I have now read every Origin perspective Twitter has to offer and have synthesised my own searingly hot take of Game 1, 2019. Queensland played well but not exceptionally so. Plenty of opportunities presented themselves to blow the game open (Napa should be dropped for not grounding the ball properly) and the Maroons only won… Read More NRL Tips – Round 13, 2019 (featuring Origin hot takes)
The Origin period is a tough time for tipsters. The systems that we’ve been using for the last eleven weeks start to break down over the next six weeks, as selections play havoc with overall team quality and on field cohesion. Word to the wise is that the Elo rating systems (Archimedes and Eratosthenes) and… Read More NRL Tips – Round 12, 2019
If you have a keen eye, you might have noticed a change of advertising on the blog in the last week or two. I had an idea last year that there’s lots of rugby league logos around that go by the wayside and that some might look good on a cap or a t-shirt. I found… Read More NRL Tips – Round 11, 2019
Magic Round was fun. Do rugby league teams remember fun? I’m not sure all of them do. The ones that attended Magic Round definitely couldn’t avoid it. But don’t take my word for it, let’s hear what the fans had to say: On the experience Magic weekend rules anyone who says otherwise drools pic.twitter.com/pnUcZ2IINv —… Read More NRL Tips – Round 10, 2019 (Magic Round edition)
It’s Magic Round, baby! I am very excited to be attending seven out of the eight games (please just make it eight games in three days next year, preferably aligning with the Labour Day weekend) and we found out this week on NRL.com that Magic Round is staying in Queensland for at least the next… Read More NRL Tips – Round 9, 2019
By the way, it’s not just your imagination. If you, like me, have been wondering whether rugby league is somewhat lopsided so far this year, I don’t think you’re wrong. In the NRL, there are by some metrics only six teams above average and really only two of those – Souths and Easts – are… Read More NRL & ISC Recap – April 2019
The big news of the last couple of days is that Kodi Nikorima is set to leave the Broncos and join the Warriors. Those of us who are Broncos fans are pretty happy about it, although I’d be happier if we were getting one of the Warriors’ three halves in return and not blooding an… Read More NRL Tips – Round 8, 2019
In what seems like fairly tame news compared to recent months, Phil Gould has been ousted from the Panthers. I don’t particularly care for Gould but that’s because he’s a massive gronk and cranky old man in the commentary box. I don’t have any strong opinions about his ability as a club executive, largely because… Read More NRL Tips – Round 7, 2019
It’s a short post from me but it’s a big weekend of football: Most games for the QCup will be on Thursday night with the Easter weekend ahead (I’ll be at Langlands watching the Magpies get pummelled) Top of the table clash between Sydney and Melbourne on Friday night Port Moresby is hosting a triple… Read More NRL Tips – Round 6, 2019
On their return to the competition in 2002, South Sydney sucked. A lot. The 2003 and 2006 Rabbitohs were among the worst all-time NRL sides, winning just three games a piece. In 2007, the tide turned with a moderately successful recruitment drive, lifting Souths to a .500 win percentage. Souths would be just on the cusp… Read More The Renaissance of South Sydney
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