Two rounds into the NRL season and there is now officially double the evidence of who’s rising and which teams are still yet to kick into gear. Manly have caught the eye in the opening fortnight as the most impressive of the five teams with back-to-back wins.  Anthony Seibold’s positional changes, the addition of Luke […]

Newcastle United were predictably knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City at the quarter-final stage, ending any chance of Eddie Howe’s side getting their hands on silverware this season. Other than the five at the back system which is something foreign for the team, a 2-0 defeat away at the Etihad is never […]

Round 1 is run, won and done – and while it’s going to take the ladder a few more weeks to work out what exactly is going on, we’ve already seen plenty of eye-catching stuff this early in the season. Last year’s grand finalists, Collingwood and Brisbane, are both 0-2 and with some proper thinkin’ […]

After their Round 1 results, Dolphins fans were dreading the possibility of collecting the wooden spoon while the St George Illawarra faithful were dreaming of the finals. But a more realistic equation presented itself in game two for both clubs – the Dolphins shouldn’t end up at the bottom of the ladder and the Dragons […]