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Hall played Big but it just wasn't enough
8 Oct 2010Barry Hall’s own performance was a strong one in his debut season for the Western Bulldogs. While the man himself had a great year personally, did he make the team a better side? Maybe not. Again the Dogs bowed out for the second consecutive time in the preliminary finals against St.Kilda, but made their third [...]
Aussies swimming into deep end of the medals
7 Oct 2010Australia’s comeback kid, Geoff Huegill, is leading the way in the pool, and he is just one of many who have defied the odds for our proud nation. Skippy is one of the great stories, along with Kylie Palmer, who have come from the brink to be part of the 2010 Commonwealth Games swim team. [...]
It's about time the Games were buried
6 Oct 2010The Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, is the 19th of its type. It is a great event for the athletes, but really is the event worth the time and effort it takes to get started, let alone the finances behind it? Possibly not. Debuting under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada [...]
Is Ablett Snr best never to win Brownlow?
22 Sep 2010Gary Ablett Senior was a magician on the field for Geelong. His legend continues to live on and for good reason. He achieved so much on the field, yet one individual honour escaped him, one he could never reach, that being the Brownlow medal. This begs the question: Is Garry Ablett Snr the best player [...]
Another one bites the dust for the Tigers?
20 Sep 2010Richmond’s recruiting in the last nine years has been average at best. And if Richard Tambling ends up being traded away from Punt Road, it is another wasted draft pick for a club on the rise. Tambling was picked up for the Tigers with selection No.4 in the 2004 National Draft. He looked a likely [...]
New type of leader on verge of history
19 Sep 2010Captains are not always the best players. Leaders with a bigger profile are said to be better, but for those not as skillful, less is sometimes more. Through history, many teams have won under the very best. But next Saturday, Nick Maxwell could be a leader taking Collingwood to another premiership and he will be [...]
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