Tag: From The Couch

Season 2010: Round 16

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Season 2010: Round 16

From The Couch History Always Repeats South of the Tweed: The best player in a Blue jersey in Origin II was Nathan Hindmarsh. He, of course, was dropped by these pigfucker selectors who have no idea. Hindmarsh should be captain of the team. Instead he will be watching from home. Hindmarsh only played 68 minutes, […]

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Season 2010: Round 15

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Season 2010: Round 15

From The Couch   Ben Barba Must Start for Canterbury: The time has come for Kevin Moore to suck it up and start Ben Barba. Barba was arguably the man of the match on a losing team on Friday night when he set a lifeless Bulldogs team who had fallen behind the Titans 24-6 on […]

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Season 2010: Round 14

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Season 2010: Round 14

From The Couch The Tahu Walkout: I do not condone what Andrew Johns said about Greg Inglis. Referring to him as a “black …. ” was abhorrent. It is not acceptable in any workplace and it certainly is not an acceptable manner in which to refer to a person in rugby league, a game long […]

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Season 2010: Round 13

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Season 2010: Round 13

From The Couch Laurie Daley is an Imbecile and other thoughts on the NSW Origin Team: One need only have listened to Laurie Daley throughout Monday night’s telecast to get a fair grip of how utterly stupid the man is. He was unaware of the rules when talking about the advantage law. He could not […]

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Season 2010: Round 12

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Season 2010: Round 12

From The Couch Good Riddance, Izzy: Well it looks like Israel Folau has gone for the money. He has decided to become a pawn in the AFL’s plan for world domination, prepared to embarrass and humiliate himself and his family by playing Australian rules for three years for the princely sum of $4.2 million. He […]

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Season 2010: Round 11

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Season 2010: Round 11

From The Couch Farewell and Goodbye, Ricky Stuart: Well, it appears as if it is farewell and goodbye to Ricky Stuart. At least that is the great news Sharks fans received on Monday when knocking back their sandwiches as Stuart resigned his post. He will not coach the Sharks next season and he is better […]

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Season 2010: Round 10

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Season 2010: Round 10

From The Couch Bob McCarthy Knows Nothing About Rugby League: Well done, Bob McCarthy. You have handed Queensland another series. With your stupidity, your lack of rugby league understanding and your downright stubbornness, you have selected a team that would not beat a New South Wales second seventeen let alone Queensland. For the sake of […]

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Season 2010: Round 9

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Season 2010: Round 9

From The Couch AAMI Park: This writer was lucky enough to be at both the first match and the official opening of AAMI Park last weekend and there is no doubt that it is the best stadium I have ever watched rugby league at. There is not a bad seat in the house. The viewing […]

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Season 2010: Round 8

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Season 2010: Round 8

From The Couch Luke Douglas Must Have Tortured 101 Baby Kittens and Other Tales of Selection Woe: Once again Luke Douglas was overlooked for representative duty for what, yet again, are inexplicable reasons. Douglas has played 105 straight matches since debuting for the Sharks and is one of only five props this year to average […]

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Season 2010: Round 7

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Season 2010: Round 7

From The Couch The Future of the Melbourne Storm: Obviously, the future of the Melbourne Storm is hanging in the balance. With it comes the future of rugby league in Victoria and as a national code. While the NRL needs to act impartially, the League still has a charter to do the best for the […]

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