Melbourne United have sent the NBL championship series to a deciding game with a nail-biting 88-86 win over the Tasmania JackJumpers in enemy territory. Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-five series, United held their nerve at Hobart’s MyState Bank Arena on Thursday night with Matthew Dellavedova sinking the deciding shot with 7.2 seconds on the clock. […]
Footy Fix: The worst grand final rematch ever just proves the Pies have slightly fewer problems than Brisbane
It has been ten years since Australian cricket icon Ricky Ponting released his autobiography At the Close of Play, but there’s a passage that still resounds with me after all that time – and is a perfect metaphor, as it happens, for Collingwood’s win over Brisbane at the Gabba. Struggling for form, with the glory […]
Panthers cruise to victory over Roosters without top gun Iceman as Mavrik takes flight
Why did we ever doubt them? The Panthers entered this clash as clear outsiders, but sent out the strongest statement yet that the Premiership is theirs to lose with a 22-16 slap down of the Sydney Roosters on their own patch. It was set up as a changing of the guard, with the Panthers missing […]
Super Rugby tipping week six: ‘Golden point, my a—‘: everyone tips the Tahs but who really believes in them?
The Australian derby is the major point of difference this week as our panel of tipsters are closely aligned again after a tight week five. Last week, there was just one tip of difference between the four panellists, with Tony opting for the Waratahs over the Drua. ‘Golden point, my a—‘ has been his pained […]
‘They’ve got to have some trust’: DC’s vision for star trio as Jorgo says gold jersey ‘100%’ fuelled decision to stay
Whether or not it will prove his selection headache to have, Darren Coleman has promised there will be a place in the backline for all of Max Jorgensen and the two big name signings arriving next season. Jorgensen announced he would be signing a two-year extension with the club this week, heading off interest from […]