Anyone who knows me also knows that I never criticise without offering solutions. I posted elsewhere on The Roar that I thought the NRL should either buy rugby union or consider a merger. The real benefit for rugby league would be greater international exposure and… Read More »10 reasons league and union should merge to become One Rugby – and give AFL nightmares
Wilson sought to develop a technology that would reduce the spin of batted balls and allow for improved handling and, in 2018, they landed on Spin Control. This very insightful article here cited a glove with “this dimpled pattern” during their research journey, and my… Read More »ON FIELD: Testing Wilson Spin Control Technology
As we finish up our list of the 50 players we think are set to make a splash in 2024, it’s important to recognise how many strong players will be ready to put their hand up for higher honours this year. As rivalries are set… Read More »Super Rugby’s top 10 players: Aussie props dominate, but Kiwi sensation smiling on the summit
North Melbourne president Sonja Hood has opened up on her ‘frustration’, ‘anger’, ‘disappointment’ and ‘sadness’ in former Roo Tarryn Thomas, after the troubled 23-year old was sacked by the club followed an AFL-imposed 18-match suspension. Thomas was found guilty by an AFL investigation of inappropriate… Read More »AFL News: Roos president reveals ‘anger’ over Thomas in open letter, Brayshaw calls for concussion ‘safeguards’ step-up
If you want to know why Carlo Tizzano has a chip on his shoulder, you’ve got to go back to 2017. After a state schoolboys match, the teenager went to exchange jerseys with his rivals from the eastern states. What happened next left his blood… Read More »‘They laughed at us’: Snobby slap down driving Force gun – and why he’s needed a chip on his shoulder