My daughter and I dropped by Leichhardt Oval on the Monday of the Labour Day long weekend to check out the Rugby League Grand Final. This wasn’t your everyday Grand Final, of course. For most of the footy-loving world, the season ended either on Saturday at “the G” when the Aussie Rules men wound down their competition or on Sunday at the ANZ stadium where the League boys … [Read more...]
Socrates picked the Maroons to boot the Blues in the State of Origin decider – here’s why
I am interested in the State of Origin series. Not because I am a passionate supporter of one team or the other. I am interested because State of Origin provides a rare opportunity to see some of Australia’s best athletes play against each other, all on the one field. That makes me a typical New South Wales supporter, I figure. Gut says Queensland Yesterday morning while … [Read more...]
State of Origin… it’s just not that good!
How often in recent years, after a close State of Origin encounter, do we hear from the commentary teams that the game was “one of the greatest in State of Origin history” or a “classic of the genre?” Lots, it seems to me. I, for one, don’t buy it. I find the hyperbole annoying. I have seen plenty of close and exciting games in recent years but I have not seen a game that is … [Read more...]