It all comes down to habits. Losing is a habit, and so is winning. For a team like South Sydney, with four wins from their last 16 games, it can be a nightmare to break. With the Bunnies, it is doubly so: their style of play, which foregrounds attacking footy, is predicated on a willingness […]
As surely as the sun sets and rises the next day, the Socceroo critics were out in force after Australia’s 2-0 win against Lebanon last Thursday night. “Not good enough” they said, “Worrying performance”, they mumbled. To the critics, I say simply, show a little more respect to a Lebanon team that has been steadily […]
Two Sydney Swans AFLW players were handed conditional release orders after being charged by police late last year for possessing an illicit substance. The incident occurred in December, after the Swans’ AFLW season had ended with a semi-final thumping from Adelaide on November 18. More AFL Swans AFLW players charged over illicit drug possession Don’t […]
The game of rugby league, particularly at the professional level, is tough enough without players being subjected to unnecessary risk of injury. There have been a string of incidents to start the NRL season which in most other sports would result in lengthy bans. And there’s little to no point in NRL head of football […]
Joe Schmidt’s appointment as Wallaby coach has been widely acclaimed. Here is a coach who is world class offering to take on the poisoned Wallaby chalice. Lucky, right? The consensus seems to be ‘right man, right place, right time’. But having spent a considerable time in the Northern Hemisphere, following European Rugby, I can safely […]
