Recent content by FGfrom50

Absolutely agree with your comments on Cummins. Fantastic player, probably my favourite of the current test team. But being an automatic selection and a nice guy with a squeaky clean image do not make a test captain. You're the one calling all the shots. It's a far more tactical role than any...

This was my understanding of the rules, I must have missed the change. I was very surprised to see a substitute fielder keeping wicket. I think a replacement under the concussion rule should be allowed to keep (like for like or whatever they say), but if your keeper needs to temporarily sub...

A compound fracture does not necessarily mean the bone is penetrating the skin, but that there is a connection between a break and the outside world, introducing the risk of infection. Just because there wasn't half a bone hanging out of his leg when he was seen by a medico on the field or...

Souths Logan Magpies could have lost 59-0 to the Roosters, and might looked like they were trying while they did.

Correct. There are literally thousands of viruses that cause a similar type of illness; cough/cold/sneezing/muscle aches. The flu jab protects against usually 3-4 of them. From what I understand, clever people analyse data from the Northern Hemisphere's flu season and try to predict which 4...

Paying off a $1.4 million dollar house could probably be regarded as an acceptable use of that kind of money. If you suddenly take a massive cut, no matter how responsible you've been with your cash, you can end up in trouble. People plan their finances around their expected income. Bigger...

"I told him to keep his nose clean and play good footy..." That's all Lodge has done since coming back into the league. I don't think Gordie can fault him on that.

Our current pace trio will be remembered as an all time great line up by the time they're done I reckon.

6500 test runs at 45 average with 21 hundreds should count for something in my books. Had a rubbish series in England for sure, but plenty of good players have. I think his career to date earns him a start in the test side this summer.

My memory only goes back to about 05, so given that: Lockyer Webcke Hodges K. Hunt. TPJ (in as a favourite, not as an all time best player - but I love what he brings when he's going well) Parker and Gillett just out.

Eels are beatable, Raiders are beatable. I can definitely see a path to the semis if Melbourne beat Raiders, which I'd tip them to do. But even best case scenario, that's probably where it ends. Hard to imagine we'd be competitive against a a top 4 side coming off a week off.

I thought they changed it after all the carry on last year so those small suburban grounds could host a first round final?

Well done Milf.

I agree that one was a second effort. However, the amount of voluntary tackles we see from fullbacks in that situation, I don't mind the kick chasers getting a bit of slack there.

Is this whole thing of "an option in the player's favour" for real? Because I just don't understand why any club would do it. It's literally impossible for the club to get a good deal, so why would they offer it? It's a commitment to pay overs for a player going badly at the end of his...