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Forget the post-contact metres, forget the VB hard work index. All this focus on the science and the measurable leaves an intangible but important attribute off the whiteboard of coaching considerations. After reading about Jake Trbojevic and then watching the first two games this week,… Read More »Not always the best player in the team, but they inspire the best out of it – who’s your side’s talisman?

It’s that time of year when Queenslanders like to remind their saner cousins south of the border that State of Origin is some form of payback for the years Queensland had to suffer defeat after defeat at the hands of NSW in the Interstate Series… Read More »That’s in NSW: The Queenslanders who proudly wore sky blue before State of Origin truly meant just that

The Origin period drives a wedge down the middle of the NRL premiership but there is still plenty to be gleaned from the five matches that made up Round 13. Parramatta were the big movers after Mitchell Moses’ return ensured their losing streak ended at… Read More »NRL Power Rankings: Round 13 – Eels surge back into playoff equation, Cowboys regain their mojo, dark night for Knights

Axing the Rebels is an opportunity to bring Australian rugby into the 21st century. Put the brakes on dumping the Rebels franchise, bring Australian rugby up to world-class standards, fill the stadiums and make some money! Sell, lease, or give the Rebels franchise to a… Read More »Don’t set fire to the Rebels, let a Japanese conglomerate build a Trojan Horse out of them

Over the past 14 years, the Melbourne Rebels served as an experiment to prove two notions: 1) That Melbourne can sustain a professional rugby union franchise2) More broadly, that Australia can sustain five Super Rugby franchises Does the failure of the Melbourne Rebels prove that… Read More »Does the failure of the Rebels prove that rugby has no business in Melbourne?