The All Star Team that never will be

A wolf in sheeps clothing? or is it the real deal?

Can a hypothetical rag tag bunch of alternative Australian sports stars make a decent Rugby League team?

Contrary Conduct, Careless Contact and Credibility - A Legal Analysis

By now most of you would have seen the above incident and read or heard about the charges laid by the NRL judiciary along with their consequences for the Cowboys and Queensland halfback.

Thurston has until midday on Tuesday to either challenge the charge or plead not guilty or he will miss the next two games.  As important as he is to Cowboys fans, it is the second game that is causing everyone (at least those north of the Tweed) to sit up and take notice.

This article will not scream wild allegations of conspiracy.  Nor will it trawl through the history of judiciary decisions at origin time to find examples of previous incidents of supposedly biased judiciary decisions.  Because ultimately it is flawed analysis to approach this situation using high shots, spear tackles and headbuts as precedents.  Also, as a general rule, accusing a quasi-judicial body of bias and conspiracy before you even have a hearing is generally not the best way to get what you want.


So lets take a deep breath and calmly declare that Thurston SHOULD have nothing to worry about for the reasons set out below.  These are, if you will, the submissions for the defence.

20/20 League Anyone?

How the IPL Experiment Could Have kept Israel and Karmichael in rugby league.





These three players all are arguably the best at what they do. Only one gets paid appropriately. Let's change that.

Big Willies in the Big Apple

Can a Rugby League or Union player make it in the NFL?

Once upon a time, the New York Jets Coach Eric Mangini had the following scouting evaluation for a potential NFL player:


“He is a guy that came to our attention, he is a pretty good player, and it was just one of those opportunities we had, where we have to take a look at him. What we're doing is taking a look at him, seeing what potential there is for him. He seems to have been a pretty dynamic guy in that league for a long time. He seemed relatively feisty when I spoke to him."

The player that Mangini seemingly praises is none other than the NRL’s most unwanted bonehead, Willie Mason. Yes, the same Willie Mason who is more famous for urinating in public and wild nights out than the two good years of rugby league that he actually played. Yes, the same Willie Mason who has been dumped by two NRL teams and is unwanted by not only the rest of the NRL, but most of the Super 15 and Super League in England. If an untalented moron like him can get a sniff at the NFL, then surely some of the most talented and athletic Rugby League and Rugby Union players would have decent prospects.