BY DAN Apologies for the break from Rugby League, but this week there’s another sport so inept and shortsighted that Peter V’Landys is jealous. You see, the International Cricket Council is considering a move to four day tests. They say it’s because the schedule is too packed and they need to find a way to … More Solving the wrong problem
BY DAN The best moment of the 2019 was Josh Papalii storming over Damian Cook to put the people’s team, the Canberra Raiders into the grand final. I was there and I will forever be grateful. The Raiders preliminary final was an experience. 25 years of pent up frustration combined with years of painful scars … More The Best Moment of the Year
BY DAN Jack Wighton is about to become a very wealthy human. He has reportedly been offered 900k by the Raiders to stay in Canberra. It would apparently make him the highest paid Raider ever, and with representative footy payments could make him a million dollar man. To keep Jack in Canberra the Green Machine … More The Price is Right?
BY DAN It’s been a banner year at the Sportress. Our fifth year on this beat has been our most successful (however you want to measure it). We’ve written close to 160 articles, and 140 thousand words, which is frankly ridiculous. No wonder I’m tired. The good people that read this blog and chat to … More A Very Sportress Christmas II
BY DAN The Canberra Raiders would really like to lock up Jack Wighton for the next few years. After putting all the work into his development as a footballer as well as a human, they’re desperate to reap the rewards they foresee in his coming prime. They’ve made their pitch. Nine-hundred-thousand dollars a year, out … More Negotiating tactics
BY DAN Rugby League is a wonderful game too often run by people who range from being benignly incompetent to outright destructive. Too often these are small minded people fascinated with the flickering light of nostalgia. That the game has only survived is rarely through their doing, but rather because of the outright devotion of … More Peter V’Landys is the problem
BY DAN Everyone totally believes the Roosters have one of the lowest total amounts of third-party agreements in the NRL. Despite operating in one of Australia’s most corporate-money heavy environments, with one of the most “linked in” business leaders as their club leader, with one of the most star-heavy rosters in the league, the Roosters … More Everyone totally believes the Roosters
BY DAN As you may have noticed, the year, and also the decade is coming to a close. Most people doing the sports content are using this as an opportunity to look back over the decade. The result, as i’m sure you’ve noticed, has been often “Here’s [insert club name]’s team of the decade!” It’s … More The “all under-appreciated” Raiders of the decade
BY DAN Jack Wighton sees the outside defenders ready to jam him from the outside. He takes the ball one pass off the ruck, steps off his left foot, powers between two backrowers accidentally standing next to each to score. He scores because he’s too strong for the two defenders who each weighed more than … More The Potential of Jack Wighton
BY DAN BREAKING: A spokeself for the North Pole has confirmed to The Sportress that they are hoping to snare star Raider Sia Soliola to take over from Santa in the coming years. It has been long rumoured that the bearded wonder was looking at moving on from the physically taxing, but spiritually rewarding role … More Soliola approached to take over from Santa
