With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what they need to improve and where they might find it. […]
Cricket Australia has opened itself up to accusations of virtue signalling and a boycott of convenience by being content to play Afghanistan at the World Cup but not wanting to play them at other times. It’s easy to show your contempt for the country’s treatment of women and lack of a program for female cricketers […]
If you look at betting markets, 2023 is another year you would assume that the Melbourne Cup has been run and won already – there are two or three short-priced favourites, with the rest of the field making up the numbers. The agencies seem to find a few fancied runners in the two-mile race – […]
Eloquent, pragmatic, perceptive, loyal, humorous, and defensive when he wants to be – that is former RWC-winning All Blacks head coach Sir Steve “Shag” Hansen in a nutshell. No doubt, there is more to the former Kiwi police officer. For the best part, Shag exudes human traits, albeit in different proportions. When he used to […]
The Pacific Championship final told a grim story for Australian rugby league fans; a lop-sided 30-nil scoreline featuring a leaking defence and a lacklustre attack. The forwards were bullied and the backs were bland. A lack of line breaks, a dearth of dummy-half runs and a general failure of imagination. Australia has enjoyed a golden […]
