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Willie Mason allowed to leave the Bulldogs

November 8th 2007 01:44

Big Willie Mason is finally free of the ol' ball-n-chain.... his NRL club, the Canterbury Bulldogs, has decided to let Mason talk to other clubs and leagues if he wishes to leave the Bulldogs.

Mason has always been a big power forward, damaging opponents unfortunate enough to stand in his way. If he were a Marvel comic character, he'd be Juggernaut, complete with the Juggernaut's classic line.

Reportedly, Mason has had a falling out with the Bulldogs over management's decisions to stifle Mason's other interests, namely a boxing match. Additionally, Mason missed a club luncheon, which he was fined for.

Mason, why you missing all that free food? You're a big boy - suck it up, sit at the table, sit next to the pretty ladies with the deep, foreboding cleavage and tuck into that lobster salad.

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Johns contemplated suicide

November 5th 2007 01:50

Feeling down about having a good time, former Newcastle Knights captain, Andrew Johns, admitted that he thought about taking his own life after his arrest for possession of an ecstasy tablet earlier this year.

Australian society idolizes its sports figures, but it's prudent to remember that the athletes are human, too, capable of making errors and prone to bad judgment. Footy stars inevitably go from being young kids to instantaneous celebrities, and the rocket to fame doesn't guarantee them maturity.

After years of being lauded as one of the best players in history, Andrew Johns admitted that he never felt comfortable with the stature of 'Joey' Johns. Isolated even while being applauded, he turned to drugs and alcohol.

From the article:

""I've carried the guilt for years that the perception of my life has been such a lie," he wrote.

"To be brutally honest - I hated 'Joey' Johns. I hated the superstar-type figure I was perceived to be and I hated as much the person I really was.

"Now, I am finally comfortable with who I am as a person.""

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The Melbourne Storm defeat Manly to win the NRL Finals

October 2nd 2007 02:46

It was like a haughty game of Operation, with the poor patient played by the Manly Sea Eagles, operated on by the sadistic Melbourne Storm.

The Storm picked apart Manly by a score of 34-8.

I was watching the game at Sydney's Northern Beaches, prime Sea Eagles territory. Little kids skipped down the street in their jerseys, and the atmosphere was electric with anticipation.

Anticipation would turn to despair, however, as the Storm picked apart every facet of the game. Terrifying breaks through the line. Indefatigable defense. Superior kicking game. And, most of all, the belief that they could break the line.

When Matt King managed to bowl over a Manly player to score at halftime, the oppressive surge of momentum was too much for the Sea Eagles, who looked terrified with the ball. Driving home after the game, the northern suburbs were forlornly dark and solemn, as if there was no game on at all.

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Tana Umaga Could of been a Newcastle Knight....

June 30th 2006 00:47

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Rash of the Week Continued

June 20th 2006 03:39

For those of you interested, and positing messages about the inclusion of a member of public about gaining the honourable Rash of the Week, i would like to regret that the Rash is reserved as a non tangiable double meaning where a "Rash" is being used in order to construct an ironic meaning to a football players absence, not to that of 'Chris Nash's' misfortune of a physical, tangiable, weaping disease contracted through the realms of King's Cross...For this person, on behalf of the public, i apologise for the parallels other football players of a Rugby team have 'pedistooled' and the jelousy of such an aspiring stage performance that you gave.

Now, into the FOOTY!!!! Which is what this page is about!!!! We've talked about upsets adversities and down right stupidity over the past month or so, but the thrashing of Australia over the POM's is just another game. It was nothing exiting or nothing to boast about. The Pom's only included one player from the World Cup winning team and yet the commentators felt the need for comparision. This is stupidity. The team which included Wilkonson the most prominent fly half in the world could never be compared to such a team that played Australia the other night. Its ridiculous such accusations were made. (Ps any spelling mistakes made will not be corrected as i am in exam's and writing my opinion quickly). Today's post is short but simply, why did the comparision between teams get so talked up?
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State of Origin Review

June 15th 2006 00:37

Oh Bugger... what a dismal new south wales display...

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Who is Rodney Blake?

June 13th 2006 10:44

You've seen this angry Rodzilla before, where? He's the new hero for test rugby! Well not quite a hero yet, but gee he packed a good punch on Sunday night... want to know who he is... read on about this exiting new player

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