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The South Sydney Rabbitohs go head to head with the Brisbane Broncos in their Round 10 match-up at Accor Stadium on Friday. Join The…
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Clearly showing my age but the Optus tv collapsing is still my personal favourite!
Couldn’t care less about Grand Final entertainment - it only works when it doesn’t
I’d like to think I know a bit, mate. No need to get nasty. I might end it there
NRL Finals Talking Points: Is it time to send the Sharks to Adelaide?
Did you actually watch the 2016 GF?
NRL Finals Talking Points: Is it time to send the Sharks to Adelaide?
I guess we will see.
NRL Finals Talking Points: Is it time to send the Sharks to Adelaide?
I think you will get a much bigger Sharks crowd on Saturday night. Last Friday’s crowd was impacted by the AFL next door (people can be NRL and AFL fans) but probably moreso the train strike that cancelled more than half the trains from the Shire. Any walk up starters would have been put off…I do remember 80,000 Sharks fan at the 2016 GF…hoping for a big crowd for the prelim
NRL Finals Talking Points: Is it time to send the Sharks to Adelaide?
Come on…you Maroons have been doing this for years. Sharks are massive underdogs in this…all the pressure on NQ etc etc
Storm vs Panthers Grand Final isn't a fait accompli: How Cowboys can shoot their way to the top
No one in the media is giving the Sharks a sniff and that is why I think they will get home. Fitzy will have them primed and the forwards will lay the platform for the win…Brailey, Trindall and Hynes will all look different players to the ones last week who dealt with 40pc possession and a steamrolled forward pack. The Cowboys are not the Storm, Stuart….if I just keep telling myself that, it will all be ok….
Storm vs Panthers Grand Final isn't a fait accompli: How Cowboys can shoot their way to the top
Geez Stu, this would have applied 3 weeks ago. Not sure its relevant now…we will find out, I guess
Sharks' ruthless efficiency against minnows doesn't give them a hope in finals when there's bigger fish to fry
As crazy as it sounds, I think you could open with Marsh. It wouldn’t always work but, if it does, Marsh could take the game away quickly
Smashing his way through adversity and quelling the haters - the Mitch Marsh journey may have only just begun
I hope Candice or someone else taps him on the shoulder. Best to go out on your own terms in front of your home crowd. I’d like to see Matt Renshaw come in for India and England
Warner’s epic 200 gives him chance to retire on top rather than risk sour ending in India or England
Thanks Stuart…will be trying very hard to be unbiased….Go the Sharkies although my head is telling me something different
Do the Sharks even deserve a spot in the finals after their cushy draw?
They have also picked up Oregon Kaufusi from the Eels. He’s looking better each week
NRL retirees of 2022: McCullough calls quits after 300-plus games, Jackson, Fifita among stars hanging up boots
Completely biased I know, But Kade Dykes played for the Sharks against the Panthers last weekend. Son of Adam, he is a 19 year old full back who looks to have a big future in front of him.
In the name of the father: New crop of NRL players following in their dads' footsteps
Fifita has earned the right to go out on his own terms and the Sharks won’t begrudge him another season. Love him or hate him, the Sharks don’t win in 2016 without him. He’s never been my favourite but, geez, I was a huge fan that night
Million Dollar Man: Andrew Fifita's busted knees, induced coma and $100K per game
Before a Kiwi jumps in, think you may mean Whakapapa rather than Whakatane. One’s a skifield…the other is the home of Benji Marshall. Fun article though…we just need curling to become a national sport
Bring the Winter Olympics to Australia!
Yes, I agree with Brad Hodge. Alyssa Healy is probably best to bat 6 or 7 in the batting order with Haynes and Mooney to open. She does tend to fish outside off stump early in her innings so best to save her to when the ball is not doing as much.
Time to change senseless rule, Healy's pair raises questions: Ashes talking points
Only reason I remember is because I blogged it and thought how impressive Ash was.
Australia expects: How all the semi finalists shape up as Barty fights to break drought
Hi Avatar, small point, but Barty beat Keys in Fed Cup in North Carolina. I think we may be in for a tight one tonight. Keys at the top of her game will be really tough
Australia expects: How all the semi finalists shape up as Barty fights to break drought
Women’s tennis seems to have more depth than men’s at the moment. I doubt Barty would be looking past the 4th round at the moment.
Now or never for Barty as Osaka crashes out at the Australian Open
Agree with your sentiments, Stuart, and the crowd went way too far last night. I don’t think you can single out the Australian Open though. Poor crowd behaviour is common place in New York and Paris as well…doesn’t make it right but we are not alone
The AO, tennis fans and Nick Kyrgios should all be embarrassed
I was there in 2016 for the first day of the Aus vs SA test. Apart from the Aussies being 4 or 5 down for 20, I’ve never been colder at the cricket. Two jumpers were not nearly enough
BRETT GEEVES: Hobart's cold summer nights are a welcome touch of 'home' for battered Poms
I did think about just doing a top 3 and taking the Dragons out of the list. But Su’A and Suli should both make a difference and a number of the other guys are probably on their last chance. If one or two of them stand up (think Mick Ennis and his last couple of years with the Sharks), the Dragons will be improvers in 2022. I don’t have them playing finals though.
The top four NRL recruiters for season 2022
My thoughts exactly. I’ve followed the Sharks for over 40 years and have been through plenty of lows and one big high. Have I played? Of course not. Am I emotionally invested after that long? 100%. I always refer to them as “us” or “my” and won’t be changing
The Roar’s NRL expert tips and predictions: Round 22
Thanks Joe, that was a truly moving read. It puts into perspective all the little things that we worry about every day. Hope you and your wife are doing ok and that Tevita and Anna can eventually find a way forward from this tragedy
Tevita Pangai Jr's shattered heart is a season-ending injury
or…..you could comment on the Roar blogs…all 3 games today!
Only way to survive NRL grand final snore-fest is via an old-fashioned drinking game