June 2016 - THE PINCH HITTERS

Would you tackle Junior Paulo?

‘Would you tackle Junior Paulo?’ asked the NRL in their Facebook post late on Friday night.

Like any sane human being, I answered God no to myself, do I look like an idiot?? I then succumbed to the powers of click bait for a good laugh at poor Jamie Buhrer before I exasperatedly wondered – what is Junior Paulo doing in green?

By Bozza / June 8, 2016

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The Pinch Hitters are a group of sporting tragics committed to bringing you their own special take on the happening in the sporting world. In the grand tradition of sports great Pinch Hitters, their aim is to talk about the games you know but with their own unique twist.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

While the team are firm believers of Shankly’s assessment of the seriousness of football and believe it applies to sport as a whole, they also believe there is always a time and place to take a lighter view at the games adult people play.