In a thrilling encounter to open the NRL’s 2025 Multicultural Round, the Canberra Raiders edged out the Cronulla Sharks 24–20 at GIO Stadium in Round 5. The match was a showcase of attacking rugby league, with both teams eager to bounce back after Round 4 losses.Continue readingRaiders stun Sharks in Multicultural Round thriller
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There is one thing that social media and rugby league have in common: they never stop. And if there is anyone that could agree with that statement more, it is Dane Clarke (or Clarkey). Clarkey is an avid rugby league supporter, a passionate Gold Coast Titans fan, and he also has a major presence on social media, with multiple accounts across various platforms. And this year he is celebrating the tenth anniversary of his main platform, ‘Clarkey’s Rugby League Column’.Continue readingA decade for Dane: celebrating ten years of Clarkey’s Rugby League Column
Rugby league is a sport that fosters teamwork, physical fitness, and valuable life skills. Playing the game builds resilience and discipline, simultaneously providing the chance to take part in a fast-paced, exciting challenges and experience social opportunities. Steve Rose, often described as driven, determined, and a hard-working athlete, grew up in a rural sporting environment and relishes the sport of rugby league.Continue readingThe importance of rugby league in a rural town
Many athletes listen to music to get themselves hyped up for games, to calm down after games and to get through training. But for some, it holds more that, it connects them to culture and holds significant memories that last with them for a lifetime.Continue readingFinding home on the field: Simi Sasagi on the role of music in their life
In this episode, James and Barrett talk about: the F1 race from this morning, Premier League and Women’s Super League recent wins, the NBA is down to the final 4 in playoffs, and the Central Coast Mariners will be taking on Melbourne victory for our own A-League final. They then shift to their happy place, with the NRL Magic Round, Women’s State of Origin, Super Rugby, more of Barrett’s wrestling, and is the AFL finally over its string of draws?Continue reading20 May, 2024
In this episode, James, Barrett and Mikayla get together again to talk NRL, Union, the upcoming finals in the A-League and more wrestling news. And they ask: does the AFL really need draws? (“No, they don’t” – Monday Matchup’s Executive Producer, a St Kilda Fan)Continue reading13 May, 2024
In this episode, Toby, Luka, Tom, and Matt talk through all the sporting news from the last week. Covering the Premier League, the NBA playoffs, all the ANZAC round news from the AFL and NRL, Supercross, and darts young gun champ, 17-year-old Luke Littler.Continue reading29 April, 2024
In this episode, Declan, Charli, Sam and Tahlie take you through all the NRL news for round 6, A-League Mens and Womens is heating up for finals, and the top sporting headlines from the weekend, like ‘what’s happening with that Sam Kerr case?’Continue reading15 April, 2024
In this episode, Hayden Blackmore, Mitchell Windon and Jack Marsden cover all things NRL from round 5, asking “are South Sydney going to lose their coach?” and “what does the Lachlan Ilias injury mean for the Bunnies?” They also cover AFL Gather Round in Adelaide and how things are snowballing in the Premier League.Continue reading8 April, 2024
In this episode, Zac Dowdell and James Blackmore discuss NRL, AFL, Premier League, cricket, the 100 Draft, F1, Supercars, and the 12 hour Sebring.Continue reading18 March, 2024