Archive for December, 2010
And Croker Rhymes With…
Jarrod Croker is the goat. Sadly, he always will be. The young Raiders goal-kicker missed a penalty shot from almost directly in front 25 metres out with five minutes to go that would have levelled the scores and most likely sent the match to golden point extra-time. Croker has the third best kicking percentage in […]
NRL Mug’s Guide to Finals Week 2
CANBERRA v WESTS TIGERS, Canberra Stadium, Friday 7:45pm The Story So Far: Canberra’s fairytale continued last week with a 24-22 victory over Penrith. It was Canberra’s first finals win since 2000 and their first finals win outside of Canberra since 1995. In beating the Panthers, Canberra became the first team in the NRL this season […]
Tigers v Roosters is My Number 1
Saturday night’s Wests Tigers-Sydney Roosters qualifying final was a classic in every sense of the word. It was an epic of ’89 Grand Final proportions, historic and enlivening and an encounter that had everything any rugby league fan could ever want. There was starpower with the likes of Benji Marshall, Todd Carney, Mitchell Pearce and […]
NRL Mug’s Guide to Finals Week 1
GOLD COAST v NEW ZEALAND, Skilled Park, Friday 7:45pm The Story So Far: The Gold Coast did as expected this season and finished in the top four after finishing with a 15-9 record. The Titans overcame a rough middle third of the season where they won only two of eight to finish off 6-1 with […]
Coaches in the Hot Seat
Brisbane coach Ivan Henjak is a man who should be filled with fear right now. He has coached arguably the worst Broncos team in history, one that has missed the finals series for the first time since 1991 and one that for only the second time in its history finished the season with a losing […]
NRL Mug’s Guide to Round 26
GOLD COAST v WESTS TIGERS, Skilled Park, Friday 7:35pm The Story So Far: A win for the Wests Tigers will secure second spot on the premiership ladder, their highest ever regular season finish since Balmain and Western Suburbs merged and the highest finish for either of the merged teams since 1985 when Balmain finished second. […]
NRL Mug’s Guide to Round 25
NEW ZEALAND v BRISBANE, Mt Smart Stadium, Friday 7:05pm AEST The Story So Far: These two teams are currently rounding out the top eight with the Warriors sitting seventh on 28 points with a differential of +7 and the Broncos on 26 points with a differential of +7. Brisbane have lost both games since Darren […]
Eels Toxic Culture Poisons Year
The Parramatta Eels hosted the Wests Tigers last Sunday with their season on the line. The final score signalled an 18-20 loss to Parramatta and Luke Burt's missed penalty on the stroke of full-time was held up as the obvious reason for defeat. But the simple fact is that the preseason favourites once again failed […]
NRL Mug’s Guide to Round 24
PENRITH v SOUTH SYDNEY, CUA Stadium, Friday 7:35pm The Story So Far: Penrith looked certain to finish in the top four after Origin season wrapped up but they have now lost five of their last six as well as fullback Lachlan Coote and may even slip out of the eight if the losing run continues. […]
Another Win for the Greybeards
When the John McNair galloper Mustard ran his first race back in 2000 at Rosehill, Sydney was preparing to host the Olympics, Bill Clinton was President of the United States and Ansett was still a bird in the Australian sky. Steve Waugh had just finished his first summer in charge of the Australian Test cricket […]
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