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- Member Since:
- March 2010
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Collingwood Football Club
- Favourite Sports:
- Netball, Cricket, Football, Tennis, Netball, Cricket, Football, Tennis, League, AFL, League, AFL,
Latest Articles
The excitement of the premiership win
1 Oct 2011Following Geelong’s recent dominance in the AFL competition and successive Grand Final losses to Brisbane, I questioned the possibility of ever witnessing Collingwood achieve ultimate glory. Finally the breakthrough came in 2010. I was 19. In 2002 when Leigh Matthews was at the helm of the Brisbane Lions, they challenged Collingwood’s Jock McHale’s four consecutive [...]
Stable board key to Kangaroos' success
18 Feb 2011On Wednesday night, North Melbourne president James Brayshaw was re-elected for a three-year term after former club director Peter de Rauch lost the battle to return to the club. Back in 2007, Brayshaw was appointed as North’s president and was instantly pushed into making a decision about the club’s future and whether it would be [...]
Big Bash League - why not Geelong?
11 Feb 2011Cricket Australia (CA) is one step closer to finalising their new domestic Twenty20 Big Bash competition following a meeting at head quarters this week. All the talk prior to the CA meeting was whether Melbourne was going to have an inner city rivalry hosting two teams, or if Geelong was going to host one of [...]
Backyard cricket key to keeping sport alive
20 Nov 2010Twenty20 Cricket has certainly changed the cricketing landscape and everyone has an opinion on whether Test cricket will survive beyond the next 20 years. Test Cricket is a magnificent game that in the past has allowed the ilk of players such as Richie Benaud and Steve Waugh to showcase the craft of the game and [...]
Why the grand final draw must stay
28 Sep 2010Ten final excruciating minutes in the last quarter had me on the edge of my seat, clenching my fists in desperate hope of a Collingwood victory. When the final siren sounded at 68 points apiece, I slumped into my chair in disbelief and a sombre mood instantly filled the room. The thought that beckoned of [...]
Cousins doco was slightly disappointing
27 Aug 2010Ben Cousins has proved to be an extraordinary footballer over the years, but the recent airing of his documentary has left us with many unanswered questions. Initially, I was disappointed with the first episode of the two-part series documentary because there was limited reference to the impact of drug addiction on, not only Ben Cousins, [...]
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