Tag: From The Couch
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 2
Image: Tony Williams and Sandor Earl have jumped to early leads in the Willie M Medal, going back-to-back worst on ground performances. Williams was inept for Canterbury. He rarely put any effort in and threw some insanely stupid passes. Earl was hapless. He dropped the ball with his first touch and should perhaps spend more […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 1
Image: For the fourth year, the Willie M Medal is back. This year, it will standalone, apart from From The Couch where it will shine like a Ben Roberts stinker to all that is mediocre and hapless in rugby league. To the uninitiated, this is the award that pays homage to the rubbish, the average, […]
From The Couch: Round 1
Image: Carnage at Cronulla: It has not been a good offseason for rugby league and it seems the off-field drama will not subside now the season has started. Last week the Cronulla club was thrown into a state of carnage – at stake is its very existence and at fault are those men charged with […]
From The Couch: February 14
Image: The Great Gillard Government Distraction: Performance enhancing drugs are supposedly ruining sport in Australia. So pervasive are they, apparently seven NRL clubs are involved, who knows how any players, hotlines have been opened, an integrity unit set up, matches fixed, organised crime involved blah blah blah. There may be a problem. We, of course, […]
From The Couch: January 30
Image: The Jamie Lyon Fiasco: Punters should not be fooled by the whole Jamie Lyon fiasco – he is more chance of playing for the Titans in 2014 than the Eagles. It came out of nowhere last week that Lyon had asked for a release after the Titans threw a four-year $3 million contract at […]
From The Couch: January 16
Image: Will He Stay or Will He Go? The most important move this year will be that of Craig Bellamy: will he stay with the Melbourne Storm or will he sign with St George Illawarra? The Storm – and by extension, News Limited – must do all they can to ensure Bellamy stays. He is […]
From The Couch: Summer Special
Image: 1. David Who? It took longer than it should of and the result was the NRL will again be run by someone called David and for the second time in the last 15 years, a Welshman of that name. It was an inauspicious start for the new boss, who failed to convince anyone he […]
From The Couch: Grand Final
Image: The Perfect Storm: Melbourne played a near-perfect game in the 2012 Grand Final. It was the most complete performance in the big game in many, many years. The Storm took the ascendancy early and never gave it up. It was a heartbreaking day for your author but I will take nothing away from Craig […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 3
Image: Save Dave: It was with a great deal of sadness and anger that I read last week that David Stagg may be considering an early retirement because he has been unable to secure a contract. This would be an absolute travesty, an indictment on the game. David Stagg is what rugby league is all […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 2
Image: Bill Harrigan Cannot Possibly Survive: It is hard to see how referees boss Bill Harrigan and his sidekick Stuart Raper can survive this offseason after arguably the worst season of officiating in memory, capped by maybe the worst video referee decision ever given. That is a big statement considering some of the rubbish we […]
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