Television commentary is a tough gig. Everyone’s a critic and if you are going to make it all about yourself, the viewers get real cranky really quickly. Paul Vautin is a semi-retired commentator for Nine these days, usually only dipping in for Queensland matches like… Read More »Viewers need more of Paul the analyst, less of Fatty the class clown’s cringeworthy commentating
My American mate wants a Canberra Raiders jersey. If someone had told me a couple of months ago that I’d have friends in the small American town I live in asking me about how they could get their hands on a Raiders jersey, about how… Read More »NRL in Vegas was such a hit, my American mate wants a Canberra Raiders jersey
The next generation of Joeys opened up their national team careers this week with a win against Switzerland. With players playing club football in Italy, Belgium, England, France, and Croatia, the cohort has a large quantity of overseas-based talent, a positive sign that Football Australia… Read More »Youngest ever Australia Cup scorer, another electric talent from Adelaide, and sons of Socceroos: Meet the future of Australian football
The Roosters have found themselves in the news in recent times and not always for the right reasons. Firstly, we had their enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves passing the 300-game mark, then winger Dominic Young becoming the first player to be sent off this year after his… Read More »‘Don’t put short-term needs over long-term health’: After his tenth concussion, is it time for Teddy to hang up the boots?
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has said star midfielder Tom Liberatore has ‘no concussion’ following a concerning incident in the last quarter of their loss to Essendon. Following a series of heavy hits, albeit ones to the body rather than the head – including one… Read More »Dogs to investigate scary Liberatore collapse, but claim ‘no concussion’ in concerning incident