Archive for May, 2018
From The Couch: Round 12, 2018
The 2018 Mid-Season Report Card: At the halfway point of the season, it is time to grade how each club has performed: BRISBANE (C-): Opened 7-5 with a negative differential. Their defence has been abhorrent, one of the worst in Wayne Bennett’s long and storied career. Been hit hard by injuries but the main […]
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 12
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 12 Brisbane v Parramatta 3-Michael Jennings (Par) 2-Mitchell Moses (Par) 1-Anthony Milford (Bri) Judge: Mark Cruickshank Canberra v Manly 3-Elliot Whitehead (Can) 2-Aidan Sezer (Can) 1-Martin Taupau (Man) Judge: Nick Tedeschi North Queensland v Melbourne 3-Te Maire Martin (Cow) 2-Michael Morgan (Cow) 1-Ben Hampton (Cow) Judge: Cliff Bingham Sydney […]
From The Couch: Round 11, 2018
A Game Run By Amateurs: Former North Sydney Bear and New Zealand international Mark Graham once fired off an apt quote in the 1980s: Rugby union is an amateur game run by professionals and Rugby League is a professional game run by amateurs. It held true in the 1980s and it holds even more true […]
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 11
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 11 Penrith v Wests Tigers 3-Benji Marshall (Tig) 2-Elijah Taylor (Tig) 1-Russell Packer (Tig) Judge: Matt Fisk Parramatta v New Zealand 3-Corey Norman (Par) 2-Bevan French (Par) 1-Peta Hiku (War) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Brisbane v Sydney Roosters 3-Blake Ferguson (Roo) 2-Jake Friend (Roo) 1-Darius Boyd (Bri) Judge: Nick Tedeschi […]
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 10
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 10 Wests Tigers v North Queensland 3-Justin O’Neill (Cow) 2-Kyle Feldt (Cow) 1-Antonio Winterstein (Cow) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Newcastle v Penrith 3-Connor Watson (New) 2-Josh King (New) 1-Brock Lamb (New) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Canterbury v Parramatta 3-Clint Gutherson (Par) 2-Kieran Foran (Bul) 1-Mitchell Moses (Par) Judge: Nick Tedeschi New […]
From The Couch 2018: Round 9
The Bunker is Rugby League’s Secret Government: The Bunker is everywhere. It is involved in every player of every game. It is attempting to dictate how matches are played. It is trying to give off the aura of both control and balance. It is about officiating without accountability. It is about being both near […]
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 9
The 2018 Willie M Medal: Round 9 Brisbane v Canterbury 3-Kieran Foran (Bul) 2-Jack Bird (Bri) 1-Darius Boyd (Bri) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Newcastle v South Sydney 3-Ken Sio (New) 2-Sione Mata’utia (New) 1-Daniel Saifiti (New) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Penrith v North Queensland 3-Tyrone Peachey (Pen) 2-Shaun Fensom (Cow) 1-Justin O’Neill (Cow) Judge: Cliff Bingham Canberra […]
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