By my count, the Brumbies have played three teams of consequence this season. The first two – the Chiefs and Blues – thrashed them and the other side are their traditional bunny, particularly in Canberra. Good on the Brumbies for beating the Hurricanes the other day. I think I even tipped that one. Nothing to […]
If there was ever a testament required to the success of the New Zealand Warriors, we might have seen it this last weekend passed. While the Aussie media has fallen in love with the Wahs thanks to their huge crowds, their redemptive success after years of Covid-induced exile and, yes, their exceptional footy team, something […]
The UEFA Champions League is the gift that keeps giving for football fans: few major tournaments in any sport can claim to so consistently offer drama and skill, as anyone who watched the recent quarter finals can attest. We’d already thought that it would be hard to top the Round of 16, which saw shocks […]
The legal proceedings involving the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Jackson Topine, and those involving the Sydney Flames and Shane Heal, may signify a watershed moment in Australian sport. Perhaps even for global sport. Topine’s $4 million lawsuit against the Bulldogs stems from an incident last season. It has been reported that Topine arrived late for […]
Many rugby league aficionados like Matthew Johns are saying this NRL season is the best year there’s been. Comparing seasons throughout the years is a lot like judging players, coaches and teams – it’s hard to get an accurate gauge on which one was truly the best. Objectivity cannot be achieved in what is a […]
