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I am a writer who is interested in various sports: cricket, AFL, tennis, football, rugby union. When writing about sport, I always endeavour to spark polite conversation and healthy debate.
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Player safety is very important and if those entrusted with it are irresponsible, then that power should be taken out of their hands.
We’re in that weird early stage of the AFL season where we fall over ourselves finding evidence for the correctness of our pre-season predictions,…
From my perspective, there has been far less excitement and anticipation around the revelation of the name, colours and logo of the AFL’s newest…
The only way to separate Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is preference for personality or style. Neither of those things indicate how good they are, simply who you like more.
For a long time, there has been a sense Australian football clubs don’t take Asian competition seriously enough. And when the other Asian countries…
South Africa’s challenge of New Zealand in the second test in Hamilton ended up petering out, as one would expect. The team of misfits…
In the build up to the India vs England Test series, there were reasonable predictions that India would be the ultimate challenge for Bazball.…
I miss what the AFL pre-season used to be. I understand the counter arguments, which all boil down to “it’s just pre-season”. Everything I…
This incremental expansion of the season serves fans, because it means we have to wait less time for some footy to start.
With Jurgen Klopp set to leave Liverpool, one of the greatest coaching rivalries is set to come to a close, at least in the form we know it - and there is still everything to play for.
Until quite recently, you would look through an Indian Test XI and see experience everywhere: Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja with the…
So here things sit at 1-1 in a five-test series between two Test nations with a very special rivalry. Experience and youth alike are…
In general, it seems things are going very well for Australian cricket, even if they’re coming off a shock loss to the Windies in…
Even those who supported India against England in Hyderabad will have to admit one thing: that was an incredible game of Test cricket. Falling…
Guthrie is a massive loss in an already shallow midfield. Youngsters might step up, but he was a great addition after missing most of last year.
AFL News: WA great quits newspaper gig over Harley Reid article censor, huge blow for Cats star confirmed
Magnificent bowler, truly.
Wagner's last opera: NZ veteran to call it quits after Australia series
It highlights the absurdity of the draft system. West Coast have this excitement around them because they finished bottom.
'Overblown hysteria': Harley Reid is a gun, but he won't stop the Eagles finishing last again
Plenty of people are more upset that SPP can’t just potentially wreck an opponent’s brain than Brayshaw retiring because of head trauma. That says a lot about the character of these types of people.
'Ignores everything the AFL is asking': Port defend Powell-Pepper as ban looms for brutal hit which concussed Crow
I must say, I’ve loved watching the Mariners lately. They’re so efficient with their ball movement, and those little square crosses from the edge of the box are causing havoc against everyone.
The Central Coast Mariners are a reminder of what's good about the A-League Men
***I’m aware the the last point on Macarthur and CCM is incorrect. Information around prize money was made available after I wrote the article***
Prestige, but with a cost: Can A-League teams afford to play in Asian competitions?
Well I take the WTC extremely seriously. But it seems I would like to see them make the Final more than they would. It’s clear they don’t consider making the Final as something to gain or lose, because their priorities don’t include the WTC whatsoever. That’s their standard, not mine.
What does the ICC want cricket to look like? It can't be what South Africa sent to New Zealand...
Other than the typo missed in the editing process, what is wrong with that statement? It goes without saying they’ve achieved more than almost everyone on the cricketing stage, but if you extended your logic to everything, almost no one would be able to have opinions on anything. Most political analysts haven’t been Prime Minister. Most music critics haven’t composed a symphony. Most sports writers usually haven’t mastered the sports they write about.
What does the ICC want cricket to look like? It can't be what South Africa sent to New Zealand...
I wrote an article already where I acknowledged the West Indies great achievement. That wasn’t exactly a B-team, but a team without some of their best players. Which is also very disappointing. RSA picked some players probably not good enough for their C-team with everyone available.
What does the ICC want cricket to look like? It can't be what South Africa sent to New Zealand...
They have two different meanings.
Anyway, thanks for reading and engaging with my article.
Is Opening Round actually a good idea by the AFL after all?
Novel to the AFL. I didn’t say original.
Is Opening Round actually a good idea by the AFL after all?
I do like Gather Round, but it is silly. Much like the way many people like to watch comedy films, even though they’re also silly.
I wouldn’t spend $1000 on it though. It’ll be around 300 in total, thankfully.
The concept and the product are different things. The concept of teams travelling to Adelaide to play non-Adelaide teams is silly, but the sport they’ll be playing is nonetheless a quality product.
It’s also a novel concept, which is exciting.
Is Opening Round actually a good idea by the AFL after all?
Surely it’s self-evident the round is held in Melbourne specifically to take it to a growth market…
Super Round is a celebration of rugby - that's why it should have never been held in Melbourne