"The Perth Bears are a blank sheet of paper with zero tech debt"

You can feel this development if you go to any sporting events, every team is pushing luxury packages for a few thousand fans and trying to make the other 50,000 people in the stadium feel left out

Somehow I missed this, it's one of the best things Liam has produced. Given his body of work over the years, that's a very high bar pass

Interesting that all the available data on NRL dot com and the state sites is <80 MB but the telemetry data from the 2025 Australian Grand Prix is 138 MB sswos.substack.com/p/the-2025-n...

Good to know, thanks Post Courier

media in this country is so completely cooked

I assume any time these headlines come up, a demand to hand back medals follows almost immediately after?

the weird two-year stretch in which i was older than every nfl quarterback is finally over. hopefully that will never happen again

When deliberation and consensus fail, the Australian media always reaches for fascism

Well someone is reading the newsletter at least

Defending Katoa's Deception “The idea is to engage the three-man enough that he can’t get off the lead and the attack is left with an extra number on the edge.”

Im starting to think that pvl might not have the subtlety for diplomacy

Remembering some guys: Cristiano da Matta

Seems not ideal www.patreon.com/posts/144876...

Seems too few events and limited crowds have limited upside in the 20-year deal signed in 2011, and AFL have decided to exit at a time when Stadiums Qld are seeking to consolidate operations of its venues ahead of Brisbane 2032. Here is the background to the deal from a govt report.

Have confirmed the AFL is finalising an early termination on the lease for People First Stadium, which those in the industry expect will cost millions of dollars. Suns will still play there, but AFL will no longer operate the venue.

Hitting the big issues

How about let HBG go woth the Western Sydney Magpies and then have a fan vote on Bringing Back The Tigers™ to one of: -Adelaide -Ipswich -South Island, NZ

Is that the ... member for Broadwater? From the Gold Coast?

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Yeah it's called Adelaide

🚨 AI's not the bubble, this is the financial crisis indicator

For the best article you will see on NRL TV Ratings this year, check this out from maroonobserver.com. Guy puts out quality content - i encourage you to subscribe and support independent work like this. www.maroonobserver.com/p/charting-e...

I promised a second Stats Drop after the season ended and I kept my promise www.maroonobserver.com/p/charting-e...

I promised a second Stats Drop after the season ended and I kept my promise www.maroonobserver.com/p/charting-e...

The credulity about the ai generated draw is... about on par with the credulity about other, very stupid ideas held in and around the NRL but still, come the fuck on people

The. Koalas. philcaplan.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/r...

ThEy ShOuLd TaKe MaGiC rOuNd To ReGiOnAl ArEaS *monkey's paw curls* www.nrl.com/news/2025/11...

RFL: I will not be lectured by this man on not having a plan

DFAT FOI re: PNG NRL team

Pacific Championships final was everything the Ashes weren't: better spectacle, better quality, better refereeing, better production. Lesson: English are hereby banned from being involved in rugby league.

Shout out to 1) the absolute degenerates at Parramatta for COK vs RSA 2) rugby league's commitment to a jersey clash

Hard to tell whether England's attack or the production of the games were worse. Australia, away from home, carrying that lump Cotter, conceded two tries in three games without finding any real form.

Cannot find a single thing on the internet about what brought this about. Asahi and Green Beacon both don't acknowledge its existence. It has 22 check-ins on Untappd.

The time is right for Major Rugby League (MRL). Yanks won't know the difference. Get on it vlanders.

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It remains incredible, in the literal sense, that what rugby league needed was a slightly above replacement level leader that was willing to make some decisions and do some deals on tour. That's enough to sort out the biggest ticket items. www.totalrl.com/nrl-dangle-f...

Nearly 20 years since GB/England beat Australia (2006) with 14 straight victories and 14 consecutive Ashes wins. Not quite at interstate series levels but not that far off (20 straight series, 17 straight wins to end of 1981, last Qld win in 1975).

The most stressed out man in professional sports, non-coach division

England: not great. 40-10, including one (1) garbage time try in 160 minutes, so far in the series and the Kangaroos have played below what I imagine they would be capable of in attack.

how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people

New (and overdue) footy newsletter now live. General thoughts on Kangaroos vs. England game one, the general connectedness of the side, and some (to be kind) shambolic refereeing. Read, subscribe, share etc. www.beyondthegoalpost.com/p/you-have-to-be-quicker

Still playing a bit of catch up on the season and here's one of two postseason Stats Drops www.maroonobserver.com/p/charting-t...

Cameras doing a poor job of capturing the Brisbane has been transported straight to hell as penance for winning the premierships vibe

Hauled off in a John Deere. Where is the dignity?