What a difference a year makes in the life of an NRL Club. This time last year the Parramatta Eels were staring down the barrel of a 2nd wooden spoon in as many years. More than 10 players were told that they were not part of the Club’s future and were told to move on […]
Month: August 2014
Congratulations to the 2014 NRL-RLPA Academic Team of the Year
Here at Ladies who League, we just love a feel good story. Yesterday the Rugby League community had cause to celebrate as the 2014 NRL-RLPA Academic Team of the Year was announced. This comes off the back of last year’s announcement of a new strategic partnership with the University of Western Sydney that will give […]
Erin Molan: Haters gon’ hate
To our friend Erin Molan, we would like to offer some advice – haters gon’ hate. But that doesn’t make this situation any easier. Some of you may have missed this story so we will do a quick recap. Over the past couple of months, Erin Molan has been appearing in a regular segment on […]
Ratings? Or bums on seats?
In a week where the biggest issue being discussed is the ’40/20 rule’ and ‘ballboy-gate’, (here’s a question, why whenever anything controversial happens, our best attempt at humour is adding ‘gate’ at the end… come on team, let’s be a bit more original), I enjoyed an article by one of my favourite NRL journalists, Brad […]
Close the Gap Round
The ‘Close the Gap Round’ is something which the NRL can be very proud of. Round 23 of the NRL Telstra Premiership will be the sixth ‘Close the Gap Round’ and is a call to action in tackling Indigenous Health Inequality. Rugby League was the first sporting code in Australia to join the Close the […]
Tallis drops a bomb and leaves Farah to clean the mess
After listening to the Rush Hour on Triple M Sydney on Thursday night, I feel compelled to weigh in on the Robbie Farah and Gorden Tallis feud. Some comments Tallis made have angered me – he seems to have a complete lack of sympathy for Farah. I really don’t think Tallis understands – or maybe […]
Could the impossible happen? Could the Eels make the 8?
On Saturday night, the Parramatta Eels made it two wins in a row, with a 32-12 victory over the Cronulla Sharks. Jarryd Hayne is currently in career best form and on Saturday afternoon showed why he is a game changer with his opening 10 minutes being the difference between victory and defeat for the Eels. […]