Paul Gallen is the human representation of the NRL. If he is depressed, it means Rugby League is also depressed. Rugby league has been showing classic signs of depression for years. It has been having trouble remaining interested in daily life. It no longer enjoys once pleasurable activities such as international football – it’s simply…
Read More Rugby League Is Clinically DepressedI have a close friend named Toby who, at the age of ten, switched his allegiance from one English football side to another. To this day, the now 30-year-old is regularly ribbed by his mates for this innocent act of childhood naivety. I didn’t even know Toby when he was ten, but that hasn’t stopped me…
Read More Savvy Packer’s Investment in Souths Further Sign of Humanity’s Moral Decay“Rugby league players get into more trouble because they are dumb and/or uneducated”. It’s a justification that is tossed around every time a rugby league player is caught for assault, drink driving or pissing in his own mouth. But it’s not just pub talk. Public figures such as Peter Fitzsimons’ have long espoused a similar…
Read More Karmichael Hunt offers new insight on how to clean up Rugby LeagueI am going to go against grain here and get behind Darius Boyd, following his rather embarrassing interview last week. He has been hammered from pillar to post for that “interview”, but I have to ask; what did Foxsports and the young lady interviewing him really expect? This is a bloke who has made it…
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