There comes a night with every coach where the feeling that they’ve reached the end of the line simply cannot be mistaken for anything else. When it’s not hyperbole, or the instant hit of pessimism that follows a particularly galling loss, or any other rational factor to explain why a team and their leader has […]
It wasn’t the free-flowing attacking performance that Graham Arnold was craving but the Socceroos got the job done against Bangladesh in Thursday night’s game in Dhaka Australia are already through to the next round of World Cup qualifying and on top of Group I before the match and after a 7-0 win in Melbourne last […]
Queensland’s women showed the Maroons spirit is not confined to the men’s arena by stealing victory from NSW in the wet at Newcastle with a late field goal after looking down and out for most of the match. The Maroons trailed 10-4 in the slippery conditions after Tiani Penitani scored in the 58th minute but […]
I am at a loss over the sheer number of people who are up in arms over referee Ashley Klein sending Joeseph Suaalii off in the seventh minute of the first State of Origin on Wednesday night. “You don’t do that in Origin!” “It destroyed the game!” “It was an accident!” “It should only have […]
It’s time for the quarterfinals with three Aussie teams pitted against four sides from Kiwiland and one from Fiji. Our panel is in agreement this week and it’s hard to imagine The Crowd tipping an upset, with the four home sides set to rule. Christy Doran Chiefs, Hurricanes, Blues, Brumbies I want to pick the […]
