It’s a festival of footy as Anzac Round dawns, with matches to be played across a whopping five days in 2024’s most spread-out ‘weekend’ of action. That’s good news for some, bad news for others – like say, those poor souls whose job it is… Read More »The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions, Anzac Day Eve: Dees or Tigers to kick off the longest weekend?
Dale Finucane will go down as one of the most honest, hard-working and inspirational players of his time. He’s what we want out of our footy players: on the field, unflinchingly tough, but off it, as polite and wholesome as they come. A country boy… Read More »Tackle it head on: Finucane and Lewis can teach the NRL why concussion rules have to change immediately
New coach Michael Maguire is considering as many as 50 players for the State of Origin series opener with not even captain James Tedesco assured of keeping his spot. After two straight years of series defeats at the hands of Billy Slater’s rejuvenated Queenslanders and… Read More »NSW Blues 2024 State of Origin predicted team: Maguire set to overhaul squad in search of winning combination
Ahead of a monster round of football, headlined by Anzac Day between the Bombers and Pies, we look at some of the intriguing questions we have ahead of this week’s mouthwatering clashes. Richmond v Melbourne Can Vlaustin hold together this brittle backline? Nick Vlastuin has… Read More »Questions to ponder ahead of Round 7: Can Stringer play hero on Anzac Day, and is Port’s gun midfield actually their Achilles heel?
The paradox of parity is that even though we’re told we should want a wide open competition, the NRL seems to be more interesting when there’s a top dog to knock off. Or top cats as is the current case with the Panthers the undisputed… Read More »Paradox of parity: NRL craves a level playing field but fans love to hate a dynasty like Penrith’s undisputed reign