The Wests Tigers threw a spanner into the tipping loop last weekend with the biggest boilover of the season with their thrashing of the Sharks. Maybe there’s some magic still left in the old Leichhardt Oval after all. Round 4 dishes up a tipster’s nightmare with so many stars out – Nathan Cleary, Mitchell Moses, […]
Why desperate Rabbitohs need to adopt NRL’s version of Bazball – it’s a guaranteed win-win situation
“Desperate times call for desperate measures”. It’s a quote often attributed to Hippocrates, the Greek physician, yet it also succinctly sums up the situation the South Sydney Rabbitohs find themselves in after the opening three rounds of the NRL. Sitting last on the ladder with no wins, and an horrific for and against of -64, […]
It’s a contact sport, so we shouldn’t be penalising tackles and suspending players just because someone gets hurt
It is easy to get a visual image of the results when an injury happens in sport. Graphic pictures of blood pouring from someone’s face or body parts bending and setting at angles reserved for mathematics books. Images like these are an unfortunate consequence of any contact sport. One of these gory images was captured […]
Super Rugby Women’s: Where have the Reds gone, and are the Force the real deal?
Super Rugby W Round 2 asked and answered a few questions, Round 3 will again ask a few more questions and clarify a few answers. At this stage, we think we know where the teams sit but this weekend will likely confirm it. So what did last week show? In summary, the Waratahs are in […]
Questions to ponder ahead of Round 3: Can the Pies be re-heated, Are Port the real deal, Can Jezza’s form last for the Cats?
It may only be round 3, but already the AFL has dished up plenty of action and drama – so, there are many storylines to dissect. Ahead of this week’s games, we ponder what may unfold; whether teams can turn around their form, or dig themselves a deeper hole. Brisbane v Collingwood Can Collingwood figure […]