Tag: From The Couch
The Top 50 Players in the NRL (Part 1)
Image: For the sixth year, Making The Nut presents the top 50 players in the NRL. Rankings are based on contribution and performance at club level in 2013 though rep performances are noted. The performance of the team is also strongly considered. A quick note: The number in the bracket is where the player finished […]
From The Couch: Grand Final
Image: 10 Notes from the Grand Final: 1. David Williams should not play first grade again. His performance was disgraceful. Mistakes are made, that is accepted. But to be too scared to contest two bombs – the decisive plays of each half – shows he has lost his bottle. 2. Shayne Hayne had a howler […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 3
Image: The Grand Final of Our Nightmares: This week is not a good week to be a scalper. Nor is it much of a week to be a Rabbitohs fan. The NRL has jacked up the price of tickets but their true value may not be worth the paper they are printed on. In […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 2
Image: Investigation Whitewash: When an honourable journalist like Steve Mascord is prepared to take a stand against the League and the game over its ‘investigation’ into Canterbury and the Ben Barba domestic violence allegations, we need to take a long, hard look at where we are at as a code. Two points of disclosure. […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 1
Image: Ricky Stuart Sorts Out Ricky Stuart … Again: Anybody who takes Ricky Stuart for his word is a fool and a moron and deserves what they get. So it is with Parramatta, who a year ago hailed Stuart’s signing as the club’s “best signing since Jack Gibson”, now say goodbye to the coach […]
From The Couch: Round 26
Image: Ricky to the Raiders: Ricky Stuart denies he has been offered the Raiders job. He says he remains committed to the Eels, the club he has tried to put a broom through and the club with which he has a get-out clause with. Stuart is reportedly fed-up with the in-fighting at the Eels. […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 26
Image: The 2013 Willie M Medal count is over and Making The Nut is proud to announce Nathan Fien as the fourth annual winner. In his final season, Fien was consistently mediocre all season, playing a key role in the Dragons’ horrid season that netted just seven wins. It is a memorable way for […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 25
Image: Oh, the power of the Willie M Medal! Such is the fear it engenders in rugby league circles these days that Raiders-cum-wannabe-rugby winger Sandor Earl has confessed to peptide use and trafficking rather than risk winning the award. While only an outside chance, two more outings of rubbish could have seen him pinch […]
From The Couch: Round 24
Image: Furner Fired … At Last: The Raiders have finally done the smart thing and punted coach David Furner. Furner became the first coach in the history of the Raiders to be fired mid-contract. He was informed by his brother. While Furner should have been fired at least three seasons ago, it does come as […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 24
Image: With two weeks remaining, we are down to six contenders and we now have equal leaders with Nathan Fien polling against the Tigers and joining Tony Williams at the top of the standings. A quality performance from Benji Marshall – his first of the year – sees him remain back in third. Peter Wallace, […]
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