Twenty-six Grand Finals have been fought, won, and lost in the NRL era; 27 if you count the 1997 Super League decider, and some absolute champions have held the trophy aloft on their victory lap. Most of them are household names, including the likes of… Read More »The forgotten Grand Final winners of the NRL era
What an exciting weekend of football we were treated to; there were 21 goals scored in six matches and no draws. In four of the six games, the team that won had less possession than their opposition. For the second weekend in a row, the… Read More »The A-League players who were the difference for their teams in Round 7
In this series of articles I am selecting teams for each state who performed the best in Australia’s domestic 50-over competition. This time we look at Western Australia. Shaun Marsh (2002-2022), three titles 3672 runs at 44.78, 10 centuries, 11 man of the match awards… Read More »Australia’s best domestic 50-over players – Western Australia
Sometimes, selections for the Australian cricket team leave me wondering why the Sheffield Shield competition exists. Any one of the 66 players in the last round of the Shield could have been selected, but only five of them were. The remaining nine players are incumbents… Read More »‘Incumbency over performance’: Australian selectors get Test side wrong
This article follows up a recent piece setting out a way of measuring and comparing performances in one-day international cricket over the decades. It also listed which batsmen topped the rankings under this method, headed by West Indies legend Viv Richards. Today’s article looks at… Read More »Paper giants: Measuring ODI impact – bowlers, all-rounders and a best XI