sidelined

With one round to go, lets have a look at the various permutations in regards to where everyone will finish. Consider it a preview of my tips for round 26.
Manly Sea Eagles - Current position: 1st Predicted finish: 1st
Manly will play the Panthers. They should win this game. They have an 8 point break [...]

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 [...]

Is Leichhardt oval not one of the best league venues in the land? The crowd is vocal and close to the action, the food and drink vendors operate out of the traditional vendor caravans. You get you beer in a can and kids can get an ice cream. Best of all is doesn’t cost you [...]

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 [...]

A talking point of the NRL’s so called demise over the weekend (a bit of truth and whole lot of Telecrap beat up) was about the grounds. Is the future ANZ Stadium (unless the AFL snag it) or does the heart of league still beat in the grass roots of the old suburban grounds?
David Gallop, [...]

… really, WTF?
You guys get Bassem Abbas back from season-ending injury due to the power of ancient Mesopotamian necromancy*, you’re in Thailand getting ready to restart your stunted qualifying campaign… and this happens.
Basically according to FIFA regs, unilaterally disbanding your FA in the middle of a World Cup qualifying campaign is not on, and if [...]

Look. I know I bagged Melbourne a bit last night but it is not a bad old town. Apart from the worshipping of false gods. I’ve found some English Super League on the hotel telly and that is helping to banish the pallor that hangs around my league spirit.
So, what do we have this [...]

As part of the centenary celebrations for rugby league in Australia, the top 100 players of all time have been announced. As such lists do, it has sparked argument considering that only Darren Lockyer is the only current player to make the list.
Roy Masters, who was one of those eligible to vote, outlines the [...]

Some of you may have noticed that cricket has dominated the news for the past few days. The aftermath of the Sydney test has released a wave of recriminations, hyperbole and effigy burning not seen for many a year.
First off, cricket will survive this brouhaha as it survived Bodyline, Ray Illingworth taking his players [...]

Saturday dawned and I started to count down the hours. I couldn’t wait till 7:00pm when I would attend, not just my first A-League game, but my first ever local football fixture at Gosford. And it promised to be a beauty. The Central Coast Mariners versus Sydney FC.
One thing did seem amiss. During the night [...]