Tag: From The Couch
From The Couch: Round 7
Image: Salary Cap Shakeup: While all of the talk in league circles has revolved around the appointment of Todd Greenberg as the NRL’s Head of Football, more needs to be made of new COO Jim Doyle. The former boss of the NZRL will start his post next month and is already making the right noises. […]
From The Couch: Rep Weekend
Image: A Win for the Game, A Loss for the Bulldogs: It was with a great deal of sadness – yet a great deal of hope – that I received word that Todd Greenberg had tended his resignation as CEO of Canterbury to take up a role as the No.2 at the NRL. Greenberg has […]
From The Couch: Round 6
David Gallop Returns to Rugby League: Anyone who reads this column and doesn’t listen to Fire Up on FBI Radio is either deaf or enjoys self-punishment because it is the best thing that you can get through your ears this side of ‘Rocky Top’. And if you don’t listen this Friday morning at 9am, you […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 6
Image: Tony Williams has extended his lead at the top of the Willie M Medal standings with another worst on ground performance. It was his fourth in six games. He is an unmitigated disaster and he didn’t deserve his City Origin jersey. The big mover in Round 6 though was Warriors fullback Kevin Locke. The […]
From The Couch: Round 5
Image: Opening Report Card: After five weeks, how every team is travelling and how they project going forward: BRISBANE (B): Have opened 2-3 but lost to an three teams who have combined for a 12-3 record. The backline has started to score points and they should go in favourites in three of their next four. […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 5
Image: Bulldogs bust Tony Williams jumped to a three-point lead in the 2013 Willie M Medal with another worst-on-ground showing, this time against former club Manly. Williams decided he wanted to play like a back, doing nothing kicking and interfering and hitting the ball with no speed. I am willing to declare him bust of […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 4
Image: It has been a rough time for last season’s boom midyear transfers with Sandor Earl storming to the equal lead in the 2013 Willie M Medal and Krisnan Inu collecting points for the fourth straight week. Earl was again dreadful against Newcastle – and is the current leader in errors. Inu, who sits third […]
From The Couch: Round 4
Image: The Story of a Damned Fool: Josh Dugan may be the personification of a moron. Only a legitimate idiot would throw away $2 million on a drunken Twitter rant after throwing away over $1 million on a drunken Twitter rant. I have long been an admirer of Josh Dugan’s talents. I have also been […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 3
Image: Through the opening three weeks of the season, only two players have polled in all three games – and both are from Canterbury. Leading the way is $600,000 a season recruit Tony Williams – who has scored eight votes from a possible nine. The lazy backrower managed 71 metres and 12 tackles against the […]
From The Couch: Round 3
Image: Shouldering The Burden: Ashley Harrison was laid out on Saturday night by aggressive Manly forward Richie Fa’aoso. It was a blindside shot that was both late and high. The arms also happened to be tucked in, meaning the shoulder charge ban drones were out in force, using the shot to justify the worst rule […]
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