Author: Mst

Well thank God that weekend’s over. Even Mother’s Day couldn’t make up for some of the rubbish we were served up. This year we vowed to find diamonds in the coal that is Australian Rugby, but we kept digging and digging and came up with squat. So this week we dig up the good, bad and ugly, daydream about Scott Fardy, check the pressure cooker we have created for ourselves, get Karma Chameleon stuck in our heads and discuss the merits of being popular. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The Good – It was good to finally see the…

Welcome to Tuesday folks. In this edition of the Top 5 we take a different tack with the Good, Bad and Ugly, start preparing to tell parents that their team will have to repeat if they don’t lift their grade, talk time and points and visit the circus. The Good, The Bad Great, The Ugly Positive; and the Ugly Bad! Good – To see a fifth team back in professional Aussie rugby again. After all the events of the last year seeing rugby back in WA is certainly a good thing.  The results and standard of play are somewhat of a…

Ok, so it’s Tuesday and by now I’m sure you know the Drill. Good, bad and ugly, Report Card and some other stuff. This time we listen to what Rod Kafer is saying, look at some positives from up north and we dug up some highlight videos just to make us feel a bit better about rugby at the moment. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – So often in games we have to sit through replay upon replay while the TMO sifts through the footage looking for evidence of this or that. It takes a long time…

Wow, what an absolutely crappy weekend that was for Australian Rugby. No wins. Beaten by teams from three different countries. Three losses on home soil. But anyway, it’s a new week, it’s Tuesday so that means we had to come up with a Top 5. We do our usual good, bad and ugly, grade our teams, re-visit our attempt to pick some Wallabies, throw in a bit of a feel good story and give you all a history lesson. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The Super W final. It was tough, close and there were some decent…

Howdy. Welcome to this, the school holidays edition of the Top 5. It isn’t really much different from every other addition, just means I am slightly  more likely to have made mistakes due to the rugrats bashing the keyboard while I am trying to type. But anyway … This week we search out some good, bad and ugly things in Rugby from the weekend, grade our teams, look at the stats for the season so far, check out what is in store next for our teams and take a quick dash over to the UK to see whats going on…

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – On the weekend we saw another player make their Super Rugby debut in the Reds Jordan Petaia. It been good to see that we still have talented players coming through and getting an opportunity at the Super rugby level for all of our teams this season showing there is still talent coming through. So far most of the debutants have shown they deserve to be there and it does instil some optimism in the future of Aussie rugby. Bad – It’s a concerning trend and but its stating to appear like…

This week in the Top 5 we go through the good, bad and ugly from the weekend, give our teams their grades (then call them to come in for parent teacher interviews … after the weekend we aren’t angry, just disappointed), scour through the stats, review the Rebels and re-live the torture that was the Brumbies/Waratahs match. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The return of David Pocock is good news for Australian rugby. He was missed last year and while Cheika tried different combinations, the Wallabies never look quite as good when Poey is not on…

Hi all and welcome to the Top 5. I considered only doing a top 2 this week, as only 2 of the Aussie teams played, but it looked a little slack so we went with more. I’ve given you the usual good, bad and ugly, grade all our teams who played, look at a few facts, bring the TMO under review, consider how watchable games are, and why and throw some of the best tries of the round at you. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The Rebels bounced back after their loss to the Tahs and…

This week in the Top 5 we grade our teams, look at what was good, bad and ugly, have lots of videos for you, put the chariot up for sale on Gumtree and look at some of the plays from one match that may have upset the coach. Report Card Brumbies B- It was good to finally see some attack from the Brumbies that didn’t end with the ball being turned over. They were scrappy, but defeated the Sharks despite being a man down for 20 minutes. Their backline looked a lot more cohesive and their defence was pretty tight,…

It’s Tuesday so that means it’s Top 5 time again! Whoot! This week after we grade our teams and look at the good, bad and ugly, we fill up some space with stats, briefly recap the Six Nations action from the weekend and take some acting classes. Report Card Rebels B+ The Rebels put on another impressive display in beating the Brumbies. They did well in defence, making a massive number of tackles and once again ran in lots of tries relatively easily, particularly in the second half. I think they played better than last week. Brumbies D- They were marginally…

