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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 25

Filed in NRL, Willie M by on August 29, 2016 1 Comment
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 25

There is still a round to be played in the NRL but we have our 2016 Willie M Medallist with Daniel Tupou joining a long list of mediocre players including Chris Sandow, Blake Ferguson and last year’s winner Tyrone Roberts. Tupou has been rotten all season and has posted five worst-on performances. For a former […]

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From The Couch: Round 24

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From The Couch: Round 24

  Paying Ricky His Due: This column has, at its very core, been built on whacking Ricky Stuart. For a good solid decade the material has flowed more than freely. He has made an ass of himself with his coaching, his blow-ups, his inability to coach attacking football, season after season of poor results. So […]

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 24

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 24

With two rounds to play, Benji Marshall has thrown himself into the mix for a long-awaited Willie M. Brisbane v Canterbury 3-Kerrod Holland (Bul) 2-Sam Kasiano (Bul) 1-Will Hopoate (Bul) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Penrith v Wests Tigers 3-Jordan Rankin (Tig) 2-Luke Brooks (Tig) 1-Kevin Naiqama (Tig) Judge: Brendan Curran Newcastle v Gold Coast 3-Korbin Sims […]

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From The Couch: Round 23

Filed in From The Couch, NRL by on August 15, 2016 7 Comments
From The Couch: Round 23

Has Anyone On the Match Review Committee Ever Watched A Game of Rugby League? That would be the first qualification that should be checked. There is certainly nobody there with a high school degree, an IQ of a Bunker official, the common sense of a drunk rugby union coach or eyesight better than 20/60. That […]

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 23

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 23

The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 23 The Willie M Medal is wide open with three rounds to go with plenty of mediocre players fighting for the honour of the game’s most consistently mediocre. Canterbury v Manly 3-Tom Trbojevic (Man) 2-Moses Mbye (Bul) 1-Josh Reynolds (Bul) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Brisbane v Parramatta 3-Isaac De Gois […]

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From The Couch: Round 22

Filed in From The Couch, NRL by on August 8, 2016 5 Comments
From The Couch: Round 22

The Bunker, Home of the Moron: Bernard Sutton strikes at less than 50-50 in the Bunker and amazingly is still employed. His performance on Sunday in the Tigers-Cowboys game was beyond absurd. Disallowing the Javid Bowen try when sent up a try and no clear evidence was bad. To award James Tedesco a try when […]

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Rounds 21 + 22

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Rounds 21 + 22

The 2016 Willie M Medal: Rounds 21 + 22 With four rounds to play we have a tie atop the Willie M Medal. Sydney Roosters v Brisbane 3-James Roberts (Bri) 2-Ben Hunt (Bri) 1-Corey Parker (Bri) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Canterbury v St George Illawarra 3-Josh Reynolds (Bul) 2-Adam Quinlan (Dra) 1-Michael Lichaa (Bul) Judge: Nick […]

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From The Couch: Round 20

Filed in From The Couch, NRL by on July 25, 2016 6 Comments
From The Couch: Round 20

A Coach With No Idea: The Tigers may have won against the Dragons but that doesn’t make the decision to drop Robbie Farah any less moronic, particularly when his only alternative was Dene Halatau. To suggest the Tigers have a better attack without Farah is complete and utter nonsense. Farah is a class player, probably […]

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The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 20

Filed in NRL, Willie M by on July 25, 2016 2 Comments
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 20

The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 20 Canterbury winger Sam Perrett has drawn into a tie of the lead for the Willie M Medal with just six rounds to play. He is the worst defensive winger in the premiership. His handling is poor. He is slow. How he is in first grade is beyond me. […]

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From The Couch: Round 19

Filed in From The Couch, NRL by on July 18, 2016 4 Comments
From The Couch: Round 19

Sharp Finally Falls: Another humiliating reign of power has come to an end at Parramatta with Steve Sharp finally releasing his grip on the levers of influence at the Eels. He did so about six months after he should have and hardly went quietly, calling for the NSW Government to appoint an administrator to run […]

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