Recent retirement announcements from Dale Finucane and Luke Keary have put the topic of CTE and concussion back on the radar. We have also seen a debate emerge this week over whether kick offs ought to be removed because they involve the risk of long… Read More »Slow train (still) coming: James Graham’s ‘unrealistic and naïve’ take ignores realities of the modern world
The current NRL product is as good as it’s ever been. All the athletes in the NRL with their skills, speed, strength and fitness levels are better than they’ve ever been in the game. However, I still prefer watching rugby league from the 80s and… Read More »Rules that cruel the NRL: Inconsistency and psychic silliness holding back the game
Mitch Marsh has been appointed as Australia’s men’s Twenty20 captain, set to lead a squad to the World Cup that does not include Steve Smith or Jake Fraser-McGurk. Selectors officially confirmed Marsh’s appointment on Wednesday, succeeding Aaron Finch after several players juggled the role in… Read More »T20 World Cup: Marsh named captain, Smith and Fraser-McGurk miss out
Manly are at risk of becoming the second NRL club to face legal action over training techniques, with former player Lloyd Perrett threatening to take the club to the NSW Supreme Court. Perrett has revealed he is planning to launch action over a training session… Read More »‘Everything got taken from me’ Former Manly prop threatens legal action on NRL club
Socceroo Cameron Burgess has put Ipswich within touching distance of the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Coventry in the English Championship. Kieffer Moore put the Tractor Boys a goal ahead early on at Coventry on Tuesday (local time), before Haji Wright’s second-half equaliser. … Read More »‘Want your babies!’ Socceroo’s strike puts delirious club on brink of EPL return for first time in 22 years