NRL analysis and grand final retrospectives, mostly Melbourne Storm.
22 essays
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Before last Sunday’s Brisbane-Penrith preliminary final had begun, the realistic season-long hopes of Canberra, Canterbury and Cronulla fans had already been expunged.…
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In the absorbing Stan documentary “Revealed – Craig Bellamy: Inside the Storm” we see the legendary coach seated delivering his final speech…
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The great grand finals are those that cause the greatest joy and therefore the greatest pain. The 1999 grand final, the second…
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Published on The Roar https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/07/when-it-really-matters-how-the-iceman-went-toe-to-toe-blow-for-blow-with-the-dancer-in-2023-nrl-decider/ On his Bye Round podcast former St Helen’s and Canterbury prop Englishman James Graham asked Kevvie Walters…
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This is the opening salvo in a series on three NRL grand finals that were decided at the death – from sheer…
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In writing this piece I was forced to confront for the first time the 2016 Grand Final between my team Melbourne, and…
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The brief encounter that can glorify or destroy you. Oh yes, you can say you have been ttt5 me he better team…
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It is 13 years (has it really been that long?) since David Gallop’s announcement of Melbourne Storm’s unprecedented eviscerating punishment for salary…
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Australian writer Robert Dessaix wrote: “Can there be a more important word than ‘home’ to make your own in the English language?…
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As this season progressed the more certain I became of the outcome: Melbourne and Penrith – the dominant and most exhilarating teams…
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These are strange times. The pandemic, while ushering in fear and uncertainty, has also had a hand in fomenting unrest. Grievances are…
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Two years ago the words “A star is born at AAMI Park!” were heard as the gushing accolade for a teenager who…
