From The Couch
From The Couch: Round 13
Origin Selections Notes – Game II: Changes need to be made not only to the New South Wales team but to the philosophy of selection. They won’t be – and the Blues will lose again – but indulge me. The obvious inclusion is Paul Gallen. He comes back in and it should be for […]
From The Couch: Round 12
Origin Wrap: Once again it was New South Wales’ conservative selection policy that cost them the first Origin encounter and any chance of defending the crown they were fortunate to claim in 2014. Under Laurie Daley the Blues have played seven times and have yet to score three tries in a single match. It is […]
From The Couch: Round 11
State of Origin I Preview: There is very little to say. Queensland will win and Queensland will win comfortably. They will do so in a low scorer where the final margin will bely the Maroons’ actual dominance. It is a sad reality for the Blues but one brought about by Laurie Daley and Bob Fulton […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 11
For the third straight week we have had a change at the top of the leaderboard of the Willie M Medal. Mitchell Moses and Tony Williams now sit atop the Willie M Medal count after 11 rounds with Brad Takairangi and Joel Reddy just a single point behind them. Moses picked up a point in […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 10
Parramatta centre Brad Takairangi has emerged as the new co-leader of the Willie M Medal, joining Mitchell Moses at the top of the leaderboard. The big story this week is the emergence of Tony Williams and Sam Perrett, who again dominated votes for the Bulldogs and are primed to push for the dishonour after two […]
From The Couch: Round 10
Origin Selection Notes – The Final Call: Let’s start with Queensland. There are few points of interest with the wide fairly stable. Darius Boyd’s return from injury will probably keep Dane Gagai out of a debut spot. Gagai should hold out Chambers but won’t. There will be plenty of interest in who claims the No.9 […]
From The Couch: Rep Weekend Special
International Football Must Be Fostered: Once again international Rugby League shone when given a rare opportunity to take centre stage with three fantastic Tests. While the Anzac Test was the main event, the real show of how far the international game has come came with the Pacific Tests, both of which were hard-fought, passionate and […]
From The Couch: Round 8
A Wonderful Weekend: The NRL did a tremendous job honouring Anzac Day and the 100-year anniversary of Gallipoli. Outside of the aural molestation that was the Guy Sebastian/Lee Kernaghan/Jess Mauboy song, everything was done with class and an eye to avoiding over-commercialisation. Seeing players walk out together was a fantastic way to show that while […]
From The Couch: Round 4
Weary Warriors: The New Zealand Warriors have taken my money for the last time. Once again they have proven themselves pretenders. They should have belted Brisbane in Auckland on Sunday but were crippled by their own stupidity and inconsistency. It defies belief that Manu Vatuvei can continually get away with having such horrid hands. Shaun […]
From The Couch: Round 3
Video Referee Disgrace: NRL Head of Football could have a dungeon full of sex slaves, a massive cocaine addiction, a personal fondness for bubbling or a former life as a Rugby Union official and he would have less cause to resign in disgrace than he does now after yet another diabolical weekend of video refereeing […]
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