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Australia win, but Graeme Smith is the real hero (7)
- Benjamin Conkey: Nick, you have raised a very interesting and valid point. I think Lee deserves praise and hero status for bowling with a broken leg. Such a gutsy effort. The reason it didn’t get as much coverage was probably due...
- Nick: Brett Lee bowled with a broken foot in Melbourne. Where are the ‘Brett Lee is the bravest hero who ever lived’ articles?
- brad: almost as tough as buck shleford
No code should own the term ‘football’ (437)
- mahony: Quote: In response to mahony’s well complied prose I offer this retort. I believe that the unstated but underlying premise of his argument is that as more people immigrate to Australia they will bring with them their...
- Koala Bear: J’bro, by the way I’m not really a football fanatic… I’m Chinese and it FIFA want to own the name Football; well to hell with them, let them have it.. my code is “Cuju” or “kick the ball with...
The greatest World Rugby XV of all-time (65)
- sheek: For everyone’s info, there’s a site called www.genslin.us/bokke. However, you can simply google ‘genslin + rugby’, or ‘genslin + springbok’. It’s set up by a Saffie living in the states,...
- sheek: Frank, I reckon I can nail the Wallabies & Boks (thanks to Colquhoun, Dobson & a site called ‘Genslin’). Also, Frank Keating of Rugby World magazine named his best England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland teams...
- sheek: James, You’re right - risk taking is an important consideration in the selection of players, apart from their obvious skill level. There’s a saying, “the best thing you can do is make the right decision. The next...
- sheek: OJ, Thanks for the French list, always gave me trouble. Does it surprise you I have heard of all of them, & at first glance don’t question any selection! This selection provides me with clarity. Although I’m...
- ohtani's jacket: Actually that might be Midi olympique’s list. It was a reader’s poll that was done around the turn of the decade.
The NRL needs to hand a licence to the Central Coast (84)
- Col: Just an add on here watch 2 boys that come through the Premier league with the Bears over the past couple of seasons…the big forward Ryan (The Rhino) Verlinden picked up by Cronulla NRL and Greg Nichols Centre now picked up by...
How good is Hayden? (1)
- sheek: Yeah, for some time now I’ve ranked Hayden our best opening bat ever. At least statistically, that is definitely so. As Hayden struggles in his last year of international cricket, it may be difficult at times to remember how...