Nick Tedeschi 
A Sad Day for Rugby League: Rugby league suffered one of its darkest days last Thursday when word came through that Immortal Arthur Beetson had died, aged only 66, of a heart attack. It was the premature end to a life devoted to rugby league. Sadly, I never got to see Beetson play. I saw none … Read more
Rugby league fans should take note: this is the most definitive list in ordering rugby league talent anywhere. No other publication will lay it out so explicitly and no other writer will delve so deep. No punches are pulled and no feelings are spared. These are the top 50 players from 2010 in order of … Read more
Jack Gibson is considered by many to be the greatest rugby league mentor ever and arguably the greatest Australian coach of any sport. His record is certainly something to behold. The rugged yet highly intelligent Gibson made an impact right away in coaching. In 1967, Gibson took over as head coach from Bert Holcroft at … Read more
Jack Stockton, Terry Blane and I got wild on Tuesday. Revolution was in the air and whiskey in the shot glasses. Durty Nelly’s was the locale and will be as important to the history of Punting Ace as the Burgerbrau Keller is to the history of Germany. This was no Beer Hall Putsch but the … Read more
The 2013 Melbourne Cup Should Be Renamed The Lloyd Williams Show After the second declaration and updated order of entry was announced last Monday, Lloyd Williams maintained not one, not two, not even three or four but five of his horses in the top 24 contenders. While this doesn’t necessarily guarantee their position in the … Read more
This article was first published at The Big Tip website on January 5 The dominant manner in which Collingwood won the 2010 grand final replay (and indeed the way they cruised through the finals series, first grand final notwithstanding) had some commentators trotting out the well-worn hyperbole that the Magpies were at the start of … Read more
ON SALE NOW… The Punters’ Guide to the 2013 AFL Season is the must have guide for every Australian rules fan. Written by our resident ‘Nut Gurus’ Cliff Bingham and Greg Oberscheidt, it can be viewed as a sister publication to Nick Tedeschi’s equivalent NRL guide, applying many of the same underlying frameworks (including unique statistical … Read more
Origin II Review: Origin II will forever be remembered for three things: the night the ALP really confirmed it cared nothing for rugby league, Nathan Merritt and the revival of Queensland’s pursuit of eight straight. For a diehard political junkie, the only thing more exciting that a big-time football game is a leadership challenge. So it … Read more
Luke Must Go: South Sydney and New Zealand hooker Issac Luke confirmed his standing as the biggest grub in rugby league by admitting he tried to break the leg of England’s Rangi Chase throughout the Four Nations. Where are all the apologists for Luke now, who want to defend this filth-merchant when he continually brings the … Read more
Rugby League season is nearly upon us and as the cricket thankfully winds down and the trials start to arc up, we all get that feeling deep down in the loins. It is February, right now, where we start thinking starting line-ups, draws, player moves, fantasy, long-term futures betting and the countdown to round one. … Read more