In a desperate attempt to insinuate that there is consistency and transparency in rugby league, a few seasons back the NRL decided to let head of football Graham Annesley loose at a weekly Monday briefing, in an attempt to deal with the issues arising from… Read More »Comical Annesley: Waste 40 minutes of your rugby league life and tune in to painful weekly briefings
Nick Daicos is arguably the best player in the AFL in just his third season and, likely, the most needlessly divisive. Maybe it’s the fact he plays for Collingwood, maybe it’s the fact he’s their best player, or if people dislike Daicos, it’s probably due… Read More »The startling evolution that has Nick Daicos’ inexplicably long list of haters all eating crow
Manly coach Anthony Seibold has picked out the increased pace and duration of the NRL in 2024 as a key factor behind the spate of injuries seen across the league in recent weeks. Speaking ahead of his side’s Friday night clash with Melbourne, Seibold reflected… Read More »Seibold identifies key stat as source of NRL’s injury crisis as Manly and Melbourne clash without stars
New coach, new World Cup cycle, new players. With plenty of scope for change and three months of Super Rugby behind us, possibilities abound for amateur All Blacks selectors. My team has one eye on the future, but also one on continuity and the particular… Read More »Tall wings, short locks and the Love Boat: Picking an All Blacks squad to take down England… and then the world
The lengthy tenures of two respected coaches have come to an end. In the early hours of the morning (Australian time), Jürgen Klopp was farewelled in emotional scenes at Anfield after a disappointing third-place league finish, having signalled his exit from Liverpool FC in January.… Read More »Coaching the perennial underachievers: A farewell to Brad Arthur and Jurgen Klopp