With the Finals over and the November 1 contract deadline passed, we can officially declare the NRL’s silly season open. Into the morass of gossip and conjecture, we will bring sanity, with the relaunch of Smart Signings, our dissection of where clubs are weak, what… Read More »Smart Signings: Ricky’s Raiders were right to let Wighton go – but they might not see the benefit for a while
Football’s National Second Tier came another step closer to life with Football Australia’s announcement of the eight foundation teams that will take part in the inaugural season starting in March or April 2025. The eight foundation teams include five from NSW and three from Victoria:… Read More »Will East Coast-based National Second Tier sink or swim?
Unlike Dr Evil and Homer Simpson before them, Australia’s quest for world domination in cricket is falling into place. If they can take out the T20 World Cup when it’s hosted in the Caribbean and the US next year, they will have the full set… Read More »World domination: Aussies can’t afford to be sentimental with selections now they’re one step away from trophy perfection
Round 5 had two tricky wickets, a few epic collapses and provided further proof that modern batters struggle to grind out long innings. Here’s the wrap of the round. Western Australia vs South Australia 3 Sentence Summary: Was there a wicket on the square or… Read More »Sheffield Shield Round 5 Wrap: Who made their case for a Test spot?
The news that Emmanuel Meafou has become a superstar of the Top 14 Rugby competition and is on a trajectory to Test stardom for the Les Bleus is another great example of how ‘talent’ is nuanced, non-linear, and often over-simplified. I had the pleasure of… Read More »Talent is not linear: Emmanuel Meafou’s rise from Brisbane club rugby to Top 14 superstar