Bingle/Clarke Saga Comes To An End, Roosters V Rabbits

Bingle/Clarke Saga Comes To An End


After reading this blog post by my classmate Alistair(here), it got me interested into researching more on this cricket related scandal. As of today it seems that the relationship has come to an end as you can see from this news post(here). This does suggest that Clarke does not want to deal with anything that would hinder his cricket career and poses the question on high profile sportsman's relationships, would they run out at the drop of a hat if things got tough? be that as it may its a little different then a normal persons relationship when it turns into a media frenzy when something such as this happens and it turns to be bad publicity for Clarke. Im sure most of you know but just incase, this all came about after nude photos were released by AFL player Fervola and once the media got a hold of it, the public eye turned to Bingle and Clarke, Clarke soon after that left his teammates in NZ to come back to Australia to sort the situation out, until today they had been avoiding the media but Bingle had been seen without the engagement ring which sparked rumours of a seperation. as the second link states both Clarke and Bingles manager's made announcements of the pair's seperation, which concludes the saga
Roosters vs Rabbitohs



Arch rivals since foundation, my favourite upset of the weekend. Mostly because my team is the roosters, and the fact that the Rabbitohs always talk up their team before round one starts and it generally ends in disappointment, and this year, the talk was about the Rabbitohs forward pack and it so called being the best in the league this year. Well, not only did the Sydney Roosters prove that they were wrong, but they smashed them. 36-10 the final score as new Sydney Recruit Todd Carney had a huge hand in the victory. Coach Brian Smith of the Roosters has definately had a large impact on this Roosters outfit, and it is definately for the better. Smith has a reputation for instant recognition for improvement as soon as he acquires a team .

Thats my team!

With the token summer sports coming to an end(Cricket) we look forward to the start of my personal favourite of sports, the NRL, with the AFL season starting as well. Just 1 week out from the Rugby League season starting i am sure all the football hungry fans are readying up their tipping competition/fantasy leagues as well as looking at what games they are going to go to or watch. I know for one i have already had a look at the roosters line up(my favourite team) and we have our rivals the rabbitohs for the usual first round clash, and i myself am extremely excited.


Issues in and outside of the NRL

Issues to do with NRL players off the field are becoming increasingly concerning, im not sure if all of you are aware, but the latest scandal within the NRL is the drug charges on Newcastle Knights player Chris Houston, and i mean, i enjoy the football as much as the next guy but it is hard to produce a positive image for the sport when frequently players are in the news for all the wrong reasons, for two years running there has been major incidents just weeks before the season has began, previously it was Manly Sea-Eagles player Brett Stewart was pinned for drunken assault on his girlfriend and fellow teammate Anthony Watmough was also caught up in drunken antics. Manly were sure to avenge this atrocity from last year and start the year in better fashion as you can see from this report

For two years in a row now the NRL has started the season in a bad fashion due to off field incidents, but the fan base generally seems to remain loyal as it is a high-entertainment value sport.

Problems on the field in the NRL

Personally i cant see to many problems with rules and laws made for on the field in rugby league, one thing i would like to touch on is that of slowing the play of the ball down in the last few minutes of a game where teams deliberately delay play sometimes by minutes or more reducing any chance of fair game to which the opposing team could win the match.