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Questions to ponder ahead of Round 11: Can Dockers prove top-eight credentials, Will Suns stay hot and Can Eagles win away?

With the competition as unpredictable as ever, we attempt to dissect and analyze some of the big questions we have ahead of Round 11. Western Bulldogs v Sydney Who will Jordon tag this week?One of the crucial pieces to the Swans’ fantastic start to the… Read More »Questions to ponder ahead of Round 11: Can Dockers prove top-eight credentials, Will Suns stay hot and Can Eagles win away?

Suilasi Vunivalu’s suspension is the final straw for some Reds fans, should he continue playing for the club?

The Reds are set to face the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium, seeking to avenge their first two losses against them earlier in the season. The Reds are also seeking to redeem themselves after their loss to the Fijian Drua at HFC Bank Stadium in… Read More »Suilasi Vunivalu’s suspension is the final straw for some Reds fans, should he continue playing for the club?

Joe Schmidt is the coaching mastermind that Australian Rugby needs, but is he enough with the game’s structural issues?

Rugby in Australia is at an almighty crossroad. The shambolic World Cup mission dubbed ‘Operation Smash and Grab’ yielded Eddie Jones a new job and the Wallabies an abysmal ninth place in the official world rankings; a position that belies their proud history as dual… Read More »Joe Schmidt is the coaching mastermind that Australian Rugby needs, but is he enough with the game’s structural issues?

Is there actually a tactical benefit of coaching an AFL game at ground level – or is it just personal preference?

The legendary Ron Barassi was a pioneering coach in many ways. His innovations included observing matches from an elevated viewpoint. This is hardly controversial – you can see and interpret what’s happening much better that way. Nevertheless, coaches had adhered to the longstanding tradition of… Read More »Is there actually a tactical benefit of coaching an AFL game at ground level – or is it just personal preference?