I have always considered Anthony Minichiello to be the ‘true’ face of rugby league prior to the National Rugby League making it official on 11 February 2014.  Having had the pleasure of meeting Anthony in 2004 spontaneously, he’s a wonderful speaker, kind, polite and genuinely happy to talk about the game – in an objective […]

NRL fans, the 2014 season is nearly upon us and I hope you are all as excited as I am to have the magic return! Unfortunately, this season I’m looking forward to watching the games in solitude, in the privacy of my own home, rather than out with other fans. Why? Because in short, NRL […]

With the first NRL 9’s tournament now complete, I’d like to take some time to reflect on how the weekend went.    First of all I’d like to congratulate the Cowboys, they definitely deserved the win. It’s was a very gutsy defensive effort that saw them get through to the finals & in the end, […]

On a day where the entire rugby league community is talking about Sam Burgess deciding to make the switch to Rugby Union at the end of the 2014 season, I thought I might do something different.   Now that we have reached February, NRL season is well and truly on its way back. The season […]

As you all probably know, yesterday Blake Ferguson received a 2 year good behaviour bond after being charged for indecent assault last year. Now I like to think that I’m pretty fair towards the players & always try to see things from their side & put myself into their shoes, or should I say boots. […]

NRL season is well and truly on its way. Last week, new Parramatta Eels coach Brad Arthurs announced the captains for the Parramatta Eels for the 2014 season. As expected, Jarryd Hayne and Tim Mannah will continue as co-captains for the Eels in season 2014. The way I look at it, Arthurs only had two […]