Marcus Forbes

The countdown is on

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:40:35 -0800

As tragic as it might seem here's some news for all you league fans out there.

There's only 53 days left before the season kicks off – that of course doesn't count in the trials or the All Stars game.

So with absolutely nothing to base your opinion on other than blind passion let's talk about who you think will be the movers and shakers this season. ...

Is it crisis time over at the Warriors?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:50 -0800

What have the Warriors done?

As the dust settles over Steve Price's "demotion" from the role of Warriors captain and Simon Mannering's elevation there appears to be two schools of thought doing the rounds.

The first is that Price has been given an unceremonious punt from the top job and has paid the price – excuse the pun – for the team's poor performance in 2009.

The other is that Mannering deserves the job. ...

I'm on to your game Tim

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:17:09 -0800

You have to give it to Tim Sheens, he certainly knows how to turn it up when the pressure is on.

In the build up to the first clash between Australia and the Kiwis, Sheens opened up a can of worms by announcing to the media that there was a faction in the Wests Tigers club that was quite happy to give Benji Marshall the punt.

If you were a cynical type you'd say this was an attempt to rattle Marshall before the big game. ...

It's been a while but the caption comp is back

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:39:41 -0800

Well folks, it's been a couple of weeks since our last competition so first of all I apologise, I've managed to get away from the office for a quick little trip.

Now that we have the formalities out of the way let's get in to the fun stuff.

In light of the new squad announcements and the coaching shuffle in the All Blacks I thought it would be a great idea to pop a picture of Head Honcho Henry and his recruits in to the mix first. ...

Get your game face on, it's caption time

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:15 -0800

Welcome back sports fans, what a great week for sport it's been.

The NRL is quite literally reaching boiling point, the All Blacks finally struck some form and the Silver Ferns grabbed a decent win over the Aussies as well.

Scott Dixon's back at the front of the Indy car field and the world looks all the better for the comeback kids.

So, to celebrate here's this week's caption competition. ...

Get your motor running

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:59:04 -0800

As you will all have come to know by now I am a madly passionate rugby league fan and journalist but my other love is motorsport.

And when I say I love motorsport, I mean I'm a Holden fan, I despise the blue oval and I'd love nothing more than to sit on the side of Mt Panorama watching Greg Murphy or Jason Richards win the Bathurst 1000. ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:55:02 -0800

Well, sports fans what a week it's been.

We've had Serena Williams and Roger Federer both kicking their potty mouths into full speed, Renault being busted for the biggest dog act of them all in motorsport and of course the fantastic win by Kim Clijsters who must now rival Lance Armstrong for the comeback of the year.

And then we had the entries for last week's Caption of the Week competition. ...

Time to go to work - it's caption time

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:12:45 -0800

Welcome back sports fans, this week I think I've got an absolute beauty of an image for you to get stuck into with your creative genius.

There's a bit of a tale to this pic so we'd better be quick and get the winners from last week announced so we can charge headlong into the action.

So, without any further delay please put your virtual hands together for our two winners Petranoid and Dreamchaser. ...

Take your best shot - it's caption of the week time

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:50:34 -0800

Well, well, well, it's that time of the week again.

Yes folks here we go again, it's caption of the week time.

And this week I'm dishing up an absolute bonanza of pictures from the US Tennis Open.

But first let's pay tribute to the winners from last week.

I'm not doing honourable mentions this week, we're going straight to the champions.

And this week we've got a three-way tie for first place.

So, here you go. ...

It's always hard to say good-bye

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:00:39 -0800

This Saturday's game between the Warriors and the Storm will bring the curtain down on a season that offered so much yet delivered very little for Warriors fans.

It's also going to mark the day Stacey Jones hangs up his boots for good.

Despite the fact that Stacey has retired before, it is still going to be a sad day for the sport. ...