The Jackson Topine lawsuit raises issues of significant importance for player welfare and the duty of care owed to players by NRL clubs. In short, Topine alleges that he was subjected to humiliating “corporal punishment” for being late to training with the Bulldogs, and as a result has been unable to play since that incident […]
NRL News: Kick-offs ‘closer to a change soon’ as concussion concerns grow, Flanno fires up at Sharks, setbacks for Phins
Both Trent Robinson and Shane Flanagan have weighed into the debate on concussions and kick-offs after Mosese Suli’s horror knockout in the first play of the Anzac Day match between St George Illawarra and the Sydney Roosters on Thursday. Suli was sparked by a head-on-head collision with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, in isolation an accident but a […]
Five surprises, five disappointments and five things to figure out as Super Rugby 2024 reaches the end game
After this weekend there will be five more rounds of Super Rugby Pacific and then the finals. So, let’s reflect on the five biggest disappointments, surprises and unknowns this season. Surprises 1. Advance Australia, Fair or Not Much of the time, Aussies consume Super Rugby standings in three ways: how is my team doing, how […]
Forget Cripps, Curnow and Walsh – the unsung Blues heroes driving Carlton’s premiership push
The Blues are on fire and while all the justifiable fanfare is justifiably on how well their stars are playing, it’s Carlton’s unsung heroes who will validate the club’s premiership push. We’ve arguably never seen the Charlie Curnow/Harry McKay connection as dominant as we’ve seen it now. Patrick Cripps has had a strong start to […]
The Roar’s A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 – the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Here we are folks, the end of the road when it comes to the A-League home and away season for 2023/24. What a round to savour, with finals positions almost certain to change and Western Sydney hoping to be the team that sneaks into the top six at the eleventh hour. Brisbane and Adelaide meet […]