Manly coach Des Hasler will shave off his flowing blond locks should his team topple the New Zealand Warriors this Sunday in the NRL grand final. Hasler informed his playing group at training today that the winner of the Clive Churchill medal would be given the shaving honours – a tactic designed to spur the…
Read More Hasler makes grand final hair pledgeLike many a battle-hardened rugby league veteran has been forced to do at the end of a grueling career, Darren Lockyer has flagged his intentions to go under the knife – once he hangs up those famous boots for the final time. After all, 16 years of rigorous, elite-level rugby league have aged his once lithe, youthful…
Read More Darren Lockyer to chase pop stardomAfter years of living in the shadow of his sibling, rugby league legend Ben, Sean Ikin’s independently released album Gallery of Murmurs shapes as one of the most significant Australian records since Peter Andre’s 1995 release, Natural. But while Andre’s album is remembered most fondly for the track Mysterious Girl, many of the other tracks…
Read More Sensitive new-age IkinsA desperate Sydney Roosters board is set to trial a controversial “open-bar policy” in efforts to curb a spate of alcohol-related curfew breaches. The move represents a dramatic volte-face after the club originally signaled it would stand down Todd Carney, Nate Myles and Frank-Paul Nu’uausala for breaking a new alcohol policy. The board has since…
Read More ‘Drink up, boys’ says Roosters boardFormer NRL bad boyJohn Hopoate has been accused of playing a “mentoring role” in an incident that resulted in the suspension of a Victorian netballer. The Warrnambool Standard reported that a South West District Netball League player was accused of sticking her finger up an opponent’s skirt several times and making inappropriate contact with her…
Read More Hopoate blamed for Hopoate-style netball incident