When referee Ashley Klein pointed Joseph Suaalii up the Accor Stadium tunnel last Wednesday night, there were many fans imploring Suaalii to keep walking, all the way to Waratahs HQ in Daceyville. That will happen soon enough; Suaalii’s long-anticipated, much-publicised shift to rugby union finally… Read More »Why Joseph Suaalii’s headline moment of madness might be the saving of rugby league
This may not be as bold of a prediction now as it would have been six weeks ago, but on recent performances, I have Hawthorn playing finals this season. It’s a remarkable thought, given that the Hawks lost six of their first seven games this… Read More »To September… and beyond? The psychological shift turning the Hawks from cellar dwellers to contenders
So we’re all meant to be lamenting the loss of a Super Rugby Pacific franchise that made precisely one playoff appearance in its pitiful 14-year existence? Wow, I can’t wait to see how we chronicle the demise of a team that actually won something.The Rebels… Read More »Super Rugby’s failure was letting Rebels exist for 14 pitiful years – one less also-ran is a blessing
Brandon Smith was one of the most polarising players in the game. Then he came to the Roosters in search of a starting No.9 role – but his shimmer is not the same. The 28-year-old was issued a breach notice by his club on Sunday… Read More »Cheese to the cutting board: Why Brandon Smith’s shelf life may soon be expiring at the Roosters
For a ‘young man’s game’, the NRL certainly has a host of players on the wrong side of 30 who are carving up. Here’s a team of players over 30 years of age who, with more than 4,900 games between them, are still running rings… Read More »Ageing like fine wine: Picking a best 17 of NRL players on the wrong side of 30