On Friday in chilly Canberra, a chat with Melbourne Rebels’ assistant coach Tim Sampson revealed an interesting perspective on the current state of Australia’s high performance coaching stocks. With Darren Coleman shown the door at the Waratahs, and an incoming coach likely to have his… Read More »The Wrap: Is Australian rugby about to throw a whole heap of valuable coaching IP out the window?
Another good round of rugby league is in the bank, with upsets, comebacks and an ominous performance by the champs. Here come your talking points for the weekend’s games. Obligatory State of Origin talking point There’s more than enough Origin analysis going around on The… Read More »NRL Round 12 Talking Points: Penrith remind us who’s boss, points everywhere and Madge’s brand new Blues
Newcastle United’s reserves were put to the sword by the A-League All Stars on Friday at Marvel Stadium in their second match of the Melbourne Global Football Week. Thrashed 8-0, many supporters, and neutral fans, would have liked to see some of Newcastle’s first team… Read More »Garang Kuol is miles away from Premier League breakthrough
If you take your mind back to the start of the English Premier League 2023-24 campaign, you would find one of the most bizarre signings in recent history. Kai Havertz had made his way to London rivals Arsenal from Chelsea. The transfer received instant backlash… Read More »Thriving in new role, Kai Havertz has proved doubters wrong under Arteta
The State of Origin arena is no place for second-guessing. Winning teams are always the bold ones and new Blues coach Michael Maguire is being just that by picking his first squad based on that often overlooked criteria – form on the footy field. Past… Read More »Bold ambition: Maguire’s right to take risks with new-look Blues squad – there’s no second-guessing in Origin