I have to declare I am part of a group known as Supporters of Australian Rugby Reform, SOARR. The objective of this group is to effect constitutional change in Rugby Australia. Any analysis of Australian rugby shows a depressing picture. On field performance of our national team, the Wallabies are ranked ninth in the world. […]
If you were paying attention in the first few weeks of the NRL season, you might have noticed two trends, one very overt and one a little more subtle. One would have had to have been deliberately ignored the rugby league world to miss major debate about obstruction, with several tries wiped and others not, […]
No team kicked more goals than Adelaide last season and only one team has kicked less this year – what the hell has happened? The city of Adelaide, for the second year in a row, has been a place of celebration for Gather Round, with 18 clubs, 9 games, three venues, many tens of thousands […]
It’s that time of year when many frustrated footy fans look at the standings in their tipping comp and think why bother. You’ve already fallen off the pace because those sure things you were so certain of winning proved not to be the case. Those bloody Tigers have cost you by winning, then you start […]
If you’re wondering the motivation behind this article, it’s as simple as the fact that a good mate of mine shares the same name as me. In fact, our names are so common, that we once had someone walk into the main common room at uni, say our name, and seven people turned their heads […]
