This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. Krstel Petrevski could not have been prouder on Thursday night as she watched the Melbourne Storm beat Brisbane 40-12 in the jersey she designed for Indigenous Round. For Petrevski, the feeling of seeing athletes she admires wearing a jersey featuring her design is “unreal and […]
Month: May 2021
Fan power: Knights supporters share what they really think about the Lodge signing
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. The rise of social media can be accused of doing many things. In the sporting world, it has given faceless trolls the opportunity to attack athletes and sporting administrators about their performance and it has resulted in athletes being under the microscope 24 hours […]
Even tough girls get the Blues: Maddie back in Origin frame
This post was first written for and published by NRL.com. Missing out on NSW selection last year was a bitter pill for Maddie Studdon to swallow. Studdon, often the smallest player on the field, has played a tough brand of football, playing well above her weight as one of the stalwarts in the women’s game […]
Fox League’s decision to hire Ray Hadley is baffling
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. Last year I watched on with tremendous sadness as many of my colleagues in the media industry lost their jobs. Each week during the height of the pandemic in Australia there seemed to be more announcements about job cuts at some of our biggest […]
Why has Xavier Coates signing with the Storm hit such a nerve?
This article was first written for and published by The Roar. The depths of some footy fans’ dislike for the Melbourne Storm never ceases to amaze me. I can understand why the Storm aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. In fact as a Parramatta Eels supporter I hated the Storm for many, many years. Part of […]
Tiana thrilled to see NRLW kicking on towards professional era
This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. Playing at Bankwest Stadium, learning from legends Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns at training, Tiana Penitani is thrilled with the way women’s rugby league is moving into a professional era. Penitani and her City teammates went into camp on Wednesday to prepare for their clash […]
Why has Xavier Coates signing with the Storm hit such a nerve?
This post was first written for and published by the Roar. The depths of some footy fans’ dislike for the Melbourne Storm never ceases to amaze me. I can understand why the Storm aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. In fact as a Parramatta Eels supporter I hated the Storm for many, many years. Part of […]
From one dream to the next: Darcie McDonald’s path to the sideline
This article was first written for and published by Siren Sport. Growing up, Darcie McDonald had a dream. She wanted nothing more than to be a cheerleader in the NRL. “I remember being young, really young when I first started watching rugby league, because my mum would still dress me for games to make sure […]
Female Origin coaches a sign of rapidly expanding horizons
This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. Anyone interested in joining me for a road trip to the Sunshine Coast in June? Earlier this week it was confirmed that the Ampol State of Origin women’s clash would be played on the Sunshine Coast for the second year in a row.
Why are we so obsessed with crowds in rugby league?
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. It seems like change, or the presence of change, is constant in rugby league at the moment. The year began with the hastily announced rule changes and since then, several other ideas have been floated in the media, almost testing fans’ reactions.