Articles by Billy Stevenson

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Massive NRL fan, passionate Wests Tigers supporter with a soft spot for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and a big follower of US sports as well.

ROUND 1: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (4 Pines Park, 4/3/23, 31-6)

March 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

The sun was beating down on Brooky for the first afternoon footy of the 2023 season when a bruised and battered Manly outfit rocked up to host the Bulldogs. They’d had a [...]

ROUND 1: Penrith Panthers v. Brisbane Broncos (BlueBet Stadium, 3/3/23, 12-13)

March 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

Penrith donned the striped jerseys of their 2003 victory when they took the park at BlueBet on Friday night for the first stage in their campaign for a NRL threepeat. The [...]

ROUND 1: Wests Tigers v. Gold Coast Titans (Leichhardt Oval, 5/3/23, 10-22)

March 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

Sunday afternoon football at Leichhardt Oval is hallowed ground and with Wayne Pearce Hill sold out, Pearce himself presenting the debutants with their jerseys before the [...]

ROUND 1: New Zealand Warriors v. Newcastle Knights (Sky Stadium, 3/3/23, 20-12)

March 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

Not only did the Warriors have a new coach in Andrew Webster, but they were virtually unrecognizable from last year’s outfit when they trotted out in front of a raucous [...]

ROUND 1: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v. South Sydney Rabbitohs (PointsBet Stadium, 4/3/23, 18-27)

March 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Sharks had a bit to prove when they rocked up to host South Sydney on Saturday night for their first match of the 2023 season. Not only had they lost 38-12 to the Bunnies [...]

ROUND 1: Dolphins v. Sydney Roosters (Suncorp Stadium, 5/3/23, 28-18)

March 3, 2023 // 0 Comments

Thirty-five years ago Wayne Bennett’s Broncos beat Manly 44-10 in their inaugural game at Lang Park, and the master coach had a similarly historic victory on Sunday [...]

ROUND 1: Parramatta Eels v. Melbourne Storm (CommBank Stadium, 2/3/23, 12-16)

March 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

Melbourne had never beaten the Eels at CommBank, but they also hadn’t lost a Round 1 match since 2001, when they met in the heart of blue and gold territory for the first [...]

ALL STARS: Maori v. Indigenous (Rotorua International Stadium, 11/2/23, 24-28)

February 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

Saturday night’s All Stars clash was a footy conundrum – how does an almost unbeatable Maori forward pack looking coming up against an almost unbeatable Indigenous [...]

GRAND FINAL: Penrith Panthers v. Parramatta Eels (Accor Stadium, 2/10/22, 28-12)

October 2, 2022 // 0 Comments

All the ingredients were in place for a classic grand final at Accor Stadium tonight – a Battle of the West, the first ever pairing of Penrith and Parra in the modern NRL, [...]

FINALS WEEK 3: Penrith Panthers v. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Accor Stadium, 24/9/22, 32-12)

September 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

We’re in for one last Battle of the West after the Panthers delivered a second half surge against South Sydney that was every bit as sublime as Nathan Cleary’s [...]