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Latest Articles
Brisbane Roar's ACL campaign is in tatters
18 Apr 2012Glory in the AFC Asian Champion’s League is now no more than a pipe dream for Brisbane Roar, having lost 1-2 to Ulsan Hyundai in Queensland overnight. With Brisbane Roar, whose logo is a lion, taking on Ulsan Hyundai whose mascot is the horangi (or tiger) the encounter was a deadest cat fight, and it [...]
Twitter reaction to Tinkler's decision to ground Jets
10 Apr 2012The news of Hunter Sports Group handing in their A-League licence as owners of the Newcastle Jets has launched some of the most fervent Twitter discussion since the Clive Palmer side show and demise of Gold Coast United. Here’s how it unfolded, tweet by tweet. 10.15am Peter Wilkins @wilkosports Bombshell coming for Newcastle Jets and [...]
Can the Brisbane Lions regain their roar?
5 Apr 2012With a successful first round showing against the Melbourne Demons, Brisbane are looking to shrug off the memories of a horror 2011 and build towards a positive 2012. 2011 was a year to forget for Lions coach Michael Voss. In total the club notched just four wins. The Brendan Fevola experiment was scandal-ridden and short-lived, [...]
A lukewarm goodbye to Braith Anasta
31 Mar 2012Yesterday it was confirmed that Braith Anasta will leave Sydney Roosters at the end of the season to play for Wests Tigers in the halves. While some Roosters fans may have felt regret, I felt stoic indifference. I remember when Anasta got here seven seasons ago and first put on the tricolours. I was a [...]
Are the modern Olympics even relevant any more?
24 Mar 2012Another four years have passed and now the 2012 London Olympics are just months away. Gather round global sport fans. It’s time to kick the hornets’ nest and delve into that controversial debate over the relevance of the ancient games in the modern sporting landscape. When the 2012 Olympic Games kick off there’ll be more [...]
Nine's old boys club hurting their NRL coverage
16 Mar 2012We never thought it was possible for Nine to further alienate NRL’s extensive fan base. If the delayed games, strewn with lengthy ad breaks and unpalatable in-game cross-promotions for Centrebet, didn’t do it, the questionable appointment of Ray Hadley and Michael Slater to their NRL coverage this year surely will. For years, Nine have prided [...]
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