanders are […]
Luke, Lachlan and Lewis: If NRL clubs can’t find 7s, it’s because they created a lost generation of halfbacks
There’s been a trope going round in the NRL and you’d have had to have had your head in the sand not to notice it. Since Ben Hunt’s contract became the major topic of attention around this time last year, we’ve been told that it’s a terrible market at the moment for halves. Hunt was […]
Bunnies board, players, officials and sacked coach all deserve share of blame game after Demetriou’s demise
Jason Demetriou is no longer South Sydney coach but while he made a dignified exit there are plenty of other people at the club who can’t hold their head up high after one of the ham-fisted treatment dished out. After the board met for more than three hours on Tuesday morning and then reconvened in […]