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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With two teams that boast nationwide grassroots recruiting programs playing in the NRL grand final today, rural newspapers around the country are scrambling to document every vague association their town may have had with any of the players. Small town sports journalists have been flat out crafting up autobiographies for the debutants of both teams - who now 'come...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A dynasty that was forged in front of cardboard cut-outs at the height of the pandemic, the 2020s Penrith Panthers show no signs of slowing down. After a grand final loss to the Melbourne Storm in 2020, the boys from out west secured a Premiership three-peat in the years that followed. While their talent has been slowly bleeding out to...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The victorious and dominant Brisbane Lions have arrived at an inner-Brisbane pub for Mad Monday celebrations after their 2024 AFL Grand Final win on Saturday. This comes after they generously went and visited some fans at their mythical 'Melbourne home' on Sunday. But now the celebrations have returned home to Queensland. To where they belong. As one of the most 'outsider'...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In what could only be described as a glorious last minute twist in the NRL soap opera, it can be confirmed that Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is currently flying to Sydney to clear his name in expedited NRL judiciary. The 28-year-old from New Zealand's South Island city of Wellington, commonly known as Big Nelly From Welly, is fighting...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Queensland has today avenged their loss to NSW in this year's State of Origin Rugby League Series. After a long couple of months in the Origin wilderness, the mighty Maroons are back. This comes after the Brisbane absolutely smokeeeeeeddddddddd the Sydney Swans in the State of OriginFL this afternoon. Lead by the likes of Ah Chee, Lohmann, Starcevich,...

RICK MOSS | Resolutions | CONTACT After months of exciting side-shows, The 2024 AFL Grand Final is here. The action kicks off tomorrow at 2:30pm AEST - and will be taking place at the biggest stadium in Australia. the MCG. However, as is sadly now often the case with Australia's most important cultural events - there has been a last minute change to the line up. What...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In a sombre yet iconic moment for Australian motorsport, Oscar Piastri has vowed to uphold our sacred ritual of the shoey as Daniel Ricciardo’s illustrious Formula 1 career comes to an end. Ricciardo, who impressed and showcased the very best of Australian culture to the world by drinking champagne from his race-worn boot, was recently...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT On the eve of their second AFL Grand Final appearance in three years, the South Melbourne Swans and their supporters have been met with an absolute pearler of a day. With a light breeze flowing across the South Melbourne Harbour Bridge, and warm sunshine radiating off the South Melbourne Opera House - this must be an omen for the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local pub patron has today been met with the universal sign that his mates have left the venue momentarily. After coming from taking a Brad Pitt in the pub's secret bathroom that backs onto the pokies, local man Derrigan Lewisham (29) was surprised to find the once roaring table of shit talk had all but vanished. With a meal...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In news you probably won't be reading in Australia's newspapers, it seems our once must-trusted airline is committed to joining Woolworths and Coles as the most despicable brands in the country. With an AFL Grand Final being played by two out-of-state teams in Melbourne this weekend, QANTAS have brazenly gouged travelling supporters with 1000% increases on airline tickets. Australian airlines...