THIS weekend’s Magic Round at Suncorp has more ‘pizzazz’ than usual with it being a full-on State of Origin selection trial added to surely fire up an already spicy weekend of NRL.  There are also players taking part this weekend that sum up the very title ( Magic) of what we’re about to witness.  With […]

Dylan Edwards. Photo: Pauly Foster IT is just over 3 weeks until the first State of Origin launches at Accor stadium in Sydney. So I thought, like lots of others, I’d predict my NSW 19 man squad for Game One. Players I have not considered through injury are Liam Martin, Tommy Turbo, Payne Haas, Bradman […]

ROUND 6 of the NRL dished up another week of upsets and blown out scorelines, yet every game had its highlight! Let’s take a look. Bulldogs v Panthers.  The Bulldogs pulled off the upset of the round – and maybe the year thus far – with a dominant display against the high-flying Panthers winning 32-16. […]

Photo: Panthers Media LAST Friday night we witnessed one of the most spine-tingling moments our great game has ever delivered. South Sydney’s modest flyer Alex Johnstone broke a 53-year record to produce a double, and in turn break Ken Irvine’s long standing most tries scored record of 212. That record has stood since 1973, the […]

AROUND mid December I got a call from a bloke named Ryan Alexander from Premium Sports Events in Melbourne. Ryan was calling to see if I’d like to replace Darryl Brohman as ‘tour host’ for 90 people for the NRL in Las Vegas.  Darryl had recently been diagnosed with cancer and had to obviously pull […]

NEXT Monday I make the trek (for the very first time) to Las Vegas for the opening round of the NRL. Yes I know, everyone I tell says the same thing to me, “I can’t believe you’ve never been to Vegas!” then straight after, “oh you’ll love it! It’s the best place on earth.” I […]

LAST Saturday, close to 300 people walked around Jamison Park for 20 km (9 and a half laps) to raise awareness and funds for the Heart Foundation in our inaugural “Walk for Tobes” charity walk.  My great mate Toby Hughes passed away last July from a sudden heart attack at 50 years of age, leaving […]

Hello Wren Maree Geyer A LOT has happened in the 5 weeks since I penned my last column here for the Nepean News.  The Ashes has been run and won, convincingly by the Aussies. After lots of bravado leading into this series, the Pom’s huff and puff and “Bazball” chat was merely just that, all […]

Photos: Australian Men’s cricket team facebook page  THE build up to the Test Match Cricket Ashes series this year has been like that of State of Origin in Rugby League. A few twists and turns here and there, a dodgy hammy thrown in, a golfing injury the day before the test started…it was the melting […]