We are finally through the excruciating ordeal that is the bye period and we can now focus on what should be a very exciting run home. Let’s get right into it. Carlton vs Port Adelaide Carlton were fantastic in their 20-point loss to Collingwood last week, leading in the early stages and refusing the highly-rated…
NRL Picks and Preview: Round 16
With the NRL coming through the very strange but certainly successful stand-alone State of Origin weekend, we now kick straight back into the regular swing of things with a full round of fixtures and a near-normal period of rest for the players. Still, some teams have made the early decision to rest their rep heroes,…
AFL Picks: Western Bulldogs v. Geelong Cats
After Thursday night’s potential Grand Final preview, Friday’s fixture will likely bring you back down to earth. The Bulldogs are remaining somewhat competitive in games against the average and bad teams, but their record against the top is pathetic and Geelong have all the talent to inflict another big defeat on the home team. The…
Austrian Grand Prix Picks and Preview
Formula 1 barely has time to draw breath after the dramatic race in France this past Sunday, with teams and drivers already making their way to Spielberg for the Austrian Grand Prix. Nestled in the hills, the Red Bull Ring is the modern-day version of the great Osterriechring and though it’s a lot more tame…
AFL Picks: Richmond v. Sydney
We are finally through the excruciating ordeal that is the bye period and we can now focus on what should be a very exciting run home. We have been spoiled with an opening game that very likely could be a Grand Final preview. The reigning Premiers Richmond host the Swans in what could prove to…
NRL Picks: Dragons v. Eels
With the NRL coming through the very strange but certainly successful stand-alone State of Origin weekend, we now kick straight back into the regular swing of things with a full round of fixtures and a near-normal period of rest for the players. Still, some teams have made the early decision to rest their rep heroes,…
AFL Picks: Round 14
At long, long last we head into the final week of the painstaking bye period of the AFL, where you constantly flick on the TV for the comfort of Brian Taylor and Bruce McAvaney and instead are met by the discomforting sound of replays of The Couch. Round 14’s set of games actually does a…
State of Origin II: Fantasy Picks and Preview
For New South Wales, the job is simple. Win, and it’s yours. I read the other day that of the 8 series Queensland won in succession from the late ’00s to the mid ’10s, the Blues led 1-0 in 6 of them. That is an astonishing stat and leads to a mentality that has both…
AFL Picks: Port Adelaide v. Melbourne
Round 14’s set of games does a much good job of easing the pain of reduced matches, spreading it over four days from Thursday to Sunday. Friday’s blockbuster looks to be the game of the week, with the surging Power hosting a Melbourne team that are desperate to convince everyone they are the real deal.…
Fantasy F1 Picks and Preview: French Grand Prix
An old favourite makes a comeback to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time since 2008 this weekend as the French Grand Prix returns at the Circuit Paul Ricard. Located near Marseilles in the South of the country, Le Castellet has had an even longer wait, last hosting an F1 race in 1990, and…