Michael Sexton goes straight to the source to see whether the story of Jeff Thomson bowling to a 69-year-old Don Bradman in the nets is true.
When the North Adelaide Roosters were kings
August 24, 2012 by 29 Comments
In this wonderful reminiscence of the era, Michael Sexton recalls the 1972 Champions of Australia series, when the North Adelaide Roosters improbably beat Carlton.
Early Cornes
June 18, 2012 by 9 Comments
By his own admission, Graham Cornes found his induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame slightly awkward. As a player his signature moment was a gasping high mark in the dying moments of the 1973 SANFL grand final. Glenelg was down by five points when he went back for the kick. It was the [Read more]
Almanac Tributes: Remembering ‘The Horse’ Harry Kernahan
January 15, 2012 by 31 Comments
At the timeof Harry Kernahan’s death in 2012, Mike Sexton paid tribute to him by telling the story of a brilliant night honouring the twentieth anniversary of Glenelg’s 1985 premiership.
AFL Round 15: McLeod and Dangerfield are Crows’ wonderful bookends
July 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Michael Sexton Fremantle have gifted Adelaide two geniuses – Andrew McLeod and Bon Scott. When Scott came to Adelaide he grew a beard, wore a kaftan and played the recorder in a hippy band called Fraternity. Later he met the Young brothers and morphed into the dark joker of rock. On the bus to [Read more]
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