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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: Cronulla are allergic to the transfer market – and it might be holding them back

As the World Cup reaches it’s final phase it has been a life-changing experience for several players and will end the careers of others who have failed to live up to expectations. The semi-final teams are locked in and the six teams are either running… Read More »World Cup player stockmarket: Whose shares are rising and plummeting after Indian odyssey

The passing of South’s legend John Sattler this year gave me pause to remember not only one of the Rabbitohs’ greatest players, but also the pack of forwards he led in their remarkable run of success between 1967 and 1971, when they won four premierships… Read More »Forward pack dominance: A look back at John Sattler and his Cardinal and Myrtle wrecking crew in the 1960-70s

Australian rugby seems to be full of contentious debates at the moment – and here is another that will gather steam over the next three years, I am sure. After the pool stage exit from the World Cup last month, Rugby Australia has many questions… Read More »The battle of the rugby World Cup 2027 Final: Sydney or Melbourne?