Wednesday, March 30, 2011

General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions

General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions
General Russell Crowe during the NRL

“At my signal, unleash Hell.”

How Russell Crowe must long to deliver those immortal words from his best known on-screen character, Roman General Maximus, to his Rabbitohs rugby league players when they ready for battle in the world’s toughest football competition.

Alas, the once mighty South Sydney Rabbitohs have not resembled anything as great or as feared as the Roman legion -- and have yet to make the semi-finals of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) under Crowe's ownership.

The partnership is one in which Hollywood meets the city's gritty, working class streets -- the club's heartland is among public housing and indigenous communities in Redfern.

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