WITH the NRL competition about to enter the 9th round (Magic round) I thought I’d take a look at the season thus far and give my thoughts on some of the pertinent happenings of the 8 rounds already played.  It’s anyone’s comp! After 8 rounds of footy you’ve gotta say that this year has been […]

What a grand final! What a win! What unbridled emotion!  The Penrith Panthers 3PEAT is done. Split Enz once sang about how “History never repeats”.  They were right until the current Penny Panthers had anything to do with it! They have done what no other team in 40 years has been able to do, win […]

Back to back to back premiers in the NRL don’t come around all that often.  In fact there’s a reason it hasn’t been done since 81,82,83 when the Parramatta Eels last did it, because its so bloody hard to accomplish!  Especially in today’s game with a strict and stringent emphasis on the salary cap.  The […]

Mark down round 26 of this season’s NRL as “Carnage Round!”  I can’t remember a more destructive round of rugby league, seeing up to a dozen of the game’s elite all coming down with worrying injuries so near to semi final action.  While Bronco star duo Adam Reynolds and Pat Carrigan suffered injuries just prior […]

WHILST it has been downright impossible to avoid the Matildas World Cup Fairytale (they play England in the semi 2 hours from me writing this) there is some league news you may have missed because of it. Let me fill you in with a few stories that have caught my eye this past week. Firstly, […]

ROUND 18 of the NRL certainly dished up some eye popping results.  The Sharks 52 points to 16 winners over the Dragons. The Rabbitohs bouncing back across the ditch with a gritty win over the Warriors 28 to 6. The Raiders bouncing up to 5th position on the ladder with a hard fought 26-22 contest […]

WITH around half of the footy season now in our rear view mirror, I thought I’d take a look back over the past few months of the NRL and give out some gongs for those that are outstanding, and for those that who aren’t. Ok lets start. Most surprising team – The Broncos have definitely […]

IN the 14th minute of last Sunday’s game between the Panthers and the Dragons, the 17,000 hearty Panther fans at the game all held their collective breath. Star playmaker and co-captain Nathan Cleary clutched at the back of his left leg as he grimaced in pain.  As he tried to hobble back into the defensive […]

WHEN 19 Penrith Panthers, from 6 different nations embarked upon the Rugby League World Cup in the UK just over 6 weeks ago, I don’t think  they could have realised the profound affect they would have all had on the Rugby League landscape.  Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Lebanon, and Italy all had a member or […]

I MUST admit, the Rugby League World Cup wasn’t even close to being on my radar a month ago.  When the Panthers prevailed in the 2022 Grand Final and went back-to-back, International Rugby League in the Northern hemisphere didn’t quite tickle the ivories. But, now that it has begun, I can’t get enough of it!  […]