Michael Maguire’s new-look Blues for Origin II certainly have more strikepower but they face a substantial task in a sub-optimal amount of time to strike up cohesion. Maguire has tried to strike the happy medium between the cliche of “wholesale changes” and the risk of sticking solid to the players who were on the field […]
The NRL is faster than it has ever been, the six-again rule adds to fatigue, head injury assessments (HIAs) are now commonplace and quite often a team will go down to a three-man bench, and need to activate the 18th man. The game has sped up, but it’s left the interchange system dragging behind. Cast […]
Larrakia Country was graced by the presence of the Supercars championship, as the premier Australian touring car category once again celebrated its Indigenous Round in the country’s top end. From a maiden pole-sitter, to the champ returning to the podium and a weekend of domination for a championship hopeful, here are the talking points from […]
I am not a Victorian by birth or inclination. I am a migrant to Australia and for this I am forever grateful. My wife and I have been lovers of rugby union for many decades. When the Melbourne Rebels ‘arrived’ in Melbourne we were pleased to join fourteen years ago and have remained as members […]
14 down, 10 to go. As the AFL chugs through its bye rounds, a six-game weekend still provided plenty of entertainment – and controversy – to last us the week until it all starts again. Scoring was back in a big way – six of 12 teams cracked triple figures, while Hawthorn managed 97 in […]
