Feel Dara Lawlor’s pain as he takes on the Beast, Ireland’s most challenging course.
Wheelchair coach turning lives around
July 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
Murray Bird brings us the story of Jonathon Ila, who has been unable to walk since 2002. The ‘wheelchair coach’ has won the hearts of many through his coaching ability, giving young boys and girls in PNG the capacity to believe in themselves as natural Australian Rules footballers.
Cricket: Remembering Rex Sellers
July 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Pakistan-born leg spinner Fawad Ahmed has been granted Australian citizenship, paving the way for the former refugee to play test cricket. Almost 50 years ago another leg spinner born on the subcontinent, Rex Sellers, required Prime Ministerial intervention to wear the baggy green cap.
Scarlett calls Maxwell “overrated”
July 25, 2013 by 36 Comments
Matthew Scarlett (in his upcoming autobiography) calls Nick Maxwell “overrated” and says he is not respected by the Geelong team. I’ll open this up to discussion.
AFL Round 17 – GWS Giants v Essendon: British Invasion
July 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Manchester United fans helped push the Skoda Stadium attendance past 10,000 for only the second time. Neil Jackson is sure they would have liked what they saw.
T20 eroding Test skills
July 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
There’s been a gnawing feeling amongst cricket fans that the prevalence of T20 cricket has eroded our team’s skills at the longer form of the game though we’ve not really ever quantified it. Brutas Mudcake delves deeper and believes the man on the street is right.
AFL Round 17 – Melbourne v Brisbane: Oh, to be in Darwin
July 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
A strain of Cat flu has left Edwin Cowlishaw unable to make the trip north to see his Demons but a spirited team performance and another ripping game by Jack Fitzpatrick left him feeling a little better.
Second Test – Lord’s: Oh dear, Australia.
July 21, 2013 by 112 Comments
Did anyone think it would get this bad? Or at least, this bad so early in the series?
AFL Round 17 – North Melbourne v Carlton: The Triangles are ringing
July 21, 2013 by 3 Comments
A classic interpretation of Friday night’s gladiatorial contest between the Shinboners and the Triangles, by Sebastian Clark.
AFL Round 16 – Port Adelaide v Hawthorn: Our youth is our future
July 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
Port Adelaide’s future success is in the hands of its youth – both on field and in the stands. Both look promising, writes Peter Argent, who looked at the game through the eyes of “generation next”.
First Test/AFL Round 16 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Friday night at the Games
July 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What to do when Friday night football and the Ashes are staged concurrently? John Kingsmill and Rob Bath keep an eye on both.
AFL Round 16 – West Coast v Fremantle: How the other half live
July 16, 2013 by 9 Comments
Sean Gorman had never been to a West Coast home derby before but he was curious to get a sense of the enemy’s rituals and language.
Ashes Blog – First Test,Trent Bridge: Post Mortem
July 15, 2013 by 131 Comments
Help the known Universe, and the Australian brains trust, to make sense of the First Test by adding your thoughts here.
Henley Cricket Club coach Todd Ferguson – SANFL legend
July 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
Todd Ferguson, the Aussie landscape gardener, was thrust into the spotlight overnight because of his role as the head coach of the Henley Cricket Club, where Agar recently played some cricket.
AFL Round 15 – Adelaide v West Coast: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
July 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
A perfect night of sport beckons Rajesh Singh, but unfortunately, so does his mate Bruno’s cards night. But he is determined to manage both. The cards go well, the Crows seemingly likewise – but when it comes to the crunch, who will prevail?
AFL Round 15 – Carlton v Collingwood: No rivalry tops this
July 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
Round 19, 2010 (Jeff Garlett) was the last time Carlton had a Rising Star nomination – the Blues need to refresh their list urgently, writes Blues fan Tony Reed.
AFL Round 14 – North Melbourne v GWS Giants: An advertisement for rugby union
July 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
If there was ever an event to feed Andrew Demetriou’s pathological fear of the “other codes”, then the weekend’s Etihad Stadium double-header was it.
The Cloning
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Want to see Captain Blood up against Ron Barassi? Wondering what happened when Tony Lockett tried lining up on himself? Dave Warner reports on the brave new world of clones in footy.
Kevin Sheedy: The Face of Football
June 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Lachlan Waterman recounts the victories, regrets and hard luck stories of Kevin Sheedy’s coaching career.
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