Roar Rookie About
AFL, NRL and Sport fanatic & general thrill seeker... Madly support Carlton in the AFL and Brisbane in the NRL.
- Member Since:
- May 2012
- Based In:
- Gold Coast
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Carlton Blues
- Favourite Sports:
- League, AFL,
Latest Articles
Why would you be an Umpire?
19 Jun 2012Answer me this: What kind of sick idea for a job is it where skinny men are forced to run around in circles for hours on end with a small metal apparatus in their mouth that they’re forced to blow repeatedly; all the whilst being surrounded and berated by much larger, sweaty men?
Will Richmond’s ninth symphony be an Ode to Joy?
8 Jun 2012Similar to Beethoven’s Ninth symphony, 2012 could be one for the Richmond Football Club to remember. One where they come out on top, silence the doubters and overcome the pressure.
Where have all the good rucks gone?
1 Jun 2012Since the days of the spirited Jim Stynes and the loose larrikin that is Spider Everitt, the AFL has been lacking in quality, charismatic ruckmen that have the spirit to match their talent.
Contenders and pretenders for the AFL wooden spoon
25 May 2012We hear all the talk about who’ll win the flag; who’ll make the top four or eight and who will be the big improver. But one thing is often swept by the wayside.
Why Melbourne are the nicest team in the AFL
18 May 2012We all hear the stories and read the news about ‘good guys’ or ‘great characters’ in the AFL. Never have we seen a team collectively show as much generosity, humility and downright selflessness to their opposition as the 2012 Melbourne Demons.
Why everyone hates Collingwood
11 May 2012Since the dawn of time there has been good and evil, love and hate, black and white, and the deep loathing of the Collingwood Football Club.
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