The NRL season kicks off tonight, I think. It marks another year towards my eventual divorce from the sport that, as a 15-year-old, I was completely obsessed with. I used to write letters to Rugby League Week. They were always published. There was something enthralling about getting your letter published in the rugby league bible;…
Read More I Didn’t Change, Rugby League DidFed-up Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens has thrown down an unlikely challenge to Western Suburbs veteran Tommy Raudonikis, naming the outspoken 62-year-old in his side for the aptly named Heritage round clash against Souths. And Raudonikis has accepted the jersey in what could go down in the history books as one of the greatest ever sporting comebacks.…
Read More Sheens Picks Raudonikis In Tigers SquadA 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 board