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The Wallabies are officially back. Now, let’s watch them fly
Hold me back, but it seems like everything is again pointing in the right direction for the team in green and gold.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Campo, please put a sock in it
David Campese was one of the greatest Wallabies, but his latest attack on the game is incorrect.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Why Parramatta letting a leader like Gutherson leave is madness
Just as the Rabbitohs learned with Adam Reynolds and the Wallabies learned with Michael Hooper, a veteran leader isn’t easy to replace.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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I’m a genius. Here’s how to make the Wallabies and rugby league better
Let’s put Nathan Cleary on the London/Paris/Buenos Aires rugby circuit instead of the Cronulla/Campbelltown/Canberra NRL one, as fine as those cities are.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Hallmark not Hellfire: Too many Mr Nice Guys at the Swans
When things started going south in the AFL grand final, there was no battle-scared old bastard to hold the others to account.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Is Buddy Franklin the greatest exemplar of the Ewing Theory?
Lance Franklin is an all-time great of the AFL, but it looks like the Sydney Swans are better without him.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Look on the bright side: The All Blacks are going like busteds, too
Whatever the Wallabies enduring woes, they have at least shown signs of life under Joe Schmidt that we never saw under Eddie Jones in last year’s endless cluster-ruck.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Only in America: Dallas Cowboys’ season theme lost in translation
Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. The Dallas Cowboys have done us all a big favour.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Tip of the hat, NRL: Your draw for this weekend is perfect
The list of likely premiers is just two, but that won’t stop us leaguies from loving the round 27 action.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Latrell is no longer worth the money – and that’s the bottom line
He is a special player capable of doing things on the field others can’t, but he is not providing value for money for Souths.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Bravo to you, Ron Coote, but this Immortals-mania needs to slow down
Further trips back through rugby league’s history is an exercise that best be avoided.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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