The Champions League returns this week – and with the intensity dialled up another notch. After a stellar Round of 16, with two crunch ties going to penalties, we enter the endgame for Europe’s biggest football tournament with a vastly different picture to just a month or so ago. The ties are set for this […]
‘They are vital’: How the NRL’s old guard are ushering in a new generation – and winning the argument for expansion
Here’s a fun game you can play the next time you hear someone say there isn’t enough talent for NRL expansion: go look through the team lists for the last two weekends of reserve grade and pick the best side you can. In fact, go one better: pick two. The Roar did exactly this as […]
The Vegas Hangover: All four travelling teams mired in a malaise since returning from US extravaganza
Somebody call Mr Chow, there’s a fourth version of The Hangover playing out. All four teams who took part in the NRL’s Las Vegas extravaganza to kick off the season have been below their best since returning to home soil. The Rabbitohs have been downright dreadful, the Roosters and Broncos are also out of the […]
If the AFL ‘really care’ about bringing footy fans together, they’ll keep Gather Round in SA
Whether you visited the Norwood Food and Wine Festival as part of attending the thrilling Richmond-Saints game, ventured rurally into the Adelaide Hills and saw the much-hyped Harley Reid stamp his presence, or were able to catch the captivating double header on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with both games decided by under two goals, […]
Can Fernando Alonso ward off ‘Father Time’ long enough for one more run at the championship?
This season is only four races old, but Fernando Alonso needs to decide on his future beyond this year sooner rather than later. Formula One’s eldest driver is out of contract with Aston Martin following this campaign, his 21st in the sport since debuting what feels like a lifetime ago with Minardi in 2001. Whilst […]