Ever since I was old enough to know what sport was I have watched it. I know I was watching rugby league even earlier than this, but the earliest Grand Final memory I have is the 1991 Grand Final when the Penrith Panthers defeated the juggernaut Canberra Raiders, led by an old Royce Simmons, a […]
I for one am pleased that the Roosters and Sea Eagles will line up in this year’s finale, despite the fact that I support neither side. They possess the strongest playing rosters in the NRL, the best defensive units and most formidable attacking weapons. Both sides are not reliant on one or two players and […]
Boy we were treated to two fantastic games of semi-finals football last weekend. Manly did just enough to overcome a determined Cronulla outfit and limp into the First Preliminary Final, battered and bruised, against a refreshed South Sydney side. Newcastle pulled off one of the bigger finals upsets in recent times in downing the Storm […]
Well week 1 of the finals series certainly didn’t disappoint. We saw the Bunnies stand up and break their Melbourne hoodoo, the Roosters and Sea Eagles belt each other into submission, the Sharks prevail in fortuitous fashion over the Cowboys and the Knights outmuscle and out enthuse a more fancied Bulldogs outfit. Unfortunately, the on-field […]
September is a month that makes rugby league fans salivate. It’s the business end of the season. It’s a month when the on field action is the centre of attention, rather than those players bringing the game into disrepute. It’s a month when off-field indiscretions are momentarily ignored and names like ASADA, Ferguson and Earl […]
Being a man is brilliant. You get to fight, drive cars through explosions, shag birds, drink beer, and be an asshole. But what really makes a man a man? Muscles? Sure. Blood, guts, and fisticuffs? It helps. A bit of nationalism? Of course. Wildly improbable baddies, snakes, the Mafia, guns, lots of guns, boxing, and […]
