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Stevie G

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Member Since:: March 2010
Based In:: Perth, Western Australia
Favourite Sporting Team:: Sydney Swans
Favourite Sports:: AFL, Cricket, Golf, AFL, Cricket, Golf,

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Clubs to blame as GWS poach young kids

14 Sep 2011

Melbourne, Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs have no one else to blame than themselves for the fact they have each lost a talented young player. Expansion club Greater Western Sydney has developed a clever strategy of recruiting uncontracted players, and it was one that the existing clubs never thought they would do. Melbourne chief executive [...]

Why Melbourne needs Mick Malthouse

1 Aug 2011

Melbourne powerbrokers need to ring three-time premiership coach Mick Malthouse’s management to start planting the seed for the departing Magpie mentor to coach the Demons in 2012. Saturday’s 186-point demolition at the hands of Geelong has hammered the final nail into Dean Bailey’s coaching coffin. Former Melbourne forward and media commentator David Schwarz said Melbourne [...]

The ten biggest sporting stories of 2010

22 Dec 2010

2010 has been highlighted by some fantastic sporting moments. Let’s have a look at the ten biggest moments from the year. Webber’s F1 season Mark Webber’s season seemed destined to lead to his first world championship win… right up until the closing stages when it fell to pieces. Webber’s relationship with Red Bull and Sebastian [...]

England primed to attack fortress WACA

15 Dec 2010

The Ashes series rolls into Perth and Fortress WACA for the Third Test match. Hopefully it will be a fortress for the Australians. Australia and England have faced off at the WACA in 11 Tests, with England winning only one back in 1978/79 when the Aussies were under strength due to World Series Cricket. England [...]

England were simply too good in Adelaide

8 Dec 2010

Australia have built their strength over a long period of time of starting games and innings well. In Adelaide, they didn’t, and it contributed to their innings and 71-run lost to England. At 3/2, Australia’s worst start for 60 years, it was always going to be tough to get back in the contest on a [...]

Hauritz is still Australia's best spin option

16 Nov 2010

Pressure continues to be applied to Australian off spinner Nathan Hauritz in the lead up to the Ashes as the Australian selectors name Xavier Doherty and Steve Smith in their extended Ashes squad. Hauritz had a below par showing against the Victorians at the SCG last week as David Hussey and Andrew McDonald put him [...]

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Horror Headingley show for shell-shocked Aussies

There isn't a Cricket Australia mandate for flat wickets to help the batsmen. I would suggest that its each state association saying to the curator we want a wicket that will produce a Test match that lasts five days so they can make as much money as possible from their showpiece event for the season. The WACA's Test and Shield wickets are very different and Shield wickets there highlight some Australian players inability to play the moving ball. The amount of times sides get rolled at the WACA in shield games batting first is quite high at the moment.

22 Jul 2010

Who will be Australia’s next Test captain?

This issue of the next captain is a massive one. I wrote an article on Ponting's slide and if he's current poor form continues we could be staring down the barrel of a change of captain after the Ashes. http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/07/22/ponting-on-the-slide/ Hussey, Katich and Haddin may well be too old. Katich did say he feels he has another two years in him at Test level and given his current form will get those two years. And as formeropenside said a two year term former an older player could then allow the next long term option to get in the side and cement a spot. Clarke, North and White are the long term candidates, its up to them to win the race. White needs to get in the team and cement a spot, North needs to prove his ever growing number of critics wrong and pile on runs and I think what Clarke brings to the table is well known. Stability in this role has been Australia's strength, we don't want a new captain every couple of series. Possibly two years of Katich and then select the longer term option then.

22 Jul 2010

Does the AFL care about teams in Tasmania and Darwin?

Tasmania will get a side eventually, its just a case of working out how to structure the side. Others have suggested the North v South issue. AFL wants 22 rounds, so 6 home games at Aurora, 5 in Hobart and then the opposite the year after. The side has to be united as one playing under the Tasmanian banner. The NT team is going to be a lot further away. Major issue for me are the weather conditions. Very hot, humid and it takes a lot out of the players, the Darwin side would have a great home ground advantage though, but could be very taxing and you wonder how long you could play in those conditions for. Could shorten careers or might find players will play for a couple of seasons and then seek a trade. Best bet for NT footy fans will be cash strapped Victorian clubs playing some home games there.

20 Jul 2010