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IT WAS a brave effort on Wednesday night. It is always when you must deal with the nerves and pressure of being 1-0 down in the series and all your second chances are gone. State of Origin brings such pressure that it is hard to describe what the players go through, and how much emotion […]

Long live the scrum – but with the pause clause sorted out Watching the State of Origin during the week I was bombarded with questions by my non-rugby mates. I felt as if I was being interrogated from all sides about the state of our game. They weren’t having a go per se, they wanted

GARY Ablett is entitled to feel a bit disenchanted with the industry that pays him so well. He must be wondering what he has to do to keep the critics satisfied. Gold Coast recruited Ablett in the first place because he was widely considered in the top three players in the competition. My assessment is

Premiership coaches Paul Roos and Leigh Matthews dissect modern footy’s hottest tactical trends and the stat that really matters. TEMPO FOOTY THIS has replaced the old-fashioned brawl and is meant to stop an opposition run-on or wind down the clock at the end of a quarter. The objective is to move the ball around by

WOULD Queensland be able to sell-out an 84,000 stadium if they had lost six straight series? I doubt it. Even the Maroons most loyal supporter, Chris “Choppy’ Close gave up all hope only a few years ago. “Origin is dead” he reportedly murmured after the Blues annihilated QLD by 56-16 in 2000. So I guess

Game in better shape thanks to Gallop David Gallop’s resignation from rugby league’s top administration job came as a bit of a shock to everyone. Gallop has had a tough time of it during his 10 years in charge, and while I haven’t always agreed with his every move, I think he leaves the game

Despite playing in the past two Grand Finals, Collingwood has largely flown under the radar this year, and that’s due to the coach… AS IMPOSSIBLE as it may seem, Collingwood has managed to fly under the radar this season. It is the highest-profile club in Australia, with the largest membership, the best-known president and is

In the first few days following the launch of the racing industry’s own social media platform, StableSmart.com is proving an extremely popular platform for fans and owners. “It has been just one week since launch yet we have already seen over 1,500 new users join StableSmart.com and these numbers are actually growing by the hour”,

ANYBODY that saw Bill Harrigan’s explanation for allowing the Greg Inglis try in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph will know what I am talking about when I say I can’t talk to the man _ I never get a straight answer from him. His explanations come in riddles. He’s never wrong. You never walk out with any

THE moment the communication shut down at the MCG, in a game versus Richmond, there was panic. The next move was made out of necessity and I took the long run down to the bench to continue coaching the team. It was a very close game and as I reached the bench late in the