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From The Couch: Round 6
From The Couch: Round 6 It Was Ugly But It Was Right: There is no doubt that John Morris deserves plenty of sympathy. He was dealt a rough hand. He has done a creditable job under trying circumstances with limited opportunity at the Sharks. Cronulla wanted to make a splash though and they have to […]
From The Couch: Round 5
From The Couch: Round 5 Farewell Mr Rugby League: Not one person personified Rugby League more than Tommy Raudonikis and his passing will cast a long shadow over the game he loved and lived. Tommy was and is Rugby League. He is its past and he is its heart and he is all that is […]
From The Couch: Round 4
From The Couch: Round 4 Blaming PVL for Blowouts More Gibberish from Non-Believers: The plonkers who seem to spend their time blaming Peter V’Landys for all the ills in the world have taken up arms this week to blame the new rules for for bad teams being incredibly bad. The argument is as boring as […]
From The Couch: Round 3
From The Couch: Round 3 The Time for an 18th Man Has Arrived: The NRL has been accused of being wildly reactive in recent years but in the interests of fairness the game must introduce an 18th man to account for players being ruled out with HIA. The game was hit with a spate of […]
From The Couch: Round 2
From The Couch: Round 2 An Interview for the Ages: There was nothing over the eight games last weekend as close to bringing the same amount of joy to the Rugby League World than that of Peter V’Landys’ interview with Matthew Johns. There is no bigger character in the game. V’Landys knows the character he […]
From The Couch: Round 1, 2021
From The Couch: Round 1, 2021 Cameron Smith Retires: It is over. Our tired nation finally has an answer. Cameron Smith, arguably the greatest and almost certainly the most decorated player the game has known, is retiring. It was a farewell that lasted longer than any in the game’s history and seemed to create more […]
From The Couch: Grand Final Review/Origin I Preview
From The Couch: Grand Final Review/Origin I Preview Deserved Champions: The Melbourne Storm were the best team across the course of the 2020 NRL season and were deserving premiers despite some very dicey officiating making the result closer than it should have been. The Storm were the most consistent, most brilliant and most reliable team […]
From The Couch: Grand Final Preview
From The Couch: Grand Final Preview Grand Final Preview: This has been one of the strangest seasons in memory and this Grand Final is incredibly strange. But despite the weirdness of the year, there will be no strange Grand Final result … the Melbourne Storm will win and win well. Melbourne have done what Melbourne […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 2
From The Couch: Finals Week 2 Rampaging Roosters Run Out of Puff: The Sydney Roosters are far from done. As long as Trent Robinson is at the helm, the Roosters will be contending or preparing to contend. But this run is over. After creating history by winning back-to-back premierships last year, a tilt at a […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 1
From The Couch: Finals Week 1 Kevin Walters Was The Weak Choice: Brisbane’s decision to hire Kevin Walters as their head coach was, without question, the weak call. It was clear that the club did not want to hire him. It was even more clear to anyone who knows anything about Rugby League that he […]
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