From The Couch: Finals Week 3

From The Couch: Finals Week 3

The Grand Final of Our Nightmares: This week is not a good week to be a scalper. Nor is it much of a week to be a Rabbitohs fan. The NRL has jacked up the price of tickets but their true value may not be worth the paper they are printed on. In economic terms, the … Read more

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20 of the Best: North Queensland Cowboys

20 of the Best: North Queensland Cowboys

As we wait for season 2011 to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at … Read more

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From The Couch: Round 1

From The Couch: Round 1

Daly Dollars: Daly Cherry-Evans did the right thing by taking the cash and the power and signing with the Titans. The present may be bleak at the Gold Coast but there is room to build a future. The same can’t be said of Manly and in particular Cherry-Evans at Brookvale, who clearly seemed to have alienated … Read more

From The Couch: Grand Final

From The Couch: Grand Final

The Greatest Game of All: Sunday night’s Grand Final was the greatest game of Rugby League ever played. It surpassed the ’89 Grand Final, the ’85 Challenge Cup final, the ’13 World Cup semi and any number of Origin matches. It was played with a fervour and a pace rarely seen in a decider. The drama … Read more

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20 of the Best – Brisbane Broncos

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As we wait for the season to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at … Read more

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Punting Profiles: Darcy Lawler and the 1963 Grand Final

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The rugby league season is on our doorstop, the hundredth time the dawn of winter has been celebrated by the opening round of the code in New South Wales and Queensland. For many, it will be but another winter of discontent, one that will end without trophy or glory. It will be filled with giant … Read more

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20 of the Best – Manly Sea Eagles

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As we wait for the season to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at … Read more

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20 of the Best: Cronulla Sharks

20 of the Best: Cronulla Sharks

As we wait for season 2011 to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at … Read more

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The Self Perpetuated Myth of John O’Neill

The Self Perpetuated Myth of John O’Neill

John O’Neill publicly claims that he isn’t the messiah but those who are engaged with him in the business of sports or those with a deep understanding of egomania don’t really believe John thinks of himself as anything less than a modern day god. He certainly has positioned himself to be viewed as The Creator, … Read more

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