Columnist About
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words, it is war minus the shooting." - George Orwell
- Member Since:
- February 2011
- Favourite Sports:
- Cricket, League, Rugby,
Latest Articles
A pessimist’s review of every NRL team after 10 rounds
16 May 2018
It’s hard to believe we’re already over a third of the way through the 2018 NRL season, but as they say, time flies when you’re having fun.
What qualities do we want in our Australian athletes?
4 Apr 2018
In the wake of the ball-tampering fiasco involving the Australian cricket team, it’s become popular to talk about what type of athletes we want representing us on the national stage.
Random observations from the experience of a lifetime: Sitting courtside at a Lakers game
20 Mar 2018
Last week, I ticked off a major bucket item in my life: sitting courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
In defence of Davey Warner
7 Mar 2018
Australian opener David Warner was involved in a couple of ugly incidents in the first Test against South Africa, which have once again called into question his temperament and behaviour.
Five fearless predictions for the 2018 NRL season
6 Mar 2018
With the 2018 NRL season kicking off this Thursday, it’s time for the most unforgiving article I write all year. The one that regularly makes me look foolish come October – and quite often, a lot sooner!
It’s become ‘cool’ to say the Warriors won’t win the NBA title
21 Feb 2018
In NBA circles, it’s become trendy to pick anyone but the Golden State Warriors to win this year’s NBA Championship.