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- Member Since:
- October 2009
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Melbourne Rebels
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Latest Articles
Melbourne Rebels are already building nicely
2 Dec 2010Since 12 November 2009, Rod Maqueen, along with the rest of the Melbourne Rebels leadership and management team, has put a lot of emphasis on what the Rebels stand for, on and off the field – Respect, Excellence, Balance, Ethos and Leadership. During the recruitment drive, every media partner and journalist willing to lend an [...]
Are the All Blacks peaking too soon?
3 Aug 2010If I was Graham Henry, I’d be a concerned man right now. Looking at the stats and the amazing performance of the All Blacks since the start of the international Test season for 2010, all I can say is they’re riding the crest of a wave. Thus far, the All Blacks have swept aside Wales [...]
Rebels foreign player quota is a blessing
8 Jul 2010The final building blocks are falling into place for the Melbourne Rebels, as ‘we’ now have 30 players contracted to the club. We have an amazing world cup winning coach in Rod Maqueen, and a marketing spin-doctor (and one of my Idols) Harold Mitchell steering the ship into 2011 and leaders on the field with [...]
Brock Lesnar: an overrated man-tank?
30 Jun 2010At 33 years of age, the question begs asking: could Brock Edward Lesnar be the most over-hyped MMA fighter ever? With a total of only five MMA fights below his belt, he’s record reads four wins, and one loss, I think this might just be the case. His career leading up to joining MMA (and [...]
Ella's tirades at Rebels a case of sour grapes
23 Mar 2010Mark Ella was a dynamic player on the field, and many fans, like myself still follow him closely, and respect his opinion and insights on rugby. Recently, though, I have found his comments and opinions a bit stale. This is mainly due to the fact that he looks to be out to sabotage the efforts [...]
Challenging the ban on Cage Fighting in Victoria
17 Feb 2010Herewith, an open letter I have mailed to Premier John Brumby and James Marlino to have the Cage Fighting ban lifted. Unfortunately, the letter was met with no response. At the end of 2007, the Honourable James Marlino released a statement in which full contact fighting within the perimeters of a ‘cage’ was made illegal [...]
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