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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the bitterness of Melbourne's winter continues unseasonably into late September, it seems the city's morale has also remained just as sour. This has not been helped by the fact that not one Victorian team will be featuring in this weekend's AFLM Grand Final. In fact, there was not one Melbourne team in sight for the final two weeks...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In what almost feels like a parallel universe, it seems that Melbourne are dominating the NRL, and the rugby league heartlands are dominating the AFL. With the Melbourne Storm facing a battle-weary Sydney Roosters in the second last fixture of the year this Friday, it would be safe to say that the NRL's highly successful Victorian powerhouse is looking...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In a rare moment of vulnerability, the token office Kiwi has begrudgingly admitted that the Wallabies didn’t play "half bad" in their narrow loss to the All Blacks over the weekend. The office’s resident New Zealander, Dan "Danno" McKenzie, who migrated to Australia three years ago for "be’er pay, bet’er we’ther, and me missus,"...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In their 6th back-to-back AFL finals appearance, it seems that Brisbane City is once again a roaring Aussie Rules HEARTLAND. Pubs, clubs and schools right across the state are starting to decorate themselves with the similar but slightly different colours that differentiates Queensland AFL from the other footballs. It's obviously maroon. Just with a bit of yellow and navy...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With an NRL finals line up that includes the Storm, Panthers, Sharks, Manly and Roosters - it will be a lonely weekend for the only Queenslanders left in the competition, who will need to be more than better if they want to stay in contention. But still North Queensland Cowboys coach Todd Payten has named an unchanged 17 for...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT It's NRL finals time! Which means the sidelines and TV news updates are currently being inundated by ex players and current players offering insights and predictions over the sudden death stages of the 2024 season. With near losses turning into Mad Mondays, and club awards nights turning into grand final tilts - there's a lot to discuss. With only one...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Mad Monday is but a distant memory, as the Betoota Dolphins find a second wind coming into Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses say the boys haven't been to sleep since Sunday arvo, and momentum is growing for celebrations to drag on into a Wicked Wednesday or perhaps even Thirsty Thursday. The nail-biting grand final win against our town's immortal enemies from Bedourie...

MARIO STRADLATER | Softboi | ContactBEER? YUCK!: Reports are coming in of a number of senior Sydney swans players spotted recreating the iconic Jack ginnivian celebration from last nights kick ball final ahead of their final with cross town rivals tonight. However, there’s a twist, as the players were reportedly cracking and sculling imaginary whiteclaws, fellrs and doozys, instead of beers like world renowned...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Nobody knows if the goal of tonight's 'Spoon Bowl' is to win or lose, but either way, both fanbases are cheering hysterically. For the Parramatta Eels, tonight represents the last opportunity to stem the bleeding after a 18 month fall from grace. Just two years ago, Eels fans were cheering on their team in a gruelling 'battle of the west'...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Just a week before Wests Tigers battle it out for the wooden spoon against the Eels, and there's once again rumblings of a de-merger between the two foundation clubs that form this mutant losing machine. The Balmain board is set to call a crisis meeting as it considers a shock split from the Western Suburbs Magpies, a less-appreciated powerhouse...