Sports

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The NRL's biggest names gathered at the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney overnight for the 2023 Dally M Awards. Both the NRL and NRLW stars arrived in style ahead of the annual sporting ceremony, and hit the red carpet to show off their clobber. As the cameras flashed, the long-suffering NRL wags were treated to a taste of the celebrity...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT After yet another abysmal season, the Wests Tigers board have decided to take the team in a new direction so crazy that it might just work. With only 4 wins this season and no sign of improvement, the Tigers have decided to field 13 Balmain mums that live next door to people that like to have parties. "We really think...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In a sign that finals footy fever has completely swept the nation, Australian beauty powerhouse Mecca Cosmetics has launched an exciting new range of products and tutorials just in time for the NRL Grand Final. With social media feeds flooded with images of the NRL’s hottest young sensation, Reece Walsh, The Advocate can exclusively reveal that Brisbane...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The 2023 NRL Grand Final is just hours away, and the Brisbane Broncos are preparing to take on the Penrith Panthers in the battle of the rugby league heartlands. While the Panthers players stick to their highly-disciplined routine of light warm ups and music, the Brisbane Broncos are staying true to their seige mentality and doing whatever the...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT In world first, the Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos will be facing off in the NRL Grand Final which means The Advocate are proud to announce we’ve got a Fanning-Off on our hands folks. Lead singer of Powderfinger and serial Hottest 100 winner Bernard Fanning is seen as a Jesus like figure in Brisbane who is said to turn water into...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT The two equally matched teams of the 2023 NRL season are primed to go head-to-head in the grand final tonight, and there is more than the Tina Turner musical on offer for extra entertainment value. Earlier in the year during State of Origin game two, Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai and Broncos fullback Reece Walsh got involved in the little...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT The council of the greatest city in South East Queensland has put up their hands today and admitted they made the wrong call when they put a real lion on display with a real horse on Queen street. At the time of writing, there is a bit of a buzz around Brisbane as fans of Victorian Leg Tennis and...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In sports news, the brightest minds in the NRL have launched into grand final week with their usual verbal bashing of Polynesian players, as they try to smear one of the most successful teams in the history of the game. Despite Western Sydney heavyweights the Penrith Panthers making it to their fourth grand final in as many...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT The NRL marketing machine has been hashing it out in a war room this week, as they attempt to spark some extra interest in this weekend's grand final. With competition heavyweights the Penrith Panthers needing to beat the Brisbane Broncos to win their 3rd straight Provan-Summons trophy, the NRL has the difficult challenge of trying to make...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT In music news, a thought provoking passing of the baton has taken place this week as the NRL ushers in a new era of grand final entertainment. Less than 48 hours until kick-off, The Advocate can exclusively reveal NRL veteran Timmy Trumpet has reached out to wish the Yolŋu surf rock trailblazers King Stingray all the best...