The owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Al Guido, has expressed interest in buying an NRL franchise following the Las Vegas double-header which attracted more than 40,000 fans to Allegiant Stadium. Guido, whose team made this year’s Super Bowl, has had an international focus as 49ers owner and has bought a share of English football […]
AFL Oracle: They just missed the eight last year – but can any of these teams turn it around in 2024?
It’s footy’s ‘no-man’s land’ – the lost space between the bottom rungs of the ladder, where high picks in the draft are coming, and the top of the ladder where the giants roam, it’s often described as the worst place to be in footy. For the five teams who sat between 9th and 13th in […]
The Crusaders dynasty looks dead – so how will it impact the All Blacks?
So, well done to the Waratahs. I didn’t tip them to beat the Crusaders and, in fact, I didn’t even think the game would be close. I underestimated them and I was proved wrong. Which is great. If I have an issue with Super Rugby Pacific it’s the general lack of competitiveness. Too many games […]
Violence is not ‘passion’: Wanderers fans chuck a wobbly again… why is it always them?
I have never raised my hand and struck another human being. I’d like to think I never will. Should I do so, I would be nothing but a thug, a brute, a Neanderthal and a very tiny man inside the body of a slightly bigger one; pretty much like the Western Sydney Wanderers fans who, […]
‘Fun and games, banter’: Leniu response to racial allegation beggars belief as ‘heat of the battle’ mentality harms NRL yet again
Some NRL players need to understand that they can’t rely on an anything goes attitude on the playing field like they’re in international waters where laws don’t apply. When they venture onto the arena, they’re entering a highly competitive, emotional environment but in essence it is also a workplace and part of a society that […]