Category Archives: sport

NRL TV — good for foreigners, not Aussie league fans

I’m both heartened and annoyed to find this site exists: NRL TV — Watch live NRL games and replays online It’s exactly what I’ve wished existed for years… for $15 a month you can watch all NRL games live or … Continue reading

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Brothers talk League episode 1

This is a new one for the site, a bit of an experiment really. My first foray into podcasts, as my brother Wayne and I jump into the world of Rugby League and the NRL. Wayne is a great talker … Continue reading

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Melbourne Cup fun

Had a Melbourne Cup function at work today, naturally… tables full of snacks, and finger foods, plus beer. Good stuff: little pastries and prawns and sandwiches and breads and dips, that kind of thing. Most of the entire afternoon went … Continue reading

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How Alex will be spending much of his weekend

My middle son Alex is a car nut… just loves it. Anything with wheels, the movie cars, Top Gear… you name it. And of course, this weekend is the Bathurst 1000. Australia’s biggest car race. Observe: I like to encourage … Continue reading

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With a Storm front… Another NRL season is done

Another league season is done, and Wests Tigers not only didn’t win, but they didn’t even make the finals… again. At least there’s always 2005 for me, which is more than I can say for Parramatta fans… So the Melbourne … Continue reading

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Now that’s why you watch the team play….!

Went over to the parents place to watch the football and have dinner… and finally a game result really worth mentioning! Wests are way down the NRL ladder now, but they played Souths and really hammered them. 54-20 in the … Continue reading

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State of Origin… where does Greg Inglis come from again?

So close and yet so far… NSW should have had no chance really, and for some of the game it appeared they didn’t… but they came back, kept it close, but still went down 28-18. Highlights and lowlights were everywhere… … Continue reading

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From the diary of being a sports fan again…

Went to the football today, the first actual live game this year. Wests vs Souths at the SCG, an old school venue for the “Heritage Round”. Back in 1969, Souths played Balmain Tigers in the grand final, and the Tigers … Continue reading

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The Matthew Johns saga…

Have resisted writing about this so far, but it’s been a topic hard not to think about in the last week. In some ways, it’s both a difficult and an incredibly easy situation to discuss and think about. Easy in … Continue reading

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Why I’m a Rugby League fan

Went to the parent’s today for another little celebration for Will’s birthday. A great day, with more presents for Will, and cake and birthday candles and all that wonderful stuff, and a football game too. Wests played Newcastle in the … Continue reading

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