Tag: From The Couch
From The Couch: Rep Weekend
Image: The Eighth Immortal: 2012 is a big year for no other reason than we are going to have our eighth Immortal named. There is no more prestigious club in rugby league. It is expected to be a race in four: Andrew Johns, Mal Meninga, Ron Coote and Norm Provan. All have their claims. Johns […]
From The Couch: Round 7
Image: What is Wrong with Ricky Stuart? It defies belief that New South Wales Origin coach Ricky Stuart is plumping for Jarryd Hayne to play five-eighth. Were his two failures in the past not enough for Stuart? Hayne has oscillated between disinterested and out-of-place when tried at five-eighth. If he gets picked for Origin in […]
From The Couch: Round 6
Image: The Shoulder Charge Must Stay: Those calling for the ban on the shoulder charge should be sentenced to an eternity in hell – that is, for those unclear, a lifetime of watching pussy-ass sports like rugby union and soccer. This is rugby league and it is not some soft-cock sport with ticky-tacky penalties and […]
From The Couch: Round 5
Image: Nathan Hindmarsh Killed A Guy With A Trident: This is the kind of guy Nathan Hindmarsh is – the kind of guy who will tackle his guts out for 15 seasons and then, when selflessly announcing his retirement in the most dignified of manors, quotes the greatest movie of all, Anchorman. Is it a […]
From The Couch: Round 4
Image: The Worst Annihilation: Queensland Labor copped one hell of a beatdown over the weekend but it arguably wasn't as bad as Parramatta's 39-6 home loss to Penrith on Friday. It was the latest humiliating chapter at a club that has become used to embarrassment. The Parramatta Eels are a team in disarray and the […]
From The Couch: Round 3
Image: Stephen Kearney is in Big Trouble: Hopes were high at Parramatta when Stephen Kearney was signed. He had a good coaching pedigree and had done an outstanding job at international level, piloting New Zealand to an unlikely World Cup win in 2008 and a Four Nations victory in 2010. In his first year, the […]
From The Couch: Round 2
Image: A Dog Act: It is hard not to feel sorry for the Canberra Raiders. Once again they have been backed into a corner by a dog of a player they had inked on big coin, once again they made the right decision and once again they will be big losers because of it. This […]
From The Couch: Round 2
Image: A Step in the Right Direction: It was pleasing to read over the weekend that a number of the game's powerbrokers are pushing for a challenge system, first advocated in this column three years ago. A challenge system has worked tremendously well in the NFL and the NRL should look at a similar model. […]
From The Couch: Round 1
Image: The Great Shark Stitch-Up: I'm not interested in prattling on about much of what Shane Flanagan has had to say about Cronulla's defeat at the hands of the Wests Tigers. His thoughts on the Colin Best try were a beat-up with some question marks placed on his honesty after he claimed video referee Steven […]
From The Couch: February 28
Image: Ding Dong The Bitch is Dead: The back page of The Daily Telegraph said it all. It showed the dancing man in the street that came to signify the end of World War II in Australia. That is how important it is. The McIntyre System is dead. Hopefully, it is never resurrected. This column […]
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