As I watched the Crusaders sink to inevitable defeat down by ten points late against the Fijian Drua, I wondered what’s the future? As a Crusaders fan, I have enjoyed six years of luxury. And while I am a Crusaders fan, I don’t think it is a biased statement to say that Scott Robertson was […]
Who makes the top eight in 2024 – and why the Pies are still the team to beat
Collingwood Last year: 1st (18-5)Ladder prediction: 1st (20-3) They’re at the top for a reason. Premiers last season, Collingwood look to go back-to-back for the first time in 90 years and there’s no reason why they can’t. It will be interesting to see how the Pies will go from hunters to hunted in 2024, but […]
Taggart brace saves Perth again as Glory super-sub nearly snatches all three points in stoppage time
Adam Taggart has boosted his chances of a Socceroos recall by scoring a second-half brace in Perth Glory’s 2-2 A-League Men draw with the Newcastle Jets at HBF Park. The Jets looked on track for an easy victory on Saturday night following Clayton Taylor’s 13th-minute strike and a 55th-minute goal to Lucas Mauragis. But with […]
Dharamshocker: England lose final Test by an innings as ANOTHER batting collapse seals India’s dominant series win
England’s tour of India has ended in abject fashion as the tourists were hammered by an innings and 64 runs inside three days, with James Anderson’s 700th Test wicket failing to mask another batting capitulation. Anderson became the third bowler, and first non-spinner, to reach the milestone on the third morning of the fifth Test, […]
Footy Fix: Adam Kingsley gave Craig McRae an absolute coaching bath – and this utterly bonkers stat proves it
Since taking over at Collingwood at the end of 2021, Craig McRae has been, by almost every quantifiable measure and some of the unquantifiables as well, the best coach in the AFL. In his 52nd game in charge, never before has the reigning premiership winner been so comprehensively out-coached by the man in the other […]