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The Coverage: Thursday Briefing

Welcome back, sports media consumers, to your favourite weekly column on the good and the bad that the sports media world has to offer here in Australia and abroad. In this week’s column, one sports media website travels back to 2016, the NRL goes global for 2028, the Australian Financial Review reveals the most valuable […]

By Josh Mercer

November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

Personal Blog Rugby League

Embracing The Hate

The 2026 Grand Final was a big one for me. The Roosters hadn’t been to the big dance since 2019, and plenty of people backed the Knights to do it. I’ve put up with plenty being a Roosters fan. I get it; you think they are cheating the salary cap. You go on and on […]

By Josh Mercer

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026

Rugby League Sports Media

The Coverage: Grand Final Edition

Welcome to the Grand Final Edition of the Coverage. Out of 17 teams, it comes down to the Sydney Roosters and the Newcastle Knights. Both teams have more than earned their spot in the big dance. The Knights have been praised for their toughness, while the Roosters have had a ‘soft draw,’ some would say […]

By Josh Mercer

October 4, 2026October 4, 2026

Personal Blog

Mercer’s Mondayitis

Happy Monday Peeps and welcome back for 2nd instalment of Mercer’s Mondayitis. I hope you all had a great weekend and that your favourite team/athlete performed well and even came up away with win. Let’s get straight into it. Return of the King The UFC held a press conference to announce some key match ups […]

By Josh Mercer

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018