With every team now having played at least half of their allotted games, there is a mix of new faces and incumbent stars at the top of the queue for the Dally M Team of the Year. For many, we have seen a return to glory, with the likes of James Tedesco throwing the gauntlet […]
Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has put the bitter disappointment of missing the World Cup behind him by signing an extension with Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies. In a boost to the Brumbies ahead of this weekend’s semifinal against the Blues, Lolesio has signed to the end of 2025 with a one year extension to […]
The lead-up to Dustin Martin’s 300th game has begged the question: where does he sit in the pantheon of modern AFL greats? Below are my top ten players that have debuted from 2000 and beyond. Each one had or has something special that defines them, and none can be argued with as a champion of […]
I have packed into a lot of scrums in my time. I’d say they number in the hundreds. Mostly in the second row, but I’ve muscled up in the front row too, and even, in my youngest days, at number 8 and flanker. I have packed into scrums that drove the opposition remorselessly backwards, splintering […]
The NRL is going to expand to 20 teams, a myriad of ideas have been suggested – NRL, here is the solution. The NSW Country Bears, Queensland Country Firehawks and the Christchurch Kākāpōs (pending the name of the mascot). The Papua New Guinea idea is ridiculous, they will struggle to sign a quality squad due […]
