This article was first written and published for NRL.com. Often when I need it the most I find reminders all around me that put life into perspective. I had one of these moments after the final siren in the 2017 playoff between the Parramatta Eels and the North Queensland Cowboys. My beloved Eels lost 24-16 […]

This article was first written and published for The Roar. I now have another four teams to support in rugby league, with the NRL announcing this week the clubs that have been granted inaugural licences in the 2018 Women’s Premiership. In a historic day for footy, the Brisbane Broncos, Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra Dragons […]

This article was first written and published for The Roar. “I’ll be waiting for Todd [Greenberg] to ring me and to tell me what an obstruction is.” First question – will a ‘texer’ suffice? That statement is from Ricky Stuart’s press conference on Saturday night after the Canberra Raiders lost to the New Zealand Warriors […]

This story was first written for and published by NRL.com.  They say a week is a long time in footy and it feels like even longer when your team is coming off the back of a heavy defeat. It has been almost five days since I found myself in a position where I had driven […]

This article was written by Melissa Muscat. It’s not easy being a Parramatta Eels supporter in Cronulla Sharks territory. Even more so with their recent success of the 2016 NRL Premiership. I know first hand there are Sharks supporters aplenty in the south, having resided in the Sutherland Shire for the past 15 years. I […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar.  The first two rounds of this year’s NRL season have seen plenty of upsets, but there is one team that is making me look a right fool at the moment and that’s the New Zealand Warriors. It’s way too early to declare that the […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar.  The Parramatta Eels will not win the Premiership in 2018. Well… at least according to the statistics. History tells us that in 109 years of rugby league in Australia, no team has won a first-grade grand final after conceding 50 points in a match […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. They say that premierships aren’t won in March and for many clubs (after their performances in round one), they will be counting their lucky stars there is still a long season ahead. To use another one of my favourite rugby league clichés, “a week is […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar.  It was the stuff that fairytales are made of at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night when the Newcastle Knights won their opening game of the season against the Manly Sea Eagles 19-18 in a golden point thriller. We know that premierships are not […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. The world celebrated International Women’s Day on Thursday and when it comes to rugby league, it always reminds me just how much we have to celebrate in our game. It’s a day which gives men and women the opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements […]