So many Australian rugby fans look back on 2023 as a complete disaster for the game down under, with million-dollar blowouts, an Eddie experiment gone wrong and a botched men’s Rugby World Cup campaign. That would be a mistake. Last year had its moments for Australian rugby, and some of the best were delivered by […]

As bitter as a pill as it may be to swallow, Brad Scott preaching patience is exactly what will lead to Essendon’s sustained finals run in the future. In an interview before the Bombers’ opening round clash against Hawthorn, the coach, in his second year in charge of the club, highlighted the importance of being […]

A brutal week of tipping, where 50 percent was a decent return, resulted in two panellists falling back to the pack. It didn’t seem that hard at the time but we should be thanking our lucky stars that tough tipping means great rugby contests. While Christy’s two correct tips left him precariously perched in equal […]

Love him or hate him, admire him or fear him, there is little doubt Peter V’landys is one of the great leaders in the history of Australian sport, a man with the vision to dream in technicolour and the drive to turn ideas into reality. It was almost six years to the day the Racing […]

Nicho Hynes’ six Dally M Medal votes during the opening round made a joke of the award, and the people charged with making the decisions around just who were the most influential players on the field. How two impartial judges could be so hoodwinked yet again by the lure of awarding points to a team’s […]