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According to the statistics from Origin I, NSW were outperforming the Maroons in many key indicators – but all those numbers can be thrown to the curb without the factor of intent. Yes, NSW were down to 12. But enough of that narrative, let’s delve… Read More »Why Origin I was already over before Suaalii send-off: Blues rose to the occasion statistically but lacked Maroons’ intent

I’ve seen plenty of praise for the Hurricanes this season and the work of first-year head coach Clark Laidlaw. Some of it’s been justified, given how little was expected of the team when the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific competition started. On paper, the Hurricanes’ squad… Read More »Hurricanes looked like Ian Foster’s All Blacks. Can Razor avoid their fatal mistake?

One of the most basic and fundamental areas of the Australian Constitution is the ‘separation of powers’, that mandates our government is separate from and has no direct control over the courts and police. The aim is to stop politicians from becoming dictators and using… Read More »The AFL ‘explaining’ controversial umpiring decisions is attention-seeking nonsense that doesn’t help anyone

In the simplest of terms, the 17 NRL teams of 2024 can be carved into three categories – the two sides that are doing everything possible to show they could be the premiers, another 13 who are unreliable and two duds at the bottom.  Penrith… Read More »NRL Power Rankings: Round 15 – Two teams on title trajectory, another 13 who can’t get their act together … and two duds

2023 was meant to be the year Bangladesh finally turned up in an ICC event and show the rest of the world that they were no longer pushovers. Instead, team politics came to hamper the Tigers terribly, barely scraping to eighth spot with a toothless… Read More »Najmul Hossain Shanto does the improbable as Bangladesh begin to believe