With no further ado I give you the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles versus The New Zealand Warriors. Regular season: Manly finished second on 40 points and the Warriors ended up in sixth spot on 32 points. The path to the Grand Final: The Sea Eagles beat the Cowboys 42-8 and then Brisbane 26-14 after a [...]
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NRL 2011 Grand Final
September 29th, 2011 by Shaun · 4 Comments
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NRL 2011 finals week 2
September 15th, 2011 by Shaun · 9 Comments
The Melbourne Storm fans are a little precious. It is not David Gallop’s fault that the Storm sorted the cap and were found out. And while we could debate the intricacies of the punishment he did what he had to do. The Storm had not simply paid a player or two a bit than they [...]
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The 2011 Also Rans
September 12th, 2011 by Shaun · 4 Comments
What about the teams that didn’t make the top eight? Do they have a hope in 2012? Read on for some thoughts on next season. The Rabbitohs So much promise and so near in the end. Injuries and suspensions cost the Rabbitohs dearly but inconsistency from their key players (Sandow exluded) cost them. For a [...]
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NRL 2011 Finals Week 1
September 8th, 2011 by Shaun · 14 Comments
League won’t really moved in terms of broadcast till they rid themselves of Channel Nine as a major broadcaster. Nine takes the league rights for granted examples being showing games on delay when it feels like it (and the Sunday delay is a relic of the past that now only suits Nine to boost the [...]
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NRL 2011 round 26 tips
September 1st, 2011 by Shaun · 10 Comments
Here we are folks! The final regular competition round. My tipping hasn’t been crash hot this year. Every year I say to myself “Tip using your head!” but my heart leads me astray. I’m going to ignore the fracas from Friday. Plenty has been said elsewhere. I’m more interested in highlighting Billy Slater’s wonderful sportsmanship [...]
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NRL 2011 round 25 tips
August 25th, 2011 by Shaun · 6 Comments
The second last round already? This season has really flown by even if following the beloved Eels has seemed like a special hell this year. Already some are saying that the grand finalists have already been decided with the Storm and Sea Eagles to meet again for a third time in the grand final. I [...]
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NRL round 24 tips
August 18th, 2011 by Shaun · 7 Comments
Over the fold is a video from round 23 the cracks open a scandalous play in the Sharks v Doggies game. It is a revealing tackle where a Sharks player is taken from behind in a cheeky manoeuvre. But I really question whether Idris was back on side in all of this. Maybe this bodes [...]
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NRL 2011 round 23 tips
August 11th, 2011 by Shaun · 9 Comments
Hmmm. The London riots and the Bunnies’ riot against the Eels. A coincidence? To pose such a conjecture would be no sillier than the two main stories in footy at the moment. The first is Todd Carney, who is now on his 58th last chance, getting caught out again. While Carney had done nothing illegal, [...]
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NRL 2011 round 22 tips
August 4th, 2011 by Shaun · 9 Comments
Last week I agreed with Peter Peters. It was an unsettling moment that had me in a strange place. Until today when I read that he reckons Darren Lockyer is not worthy of being an “Immortal.” Peters can’t make that call. And neither can I. It is a decision that needs to be made outside [...]
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NRL 2011 round 21 tips
July 28th, 2011 by Shaun · 5 Comments
One of the more ridiculous things I’ve come across this week was the call for a boycott by Central Coast folk of games at Gosford. The fact it came from a hack who scribbles crayons for the Daily Telecrap is not surprising. What is surprising is that I’ve ended up agreeing with Peter Peters. And [...]
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