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I’m not really into tennis & I think the AOTY award is mostly bollocks. I’ll put all that aside if Ash Barty wins it this year though.
Ash's dad's beautiful tribute: 'We had no idea. We just thought she was having fun'
Go and learn some political history & then come back & debate like an adult. You can start by naming some of the lefty media you mention & not the examples I have pointed out for you.
Can England close the lid on their Ollie Robinson-sized can of worms?
Apart from the very centrist Guardian, the slightly leftish Byline Times & the definitely leftish New Statesman, can you name the left wing media you speak of.
70% of Australian & UK print media is Murdoch owned & definitely not left.
Channel 7 is owned by Kerry Stokes, not left.
Channel 9 (&Age/SMH), well Peter Costello is left of Kerry Stokes.
Gina Reinhardt, I think, is still channel 10’s biggest shareholder.
SKY UK is owned by, er, Comcast, SKY Australia is of course Rupert.
Leaving the ABC/BBC, both created by Conservative/Liberal governments & both by charter impartial but realistically establishment.
Can England close the lid on their Ollie Robinson-sized can of worms?
Cody Walker probably has a metre or three of pace on Cliff though.
Age shall not weary them: Part 1
One of the talking points for me was the new Parramatta signing copping a hospital pass on his first appearance & not recovering his composure. Normally a good side stepper, he appears to be now trying to barge through a packed defence. His official photographs also appear to suggest he’s light in the tackle.
I can see him dropped before the season ends.
Eight talking points from NRL Round 3
I wonder if the constant rule changes betray an erosion of confidence in Rugby League’s place in the sporting marketplace, that somewhere between transforming two city’s provincial disputes to global relevance the loss of familiar rivalries has weakened the bond between fan & code. That the only answer is to present a game that is bigger, faster, better & faster again; that fireworks are the only spectacle.
That said the rule changes themselves seem reasonable to that cause. The 40 meter field goal is largely irrelevant, at least until someone attempts it anyway. An increase in handover rulings is sensible; the scrum is best left as an occasional sighted legacy of another era, an era scented with Deep Heat, half time oranges & er, 2 point field goals.
As Benjamin said, the final rule should be extended to all codes, as a minimum. Player welfare has long been a conveniently ignored aspect of professional sport & we can no longer allow the belief that an inflated salary or an ignorance of consequence is balance.
Two-point field goal included in new NRL rules
If there’s a takeaway from this game It’s that a very good, well coached team will most often beat a very good, averagely coached team.
Queensland addressed their backline defensive structural weaknesses & utilised the hard running forwards closer to centre; they created offloads early in the game which dragged the NSW defence in close, allowing their halves that fraction more time & space.
In contrast, NSW ran forwards outside Cleary, breaking up the link with the Walker & crowding out the outside backs. Walker actually saw the ball more at dummy half, wasting both his & Cook’s running game.
Cleary is copping some unwarranted criticism. His kicking game was occasionally excellent, he created half breaks with his running & did a lot of defence. He is obviously a very good young player & has improvement.
There always has to be a scapegoat & it was always going to be Walker, he was poor however the rare moments of spark came when he received clean ball. It’ll be his last Origin but the next scapegoat will probably play the same position.
Queensland didn’t win this because of a superior hunger, or backs to the wall grit, or because of refereeing bias. These are both talented, passionate & hard working teams. The difference is that Bennet had them working hard, building foundations, while Fittler had them digging holes.
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 3
Regrettable, and as a Rabbitohs fan, I’m on record as doubting him, I honestly thought that the modern game had left him behind.
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 3
He may have had more success picking players on sporting ability.
Let the anthem play, let the players protest
There was a guy who occasionally drank in the Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills, sometime around the mid 80s, who used to look up every now & then & just growl. If he’s still alive I’d have him doing the live call.
Expert commentary would come from someone with a nickname not ending with an o, y or s.
Tactical analysis could be from the 30th caller or something.
No first names of players allowed, or even patronymics, yeah just the number on the back.
For a bit of glam on the sideline I’d bring back Delvene Delaney, or one of those ex-entertainers who now ply their trade, half slaughtered, on corporate harbour cruises.
A bit off track but I’d have the national anthem played prior to kick-off, at half time & before anyone could leave. It would be sung by Johnny Farnham or a visiting English boy band to remind us all where the game came from.
They should also bring back concreted in corner posts, buckets of sand & foam pads in shorts. Take the game forward a bit.
Who are we hiring - and firing - for the best rugby league TV coverage possible?
That’s what happens when the LNP appoint their pets to run the ABC. If you don’t like it vote differently.
Sad day for Australian sport as ABC opts against broadcasting 2020 Olympics
While I have an agreement that these are our conditions and opponents should have to adapt it’s worth remembering that the flat roads are relevantly recent in Australian cricket. One of the great elements of the longer test tours was watching players adapt to the variety of surfaces on offer within Australia & the examinations of technique that the true greats applied, say like Smith and Broad just now in the UK.
Perth with bounce & pace and the Gabba the same, often refreshed overnight with storm rains. Sydney during it’s insane spinning years, Adelaide giving some relief for the batsmen while still rewarding the bowler who persevered then Melbourne for the expectation that maybe, just maybe, this year we’ll actually lose one of the shorter batters in the cracks.
The true beauty of cricket is in the variety available. Sports played on perfect pitches ultimately, for all the great skill & athleticism, become a simple pursuit for statistical superiority while in cricket a score of 5 off 95 deliveries can be as important, and as gripping, as a quickly hit ton. Different players are afforded their time & place.
Gripping Ashes proves yet again that England, not Australia, has the hosting formula
Nice article. I’m guilty of politicising sport then immediately critical of politicians that do the same. It’s good to be reminded of the ability of sport to bring cultures together, to provide community support, to promote healthy social trends & provide entertainment on a variety of levels.
Thanks for the read.
The dream of playing rugby league is now a reality for everyone
Although if we are a genuinely better team we should win at least one of the last two tests. One decision really doesn’t decide a series.
We lost this test with poor second innings batting & a failure to provide variety in our bowling tactics.
I’m still cautiously confident.
Stokes revives Ashes with extraordinary match-winning ton
Sometimes you just have to celebrate a performance even if it’s from the other team. Surely the greatest Ashes innings of all time, against a very good attack under immense pressure. Nothing can, or should, detract from Stokes’ effort, simply brilliant.
Stokes revives Ashes with extraordinary match-winning ton
I’m not sure I can even blame auto-correct for that.
Great response btw.
Warner's ugly but crucial Ashes innings
Oh just give this a rest.
Comments like this are the reason we’re the biggest wingers in international sport.
Warner's ugly but crucial Ashes innings
You’re forgetting basketball which is much more popular in Europe than Rugby. Baseball would challenge also.
Australia smashed by England in horrendous end to World Cup campaign
Many fornicators & atheists, like myself, also took offence to the homophobic content.
A legal view: Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom
Cooney-Cross & Mary Fowler should both start, they are technically adept, perceptive young players. The team that started against NZ & Sweden won’t beat the US & won’t process further even if they luck through the group. It’s time to integrate these younger players for the home WC & move on from the flick & hope style we resort to.
'We are too predictable': Ex-Matilda urges changes for decisive US clash