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Latest Articles
The air goes out of the Waratah balloon
5 Mar 2011Psssss… that sound you hear is the air rapidly escaping from a large number of sky blue balloons. On Friday evening the allegedly rampaging Waratahs went to Canterbury with great expectations. Instead they will return bitterly disappointed and no doubt to a barrage of recriminations. For those fortunate enough to miss the game the Waratahs [...]
Australia's attitude to football is too negative
12 Jun 2010Australian football fans beware – the gods of sport are watching and they despise negativity. As a former soccer fan who came to the realisation that watching soccer is like watching an art house film (you tell yourself you’re enjoying the subtlety and nuance but really you’re just bored), I have been appalled by the [...]
League players are just plain greedy
7 May 2010For those of you who have been living on the moon, in a cave, or with your fingers in your ears, the Melbourne Storm were recently exposed as lying cheats. That part is old news. The story has moved on. It is now all about the evil salary cap and how it is ruining our [...]
Where are the quality local rugby shows?
6 May 2010Every Monday night, I sit down and watch the wonderful Fox Sports program On the Couch. For those not familiar with it, the show features host Gerard Healy, prominent AFL writer Mike Sheahan, and Essendon legend James Hird. The three worthies discuss issues in the game, whether arising from the most recent round of AFL [...]
Fans must be able to hear the referee's call
10 Mar 2010Pop quiz: What’s the only thing worse than sitting in the driving rain in the south east corner of Canberra stadium whilst all the “action” is happening one hundred metres away in the north-west corner? The answer: Having no idea what’s happening because firstly it’s a scrum so nobody really understands what is going on, [...]
In cricket, form is only ever temporary
8 Jan 2010Yesterday on this website, there were a number of lively threads debating the makeup of the Australian cricket team. As is always the case, the opinions were starkly divergent, with Michael Clarke either ‘soft’ and undeserving, or the lynchpin of Australia’s future, depending on who you choose to believe. Whilst I have no intention of [...]
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