Yep, it’s Tuesday again, which means its time for the world renowned Tuesday Top 5! This week we check out the good, bad and ugly from the weekend, grade our conference, stare at some stats, analyse some attack and provide some video “analysis” surrounding the watchability of the Aussie matches. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Good – Once again there was only one Australian team that lost. Three out of four teams coming away with points for the second week in a row is a very good way to start the season. Bad – The New Zealand teams…

Round two of Super Rugby and we finally saw our teams in action. What were the good, bad and ugly parts of the round? Did our guys make the grade? What would we like to see more of in the future? What did we make of what we saw over the weekend? And what went on over at Murrayfield? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – It was good to see the Sunwolves playing well. They really came out and surprised the Brumbies, with the result in doubt until close to the end. For the past two seasons we have…

Well after a long off season the Tuesday Top 5 is back for 2018! We kick off the season with the Good, Bad and Ugly, look at the opening round, talk coaches, players and what should we expect from our teams this year? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The Good – Super Rugby is back! After a seemingly endless off season, full of misery, hurt and betrayal (kind of like a shoddy romance novel) Super Rugby was back this weekend. Not exactly with a bang, seeing that 11 out of the 15 teams weren’t playing, but the season did…

Well it is truly a sad day in Australian Rugby. Yes, the day we have all been dreading is finally here. Welcome to the final edition of the Tuesday Top 5 for 2017. What a ride it has been. We’ve been up, we’ve been down. We’ve broken TV’s, prayed to the Rugby Gods, sworn at the Rugby Gods, sworn at all the Aussie franchises, sworn at the ARU, sworn at the Wallabies, had hope, lost hope, laughed and cried. This week we mull over the good, bad and ugly from the weekend, try and forget about the match against Scotland,…

Hello, and welcome to the Penultimate edition of the Top 5. Well I think we all need to just take a breath and stop for a moment after the weekend that was in rugby, so here are some things which may, though more likely may not, take your mind off things. We look at the good, bad and ugly, re-visit the English match, talk perceptions, coaching and have plenty of highlights. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, we have the inside scoop on what Cheiks really said during the match. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – Simply…

This week in the Top 5 we look at the good, bad and ugly, recap the Wallabies win over Wales and look at the Stats, say goodbye to the NRC and just throw in some stuff I thought was interesting. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – how good was the NRC final? A tough match fought out by the 2 best teams in the comp. Bad – No more NRC. I really enjoyed it this year, I think it has been the best year yet. Ugly – I was relying on the Senate report for something as it’s…

No name changes this week, just the basic Tuesday Top 5. There was plenty of rugby action over the weekend and we will look into the good, bad and ugly of it. We’ll run an eye over the Wallabies match against Japan, talk the NRC, get a bit serious and then check out the All Blacks v Barbarians. Plus throw in some highlights from the action over the weekend. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – Seeing 2 smashing NRC semi-finals. It really has been a pretty awesome comp this year. Bad – Yes, it was a 30+…

Ok, so the TT5 re-branding didn’t really work for us, so its back to the plain old Tuesday Top 5. But still plenty of good stuff to read though! This week we analyse the Good, Bad and Ugly events from the weekend, re-cap the Wallabies match against the Barbarians, round up the NRC and check in on the results from some of the other Provincial rugby Championships that were held over the weekend. Oh, and there’s plenty of video highlights for you to enjoy too. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The last round of the NRC threw up…

Welcome! With our fancy name change we bring you a whole new era of the TT5 Au. Well, no, not really. Its just the same old garbage with a fancy new name. But doesn’t it make us sound so much more professional, cutting edge and impressive? Anyway, this week we look at the Good, Bad and Ugly’s from the weekend, bathe in the wonder that is victory over the All Blacks and check out what the stats say about it then have a bit of a more in depth look at the match, discuss some NRC action, check in with our…

This week in the Top 5 we wander through the good, bad and ugly from the weekend,  look at a long list of names,  talk NRC equality, briefly visit Wales, recap some of the wackiness  that is Australian Rugby and revel in some awesome NRC highlights.No, you’re not going mad, yes that is 6. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Good – The inclusion of 3 development players for the Wallabies squad, Cheika continuing to bring in more young guys to build depth. Jermaine Ainsley, Duncan Paiaaua and Folau Faingaa will be with the squad in the lead up to Bled…