As night follows day, so discussions around eligibility follow rep footy. Discussing who can and can’t play for NSW and Queensland is almost as popular as the actual games and ranks right up there with stadium infrastructure, the judiciary and how many clubs there should… Read More »If Kiwis and Poms are allowed to play, Origin might be about to stumble into eligibility rules that work
If you’ve been following the career of one Angelos Postecoglou, previously of Melbourne, more recently of Yokohama, Glasgow and London, you won’t have been surprised at all to hear his comments last week. “I look at the top teams and there is one common trait,… Read More »What the EPL?!: Spurs are going places under Ange – so what can he teach ‘nowhere fast’ United?
Another action-packed weekend of football is in the books and there’s a bit to unpack, so let’s get stuck in. Here are your A-League Round 6 talking points. Bulls claim seven-goal thriller We had to be patient for the match of the round, but Macarthur’s… Read More »Chaos in Campbelltown, lingering lightning, Suncorp’s shameful surface
With the end of the calendar year nearly upon us, The Roar is looking back at the sporting highlights, lowlights and moments that mattered for 2023 in Australia and beyond. It’s now time to look back at the stars who have called time on their… Read More »Sporting retirements of 2023: The big names who have called time on illustrious careers
When it comes to Test cricket, deciding the batting order ultimately boils down to two options – picking your openers, a pseudo opener at first drop with the technique to handle the moving ball and then the rest of the order from best to worse. … Read More »Weakening one spot to fix another: Moving Marnus to opener is not the answer for top-order puzzle