Columnist About
Sean loves to combine his love of sport and writing.
He played country football for 20 years in Victoria and Western Australia, along the way breaking, straining or tearing every bone, muscle or tendon in his body.
He recently won the Stringybark Australian Short Story History award for his depiction of the Aboriginal game of Marngrook and his work has appeared in various newspapers and anthologies.
He has covered recent editions of the Jayco-Herald Sun Tour and the Australian road cycling titles.
Despite a couple of second places in D grade club races he is still not quite as fast as Cadel!
- Member Since:
- May 2012
- Based In:
- Ballarat
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- GreenEdge, Essendon FC
- Favourite Sports:
- Cycling, Cricket, AFL,
Latest Articles
A significant day for AFL race relations
14 hours agoIt was a ruck contest just like any other. Two men, both giants in stature, eyed each other from opposite sides of the centre circle and then charged together, bodies clashing, arms reaching, striving to give their respective teams first use of the football. Hundreds before them have done the same. Since Wills and Harrison [...]
Cadel's success is Tejay's loss
17 May 2013While Australia is rediscovering its love for Cadel Evans, spare a thought for Tejay van Garderen. Evans’ BMC team mate, currently sitting in second place over all at the Tour of California, must be kicking himself every time he checks the results of the Giro d’Italia. In a little over a week and a half [...]
Nathan has Buckley's of fixing Collingwood
16 May 2013Nathan Buckley was on a hiding to nothing when he agreed to the coaching succession plan dreamed up by Collingwood president Eddie McGuire back in 2009. Mick Malthouse, that crafty old warhorse, was the incumbent coach and he coached the same way that he played – with a bit of mongrel. Not the flashiest of [...]
2013 Giro: how bike racing is meant to be
10 May 2013This year’s Giro d’Italia is turning out to be a stellar race. From Cameron Wurf’s Vesuvius-like explosion from the stage one start line in Napoli, to John Degenkolb’s long distance chase-and-capture sprint on stage five, the Giro has been chock full of action and attacking riding. Throw in the odd surprise, some fickle weather and [...]
Has the 2013 AFL season been too predictable?
9 May 2013It’s becoming increasingly easy to pick winners in this year’s AFL. Most footy tipping competitions are brimming with participants who are regularly tipping seven or eight winners per round. A quick look at the ladder though shows the season isn’t all that lopsided. Only two teams remain undefeated (and that will be reduced to one [...]
Giro d’Italia 2013 – Stage 5 – Cycling live updates, blog
8 May 2013With Cadel Evans performing above expectations and Sir Bradley Wiggins struggling early on, stage five of the 2013 Giro d’Italia could see further attacks. Join us from 10:30pm AEST. Stage five features with two small climbs coming late in the day but the most likely outcome, if the peloton gets its act together, is a [...]
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