It was billed as a meeting of two of the great coaches of our time; Wayne Bennett against Des Hasler. Between them, they’ve coached 1375 matches of elite footy, and 31 times against each other. This might not go down as the best of them,… Read More »Yet more pain for Des as Titans collapse again – but should Plath have walked for ‘horrific’ Dolphins hip-drop?
It was like an NRL match ordered off Wish. There was a packed stadium, two line-ups with superstars and perfect playing conditions, but both the Dragons and the Sea Eagles decided to spend an afternoon dropping the ball. At one point on the commentary, Andrew… Read More »Flanno’s Dragons tough it out as Manly shoot themselves in the foot, then aim again in error-strewn madness
Liam Wilson has suffered further heartbreak in Arizona, the Australian boxer losing his super-featherweight world-title fight against Mexican Oscar Valdez. In front of a parochial full house at Desert Diamond Arena, the referee stopped the fight with 12 seconds left in the seventh round. It… Read More »‘Start using my brain’: Shattered Aussie’s admission after world super-featherweight title bout ends in defeat
The Fijian fortress has continued, with the Drua holding on to put away the Force 31-13 in Lautoka on Saturday. In dreadful, washing machine-like conditions where Churchill Park looked more like a water theme park than a footy field, the home side handled the conditions… Read More »‘One that got away from us’: Fiji’s fortress strikes again as Drua beat Force in washing machine-like weather
Sydney forward Sam Wicks will not feature at AFL or VFL level for the Swans this weekend, after a dispute with a teammate threatened to boil over, according to reports. SEN’s Sam Edmund revealed the 24-year old, who was a surprise omission from the Swans’… Read More »‘Bad blood’: Swan sidelined after alleged dispute with teammate