State of Origin

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• Crew finds Centaur shipwreck

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  A search team has discovered the wreck of Australian wartime hospital ship Centaur. The WWII ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sank off the south-east Queensland coast. Of the 332 people on board the AHS Centaur only 64 survived. This morning, seven days into an official search, the crew of the ...
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• Boat crew’s shock as shark gnashes oar

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  A surf boat has been attacked by a white pointer shark while on a training run at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle. The boat was about 400 metres off shore when the sweepers oar was ripped from his hands by the shark - thought to be a juvenile. Surf boat sweeper, Greg Ross says the crew got the shock of their lives. ...
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• Gambling on matches a risky bet for the NRL

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  As 2009 draws to a close, so will end one of the most controversy laden years for NRL off the field. Barely a week seemed to go by without another player being splashed all over the papers for “all the wrong reasons.” The NRL has steeled itself to get tough on players and clubs in 2010 and has even hired a ...
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• Bellamy re-signs as NSW Origin coach

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  NSW Rugby League chief executive Geoff Carr says no one is more qualified than Craig Bellamy to lead the Blues in next season’s State of Origin series. NSW announced on Wednesday that Melbourne’s Bellamy will continue as coach despite leading the Blues to two successive series defeats. “He is the best coach ...
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• Driver who killed teens loses appeal

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  A motorist who killed six teenage pedestrians in a crash near Mildura in north-west Victoria in 2006 has lost his application for leave to appeal against his jail term. Thomas Graham Towle was sentenced to 10 years jail with a minimum of seven over the crash at Cardross in which six teenagers died and four others ...
  2 weeks ago

• State of Origin was initially AFL’s idea

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  Seeing rugby league has had a stranglehold on the State of Origin concept since 1980 by turning it into a major national sports event, it’s easy to forget that it was Australian Rules that started it all. In 1977, a WAFL board member named Leon Larkin came up with the idea of a match between WA and Victoria at ...
  2 weeks ago

• Blues to get new fullback and skipper

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  Blues coach Craig Bellamy made a rare error of judgment at the State of Origin selection table this year when he plumped for Knight Kurt Gidley as his fullback and skipper. You cannot help but admire Gidley’s work ethic, and there can be no doubt that Bellamy is one of his greatest fans, but as a State of Origin ...
  3 weeks ago

• Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
  3 weeks ago

• Greg Bird no guarantee for State of Origin

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  I woke the other morning to Sky Radio’s Big Breakfast with anchor Terry Kennedy expressing his view on Greg Bird to Jimmy Smith, who gained a start off the bench when Michael Slater had more pressing concerns at the Gabba. Now that the controversial court case is over and Greg can add “FREE AS A” to his middle ...
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• What is The Roar’s Australian sporting team of 2009?

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  2009 saw some remarkable team performances from Australia’s best: teams such as the Socceroos, Geelong Cats, St. Kilda Saints, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory, Queensland Origin and the Melbourne Vixens. But which deserves to be Australian sporting team of the year? The nominees are: Socceroos – Football ...
  3 weeks ago

• Queensland State of Origin kicking riches

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  I thought I’d pose a question to roar readers I have been pondering for a while: Why is Jonathan Thurston taking conversion attempts from the right sideline? The thought fist came to me while watching recent State of Origin series and was brought back to mind with the recent four nations tournament. With the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Who will replace Darryn Lockyer?

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 457
  There is no logical answer as to who will replace Darryn Lockyer, but certainly both Queensland and Australia will be weakened, not just on field, but with the leadership that the great man brings to his team off the field. Darren Lockyer (born 24 March 1977 in Brisbane) is the current captain of the Australian ...
  4 weeks ago

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