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King Guth out of pocket

Clint Gutherson is one of many Australian sports stars who is owed money by a failed technology start-up that promised to be an Instagram for sports stars.

Called 20Four, the service collapsed in late December, according to the SMH and owes $900,000.

Thornett brother passes away

Sad news today that the last remaining of the Thornett brothers, John, passed away aged 83.

A former Wallaby captain and Australian water polo player, his death represents the end of arguably the most talented trio of brothers that Australia has ever

Manu Ma'u: The Tongan Terminator (NRL.com)

Parramatta forward Manu Ma'u has a new nickname and it's all thanks to the torment he went through during the Eels' painful 2018 season.

Ma'u went low in a tackle on Samoan international James Gavet during the Pacific Test match in June and copped an

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Poppa replied to Eels2025's discussion Where do we see the EELS finishing?

"Agreed LB, out of all our young forwards with the variations in the performances (Taiviti aside) I think Guymer is the most consistent in terms of performance, i say that because others have higher planes but Guymer is very trustworthy in his…"

Nitram posted a discussion

Charlie Guymer send off

I know we won, but the Jacob Liddle "strip" penalty at the 24:21 to go mark needs to be called out as a failure of the ref's knowledge of the rules.A penalty restart cannot legally occur until the referee has officially designated the mark. Yet, as…

Muttman replied to Eels2025's discussion Where do we see the EELS finishing?

"I had us for the spoon. For a very large chunk of the season it was looking like a sure thing. Happy to lose that bet. No way you can watch the current Eels performances and suggest we're playing finals. We'd need a big spike in performance. "

Will 5150 replied to Muttman's discussion Sneaky ploy which makes Panthers defense so good.

"It was a great segment and he's spot on... I did laugh at his language... "these f**ckers...".
If any other coach was smart enough, they are doing the same from this round. Mind you, they should have already been doing it.
Many will say it's against…"