Brandon Smith was one of the most polarising players in the game. Then he came to the Roosters in search of a starting No.9 role – but his shimmer is not the same. The 28-year-old was issued a breach notice by his club on Sunday after failing to attend the Roosters mid-season review the previous […]
For a ‘young man’s game’, the NRL certainly has a host of players on the wrong side of 30 who are carving up. Here’s a team of players over 30 years of age who, with more than 4,900 games between them, are still running rings around their younger opponents week after week. (Games include representative […]
It doesn’t matter if you’re a Queenslander or Blueslander, when your team loses there are always shouts for changes. But is that always the answer? My understanding is that it takes more than one game to be an Origin player. Most people need at least two or three games to prove that they belong on […]
The World Cup of the slam and bang, the shortest format of the game is here upon us. Partly a World Cup affair and partly a promotion affair, this World Cup is unique as it extends to the newer boundaries of the USA in addition to the traditional Test-playing Caribbean country. With the Super Eight […]
Three years ago in Tokyo, Ariarne Titmus went from being a good swimmer to a swimming great. In Paris this year, she can complete the transformation to Aussie Olympic icon. There are only a couple of obstacles in her way. One is America’s greatest ever female swimmer, the other a contender for the hottest young […]
