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 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
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
Douchebag Tale #1: To me it seems completely untenable for Todd Carney or Nate Myles to ever play for the Roosters again. Of course, both probably will. That is The Way of the Roosters. The two, along with Frank-Paul Nu’uausala, were out on the drink only seven days after the playing group at the Roosters agreed … Read more
A Sad Farewell to a Champion: Greg Inglis, when all is said and done, will not be remembered in the same echelon as Cameron Smith or Johnathan Thurston or Billy Slater. He is not a future Immortal. His career will not be valued as one of the greatest to play the game. But oh boy, is … Read more