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The penultimate round! It doesn’t seem that long ago I was preparing my tips for round 1. The season review can wait though. While a few teams are gearing up for Mad Monday, there is still plenty of interesting match ups and the final three final spots up for grabs.
Obviously not a great week [...]

I’m loving the footy at the moment. The season is winding up nicely. The only sure thing is the Storm to be minor premiers. The top four is still up in the air as is the final eight. Let’s get straight into it. This weeks tips being decided by using the Bible code.

There is only one word by which we can described Australia’s overall performance so far in the Bejing Olympics. Disgraceful. Bloody disgraceful.
Not only are we slipping backwards since Athens, we have been overtaken by the bloody poms. People from a country where sporting success is a common as a cold beer. Already, the Brits [...]

Winter is having one last go but it can’t hide the fact spring and the the NRL finals are only a few weeks to play. Last week confirmed that, as expected, the Storm are the team to beat. Not that Manly were that bad. They still have a shot. And don’t forget that Sharks.
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Craig Emerson is the federal Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, and the Minister Assisting on Deregulation. He has some opinions on rugby league post the SBW saga as outlined in The Australian.
I have no idea how is performing as a minister, but as a league pundit he needs some [...]

You can smell the finals in the air. 5 rounds to go and some very intriguing games. Mathematically, 13 clubs are still in the race. Realistically, I’d say 10 clubs have a chance. But you never know. 4-5 wins on the trot will change a loss. 4-5 losses will do the same. I’ve consulted the [...]

Guest Post: Fabian Dal Santo kindly set the following post in regarding what seems a brutal cycling event. But the Aussies toughed it out and did very well. Follow the links to get an idea of the event. I’m sure not going to be complaining about my 45 minute RPM class tomorrow.
Thanks Fabian.
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One positive aspect of the Sonny Bill imbroglio is that attention has been turned to what the NRL needs to do to strengthen the game. Some pundits (Andrew Johns for example) have argued that Perth and Adelaide need to included in the competition. However, this would be a huge mistake for the NRL. Now before [...]