You’d have got long odds at the start of the season on Central Coast Mariners coach Mark Jackson staring down the ladder at Tony Popovic and his struggling Melbourne Victory side. There can’t be too many leagues around the world where the defending champions are predicted by many to finish in the bottom half of […]
Victory’s struggles continue, Tilio wondergoal denies Sydney, will Reds miss finals?
With less drama away from the pitch this weekend, there’s plenty of on-field action to get stuck into. Here are your A-League Round 18 talking points. Mariners down inconsistent Victory Another win for Mark Jackson’s side at AAMI Park on Sunday has Central Coast just three points off the top of the table. If someone […]
Dragons won’t get the spoon but concerns grow at a few clubs, downtown rule worth a spin: NRL Week 2 Trials Talking Points
St George Illawarra are the bookmakers’ favourites to collect the wooden spoon in 2024 but they shouldn’t be. While trotting out the usual caveat that trial form does not hold much water, based on the small sample size of a fortnight’s worth of pre-season fixtures, the Dragons look like they are on a mission to […]
Month off for SPP, another Superdraft loading? Seven things we learned from AFL trial matches
The AFL season is officially up and running, with all 18 clubs dusting off the cobwebs in a week of trial matches action around the nation. We saw a score of fresh faces front up for their first competitive matches since arriving in the AFL as eager-eyed draftees late last year; equally significant was a […]
Trial Takeaways: Hess hobbled by serious knee injury as sluggish Cowboys claw past Raiders
The NRL trial program is coming to a close on Sunday with Canberra hosting North Queensland at Queanbeyan before the Titans and Parramatta lock horns at Ipswich. Here are the key takeaways in the final pre-season action before Round 1 kicks off at the end of next week. Raiders 26, Cowboys 36 Hess injury takes […]