Winning Parramatta Eels are far from a one man show
August 25, 2009
IT’S the players Parramatta rejects that make it the best. Well, that piscatorial plagiarism isn’t quite right.
Parramatta aren’t yet the best and there haven’t been rejections, yet, but the theme is right.
Despite the wonders he now weekly performs in mysterious ways, Jarryd Hayne isn’t Parramatta.
Their best has seen the Eels win five straight games but that best has depended on Hayne + 16. [Read more]
The great face of NRL debate: Mr Reliable v Mr Electrifying
August 18, 2009
Further catastrophes apart, Nathan Hindmarsh would have been an ideal choice as the face of rugby league for 2009.
One of the game’s great characters, a family man, a consistent and quiet community worker, never a scandal associated with him. [Read more]
Ray Miller contemplates a footballer’s life at Sydney FC
August 12, 2009
EVERY young man needs a career path mapped out and Ray Miller mapped his out when very young.
From virtually the first time he kicked a ball, Miller decided he wanted to be a professional soccer player.
Step one was rising through the ranks as one of the Blacktown City Demons’ most gifted juniors,
Step two was making the Demons’ premier league team.
Step three was attracting the notice of a professional club. [Read more]
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