I was surely not the only one hoping that the AFL’s rumoured launch of a ‘Round Zero’ to kick off the 2024 season was just another example where the league leaks an idea early to weight the public’s response, then scraps it when it comes… Read More »COMMENT: Congratulations, AFL – ‘Opening Round’ is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done
Plenty of New Zealand fans are struggling to accept the one-point loss to South Africa in the World Cup final and a Kiwi media organisation has put fuel on the fire for the ‘we wuz robbed’ brigade. Stuff has reported that World Rugby had told… Read More »Rugby News: World Rugby warns Kiwis’ over ‘robbery’ whine, damning report into ‘toxic’ culture
Sydney Swans and their high-profile recruit Brodie Grundy will kick off the 2024 AFL season against his former club Melbourne as part of a new ópening round’of four games ahead of round one. Brodie Grundy. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) The AFL has announced the… Read More »AFL reveals new concept to kick start 2024 season, with focus on NSW and Queensland
South Africa are in form, have beaten Australia in their past four clashes and qualified higher heading into Thursday’s World Cup semi-final at Kolkata. But they have the weight of history on their shoulders. A history of choking in World Cup matches, snatching defeat from… Read More »Chokes on you: The TEN times skittish South Africans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
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: The Broncos have a big call coming with Reynolds – but they might already know his replacement