The hooker in rugby league evolved from someone who lived up to their names by hooking the ball back in scrums to becoming a creative force. They had little skill and plenty of toughness back when scrums were a contest when dinosaurs roamed a Sydney… Read More »The evolution of the hooker in rugby league taking a backward step – creativity drops as workload increases
Can I just start by saying, how good is rugby! And how good is Super Rugby Pacific this year: close matches, brilliant attack, desperate defence, and upsets aplenty. For the rejuvenated Queensland Reds, the likes of Fraser McReight, Josh Flook, Harry Wilson and many others… Read More »The astounding numbers that must propel Corey ‘Rocket Man’ Toole into a Wallabies jersey
From my perspective, there has been far less excitement and anticipation around the revelation of the name, colours and logo of the AFL’s newest team than last time. Regardless of how good or bad I think their branding is, there just weren’t any surprises to… Read More »Tradition comes up trumps: Why the Tasmania Devils are perfect for the AFL
Captain James Sicily will play against Melbourne after Hawthorn had his kicking charge downgraded from a ban to a fine at the AFL tribunal. Sicily was facing a one-game suspension for kicking Essendon opponent Andrew McGrath, but the Hawks convinced the tribunal the impact should… Read More »Free Sicily: Hawks skipper cleared of kicking ban by Tribunal
Australian Professional Leagues chairman Stephen Conroy has put the heat on potential owners of the Newcastle Jets and a new Canberra team to get deals done, saying the A-Leagues will not prop up floundering clubs. The Jets have been supported by a consortium of rival… Read More »A-Leagues ‘not in a position where we can underwrite clubs’ as Jets, Canberra face uncertain future over ownership dramas