Tag: From The Couch
Season 2010: Round 6
From The Couch Gus Sinks the Slipper into the Rugby League Terrorist: Phil Gould is spot on the money with this Click Here deserved attack on referees boss Robert Finch. As I so eloquently noted last week, Robert Finch is a rugby league terrorist. He has taken it upon himself to change the very nature […]
Season 2010: Round 5
From The Couch Robert Finch Has Hijacked Rugby League: Robert Finch is a terrorist and he has hijacked the game of rugby league. Three of his personal rule interpretations had a major impact on three major matches and left most fans confused, frustrated and ashamed. Note that Finch has no actual power to change the […]
Season 2010: Round 4
From The Couch Ben Roberts, Put Your Head on the Block: The time has come for Kevin Moore to show his muscle and wield the axe and the first person that must go is Ben Roberts. Roberts was at his inept best on Monday night. He dropped the ball. He kicked it out on […]
Season 2010: Round 3
From The Couch Australia’s Most Amusing Comedian, Wayne Smith: Wayne Smith, chief rugby union writer at The Australian, will have few problems finding a career in comedy when forced to look for a job in the next few seasons when his sport of choice dies and the unemployment queue beckons. Smith wrote this Click Here […]
Season 2010: Round 2
From The Couch The Frustrations of Having Robert Finch in Your Life: Phil Gould penned this Click Here fantastic and incisively accurate article blaming dopey referees boss Robert Finch for the flood of irrational, illogical, mind-numbing and excessive number blown penalties over the first two rounds of the competition. Gould even had the discipline to […]
Season 2010: Round 1
From The Couch Brian Smith and the Alleged Drug Traffickers: The last week, Roosters coach Brian Smith has been basking in the reflected glory of the Roosters renaissance. He has celebrated a birthday. He has taken credit for the rebirth of Todd Carney as a footballer and a human. He has danced in the excitement […]
Season 2010: Preview
Predictions for 2010: Dally M Medal Winner: Jamie Soward (Dragons) Coach of the Year: John Lang (Souths) Top Pointscorer: Jamie Soward (Dragons) Top Tryscorer: David Mead (Titans) Fullback of the Year: Josh Dugan (Canberra) Winger of the Year: David Mead (Titans) Centre of the Year: Michael Jennings (Penrith) Five-Eighth of the Year: Jamie Soward (Dragons) […]
Season 2009: Round 30
From The Couch: Grand Final Wrap Up Grand Final Thoughts: Many good judges remarked pre-match how well the Melbourne Storm looked relative to their three previous Grand Finals, noting how the team looked fresher and more focussed. The senior players looked happy and loose. The coaching staff weren’t waging wars through the media. The younger […]
Season 2009: Round 29
From The Couch Tragedy at Homebush: A monumental season came to a painful and nasty end on Friday night for the Bulldogs. The fairytale ended in tragedy. Cinderella was no longer going to the ball. The opening set of the match was something out of a war zone. Fuifui Moimoi was hit by a Ben […]
Season 2009: Round 28
From The Couch Finals Summary #1: Parramatta were hardly challenged by a disappointing Gold Coast team who threw very little at the Eels. The Gold Coast led 2-0 early but come the twenty minute mark and Parramatta had broken through. An early injury to Ashley Harrison and some questionable officiating hurt the Titans but it […]
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