Your Masters thoughts?

Between munchings of the black pudding on toast, give us your thoughts on the Masters.

AFL Round 3 Preview: Saints and Blues still in strife?

JTH wonders whether St Kilda and Carlton are still in strife and whether you can add the Lions to that cohort as well.

AFL Round 2 Preview: Carlton in strife?

JTH is concerned for the Carlton Football Club.

AFL Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: P. Flynn, G. Galilei and the insight of the Hawthorn fan

JTH enjoys the opening day of the footy season.

AFL Round 1 – Carlton v Richmond: The Tiges may no longer be good for football.

  The Tigers, once so good for football, must take a good, hard look at themselves. What they did last night in front of 80,000 fans at the MCG was, frankly, irresponsible. Had they actually lost the match, after leading by 40-odd points, they would have continued to be the force in footy they have [Read more]

AFL Round 1 – Preview: Saints in strife?

JTH previews Round 1 and has serious concerns for the old Saints list and the plodliness of Collingwood.

The Spirit of Matt Le Tissier

Southampton 3 Liverpool 1

The spirit of Matthew Le Tissier is alive and well.

NAB Cup Final: Browny

John Harms thinks Jonathan Brown and his Lions will be motivated by the big man’s last chance at silverware.

Almanac Rugby League – An evening with Billy Slater

John Harms enjoyed hearing Billy Slater at the East Coburg CC. He reckons the Storm will give you a very good sight this year.

Director’s Cut

Recently John Harms had a piece in The Age – a rarity these days – on how people choose their footy teams. Here are a couple of passages which didn’t survive the cut.

India v Australia – Second Test: Two Spinners Please

John Harms thinks a second spinner is essential in Hyderabad, not that it is likely to make much of a difference.

A Century of Surf – calling for stories, ideas, photographs

Tim Baker is compiling a book (a sort of history and celebration of surfing) to mark the centenary of the visit by the great Hawaiian surfer and swimmer Duke Kahanamoku in 1914. Tim’s a great bloke (for a Hawthorn fan) and welcomes any contributions and suggestions. His details are included in this post.

So Theo can say, “I saw Black Caviar”

The Harms boys went to the races last Saturday.

Footballers who grew up on dairy farms

John Harms is on the lookout for footballers who grew up on dairy farms.

Almanac Rugby League – The Rugby League Almanac Launch (in Sydney)

The Sydney launch of the 2012 Rugby League Almanac is on at the Alexandria Hotel on this Wednesday, February 20. Come and have a beer on this historic occasion.

The Thoughts of Lair-man Warne

John Harms has a few thoughts on Warnie’s first letter to the people of Jolimont.

Where the shiny-faced meet the shiny-arsed

John Harms looks at the latest Shane Warne instalment.

Australian Open Tennis: Head v Heart

John Harms is letting his heart rule when looking for the winners at the tennis. He’s followed a few out of loyalty over the years – and not just tennis players.

Understanding the decline of Australian tennis

John Harms explains the root cause of the decline of Australian tennis.

Third Test – Day 4: Holiday cricket

John Harms catches the final day of cricket from a unit in Mooloolaba.