Columnist About
I've never heard a conversation about footy or cricket that I haven't wanted to join in immediately. If you disagree with me, you'll be made to work very hard to change my mind!
- Member Since:
- March 2012
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Richmond Tigers
- Favourite Sports:
- Cricket, AFL,
Latest Articles
2013 Doomben Cup Preview
3 days agoThe Brisbane Autumn/Winter carnival is now in full swing, and tomorrow we see the 81st edition of the Doomben Cup. There have been some great horses win this race over the years, and a few of them can be expected to be seen contending for The Roar‘s top 50. Bernborough, the 1946 winner, has already [...]
The final word on marking contests in the AFL
6 days agoDebate over the rules and interpretations in regards to what is and isn’t allowed in marking contests has been raging for over two weeks now, and there is no end in sight. The problem is there are several issues at hand, and with everyone arguing their own version or amalgam of the issues, everyone is [...]
The Goodwood and BTC Cup Group 1 preview
10 May 2013Does Australian racing need two Group 1 sprints on the same day, over the exact same distance, on opposite sides of the country? The argument is the quality of good races is diluted, and there have been accusations we have too many Group 1 races as it is in this country, that we hand them [...]
Rules and umpires ruining the game
6 May 2013When we wonder what is ruining AFL football, we often ask whether it’s the rules or the umpires. But this is no chicken and egg situation, for the rules committee are making a farce of our great game. For anyone who watches a lot of football, both are factors that combine every round to make [...]
SA Derby: the forgotten Group 1
3 May 2013After an explosive finish to last week’s Sydney carnival with the much-publicised spat between leviathan owner John Singleton and long-term training partner Gai Waterhouse overshadowing All Too Hard’s win and Reliable Man bursting the It’s a Dundeel bubble, we can finally take break from Group 1 racing. Or can we? If we had to rank [...]
Why my sympathies lie with John Singleton
30 Apr 2013John Singleton has my every sympathy in his war against the Waterhouse clan. Despite how much those of us who love racing are passionate about the sport, no-one can deny the murky history and shady characters that have always inhabited it. Never have smoke and fire been so closely associated than in the horse racing [...]
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