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The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 18
Image: The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 18 The Broncos halves pairing again showered themselves in shit with another inept display against the Sharks, costing their side any hope of victory. The duo again failed to register a try assist as the Broncos dropped another much-needed game. Wallace has shot up to second in Willie […]
From The couch: Round 18
Image: Origin III Preview: It will require a miracle. It is that simple. The Blues have a chance but it will need divine intervention. New South Wales will not win without it. The Blues blitzed the series opener, Queensland blew the Blues off the park in the second clash. Back in New South Wales, the […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 17
Image: Canterbury bust Tony Williams all but wrapped up the 2013 Willie M Medal with another insipid display, collecting three votes in the 18-12 loss to the Knights. Despite losing Greg Eastwood, Williams was benched and in 50 minutes, managed just 73 metres and 14 tackles. Compare that to Panther Nigel Plum, who managed over […]
From The Couch: Round 17
Image: Blues Selection Notes: Laurie Daley pulled a selection surprise by naming a squad of 20 with James McManus, Boyd Cordner and Aaron Woods named as cover for Jarryd Hayne, Greg Bird and skipper Paul Gallen with winger Nathan Merritt the only outright axing. James Tamou was named to return at the expense of Woods. […]
From The Couch: Round 16
Image: Origin II Review: Origin II will forever be remembered for three things: the night the ALP really confirmed it cared nothing for rugby league, Nathan Merritt and the revival of Queensland’s pursuit of eight straight. For a diehard political junkie, the only thing more exciting that a big-time football game is a leadership challenge. […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 15
Image: In terms of the 2013 Willie M Medal, it was the game of the season. The two runaway leaders in the poll – Canterbury’s Tony Williams and the Sydney Roosters’ Shaun Kenny-Dowall – were squaring off in a monster game of Friday night football. Williams had jumped to an early lead but Kenny-Dowall was […]
From The Couch: Round 15
Origin II Preview: New South Wales were – at times – excellent in Origin I. Their first 20 was phenomenal and despite dropping plenty of ball and making some questionable decisions, their enthusiasm and aggression was irrepressible. It was not only a new era for New South Wales but a new attitude. The veterans led […]
From The Couch: Round 12
Image: State of Origin I Preview: It takes a game man to tip against Queensland these days – and while your author may be valiant, he does not have such courage. All the talk leading up to Origin I is that the Blues finally have the team to beat Queensland. I have heard that […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 14
Image: Canterbury flop Tony Williams seemed a lock for the fourth annual Willie M Medal after an inept start to the season. But we now have a race with Rooster Shaun Kenny-Dowall coming from the wings to sit just two points from the Bulldogs bust. The ex-Kiwi backpacker might soon find himself thumbing rides […]
From The Couch: Round 14
Image: Zero Tolerance on Zero Tolerance: Once again the NRL has caved to the vocal minority and insisted it is cracking down on violence. This will no doubt be as enforced as consistently as the obstruction rule and for about as long as the game enforced players standing in front of the kicker at a […]
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