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Trying to find the greatest rugby league team of the last decade might be a little too difficult. But you can still try, right ? A little imagination never hurt anyone. Four elimination games with those winning teams facing off in semi final games and than a final. The Melbourne Storm’s winning sides of 2007 and 2009 were not considered. The 2000’s ELIMINATION GAME TWO2001 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTSvs.2004 CANTERBURY BULLDOGS Knights: R. O’Davis, T. Tahu, M. Gidley, M. Hughes, A. MacDougall, S....
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Trying to find the greatest rugby league team of the last decade might be a little too difficult. But you can still try, right ? A little imagination never hurt anyone. Four elimination games with those winning teams facing off in semi final games and than a final. The Melbourne Storm’s winning sides of 2007 and 2009 were not considered. The 2000’s ELIMINATION GAME ONE2000 BRISBANE BRONCOSvs.2005 WESTS TIGERS Broncos: D. Lockyer, L .Tuquri, M. De Vere, T. Carroll, W. Sailor, B. Ikin,...
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Cameron King is a name you should already know. King is the definition of a superstar in the making. Groomed for years to be a future Australian captain. But instead of 2011 being his year, it turned into the year from hell. Moving from the country to Sydney in pursuit of glory isn’t a new quest. Its been done a thousand times over by a thousand different players. But if anyone has the pedigree to be a champion, its King. King’s father played for the Penrith Panthers in the 1970’s and Panthers...
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The 2012 season cannot come and go fast enough for the Sydney Roosters with the news that rising superstar James Maloney is on his way to the glamour club in 2013. But Maloney will dive straight into the deepest of deep ends when he wears the number six jersey that legendary playmaker Brad Fittler made famous. The Roosters have struggled for answers since Fittler’s retirement at the end of the 2004 season where the mighty five-eight led the club into a grand final appearance against the...
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John Zebelon Taia is your modern day rugby league backrower. At 6 foot 1 and 110 kilograms, Zeb Taia could be that extra ingredient that Wayne Bennett and his Newcastle Knights need to really be a force in 2012. Taia isn’t a new face at the Knights and wont get the media attention that the likes of new boys Darius Boyd and Kade Snowden will soak up. But Taia is that dangerous x-factor that coaches fear. Since signing with the Knights from Parramatta in 2007, Taia has played 78 games. Not a bad...
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Usually when the North Queensland Cowboys win games, it’s the Johnathan Thurston’s and Matt Bowen’s who get the accolades. But the Cowboys are a side with more than just a few international stars. They are a team filled with workaholics, fan favourites and cult heroes. In 2012, you can add Kane Linnett to that list. Make no mistake about it, Linnett isn’t going to walk straight into the Cowboys three-quarter line. Brent Tate and Bowen have mortgages on their positions, while their depth chart...
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The glittering career of Darren Lockyer came to an end over the weekend with the Australians sending the champion out the right way with a 30-8 win in the Gillette Four Nations final against England at Elland Road. England fought for everything they got and received a penalty try on half-time to impressive winger Ryan Hall. This was after Sam Thaiday touched down for the tourists. The second half saw the real Australian Kangaroos stand up and it would be how England reacted to the onslaught...
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The Wests Tigers will arguably have the most devastating second row in the competition next season with Kiwi international Adam Blair set to pack down with English counterpart Gareth Ellis at Concord in 2012. But the pair have barely had time to muster combinations yet with Blair and Ellis both on international duty in the Gillette Four Nations for their respective countries. Blair’s signing gives the Tigers yet another attacking weapon and will prove a damaging option for both Benji Marshall...
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England will battle Australia in the Gillette Four Nations Final after the English upset World Champions New Zealand on the weekend. England flyers Tom Briscoe and Ryan Hall both scored tries in the corner with Hall once again showing why he is one of the best wingers in the world after another tremendous touchdown. New Zealand reeled England back with a try out wide to Jason Nightingale and with Benji Marshall’s conversion, the lead was only 8. But a long range break from Briscoe quickly led...
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Recently I had a long chat to one of the foundation players for the Melbourne Storm and he gave a great insight into the formation of their club culture which, salary cap irregularities aside, has seen the club establish itself as a force in the National Rugby League. Consistently making finals and taking underperforming players from other sides and helping them realize their full potential. Something that quickly established itself is that their culture is not a top-down one. Each year the...
