Origin – The Public Apology

May 30, 2016 by edmachine23 0 comments

In the Salary Cap of Sporting Emotion, Queensland are Rampant Cheats

We’re a land of the ‘fair go’ in Australia. Whether you just read that in a Samuel-Johnson-Secret-Life-Of-Us voice, or a VB-advertisement-voice, it’s likely this is your truth. And although our country’s egalitarianism has more holes in it than a Panama Papers shell company, it’s still our prevailing identity. That’s right, in Australia the only laws…

June 12, 2015 by edmachine23 0 comments

James Tamou’s Hair is Indicative of NSW’s Malaise

Nothing more embodies NSW’s Origin predicament than James Tamou’s hair. Down one-nil in the series, the Blues have appeared sloppy, misguided and loose – exactly like their prop enforcer’s current coiffure. Sure, his hair arrangement is on trend and looks fashionable at face value, but it lacks cohesion entirely. His locks on top have a…

July 17, 2014 by edmachine23 0 comments

Leave Darius Alone

I 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…

July 5, 2011 by edmachine23 0 comments

‘Bring Origin Home’ Says Snoop Dogg, Possibly Blazed

There’s a game being played out on the streets of Los Angeles that mirrors the one taking place this Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium. The story is the same: two tribes – one red and one blue – with an inherent, senseless hatred for each other based on street credibility and geographical borders. But while…

June 16, 2011 by edmachine23 0 comments

Man bashed for wearing a blue tie on Origin day

A Queensland man who accidentally wore a blue tie to work is recovering in hospital after he was mercilessly bashed by parochial Origin fans last night. The man was assaulted at around 10:45pm at Brisbane’s famous Caxton Hotel by a group of angry, discerning Queensland rugby league fans, who set upon the man for his…