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From The Couch: Round 15
Only At Parramatta: Only Parramatta could manage to find themselves in this current mess where their saviour is likely to walk because the board couldn’t agree on the terms delivered in the contract by the CEO despite those terms being known months before the CEO was fired for same and said player’s contract was declared […]
From The Couch: Round 14
Origin II Preview: This will not be a long preview, if, for other reason, it is tiresome being repetitive. Queensland will win and they will win because they selected a team to win, not one to contain the opposition. There is plenty of talk about the Blues being tough and they are – but no […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 14
If Corey Thompson plays first grade again it will be one more game than he deserves. He near single-handedly cost the Bulldogs the two points with a truly inept display that was deserving of 10 Willie M votes, not the maximum of three available. His pissweak decision not to contest a ball before the break […]
From The Couch: Round 13
Origin Selections Notes – Game II: Changes need to be made not only to the New South Wales team but to the philosophy of selection. They won’t be – and the Blues will lose again – but indulge me. The obvious inclusion is Paul Gallen. He comes back in and it should be for […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 13
Bulldogs backrower Tony Williams has spared himself the indignity of being hailed as Rugby League’s most consistently mediocre player by suffering a season-ending bicep injury at training last week. The news has been welcomed by Canterbury fans everywhere, who wish Williams a fast recovery and an even faster release.
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 12
Ben Barba has joined a three-way tie at the top of the 2015 Willie M Medal leaderboard after an inept performance against the Dragons. Barba provided very little and it is unclear what reason other than pride Shane Flanagan has in persisting with him. The 2012 Dally M Medal winner has been a horrific purchase […]
From The Couch: Round 12
Origin Wrap: Once again it was New South Wales’ conservative selection policy that cost them the first Origin encounter and any chance of defending the crown they were fortunate to claim in 2014. Under Laurie Daley the Blues have played seven times and have yet to score three tries in a single match. It is […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 10
Parramatta centre Brad Takairangi has emerged as the new co-leader of the Willie M Medal, joining Mitchell Moses at the top of the leaderboard. The big story this week is the emergence of Tony Williams and Sam Perrett, who again dominated votes for the Bulldogs and are primed to push for the dishonour after two […]
From The Couch: Round 10
Origin Selection Notes – The Final Call: Let’s start with Queensland. There are few points of interest with the wide fairly stable. Darius Boyd’s return from injury will probably keep Dane Gagai out of a debut spot. Gagai should hold out Chambers but won’t. There will be plenty of interest in who claims the No.9 […]
The 2015 Willie M Medal: Round 9
Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers 3-Mitchell Moses (Tig) 2-Curtis Sironen (Tig) 1-Pat Richards (Tig) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Brisbane v Penrith 3-Matt Moylan (Pen) 2-Ben Hunt (Bri) 1-Jamie Soward (Pen) Judge: Rohan Kendall Canberra v Gold Coast 3-David Mead (GC) 2-Dave Taylor (GC) 1-Aidan Sezer (GC) Judge: Nick Tedeschi Cronulla v New Zealand 3-Jeff Robson (Cro) […]
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