No idea what I just watched for 12 hours today. Talk about your all-time letdown day. For a viewing pleasure it was great because instead of having a bunch of expected boring games and blowouts we got an action-packed day of close finishes and drama. Still, for teams looking to make a move in the [...]
Getting better: Brisbane Roar draw in Beijing
Two weeks after their debut in the Asian Champions League resulted in a rude awakening at the hands of FC Tokyo at a soggy Suncorp Stadium, the Brisbane Roar were out to right their campaign and put themselves back on track. The Roar received a frigid welcome when they landed in Beijing, coming off a [...]
Close but not close enough, FC Tokyo defeat Brisbane Roar.
A wet Suncorp, I mean Brisbane Stadium (renamed due to sponsorship issues) was the venue for the beginning of the Australian Champion’s maiden Asian odyssey. Fan expectations were very high and they expected the Roar to be very competitive despite the apparently tough group stage draw. After revolutionalising the A-League over the past season and [...]
Super Rugby week 2 recap
So we didn’t have as many great games this week as we did last time round but there were still plenty of great examples of running rugby (and some even better goal kicking) to keep the fans happy for another week. Round 2 of the season featured a couple of pretty big upsets in the [...]
We’re all going on an Asian holiday! Brisbane Roar’s Asian Champions League Campaign
Some of you football fans may have heard of the UEFA Champions League featuring the top clubs in Europe such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and teams from several other top leagues. Another continental competition you may not have heard of is the Asian Champions League which operates on a similar format; [...]
2012 Super Rugby Preview: Part 2
Yesterday I previewed the South African Conference for the 2012 Super Rugby season, you can give that a read here. Today we look at the other two conferences in New Zealand and Australia and evaluate each team’s chances for success this season with the first game due to kick off in a few hours. New [...]
A Big Week in Queensland Sports
James Caughlin Taking a break from the run of NFL free agency previews, I’m going to talk about the big week of sports going on in my corner of the world across two codes of football happening in my backyard of Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Suncorp Stadium for the Super Rugby Semi-Final last Saturday Wednesday July [...]
