Chinese Grand Prix talking points: Stroll has become the most hated F1 driver in a long time – but that’s simply an unfair call!

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It’s been an interesting couple of days in the world of Formula 1 since the chequered flag fell on the Chinese Grand Prix last Sunday. That means it’s a perfect time to bring you the latest edition of The Roar’s F1 talking points – let’s get to it. Lance Stroll may (unfairly) be the most […]

Multi-club ownership model: The good, the bad and the ugly behind football’s newest structural trend

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Like every sport out there, some things are in and others fade out. Basketball had shorts below the knees in the 2000s, tennis was inundated with jorts in the 90s and don’t think football isn’t guilty of them either. Just cast your mind to the sleeveless jerseys of Cameroon in 2004 and more recently in […]

George Nepia made his New Zealand debut 100 years ago, but was he really an All Black at just 16 years of age?

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If the stories are true, George Nepia, famed All Black fullback, was selected for the All Blacks on their “Invincibles” tour as a sixteen-year-old player. In an interview with Michael Romanos, Nepia revealed he was born in 1908 rather than 1905 or 1904 as some records show. In the interview he stated that he raised […]

Veteran keepers and first-time goal-scorers: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 25

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Round 25 was a weekend of football that had plenty of action. There were five games due to the Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United game being postponed. Two of the five games were draws and there were three red cards, with two for Macarthur FC, who fought on bravely. Interestingly, the round comprised of […]

Back to the Future to secure the future: Old players can be masters of the rugby league domain

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Back to the Future is the future for junior clubs In rugby league we are pretty good at looking back, so good that sometimes we trip over ourselves. We are also pretty good casting forward with bold and ambitious plans, which occasionally do not come off. We have our fair share of “it’s not like […]