PSG have gone a long way to exorcising the ghosts of 2017 by turning around a first leg deficit to dump Barcelona out of the Champions League, with Kylian Mbappe icing a penalty to see the French champions through after Ronald Araujo’s early red card.… Read More »What the UCL?!: ‘Crazy scenes’ as Barca self-destruct with three reds, Dortmund down Atleti in thriller
The success of Magic Round in the NRL, Gather Round in the AFL and the glorious trip rugby league took to Las Vegas to kick off the 2024 season have proven one thing, events rounds are the go and the A-League Men need to be… Read More »Does the A-League have the clout to make a UK-bound event round work in season 2024/25?
Rugby in Australia is often not well represented by Rugby Australia. To be Australian in Australia is often to raise one state over country. Vast distance drives cultural distinction. As Chook the Sydneysider told me lately, even drugs are not nationally Australian: Victoria enjoys heroin,… Read More »Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie’s ‘Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys’ table
If there’s one thing Australian rugby is good at – and at time of writing, one thing might be all we can hope for – it’s generating Next Big Things. No sooner has an up-and-comer put in an eye-catching performance than he is immediately talked… Read More »Enough of realistic expectations, let’s get excited about future Wallabies
Western Bulldogs fans are beyond fed up with Luke Beveridge. Most are angry to the point of being irate. In many ways, Beveridge is this era’s Kevin Sheedy, except a poor man’s version of him. Both like speaking in riddles – Sheedy had his Martians… Read More »Luke Beveridge is on borrowed time – he’s an inconsistent coach who gets inconsistent results