Author: William Cashmore

Ahh, Melbourne Storm, the club that has that annoyingly consistent presence in the Top 8 that will probably never go away. The boys from AFL town have become the most successful club of the new millennium, benefiting from an unbelievable system in which supremo Coach Craig Bellamy has built a reputation of turning no-hopers into vital Premiership puzzle pieces. Guys like Bryan Norrie, Jaiman Lowe and Sisa Waqa really had no right to win an NRL Title. Only at Melbourne, I suppose. But these blokes……well, I guess Bellamy couldn’t weave his magic on these fellas. Then again, he never stood…

Manly is like that family member you wished didn’t RSVP for your daughter’s wedding, because they are just a nuisance. You’re not a true NRL fan if you don’t hate Manly unless you actually follow the Silvertails. Why? Well, there is the maligned history of poaching players in the 80s, not to mention the catastrophic Northern Eagles merger that the killed North Sydney Bears dead. Then more recently, certain club captains (here’s looking at you Daly) caused strip club fisty cuffs with teammates. Simply put, Manly are the worst. These following players suffered more than most for their mediocrity because…

Ahhh the Gold Coast. Where sporting careers go to die. Despite many attempts across various codes, there has yet to be a successful sporting club in the party capital of our great island nation. Although I have a raging love affection for the Ginger Ninja Matt Rowell, I cannot brag about The Gold Coast Suns, who have still yet to play finals footy in the AFL. Meanwhile, Gold Coast United left the A-League almost a decade ago.   Then of course, there have been numerous failed Rugby League ventures on the Goldie – RIP to the Chargers, Giants and Seagulls.…

Who remembers that god-awful Reality TV Show ‘The Shire’ from the dark days of Channel 10 in 2012? This was the TV program that gave us alluring characters, like pole dancer Nikee – what a pretentiously swaggalicious way to spell her name. Try saying swaggalicious 10 times fast. Try caring even more. I bet this show hasn’t crossed your mind recently. Although that’s what we do here at The Mock Sports with The Set Of Six. We give rise to blasts from the past, or anyone from the present who represents mediocrity, in the most fascinating of ways. So what…

Compared to most other teams, it was hard to know where to begin with the Canberra Raiders. Not as many high-quality Mediocre NRL Players rolled off the tongue as quickly. I suppose that could be yet another advantage of being stationed away from the bright lights of Sydney, down in their little National Capital of secluded paradise. Nevertheless, the Viking Clapping Raiders have produced some worthy men of mediocrity over the past 10 years, and I can’t wait to share them with you. Did You Know: The Viking Clap debuted in Round 24 of the 2016 NRL Season? Canberra hosted…

In the year 2000, the Bahamian band Baha Men ushered the famous line “Who Let The Dogs Out” into mainstream culture. This Grammy Award-winning single is played over the loudspeaker for every Bulldogs home game. If you’re reading this and will be one of the poor Doggies fans that have had to deal with the hell that has been their field performances in recent years then hit up my Instagram DMs to update me on the good vibes felt when jamming along to the lyrics in the stands. Oh, and say g’day to BRAVEDOG for me. Cheers. It’s hard to…

Welcome one and all to this magical trip down memory lane. Please keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times, as we ascend on our journey into the wonderful world of Mediocre NRL Players. This could get ugly. I love discussing Mediocre NRL Players. It’s my niche. It’s one of my favourite pastimes right up there with losing same game multis and missing 3ft putts on the golf course (RIP my sanity). I’ve even created a version of hangman dedicated to my hobby……….Essentially it’s hangman, but with Mediocre NRL Players instead of basic vocabulary words. Seriously how…