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Not many people rate Scottish football - or fitba, as the locals call it. Tin pot and pub league are just a few names…
It started with Jon Patton, then Tom Lynch and Taylor Walker, as forward-turned-defender Liam Jones continued to take scalps in an impressive return to…
The Canadian Football League is back. Here's my wrap of the weekend just gone. Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 def by. Montreal Allouettes 17 The CFL…
The reason we love sport is the emotion it brings, it's a real life soap opera, enormous joy together with the lowest of lows.…
Unless you are Pittsburgh Penguins fan, your love for Sidney Crosby is rare, the talented Canadian is loved by his own and loathed by…
The Central Coast Mariners defeated Adelaide United 2-1 Sunday afternoon in a bottom of the table clash in the A-League. Goals to Fabio Ferrera…
Aberdeen moved into second place on the SPFL Premiership table with a 2-0 win over Partick Thistle on Saturday at Pittordrie Stadium as the…
The sun was shining, the smell of finals footy was in the air. Walking down Cross Street towards Whitten Oval, there was a sense…
Scottish football's standing on the world stage has diminished over time. However, every so often a team outside the the Old Firm dominance throws…
On Thursday, Ange Postecoglou's blooding of young Socceroos continued when the squad to face Saudi Arabia and Belgium was announced. Containing former national team…
Everton Football Club will enter the 2014/15 English Premier League season with every intention of reaching a top-four position for the first time in…
We had waited long enough, and finally it arrived. The FFA Cup Round of 32 got underway on Tuesday night. Clubs across the country…
It's the stuff dreams are made of, growing up in the sunshine of Sydney, watching The Mighty Ducks and instantly wanting to play in…
A darting Matthew Leckie run at a scrambling defence, Jason Davidson tracking back to put in a last ditch saving tackle. Two players don’t…
Tim Cahill scored one of the great goals in Australian football history against the Netherlands at the 2014 World Cup. While the Socceroos would…
Liam Jones put in a dominant display against Collingwood on Sunday, kicking four goals and taking six marks. It's the type of performance Western…
Ninety minutes of football was all it took for me to feel as proud as I did in 2006 when Australia reached the round…
I would be good as a neutral to see a different state take the series for a change.
State of Origin 3: Series win is all in the head for the Blues
The Boyd contract is front loaded too, which will only help the Dogs.
The Western Bulldogs are finished for 2017, but are still the best-buy low candidate in the AFL
Good comment, Darren.
The endurance aspect is something Mick Malthouse raised this season, Jones always had the burst of speed, just struggled for long periods.
Jones has always been a chest mark first type player, often it gets him into trouble where a use of outstretched arms would be the better option.
Liam Jones is the best story of the 2017 AFL season
Although they wanted Jones to stay, I’d say the Bulldogs would be happy with a cup in the cabinet while still working out key position posts.
Liam Jones is the best story of the 2017 AFL season
While Jones’ story pales in comparison with Hogan and Roughead, which can never be matched.
I was purely looking at it from an on field football career sense, where both Hogan and Roughead have already established themselves. Jones hasn’t, maybe that was lost in the piece.
Liam Jones is the best story of the 2017 AFL season
It was the right result the first time around and the right result the second time.
Horn won, the US based boxing fan just needs to suck it up.
Jeff Horn 'wins again' in the Battle of Brisbane
Good read, Chris.
Agree with a lot of it, problem you have is that Origin is rated more highly than the NRL competition. Players – and you hear them talking about it – would rather rep their state than win a NRL Grand Final.
Changing the mindset among players and fans is a different beast all together.
Time for a State of Origin rethink
I would suspend Hill for the season. Disgraceful.
Canadian Football League 2017: Week 3 talking points
Unfortunately, professional athletes need to block this stuff out and continue with the game. It isn’t the country leagues.
Saying that, does depend on what was said to Oliver, which might have raised the reaction.
Give Clayton Oliver a break and stop acting shocked when players fire back
Tigers are in the best position they have been in for a long time. Won’t be going anywhere.
Here's my take on NRL expansion
Still not sure if Bucks is truly to blame, the players like him and they play for him. First job for a coach is to find that in a playing group.
Some games you watch and notice how well setup the Pies are, then it falls in a heap. Bucks is a great talker and communicator. Seems like a decent enough coach, but you can’t coach basic skill errors and poor decision making. In saying all that, Bucks and the selection committee have made some questionable choices week to week. Bucks I suppose is partly to blame, but I think there is a lot more to it than that. But it all does stop with the coach.
Pies have talent, and in my opinion shouldn’t be as low as they are.
Six quick takes from AFL Round 16
Won contested ball, won clearances, lacked any real polish going inside 50. Once it was in there, wasted chances all night, where the Crows punished the Dogs.
Makes one wonder how much the reshuffle of assistant coaches has hurt the Dogs? Smith now in development role, where he had the defence one of the best in the comp last season. Gia not a forwards coach anymore, the list goes on.
There are a lot of issues with the Dogs, and with some older players most likely to move on, their structure will be tested also.
Time to question Bulldogs: coach Beveridge
Always an interesting discussion, probably never a true definitive answer.
Personally, I would throw Rod Laver well and truly into the mix considering his major tournament achievements.
Aus Open – 3
French Open – 2
Wimbledon – 4
US Open – 2
Six years at #1 in the world and one of the greatest tennis players in the history of the game.
Tim Cahill, the greatest athlete Australia has ever produced
Interesting stats there, Cats.
Melbourne needs a second stadium, or teams need to revert back to there home grounds, even though that might seem a big stretch.
If North or any other team was pulling 28k to a game in a smaller boutique stadium crowd size wouldn’t be an issue. Teams would be making money, stadium would look full and the media would be saying how great a crowd of 28-30k is. Much like the setup in Geelong.
A lot of teams would be envious of Geelong, as a supporter of the Dogs living in the region, I know I am.
Why Kangaroos shouldn't make the hop to Tassie
19 wins for the season, the same as many other premiers in seasons past. Four straight finals wins and two of them interstate, but yep, they did a Bradbury.
Such lazy analysis of a terrific season for the Dogs. But oh, it was the umpires…
The 'hangover' Dogs can still save their season
Another post involving the CFL, love it!
Glad to know there are more CFL fans out there.
There are rivalries and then there’s Calgary-Ottawa…
Good piece again.
Only had the chance to watch the game at Mosaic Stadium, glad Winnipeg won, they got shafted from the command centre.
Canadian Football League 2017: Week 2 talking points
Football needs to stop looking at overtaking AFL, and instead focus on becoming the best league it possibly can.
Five things football needs to achieve in order to take over AFL
“Ever since Italia 90’, stadiums across the league have remained the same, resulting them into being very old and decay. This has resulted in attendance numbers plummeting to new lows which harms clubs financially.”
The biggest issue to dropping attendances across Italy are not due to stadiums, but more to the fact attending a game became untenable.
Case in point being the introduction of ID cards.
England? Spain? Italy? Germany? What really is the best league in the world?
Really enjoyed last season of NBL for the first time in a long time. Now just for my Geelong Supercats to return and it would all be complete.
NBL 2017-18 schedule announced: Christmas Eve game to headline season
No love for Brendan Rogers?
I know many people don’t rate Scottish football, but what he achieved with that team in 2016/17 was nothing short of incredible.
The top five managers in world football