Cameron Bell

I wrote sport for The Sunday Telegraph for more than a decade. Now I just watch it and post mainly about the NRL Bulldogs, Arsenal and the 49ers.

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People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
- Mark Twain

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You’re a class act James Bracey. 👏👏👏
@braceyjames.

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@BrendenWood @AndrewVossy @1170sen @NRL @terryrea56 Indeed! And Darren Winningham. Bob Saunders was a leading ref who did first grade grand finals before your old man and then Kelvin Menchin.

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Well, it was awful … but as Kramer once said — I’ll take it!

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We are the dumbest team ever! What are the Bulldogs doing? 🤦‍♂️🤬🤦‍♂️

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That is in the podium for the worst half of football I’ve ever had the misfortune to watch. And I once covered a game between Illawarra and Wests at Wollongong in almost cyclonic conditions.

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FFS! Do we even practice any attack at training? It is so bad it’s almost comical. And it’s not even as if the Eels can defend. 🤬🤬

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@spannaforce Terrible. Bean counters strike again with no regard for the community.

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Wow. Andrew Lancaster has destroyed the Dragons - and now he’s destroying the institution that is NBN News. Cutting back an hour local bulletin to 30 minutes, before Northern NSW viewers are hit with hour long Sydney news. Effectively killling regional journalism. Sad and crazy.

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100 per cent.

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Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:

🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.

The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.

That tells you everything.

Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.

For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.

Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.

Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.

Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.

The jealousy was obvious.

The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.

That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.

The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”

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Could not be prouder. We fought all the way against a quality team who are champions for a reason. It sucks to lose like that but hey, that’s football whether you like it or not! #UCL #Arsenal #COYG

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A season to be proud of.

We pushed the boundaries over land and sea, and couldn't have done it without your support. Thank you, Gooners ❤️

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As for the Bulldogs - we again had enough chances to win. But our attack remains clunky, predictable and riddled with errors at crucial times. Simply not good enough in NRL 2026 touch football era. Credit to Tigers for some wonderful last ditch one-on-one defence too.

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Agree. Everyone who has followed the game long enough knows it’s not the same. So you can keep watching and whinge - or move on. Obviously this generation love it as the ratings and crowd numbers attest. I don’t care if I miss a game these days as modern rules frustrate me no end

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I understand the no try decision on the charge down, I don't like it. That's PVL ball , so just wear it or stop following.

Crowds and TV ratings are up, so there are people that like the way the game is being played .

So be it. Sigh

I stand by, mid 90s era best in quality

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@MarkAshton_7 Hence RIP to the charge down. Gone the way of contested scrums.

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RIP to the charge down in rugby league! Goodness me. 🤦‍♂️😳🤬

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@pauliewalnut Probably playing with the shoulder injury he picked up early in the season.

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I don’t know why Critta just didn’t change hands with the ball before he got to the line!���‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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@Gatty54 The Bulldogs have shown they are capable of also imploding. I’d rather be a Tiger at the moment!

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@pauliewalnut He has been down on his usual form lately - that’s been written and commented on by more than one person.

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Hey @nrlphysio - who needs an ultra sound or MRI when Mick Ennis has the vision to ‘see a medial ligament twist’. 🤣🤣🤣