There are few topics that present more of an existential threat to what modern sport looks like than concussion. To use one metaphor, it is the genie that is out of the bottle. Once we know what we know, we can’t unknow it, and all… Read More »‘Will that change in the NRL? It probably will’: Why Walsh is the canary in the coalmine for concussion
The salary cap at all clubs is equal, it’s just that some are more equal than others. All the animals in the NRL farm get the same funding from head office and have the same salary cap amount of $12 million plus to spend on… Read More »Getting value for money from stars is the biggest competitive advantage in the NRL – and the flip side can be devastating
As current plans sit, the 2024 season will be the Oakland Athletics’ last in a market that they’ve called home for over 50 years – and the grand finale might be one of the saddest sights in sports. Just over 13,500 tickets were sold for… Read More »Heading for a sad ending: The pending departure of the Athletics in Oakland is a black mark for Major League Baseball
The author of a new book on Aussie F1 prodigy Oscar Piastri believes the Melbourne driver has what it takes to become Australia’s first Formula 1 World Champion in close to 50 years. Renowned motorsport journalist and editorial director of Speedcafe Andrew van Leeuwen says… Read More »‘He is going to do it at some point’: Piastri on track to break Australia’s 44-year F1 drought
We seem to fall for the same nonsense line all the time, and it’s a little ridiculous. The line goes like this: no doctor would send out a player if he wasn’t completely right to play. Now please, for goodness sake, don’t misconstrue my words.… Read More »We must never accept ignorance as an excuse for negligence when it comes to concussion