sidelined

The past few days haven’t been great for rugby league. Players from the Raiders and the Bulldogs have been up to no good. If only the NSW media would turn a blind eye to player shenanigans similar to what happens south of the border (yep, that is sarcasm you detect).
But the image of league [...]

An early version as once more I find myself in a heathen land. Which could make it any where in Australia outside the Sydney CBD at the moment but in my case it means Melbourne once again.
But sipping a Belgian beer earlier this evening (one can only drink so much VB) I over heard [...]

Mark Gasiner has decided to chase the filthy luchre all the way to Stade Francais (lurv the pink). Good on him and good riddance. Money Bags Gaz has tried the “I’m gonna play rugby if you don’t give more money whinge” before but this time, he ended up playing rugby.
He will say it wasn’t [...]

Yes blogging gets you a worldwide audience (in theory) but there is something nice seeing you name in old fashioned newspaper print. But that needs to be pushed aside to concentrate on the weekend at hand. There are no more byes left and teams are looking at September now. It will be intense. There will [...]

Origin is done and dusted for 2008. As the sound of gloating washes south from the border and over the Tweed, the rest of us can get on with the serious business of the run to the finals. Just 10 rounds to go now and only 6 points between 1 and 8. Manly, The Roosters [...]

Yes folks. Live blogging of Origin III will be here on Wednesday night. It will start sometime between 7:30 and 8:00pm with the ceremonial bagging of Ben Ikin.
I wonder if NSW win Ikin be so depressed that he will stop commentating. And with the ceremonial bagging of Ikin live blogging of Origin is back..

And so it has come to this. New South Wales and Queensland with one win each in the 2008 State of Origin campaign. ANZ Stadium in Sydney is the host for Origin III, the decider. It is a ground for which Queensland has little love. But after blowing New South Wales off the [...]

Origin once more makes the form guide useless. But that does not mean a boring round. Teams are jostling for position in the eight and have plenty to play for. At the other end of the table, the battle for the wooden spoon has become very interesting indeed. I’ve consulted the Ouija board and the [...]

Greg Bird’s injury is a blessing for the NSW selectors for Origin III.
They can safely avoid the original plan to stick with Bird (relying on the modern management skill never admitting a mistake no matter how obvious) and pick Anasta. The trouble with Bird at 5/8 is that he is fine when the team [...]

Origin influences this round especially for the those vying for NSW selection. The word is no major changes will be made but the halfback spot is open depending on Wallace’s injury and a few forward spots could be up for contention. Those in with a chance will have a final chance to cry out “pick [...]