Steve Mascord’s post-game interviews ( see: Mascord’s NRL Wrap: Round 18) with Matt Bowen and Cowboy’s coach Neil Henry made for a great read. The apparent honesty and frankness about the Cowboy’s favourite and his future seems…
NRL WRAP: Round 18 By STEVE MASCORD ICONIC North Queensland fullback Matt Bowen’s career is in his own hands over the next seven weeks, his coach Neil Henry has admitted. Bowen, 31, returned from a knee injury…
At a time when some of the footy we have been watching has been pretty disappointing I was very pleased to see some great stuff in round 18. It started on Friday night when Todd Carney provided…
By Smithy Origin is such a different environment for footy players. Would you like to be responsible for guaranteeing the successful performance of any player? I guess that’s what we all expect of Bob Fulton and Laurie…
Coaching for a WIN By Smithy A criticism I have of the current trend in coaching in the NRL is the almost universal philosophy that you can only win one way. Possession and position, wrestle and grind,…
By Callan Lawrence The last thing we need now is dissent in the ranks. But I’m willing to be a rogue critic, wrong I hope, and open to all manner of abuse from right-minded and loyal Blues…
Shorts and Sweets July 11 Did you get into Steve Mascord’s awesome piece for smithyspeaks.com.au on Tuesday? Check it out and BTW Steve is writing for us all EVERY Tuesday for the rest of the season. I…
By Smithy Where does one (former?) coach start when searching for a meaningful interview of another coach? “Hey Paul we have an opportunity to do a nice feature story on the Women’s World Cup. What can you…
Looking back at Round 17 Well we nearly got all the lollies and chocolates last weekend which was fantastic. The two “good things”, Sharks and Rabbitohs, came good as expected although the Rabbits took a little longer…
By Keegan Smith If there is one thing that has changed that stands out above all else when you look at the modern game compared to 30, 20 even 10 years ago it’s the physical development of…