A few comments in reply.
First, I'm not sure that you are disagreeing with me. I said that these types of players can move to a quality team and play a role for their coach, and that is exactly what they did.
Second, if people mean they are "not stars", then why don't they say so? How can I...
I agree. It's hard to maintain my enthusiasm for the NRL.
For example, in the game against the Bears yesterday, they had a PTB on our line. Ngatikaura came into dummy half and pushed Tumeth over who was getting into a defensive position on our line. Tumeth went sprawling and Ngatikaura...
It is pretty common on here for people to say that player X “is a reserve grader at best”, or “not up to NRL standard”, only for that player subsequently to join a quality club and do OK.
Last night two of the Donkey’s spine played for us and when they left most were pleased to see them go...
That's interesting.
I had two PE teachers in 1964, one of whom played for Balmain - Jack Danzey. He played 5/8 in the 1964 GF. Copped a bit of a ribbing from the boys the following week at school.
The other was Gary Knoke. In that year he represented Australia in the final of the 400 meter...
Yes, that is my impression too. It seems that NRL clubs are in a better position to snap up young talent when they leave school than is Rugby.
I seem to recall that Rugby was unable to offer Angus Chrichton a senior full time contract and a pathway into super rugby when he was 18. So he chose...
I’m not so sure that Smith is failing consistently because he has developed a technical deficiency.
He has always had an idiosyncratic technique. He has always played back and across to balls outside off, but until recently he never missed because his hand-eye coordination was so good.
But old...
I have wondered the same thing. He walked into a team with a great roster and they performed under him.
The only season of adversity was 2016, with the Mitchell Pearce dog video. Pearce was the captain and was rubbed out for the season. They also had some injuries, but then that is not...
Are you suggesting that you are going to try to drink 6L of water in 4 hours?
If so, that could be dangerous. Depending on the person, our kidneys can excrete between 0.8L - 1L of water per hour.
If we exceed that limit over time then it can result in water intoxication, significant dilution...
A couple of points in reply.
First, I was commenting on the proposition that any level of alcohol consumption is detrimental to one’s health.
Second, I don’t deny that alcohol is at the heart of many problems, both social and personal. But I was talking about moderate consumption.
Third, if...
I know that this "consensus" relates to your medical relatives; ie, it is not necessarily your opinion, but can I just say that the proposition that any amount of alcohol is detrimental to one's health is complete BS.
There has been decades of studies that have shown that moderate alcohol...
Agree. I read Chapelli once comment on the way modern batsmen play the short pitched ball.
In his day (pre-helmets) they tended to play back and across to get inside the line of the ball. If they missed they were less likely to be hit.
Modern players tend to stay in line with the ball and...
I wanted to give a shout out to Nathan Lyon.
In all the years I have been watching test cricket, Australia has only produced two match-winning spin bowlers – Warne (naturally) and Lyon.
It just shows you what a tough gig bowling spin in Australia is. Especially, off-spin, or, if you prefer...
I agree. Our defence on the right has been rubbish for many years. But usually we are stripped for numbers and the opposition gets a one two man overlap.
The other night, however, we had bodies in front of them. They just ran over the top of us.
Our defence was so passive it was...
There have been fullbacks in the past that have taken that attitude.
When I was a boy our next door neighbor (Mick) was a mad rugby league fan who regularly attended matches from the mid 1930s to the mid 1980s. He was a mine of information about the history of the game.
He told me he was at...
Just finished a book called "The Very Good News about Wine", with the sub-title "Authoritative health evidence the health authorities don't tell you".
The book is full of references to medical research which provides strong evidence that drinking alcohol in moderation and wine in particular...
That's interesting, but when you consider England have played 11 more tests in India than Australia (65 tests v 54 tests) and have achieved 1 more win, I don't think that is much of an accolade.
I must say, however, that their last series win in India in 2012-13 was outstanding, with brilliant...
Warner has been poor against our major test opponents for some time. I’m speaking about against England (against whom we have not won an away series for over 20 years) and against India, who have beaten us in the last 4 test series, although we beat them in the one-off WTC.
For those who think...
I think it would be true to say that Balmain beating Souths is the biggest grand final upset since I have been following the game. Souths were the quintessential glamour team and all the experts were convinced that they would wipe the floor with Balmain. It was a beautiful thing to watch...