Phillip Cancar’s rather comical and momentarily delayed dive in the 36th minute of Newcastle Jets 3-1 win over Sydney FC on Sunday was a clear reminder of the blight that simulation is on the game of football. Sydney’s Robert Mak was the guilty party, red carded for violent conduct after Cancar had drawn him into […]
I well remember the day a New Zealand Rugby staffer put their hands on me. It seems I’d made them angry.The Wellington Sevens was dying in a ditch and our governing body wanted a positive spin put on things and for we in the media to write glowing things about our anonymous men’s sevens “stars’’. […]
Imagine this scenario. When the ball appeared to brush the arm of Fremantle defender James Aish off the boot of George Hewett, fans watching the game on TV have 30 seconds – or as long as it takes for Matthew Cottrell to have his shot at goal – to take out their smartphones and hit […]
Late on Friday night, Morgan Turinui paid Carter Gordon the ultimate compliment. The former Wallaby turned pundit described Gordon’s pass as Stephen Larkham-esque. Over the course of 80 minutes against the Drua, we saw Gordon’s passing game and vision come to the fore. His cut out pass to Glen Vaihu, where he cut out three […]
Here’s a fun game you can play the next time you hear someone say there isn’t enough talent for NRL expansion: go look through the team lists for the last two weekends of reserve grade and pick the best side you can. In fact, go one better: pick two. The Roar did exactly this as […]
