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Tennis Australia wrong to hand Hewitt French Open wildcard
27 May 2012The man who has carried Australian tennis through the first decade of the 21st century was last week handed a wildcard for the French Open. Tennis Australia, thanks to an agreement with the French Tennis Federation on reciprocal wildcards between the two majors, decreed Lleyton Hewitt the man most worthy of the wildcard. Hewitt has [...]
Mid-season draft opens up land of opportunity
25 May 2012St Kilda coach Scott Watters’ comments this week on the need to introduce a mid-season draft are not new but they should be looked at more closely by the AFL. St Kilda go into this week’s fixture against the Swans with no fit full-time ruckman and this situation is one that we might see more [...]
Black Caviar show bigger than the AFL
3 May 2012In a massive change of heart the AFL confirmed yesterday they will move a fixture to accommodate the equine wonder that is Black Caviar for Saturday week’s Group One race at Morphettville, The Goodwood. Why is it a change of heart? Well, less than twelve months ago the AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou was at pains [...]
Storm and Swans reaping benefits of low profile
24 Apr 2012Unheralded and unknown – it’s a good combination. At least that’s the theory of the sporting clubs working their hardest in enemy territory. Over the past decade the Swans in Sydney and the Storm in Melbourne have battled to win the hearts and minds of sports fans in cities where their sport is not number [...]
Predicting the AFL season from the bottom up
24 Mar 2012Looking back on last year’s pre-season predictions there were some things that were obvious and easy to predict and others that left us wondering why we even bothered playing oracle. The AFL rightly received criticism for its predictability in the second half of 2011. But try telling that to a tipster who got eight right [...]
A-League's Melbourne Derby is the hottest ticket in town
4 Feb 2012Within the space of two seasons, there is already a magic feeling surrounding the Melbourne derby that permeates the city. The derby is starting to transcend sporting lines in a city where football is relegated to smaller column spaces. Despite the fact the AFL Record sorry the Herald Sun is back with a vengeance, after [...]
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