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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Queensland executioner Dane Gagai will tonight play his 23rd match for the Maroons. The Maroons are chasing a third-straight State of Origin series victory at tonight's Game III, and the statistics are on their side when it comes to playing the decider at home in Brisbane. The men in Maroon will be revved up to just under the red line...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local whingeing and sunburnt pom is today still having a cry over the fact that his national side sucks so much at soccer that it would completely bottle it in the Euros final twice in a row. This comes nearly two full days after England lost 2-1 to Spain in the final of the European Championship in Germany,...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Like everyone else in the free world, local Queenslander Milton Castlemaine (59), has been glued to the news for the last 48 hours. Not because he usually gives a fuck about global events, but he does find it rather interesting that former US President Donald Trump almost had his head blown off by an AR-15. US politics is not usually...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The international sport of football has today confirmed to The Advocate where it would like to head off to next. Speaking in an exclusive interview with our humble regional newspaper under the premise that we call it football not soccer, football has explained that it's probably going to head down to the Iberian peninsula. "Haha yeah, don't mind...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Supermarkets, convenience stores and bars in Dortmund are currently being pillaged, after a historic night in the German city. The city is under siege this evening following a famous English victory in the semi-final of Euro 2024. After being one of the shittest teams in the entire tournament, England sprung into life this morning after going behind early....

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In an unexpected twist to the NRL State of Origin series, a prediction has emerged from beyond the grave, courtesy of the renowned blind Romanian mystic, Baba Vanga. According to the whispers of her followers, Baba Vanga has foretold another crushing defeat for the NSW Blues at Suncorp Stadium, their perennial house of horrors. Baba...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Boyish, Rugged and Pensive. Those are the three words used to describe the sexiest trio in State Of Origin football. Newcastle Knights skipper Kalyn Ponga has been called up to join the Maroons side for the Game III decider at Suncorp Stadium next week. His inclusion in the Queensland team will mark the first time he has played alongside Reece...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Maroons veteran Dane Gagai is back in the Queensland squad ahead of next week’s decider, after earning a recall to the Origin arena following months of playing out of his skin in the NRL comp. The 33-year-old hasn’t played for Queensland since his valiant contribution to the confidence-shattering 22-12 humiliation of NSW during an explosive Game III decider at...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The UFC 305 card, set to take place at Perth this August, keeps growing - with a new addition seemingly every day. This expanded card follows the news that Sydney's Tai 'Bam Bam' Tuivasa was locked in at the start of the week to fight world heavyweight number 12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik in a swang and bang type standing brawl. UFC...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Lionel Messi fans are today walking on clouds today, after a rather amusing morning in the European Football Championships. For those who aren't familiar, the title of modern GOAT centres around Messi vs Ronaldo, often making for a heated discussion amongst football fans. The title of the actual GOAT is obviously shared by Pele and Maradona. The newest...