The Infinite Season

What’s going on with Bernard Tomic? There are two schools of thought on this one. First, the popular one. He tanked. John McEnroe said it, and nearly everyone else believed it. Tomic lost to Andy Roddick in straight sets at the US Open in the kind of disinterested capitulation that’s just hard to watch. Even … Continue reading →

The NRL Finals Series kicks off in few days, but before we turn our attention to the competitions best eight teams, let’s take a look at the competitions best players in their positions in 2012 and try and fit them into a starting 13. Given the dominance that the top teams have shown this year … Continue reading →

What did we learn from round 25 of the 2012 NRL Season? Here’s the five big points, starting with the in-form Green Machine. No team wants to face the Raiders in September  The Canberra Raiders served notice to a host of top 8 teams over the weekend, with an emphatic 34-6 thumping of Canterbury that … Continue reading →

What did we learn from round 22 of the 2012 NRL Season? Here’s the five big points, starting with the Storm who seem to be a revitalised Premiership threat. The storm are still are a Premiership threat The Melbourne Storm returned to form in devastating style, smashing the Panthers 44-6 at AAMI Park during a … Continue reading →

What did we learn from round 21 of the 2012 NRL Season? Here’s the five big points, starting with an attacking suggestion for the Dragons.   The Dragons attack looks better without Jamie Soward The Dragons attack has been a spluttering mess for most of 2012. They are the only team to average less than … Continue reading →

I sat on the halfway line at Toyota Park on Monday night watching NSW halves Todd Carney and Mitchell Pearce trade a series of hopeful yet ultimately ineffective field goal shots from halfway during the ‘golden point’ period. During this desperate exchange, the last thing on my mind was the barrage of criticism that the … Continue reading →

What did we learn from round 18 of the 2012 NRL Season? Here’s the five big points, starting with Bulldogs coach Des Hasler. Des Hasler is the signing of the season Following on from a disappointing 2011 season, the Bulldogs new coach Des Hasler has his team firing on all cylinders, and with just 8 … Continue reading →