Can Eels weather the Storm?: NRL Grand Final previewSeven months, 26 rounds of Rugby League, and come Sunday evening it all comes down to to eighty minutes of football in front of a sold out ANZ Stadium crowd.
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Australia’s biggest sporting losers
In the lead-up to the NRL and AFL finals, no-one’s focusing much on the potential of losing. Except for the The Punch team. They wrap Australia’s biggest sporting letdowns from Collingwood to Mark Philippoussis.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Gyngell lifts morale but what about new ideas? … Nine News begs viewers to stand by them … Today Tonight slapped for wild wealthy claims … Time for the Tele to name and shame their own … John Laws’ long and bitter farewell continues … 2.1 million tune in for Bathurst 1000 … Last night’s TV ratings.
The darkening future of night grand finals
The AFL should look to the NRL for reasons why a night grand final doesn’t work, writes Jeff Wall.
Daytime NRL Grand Final — coming soon?
The push for a daytime NRL grand final is gathering momentum, with polls showing overwhelming support for the move from a night time game. But the men in suits are resisting, writes Jeff Wall.
