I wrote about Sydney as an obstacle to expansion yesterday. It started as an intro to this post but ended up being over 1000 words and I thought it should stand alone. It’s the result of thoughts that have been bubbling since I started paying proper attention to rugby league when I started doing this… Read More NRL Tips – Round 25, 2019

Some additional rugby league reading for you: With two rounds left in the #NRL, it's pretty much a four horse race with two clear favourites (no surprises). The bottom two could be swapped for any of the teams in contention and it probably wouldn't matter much overall. pic.twitter.com/plb9bBm9JL — Liam (@pythagoNRL) August 26, 2019 And… Read More NRL Tips – Round 24, 2019

Apologies for there not being any tips last week. I was in Perth. And before you start with your jokes, especially when a bunch of you go to the Nines next year: HuR DuR wE sHoUlD rElOcAtE a TeAm ThErE Actually, we should relocate two there. Perth Sharks. Fremantle Sea Eagles. Friday 10PM games every… Read More NRL Tips – Round 23, 2019

It was a relatively quiet week for odd rugby league news, so here’s some analytics you might not have seen (mostly from me, yes): Elo ratings NRL Round 20 via @pythagoNRL pic.twitter.com/vXCm7ZNEdB — Keith Lyons (@520507) August 5, 2019 We've launched the newest tool in our free suite of @StatsInsider analytical tools – the SI… Read More NRL Tips – Round 21, 2019

I’ll spare you the lengthy and moderately pompous words I had written about cheating. The last week has been dominated by refs faulting to a sickening degree and to a lesser extent, the lack of appreciation of Super League on the Gold Coast. The announcement of St Helens coach Justin Holbrook as the Titans new… Read More NRL Tips – Round 20, 2019

Unrelated to the NRL premiership itself, it’s been a good week for rugby league headlines (except for Ottawa). Here’s what you might have missed: The Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s Pools have just dropped 🔥 #RLWC9s pic.twitter.com/myg2AxZONn — NRL (@NRL) July 22, 2019 The LRLF announces that misconduct charges against three Lebanon heritage players… Read More NRL Tips – Round 19, 2019

In last week’s tips, I talked about potentially going to watch India play Colombia at a suburban junior footy ground in Brisbane. I ended up more or less live tweeting the match. FT at WJ Scott Park, Holland Park. 🇮🇳 India 30🇨🇴 Colombia 16#INDvCOL pic.twitter.com/TN0QvgxgYK — Liam (@pythagoNRL) July 14, 2019 Despite Colombia’s experience, the… Read More NRL Tips – Round 18, 2019

Between Souths Logan (12th of 14, 3-12-1), Brisbane (14th of 16, 6-9) and Queensland (lost both men’s series and women’s game), rugby league is at serious risk of no longer speaking to me. Fortunately, there is a light. This Sunday, kicking off at 3PM, India will play Colombia at WJ Scott Park in Holland Park.… Read More NRL Tips – Round 17, 2019

The plight of the Broncos this year has been annoying for me personally – especially on social media – but the Broncos’ now inevitable (probably long overdue) transformation into a western Sydney-style football club has been infuriating, as well as completely avoidable. A western Sydney-style football club is a club that hasn’t won a premiership… Read More NRL Tips – Round 16, 2019