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Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Four incredible years of sport: My farewell to The Roar

Sport has an affinity for the four-year cycle.

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Zac Zavos said Guest

Well done on a solid innings Jeffers. You moved the needle forward on the wonderful place that is The Roar.
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AFL

Jun

Four incredible years of sport: My farewell to The Roar

Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Four incredible years of sport: My farewell to The Roar

Sport has an affinity for the four-year cycle.

AFL

Jun

Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Daniel Jeffrey

Editor

Four incredible years of sport: My farewell to The Roar

Sport has an affinity for the four-year cycle.

AFL

Jun

Jason Hosken

Roar Guru

The disconnect tugging at Sydney cricket's grassroots

Cricket

2020

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Glorious. Mediocre. Sublime. That's the story of the 2019 Ashes

Cricket

2019

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Tied and tied again: How the greatest-ever World Cup final was won

Cricket

2019

Tied and tied again: How the greatest-ever World Cup final was won

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

The great Australian heist: How Australia won their first Cricket World Cup

Cricket

2019

Jason Hosken

Roar Guru

The disconnect tugging at Sydney cricket's grassroots

A quick lap of Hurstville Oval’s hedge-square perfect gardens is all it takes to lift the lid on the prestigious St George District Cricket Club. Now a regular host of state and WBBL matches, the boutique ground is flush with tributes to over a century of club success.

Cricket

2020

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Glorious. Mediocre. Sublime. That's the story of the 2019 Ashes

In a lot of ways, Ashes series are like birthdays.

Cricket

2019

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Tied and tied again: How the greatest-ever World Cup final was won

The great games don’t necessarily tell you they’re great at first.

Cricket

2019

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

The great Australian heist: How Australia won their first Cricket World Cup

It’s a mystery the Australian team wasn’t arrested by Indian authorities. They didn’t even try to hide their actions.

Cricket

2019

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Clarke's triple: When Australia's captain walked where cricketing mortals fear to tread

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Brilliant belligerence: Remembering Adam Gilchrist's brutal Ashes century

Cricket

2018

Brilliant belligerence: Remembering Adam Gilchrist's brutal Ashes century

Geoff Lemon

Expert

The match Mitch found his mojo: The Test which paved the way for Johnson's Ashes

Cricket

2018

The match Mitch found his mojo: The Test which paved the way for Johnson's Ashes

Geoff Lemon

Expert

When Shane Warne spun a dead Test into life - and Australia to the most unlikely of victories

Cricket

2018

When Shane Warne spun a dead Test into life - and Australia to the most unlikely of victories

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Clarke's triple: When Australia's captain walked where cricketing mortals fear to tread

The triple century is cricket’s rarefied tier, the area of the stats sheet where mortals dare not tread.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Brilliant belligerence: Remembering Adam Gilchrist's brutal Ashes century

Adam Gilchrist’s career was always about being fearless.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

The match Mitch found his mojo: The Test which paved the way for Johnson's Ashes

For the rest of Mitchell Johnson’s life, the defining moment of his career will, of course, be the 2013-14 Ashes, with the early 2014 tour to South Africa to follow.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

When Shane Warne spun a dead Test into life - and Australia to the most unlikely of victories

Some moments, you always remember where you were when they happened.

Cricket

2018

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

How Nathan Lyon went from a groundsman to Australia's GOAT

There are poisoned chalices and then there’s being asked to replace Shane Keith Warne.

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Rowdy said Roar Rookie

2019

He broke the oldest record in Australian test cricket that of one’s discipline. Namely that of an Off-Spinner. Trumble’s…(more)

Cricket

2018

How Nathan Lyon went from a groundsman to Australia's GOAT

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

How Nathan Lyon went from a groundsman to Australia's GOAT

There are poisoned chalices and then there’s being asked to replace Shane Keith Warne.

Cricket

2018

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

Ronan O'Connell

Expert

How Nathan Lyon went from a groundsman to Australia's GOAT

There are poisoned chalices and then there’s being asked to replace Shane Keith Warne.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy

Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.

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SteveO said Guest

2018

As usual,a beautifully written piece Geoff…

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy

Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy

Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.

Cricket

2018

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Empire versus upstart, coloniser versus colony: The contests which define the Ashes

Cricket

2017

Empire versus upstart, coloniser versus colony: The contests which define the Ashes

Glenn Mitchell

Expert

India Calling: What it's like to broadcast cricket in a country with a billion fans

Cricket

2017

Paul Nicholls

Roar Guru

"Are we downhearted? No!" The legend of Tibby Cotter

Cricket

2016

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Peaks and troughs: Following the game to all corners of the earth

Cricket

2016

Peaks and troughs: Following the game to all corners of the earth

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Empire versus upstart, coloniser versus colony: The contests which define the Ashes

The Ashes is the story of antagonism. The itching, grating, sandpaper-underwear tension between colony and coloniser, between a perceived dominion and those who thought they could rule it.

Cricket

2017

Glenn Mitchell

Expert

India Calling: What it's like to broadcast cricket in a country with a billion fans

As a sports broadcaster, very few things can surpass commentating cricket in India.

Cricket

2017

Paul Nicholls

Roar Guru

"Are we downhearted? No!" The legend of Tibby Cotter

They were tired and hungry, but what the men and horses needed most of all was water. The long overnight ride by the Australian Light Horse through the deserts of Palestine had taken them even further away from their supply lines.

Cricket

2016

Geoff Lemon

Expert

Peaks and troughs: Following the game to all corners of the earth

If you are the kind of person who gets sick on rutted mountainous roads, let a man who gets sick on tricycles give some advice.

Cricket

2016

Geoff Parkes

Expert

Waikune Prison and cricketing tales from the heart of the King Country

To many New Zealanders, the King Country is a misunderstood province, a sprawling, rural backwater which lacks easily defined borders to help provide it with a cohesive identity.

Cricket

2016

Brett McKay

Expert

Steve Smith's Border-esque rebuild

When Steve Smith had his first taste of leading his country in Test cricket a little over 12 months ago, he probably allowed his mind to wander to a point in the future where he’d call that team his own.

Cricket

2016