I imagine at some stage the football seasons will feel like the real things. At the moment they feel more like those pre-season comps from the old days. They do feel slightly more real than the Amco Cup, though. (Draws count as correct) NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 27/40) Newcastle Souths Melbourne Saint George …

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My mother was far more Scot than Irish, neither of us have been anywhere near Killarney, but I remember her singing this song ‘in tones so sweet and low’. I don’t need to give the world to hear it again, it’s there in my mind; and I wouldn’t take the world if it meant losing …

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