Marcus Forbes

Sport Expert

Get him back in the game

Jun 18 3:00 pm

Here's a question for you – if you were one of the management staff out at the Warriors would you chase Clinton Toopi and try to get him back to league?After reading today that Toopi has been named in the Bay Of Plenty rugby squad for the upcoming... Read more...

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Is this a witch hunt?

Fri, May 15, 2009, 8:48 am EST

If Matthew Johns is looking for one positive out of this week he can probably thank his lucky stars this isn't the late 17th century.If it was he'd be burning at the stake right now, because in my opinion Johns is at the heart of an elaborate witch... Read more...
73 user comments

Sick of the scandal

Tue, May 12, 2009, 2:12 pm EST

Put your hands up if you are sick to death of all the scandals involving rugby league.I bet most of you have your hands up right now and quite rightly so.I am absolutely disgraced by what has emerged in the last day regarding the Cronulla Sharks and a... Read more...
7 user comments

If you were a cynic you'd call this an ambush

Thu, May 7, 2009, 8:29 am EST

When I got the news last night direct from the NRL that Issac Luke had been suspended for a week for a grade one striking charge I wasn't too surprised.In fact if I'm honest I always knew there was no way he would get off the charge.The Kiwis and... Read more...
11 user comments

Can the cheats be caught?

Wed, April 29, 2009, 2:31 pm EST

How would you feel if all sportspeople were allowed to use whatever drugs – performance enhancing or otherwise – they wanted?Would you consider the dropping of restrictions and penalties for using drugs a way of leveling the playing field... Read more...
1 user comments

It's time to knock the Aussies off - AGAIN

Mon, April 27, 2009, 1:37 pm EST

If you were a spiritual man, or woman or child for that matter, you'd have to think the football gods are on the Kiwis' side at the moment.With the Anzac Test just around the corner I don't think I'm alone in believing this could be the chance to... Read more...
7 user comments

No guarantees in this world

Wed, April 8, 2009, 2:35 pm EST

Welcome to the real world Brett Finch.If you haven't heard Brett Finch has left the Parramatta Eels.He requested a release after a sit down with coach Daniel Anderson that obviously didn't play out the way he wanted.According to reports Finch wanted a... Read more...
2 user comments

What's a bloke got to do?

Tue, April 7, 2009, 10:15 am EST

Lance Armstrong must get sick and tired of having his ethics and morals called into question by French Anti Doping Agency officials every other week.Armstrong would have to be the most drug-tested athlete on the planet.He is subjected to countless drug... Read more...
0 user comments

Fitzy you hit it on the head

Mon, April 6, 2009, 12:55 pm EST

Sean Fitzpatrick, stand up and take a bow.It's about time someone in New Zealand Rugby's royal family finally started calling it as it is.As a die hard rugby league fan I have to say I can't stand watching a game of rugby.In this respect I'm as one eyed... Read more...
3 user comments

Take me out to the ball game

Sat, March 14, 2009, 7:31 pm EST

Is there any sweeter smell?All the league fans out there know what I'm talking about.Take a deep breath and you'll smell the sweet sweet smell of footy season.And isn't it great.When the Super 14 kicked off a few weeks back there was no question –... Read more...
1 user comments

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