From The Couch
From The Couch: Round 20
A Coach With No Idea: The Tigers may have won against the Dragons but that doesn’t make the decision to drop Robbie Farah any less moronic, particularly when his only alternative was Dene Halatau. To suggest the Tigers have a better attack without Farah is complete and utter nonsense. Farah is a class player, probably […]
From The Couch: Round 19
Sharp Finally Falls: Another humiliating reign of power has come to an end at Parramatta with Steve Sharp finally releasing his grip on the levers of influence at the Eels. He did so about six months after he should have and hardly went quietly, calling for the NSW Government to appoint an administrator to run […]
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 19
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 19 St George Illawarra v Gold Coast 3-Gareth Widdop (Dra) 2-Josh McCrone (Dra) 1-Mitch Rein (Dra) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Manly v New Zealand 3-Manu Vatuvei (War) 2-Blake Ayshford (War) 1-Brad Parker (Man) Judge: Nick Tedeschi South Sydney v Brisbane 3-Joe Burgess (Sou) 2-Tom Burgess (Sou) 1-Dave Tyrell (Sou) Judge: […]
From The Couch: Round 18
Foran Leaves the Eels … and The Eels Should Be Stoked: Kieran Foran has walked out on Parramatta and his four-year, $5 million deal just eight games in. It was a major struggle getting Foran to the Eels but the club should be stoked that he has walked away. Foran has been a disaster at […]
From The Couch: Round 16
Gus Was Right: Phil Gould was bang on the money post-Origin II when he lambasted a selfish culture within the Blues camp. He didn’t name names but anyone who knows anyone about league knows he was talking about the skipper, his vice and a number of other senior players. Where he did not go was […]
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 15
The 2016 Willie M Medal: Round 15 Another incompetent performance from Daniel Tupou has catapulted the former Origin winger to the equal lead of the 2016 Willie M Medal. It is astonishing to believe he could ever have represented considering how poor his entire game. South Sydney v Parramatta 3-Dane Nielsen (Sou) 2-Sam Burgess (Sou) […]
From The Couch: Round 14
Melbourne Will Win the 2016 Premiership: The Melbourne Storm have been the defensive benchmark all season, they have posted 34-plus four times, they have kept opponents to six points or fewer in five of the last six games, they have the game’s best coach and they have three of the best dozen players in […]
From The Couch: Round 13
State Of Origin I Wrap: State Of Origin I could not have been more predictable. The game was low-scoring. Once again the Blues went conservative. Once again the Maroons did just enough. The Bunker was required only once but managed to screw up twice. The refereeing was wildly inconsistent. The match was lauded by those […]
From The Couch: Round 12
Origin I Preview: In what has been the most boring leadup to an Origin in memory thanks to two coaches who seem to be out of their depth and also great friends, anticipation for Origin I is at an all-time low. The biggest shock is that NSW are favourites. They don’t deserve to be. The […]
From The Couch: Round 11
Blues Selection Analysis: Let’s start with the positives. It was fantastic to see Adam Reynolds named for his Origin debut. He arguably should have been selected the last two series and he has certainly been the most consistent half available since 2014. His pairing with James Maloney provides NSW with a strong kicking game and […]
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