You can’t be what you can’t see and it wasn’t until NRL.com reporter Katie Brown saw women competing in the first NRLW season that she made her decision to give rugby league a go. Even though she had some reservations. NRL.com’s very own made her rugby league debut on the weekend for the South Sydney […]
Month: July 2020
King’s little princess helps him through royal pain of rehab
This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. Arabella Maree King was born on March 31 and for proud dad Cameron King, her arrival came at the perfect time, not long after he had surgery for a season-ending knee injury. “Arabella’s arrival has changed my life for the better,” King said.
Volunteers toil away to keep grassroots footy growing despite pandemic
This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. It’s hard enough running a grassroots footy club at the best of times but when there’s a pandemic that means volunteers need to ensure biosecurity rules are followed, it becomes a monumental task. When the NSWRL announced grassroots footy would return in July, the news […]
Addin Fonua-Blake’s ‘punishment’ doesn’t go far enough
This post was first written for and published by the Roar. With an early guilty plea on Monday night, Manly Sea Eagles player Addin Fonua-Blake will cop a two-week suspension for verbally abusing on-field referee Grant Atkins on Sunday evening. It was an ugly incident which happened in the dying moments of the contest.
Let us Never Take Live Sport For Granted Again
This article was written by Inaugural Parramatta Eels Members Councillor and Sydney FC member, Melissa Muscat. It’s so good to be back. As an avid sport fan, four whole months is a torment to be denied access watching your favourite sporting teams play live, so thankfully Friday night saw the return of almost 7000 Parramatta Eels […]
Creating Chances: How sport put Fressard on straight and narrow
This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. Jayme Fressard is the first to admit she was a bit of a “naughty kid” in school. Fortunately, sport came to the rescue. “Growing up, I didn’t think school was for me. For a while I was getting into trouble and hanging out with the […]