On Friday in chilly Canberra, a chat with Melbourne Rebels’ assistant coach Tim Sampson revealed an interesting perspective on the current state of Australia’s high performance coaching stocks. With Darren Coleman shown the door at the Waratahs, and an incoming coach likely to have his own ideas about who might comprise the rest of his […]
Another good round of rugby league is in the bank, with upsets, comebacks and an ominous performance by the champs. Here come your talking points for the weekend’s games. Obligatory State of Origin talking point There’s more than enough Origin analysis going around on The Roar while New South Wales and Queensland announce their squads […]
Newcastle United’s reserves were put to the sword by the A-League All Stars on Friday at Marvel Stadium in their second match of the Melbourne Global Football Week. Thrashed 8-0, many supporters, and neutral fans, would have liked to see some of Newcastle’s first team players feature. Kieran Trippier, Elliot Anderson and Lewis Hall were […]
If you take your mind back to the start of the English Premier League 2023-24 campaign, you would find one of the most bizarre signings in recent history. Kai Havertz had made his way to London rivals Arsenal from Chelsea. The transfer received instant backlash as a lot of peoplewould question, why would Arsenal sign […]
The State of Origin arena is no place for second-guessing. Winning teams are always the bold ones and new Blues coach Michael Maguire is being just that by picking his first squad based on that often overlooked criteria – form on the footy field. Past reputations have held little sway. James Tedesco loses his spot […]
