We Need to Talk:- 28 January
Mitchell Pearce, obviously; and how to deal with him, and the wider attitude. A league test in Perth; what’s behind that piece of genius? And we relive the time Martin[…]
Category: League
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 11 December
From the never disappointing department of crazy golf tournament trophies. Bubba Watson the proud winner of the Hero World Challenge. Nigel Llong would have given that out. Rohit Sharma’s form[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 13 November
Whoever knew that the middle aged ex cricketers in the USA All Stars T20 circus would be tacky? Like Teletubbies, only worse. And this is what a hybrid sports ground[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 6 November
The week when New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup. And a couple of New Zealand midfield backs got to sleep with it. But not before military hero got to[…]
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The NRL Final Preview
NRL Grand Final – Brisbane Broncos V North Queensland Cowboys. ANZ Stadium, Sunday. 21.20 NZT. By Stephen Gallagher 26 regular season rounds, three intense weeks of playoffs footie. 16 teams[…]
We Need to Talk:- 28 September
Oh England, what were you thinking? Of all the teams in the world not to kick a penalty goal. Three people come up with four different predictions of who will[…]
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NRL Preliminary Finals Review
By Stephen Gallagher Broncos 31 Roosters 12 The fate of this game was sealed 55 seconds in, as Shaun Kenny-Dowall threw the worst pass in NRL Finals history to Darius[…]
Preliminary Finals Preview
By Stephen Gallagher FRIDAY: Brisbane Broncos V Sydney Roosters – Suncorp Stadium 22.05NZT This match could easily be the final. Team 1 v 2. The Broncos looking for a Grand[…]
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NRL Finals Week 2 Preview
By Stephen Gallagher FRIDAY: • Sydney Roosters V Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs – Allianz Stadium 22.05NZT This is it for one of these historical Sydney clubs. The Minor Premiers took a[…]
We Need to Talk:- 17 September
The changing face of New Zealand sports broadcasting. NFL on free-to-air; who saw that coming? Why can’t Manchester City play Champions League football? And what do we believe may or[…]
