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Life Long Brisbane Rugby League supporter, first Redcliffe, then Broncos and now back to the Dolphins. Also a mad cricket follower and casual everything else follower.
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How about some recognition for the honest toilers, who never quite reach those dizzy heights, but somehow still make themselves useful enough.
As we head into the 2025 NRL season, there are 17 teams looking to end the great Penrith streak at four consecutive titles. Remembering…
All but the most fanatical of cricket followers will never have heard of Harry “Bert” Kortlang. I certainly hadn’t. However, a few years ago…
We have a 17 team competition, which is the same number as the 17 players who take the field each week.
Now that Steve Smith has breached the 10,000-run barrier and looks set for a late-career renaissance, it’s time to highlight a couple of areas…
Now that some Kalyn Ponga magic and a sterling defensive effort from the Newcastle Knights have consigned the Dolphins to a 10th-placed finish, it’s…
On statistics alone, Australia's top four is set to score at a slower rate than we are used to - so do we need to find a Warner 2.0?
In this series of articles I am selecting teams for each state comprising the best performed domestic 50 overs players in that competition’s history.…
In this series of articles I am selecting teams for each state who performed the best in Australia’s domestic 50-over competition. This time we…
Over this next series of articles I will be selecting teams for each state comprising the best performed domestic 50 overs players in the…
As we grind into the 40th or so match of this World Cup, the cricket merry-go-round continues. After India (probably) hoist the World Cup,…
After Australia's 30-nil thumping in the Pacific Championship final, there could be a vastly different Kangaroos team in the next international competition.
Few could have predicted the importance of the first ever clash between the Broncos and the Dolphins.
A new chapter in Legends of the Mitches was written recently as the Starc and Marsh versions delivered a devastating one-two gut punch to…
The modern era: JLT One-Day Cup and The Marsh Cup
Ryobi One-Day Cup and Matador BBQ’s One-Day Cup
The 2000s saw an unprecedented era of stability in the domestic limited overs scene. The format decided on in the final year of the…
The summer of 1992/93 saw a new sponsor for the domestic limited over competition and a shake up to the format. Instead of two…
Following on from my previous article, which examined Australia’s one-day cricket domestic competitions of the 1970s, here we move to the 1980s and the…
Australia has been running a domestic 50-over competition for 54 seasons since the summer of 1969-70 – well, sort of. The inaugural tournament was…
Some 2nd tier talent at a good price might be worth investing in. Like Mozer from Brisbane and Trai Fuller from the Dolphins.
The Dolphins use of the Bromwich brothers to not so much win games, as set the tone for the club could be a model to follow. So maybe players like Tino, McInness, Fermor or Hosking would be worth investing in.
The 2027 Perth Bears full transfer shortlist: Let the wild player transfer speculation begin
Great article. Other nominations from a QLD perspective would be Wally Lewis of course. Every sneaky trick in the book and loved all the attention. But he was taught them all by the master lair. “The Rat” Ross Strudwick. I remember one game where the opposition was taking a shot at penalty goal and Strudwick set himself under the goalposts with Lewis on his shoulders. The ref made them get down.
Was Alf a lair? Willie Mason? Benny Elias? Sam Thaiday? Basically any personality player could be considered a lair.
Justin Hodges would be another, but there is a fine line between Lair and Pest or even Grub.
Benji would try a flick pass with the line wide open for himself. 😂
Modesty is nothing to boast about: Nominations for Two-Bob Lair Hall of Fame now open
Basically green is guaranteed to come back. Rightly or wrongly Khawaja, Labuschagne, Smith and Head are locks. This means one of Inglis or Webster is out. Konstas was already out for Sri Lanka. But if you accept that Inglis was going to be dropped for Konstas, then sure. That still makes it one of Webster or Konstas to be dropped. Webster bowls and Green can’t. Plus Webster has been a very steady hand so far. Therefore Inglis/Konstas goes. That’s the thinking.
The alternate plan could have been to simply drop Labuschagne.
Aussie selectors will be continuing comedy of errors if they convert Marnus into an opener
He’s a keeper
Five and a Kick: Latrell magic buries Broncos in Bunnies boilover, Des defies doubters as Titans escape Knights' clutches
It’s not a difficult concept. If you don’t want him to stay down, try making a legal tackle
Five and a Kick: Herbie goes bananas with blistering try as Dolphins give Eels the slip
If you don’t want him to stay down, try making a legal tackle
Five and a Kick: Herbie goes bananas with blistering try as Dolphins give Eels the slip
From a few years back:
Origin legend who came back from the ‘dead’
A horror car crash ripped his skull from his spine and his friends thought he was dead – but 10 years later Queensland Origin legend Dale Shearer is planning a return to the footy field.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
EDIT. OH MY GOODNESS, I KILLED HIM OFF BY MISTAKE. I was thinking of someone else. Sorry Rowdy
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
I think both sides were pretty conservative tonight. They are in that position on the ladder where the fear of losing is very strong.
Five and a Kick: Herbie goes bananas with blistering try as Dolphins give Eels the slip
Who have not run a Top tier team in two decades. That’s my point. The Dolphins were one of the most successful teams in the Queensland competition, but still recognized they needed outside expertise to run an NRL club.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
I’ve never really seen the benefit of involving North Sydney in this. Sure it gets some additional publicity in Sydney and placates a shrinking fan base whose team last played in the top tier 2 decades ago. But surely the potential downside risk of the team struggling for acceptance in the West outweighs these “benefits”?
Having said that, I’m excited that WA has finally got a team again. They were one of the most screwed over parties in the Super League peace deal. They had been starting to get some permancy about them.
My first year of truly following rugby league week in week out was in 1979. The Bears won two games that year.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
I believe he has called Billy Slater from beyond the grave to let him know he’s fit and available if QLD need him. God bless you Rowdy Shearer.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
If it’s in Moresby it will be a full house for sure. The one thing the PNG won’t have to worry about is local support.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
The enemy is Channel 7 who also own the local paper. Hence the inflammatory front page.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
Most in QLD support them as “not from NSW” as well as having their success built on a core of very talented QLD players that used to help us flog NSW in state of origin for about a decade.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
Plus we have refused to join NSW in daylight savings multiple times, just to annoy them.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
The difference is that Queensland has no beef with Victoria. If the Lions had been a transplanted team from NSW it might not have worked.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
North QLD voted against Federation and has also floated splitting from Soth QLD
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
Queenslanders are similar, but only in relation to NSW. And North QLD sees themselves as seperate from the south, even voted against Federation I believe and have floated splitting from south QLD more than once.
We are all a funny mob.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
I agree. I’m not saying it won’t eventually work, it did for the Swans and Lions, but this makes it harder.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
And all those people are long retired
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
Interstate NRL sides have a similar relationship with NSW.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
We don’t even need that. If it’s come up in his Google search history that’s good enough for us.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
The Dolphins could by Ipswich and Toowoomba with the cash dropped on the floor at their leagues club.
Perth Bears launched as V'landys blasts 'biased ... clickbait' paper's front page
Based on the last few days I thought the team would be 15 Latrell’s, Turbo on a wing and somehow both Cleary and Moses at number 7.
A beginner’s guide to Origin speculation: Bluffing your way to 'logically' choose between bolters and blunders