Archive for July, 2012
A Short History of Rugby League
An extract from the fantastic new book written by Will Evans and edited by Nick Tedeschi, A Short History of Rugby League, Evans looks at the 10 greatest players in premiership history. In the book, he lists the 50 top players in the history of the game. The book can be purchased for $39.95 from […]
From The Couch: Round 20
Image: The End of the Stephen Kearney Era: It will be Stephen Kearney's biggest regret, taking the Parramatta job. It will likely be his last and only premiership gig. In late 2010, when Kearney took the job, he could have had a gig at any number of clubs. He was the hottest ticket in town. […]
Monday Milestone: Lane Eight
In the spirit of London 2012, over the coming weeks the Monday Milestone will take on an Olympic flavour, as we examine some of the great moments in Summer Games history This Week in History: 1996, July 26 Kieran Perkins stuns Australia by winning gold in the men’s 1500m freestyle final in Atlanta from lane […]
ANZ Championships – Grand Final Tip
After a thrilling overtime victory in the Preliminary Final (not least because it enabled them to cover the 1.5 goal spread), the Waikato/ BOP Magic find themselves representing the Kiwis in the Grand Final and trying to go one better than they did in 2010 when runner-up to the Thunderbirds. Standing in their way are […]
July 21 Racing Selections
Finally, some winners! With the first steps of the road to recovery from a six-month fiasco now behind us, tips for July 21 cover the race meetings at Flemington, Rosehill and Eagle Farm. Final report card for 2011 and revised rules for 2012 tips Results for July 14 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside […]
Try Line Picks: Round 20
Try Line Picks – Making the Nut FREE Round Selection Broncos – Line: 5.00 Bet Units: The Broncos will stamp their authority on this comp this week and back that up with big wins over the Eels and Raiders, before a tough run into the finals. The Broncos pack is the best rating, their bench […]
The AFL Lines – Round 17
The Swans announced themselves as premiership contenders, the Blues look to be headed out the back door and the Tigers had their pants pulled down in Cairns for the second year in a row. The Round 16 landscape pales in comparison with the upcoming week though, with the top eight sides squaring off across four […]
The Fantasy King: Round 20
By Mick Adams There have been some big developments in the NRL over the last couple of days on the injury and suspension fronts, with some massive ramifications for fantasy players. This comes after a big scoring round. If you didn’t break a thousand give yourself an uppercut, as there were points on offer everywhere. […]
The Early Line: Round 20
Manly are favoured by 3.5 in their monster grudge match with Canterbury at Brookvale on Friday night. The Sea Eagles have won 9 of 13 against the Bulldogs but Canterbury are 2 of 5 at Brookvale. The Sea Eagles are 28-27 without Brett Stewart over the last four seasons, compared to 29-10 when he is […]
NRL Almanac: Canberra Raiders – A Lego Hat of Commitment
Ahh, the Southern Cross Club of Woden, Canberra. When you go to the Cross Club you can’t help but wonder if the management searched for a moment in time – 1989 perhaps – and decided that the club would never change from that day on. The carpet, the menu, the mopes sitting at the bar, […]
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