Graham Annesley made a telling observation about the bunker’s ruling of no-try to Gold Coast centre Brian Kelly in the controversial 28-24 loss to Newcastle on Sunday. “Des and I won’t agree on this, but that’s life,” Annesley, the NRL head of football said at… Read More »NRL News: Annesley rebuffs Hasler’s ‘crazy’ Bunker rant, PNG franchise identify Storm star as marquee target
Western Bulldogs star Tom Liberatore has been given the green light to return to AFL action next month despite twice collapsing on the field this season. Liberatore has been sidelined since round eight, when he suffered his latest concussion in a series of concerning incidents.… Read More »AFL News: Dogs make Libba comeback call after concussion dramas, Swans star faces lengthy bump ban
The Brumbies kept themselves firmly in the hunt for a top-two finish by scraping past the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon. Had they lost, they would have rued the decision to kick for the corner and come up with nothing rather than bank three points from… Read More »Five things: The crucial area that will keep Joe Schmidt up at night, Wright shows he’s ready for Wallabies return
Saturday, August 26 last year was a major AFL ‘Sliding Doors’ day – and it is turning out to be quite monumental for two clubs. In a parallel universe, Gold Coast defeats North Melbourne to finish the season, the Kangaroos finish last and land Harley… Read More »Big fish, small pond: A sponsorship goldmine awaits Harley Reid – he’d be mad to ever leave the Eagles
The end of Round 11 might not seem the obvious place to stop and take stock of the rugby league world, but it is as good a time as any. We’ve now seen each team ten times at least, so we can actually judge what… Read More »End of an era: Are we seeing a new style of rugby league tactics developing before our eyes?