Papenhuyzen v Meaney v Faalogo: How can the Storm fit all of their fullbacks into one team?

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Having three excellent options for one of your key positions is a decent problem to have. For Craig Bellamy and the Melbourne Storm, the last few years have been a little challenging. It’s not that they’ve been bad, they’ve just not been elite – and for a team like the Storm, that represents a drop […]

Worldie-scorers, spark plugs and deliverers of deja vu: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 14

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Round 14 was full of drama, with 13 goals scored in six games, two score draws and three teams that kept a clean sheet. Remarkably, the four teams that claimed three points had less possession than their opponent. There was a controversial red card, along with that there were two out of three penalties given […]

The five Liverpool players that defined the Jurgen Klopp era

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The curtain will fall on Jurgen Klopp’s reign as Liverpool manager at the end of the season. Klopp will undoubtedly go down as not only one of the greatest Liverpool managers of all time but also of the Premier League era. While a manager is hugely instrumental to the success of a football club, the […]

Test Mortem: Green’s golden status fading as batting unit becomes fragile, Windies need help to kick on from Gabba glory

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Australia’s batting line-up is looking decidedly fragile after their upset loss to the West Indies heading into a tricky tour of New Zealand and next summer’s marquee contest against India.  On top of the rejigged top order following David Warner’s retirement, most of the top six are coming off down summers in terms of their […]

Socceroos finally get Harry’s head in the game as they advance to Asian Cup’s last eight after early struggles

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Australia marched into the last eight of the Asian Cup with a 4-0 victory over Indonesia. Despite the emphatic scoreline it was far from one way traffic, with two late goals flattering the Socceroos. The Socceroos led 2-0 at halftime having taken just one shot and being outplayed for long stretches by the lowest ranked […]