What to make of Australia’s bid to regain the Ashes after the completion of the first round of ‘red ball’ cricket and the culmination of the Indian one-day tour? Sean Curtain assesses the form of the contenders.
First Ashes Test lead up: What the Indian tour and first Shield matches tell us
November 4, 2013 by 6 Comments
A review of the 2013 Best and Fairest results (so far): an insight into game plans, what the coaches look for and backmen winning awards (?!)
October 14, 2013 by 8 Comments
It’s AFL Best and Fairest season, with all but the WA results now in. Sean Curtain gives his take on each of the clubs – what do you reckon? And who do you think will take out the remaining two?
AFL Grand Final: Taking it in from the shores of Upper North Hawthorn
October 8, 2013 by 8 Comments
Our Noosa correspondent Sean Curtain surveys Grand Final week from the Sunshine State. His Hawk offspring found it Grand Final one day, perfect the next.
The Handcuff gesture: Politically correct AFL image-management gone mad.
September 12, 2013 by 15 Comments
Players, by the handcuff gesture, are not endorsing the crime, just recognising the person. They are not making a comment about their guilt or innocence, but are showing them that they aren’t forgotten. What’s wrong with that?
11 random observations from the first week of the finals: No dwarves were harmed in the making of this article
September 10, 2013 by 11 Comments
It is great to have the footy back. Not a peptide to be seen, no interviews at Stephen Dank’s house (why does he lock a little gate we can all step over?), and people talking about, (I don’t know, crazy idea here), THE GAME! (And Sean has given us plenty to talk about here – Ed.)
My extra, personal and vindictive motivation for a Tigers win (warning: may contain nudity and adult themes)
September 2, 2013 by 10 Comments
There are so many reasons to be cheering the Tigers on this weekend. Sean Curtain’s boasts the great Australian pastime of seeing someone you really care about make a complete public galah of himself. Go Tiges!
Footy Club songs: The Geelong one is crap (A potentially career limiting article)
August 29, 2013 by 14 Comments
Sean Curtain says the Geelong song is bland, plain and uninteresting. (Who cares what he thinks, he barracks for Richmond – Ed.)
The Poms? Time we got out the full length mirror and had a good hard look.
August 26, 2013 by 6 Comments
There may be much to dislike about England at the moment, but there was also much to dislike about Australia when it dominated the world, writes Sean Curtain.
These are a few of my favourite things (or That’s what I like about football)
August 23, 2013 by 18 Comments
Last week Sean Curtain called for items that had bought the game into disrepute. Now, here’s his starting list of what is great in the modern game, what should be treasured and what has bought the game into…repute (?)
Fifth Test – Preview: Hughes or Khawaja – the selection Hokey Pokey
August 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
Who plays tomorrow night? Who knows. Sean Curtain looks at the ins and outs of the ins and outs.
AFL Round 21 – Richmond vs Carlton: What the Walrus said
August 19, 2013 by 7 Comments
Staunch Tiger (and former Blue!) Sean Curtain finds comfort in the fact his team will play finals but is concerned that efforts like Saturday’s will make it a short stay. How they beat the Hawks in the rain seems a mystery.
Other examples of bringing the game into disrepute, sadly overlooked and ignored by the AFL
August 15, 2013 by 78 Comments
Sean Curtain has compiled a list of past events that have brought the game into disrepute and implores the AFL to investigate them Cold Case style.
11 random observations on the Ashes series and coverage so far
August 13, 2013 by 19 Comments
Whilst staying up too late and watching the horror show that has been the Ashes, a young man’s mind turns, due to red wine, lack of sleep and comfort food, to weird things. Here’s Sean Curtain’s XI casual and random observations so far. Much like our team, they are a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Finding a positive in the DRS: Remove the policy of neutral umpires
August 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
In the spirit of ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ there is a positive to take out of the DRS farce that is engulfing the Ashes. We can only hope that this brings to an end the policy that the ICC has of allocating neutral umpires for Test matches.
Fourth Test – Day 1: The Lyon of Chester-le-Street
August 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
Sean Curtain wonders why Australia was so successful on the first day of the Test match in Durham.
Third Test – Day 1: It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish
August 2, 2013 by 6 Comments
Sean Curtain observes a rare phenomenon: the Australian bowlers spending an entire day in the sheds.
The Essendon Issue: We have shamefully neglected the players in all this.
August 1, 2013 by 26 Comments
Sean Curtain says it is shameful that Essendon cannot answer the questions of its own players on what they had injected.
Man Flu: The silent, potentially fatal and often misunderstood scourge on men’s health (or How I learned to stop sniffling and love the Bomb)
July 12, 2013 by 11 Comments
Sean Curtain is attempting to launch more research into the male-only condition of Man Flu, and to eventually find a cure. He suggests the Golf for Man Flu weekend. Men, will you join him?
Jobe Watson: Why do we apply the ‘Good Bloke’ test?
July 3, 2013 by 12 Comments
Of all the factors to be weighed up in the allegations of drug use, Sean Curtain argues that whether or not you’re a good bloke should not be one.
What the hell just happened? (or Welcome to Cliche-ville)
June 27, 2013 by 7 Comments
Watson to open; Federer and Nadal bundled out of Wimbledon; K-Rudd – Can anyone help Sean Curtain work out what in tarnation is going on?
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