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: Latrell and Wighton could be great together – but Souths are far from the finished article
Cricket Australia has opened itself up to accusations of virtue signalling and a boycott of convenience by being content to play Afghanistan at the World Cup but not wanting to play them at other times. It’s easy to show your contempt for the country’s treatment… Read More »Playing World Cup match makes Cricket Australia’s previous Afghanistan stance look like a boycott of convenience
If you look at betting markets, 2023 is another year you would assume that the Melbourne Cup has been run and won already – there are two or three short-priced favourites, with the rest of the field making up the numbers. The agencies seem to… Read More »Look outside the favourites: Why this leading stable is every chance to quinella the Melbourne Cup
The Pacific Championship final told a grim story for Australian rugby league fans; a lop-sided 30-nil scoreline featuring a leaking defence and a lacklustre attack. The forwards were bullied and the backs were bland. A lack of line breaks, a dearth of dummy-half runs and… Read More »‘If that capitulation wasn’t a wakeup call, then I don’t know what is’: Is it time for a complete Kangaroos team overhaul?
John Longmire is considered a successful coach having led the Sydney Swans to a premiership in 2012 and four grand finals in total. However, he is now in his 13th season as coach, and I feel that there are signs that he is in his… Read More »Does John Longmire’s ‘all-in’ strategy shift suggest it may be his last two years of AFL coaching?