Drop Kick reminds us that winners need losers while making a point about his judged Tigers.
Underdogs Arise: Sam Soliman IBF Middleweight Champion
June 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
Glen highlights a couple of underdogs who have finally got recognition for their work and achievements – Sam Soliman in boxing and Peta Searle as the first female assistant coach in the AFL.
The Sporting Web: Vulture Capitalism; Spurs Culture; Dodgy Vets and Legendary Schmoozers
June 5, 2014 by 5 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is suddenly uninterested in the AFL for inexplicable reasons. He introduces some articles from US sports websites about greed, strategy, gambling and beer. Always an interesting combination.
Part 2 – Love and Legacy: Worth Having; Worth Remembering
June 3, 2014 by 5 Comments
Gregor Lewis on the Froch v Groves fight, and the passion and characters that made it such a compelling one. (Anyone not convinced that boxing can be turned into fascinating writing should give this one a read – Ed).
Part 1- Love and Legacy: Worth Having; Worth Remembering
June 3, 2014 by 2 Comments
Gregor Lewis brings us along with Sam Soliman II, his kickboxing background and events leading up to last weekend’s Sturm v Soliman IBF Middleweight title fight. It’s quite a ride.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 16-The 1974 Pioneers (1974)
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A tale of spirit from the 1974 World Cup. Two Germanys, Chile and Pinochet. ‘Advance Australia Fair’ announces the team’s arrival in West Germany. Underdogs we may have been but, as Dennis Gedling reports, we were there playing for and with pride.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 18-The Durban Disaster (2010)
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Disaster in Durban. The Socceroos run out of luck and legs against a talented young German side. The new world-class stadium runs out of beer and Dennis Gedling is your unwillingly sober reporter for the entirety of the drubbing.
NBA Finals – My Crystal Ball
May 23, 2014 by 5 Comments
Raj Singh thinks this has been one of the great NBA playoff series of all time. His crystal ball tell him the final will come down to a replay of last year’s Spurs v Heat, but it will be tight.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 26-The Brilliant Dutch Denied…Again (1978)
May 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
Total Football Model with everything but the Cup. 1978. Sideburns. The Dutch lose, again. Dennis Gedling reports on the 1978 World Cup final between the Sky Blue & Whites and the Oranje.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 27-The Montevideo Nightmare (2001)
May 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dennis Gedling provides a dispassionate account of Australia v Uruguay 2001. Well, maybe not so much dispassionate. Maybe more heart-rent heart-sore therapy.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 28-Ghana hold the Socceroos on the Road to Nowhere (2010)
May 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dennis Gedling was your man at the ground (in the red dust) as Ghana took on the Socceroos in 2010. Dennis paid both the emotional toll and for too many rounds.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 29-Iran Defeat ‘The Great Satan’ (1998)
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The diplomacy of football. Dennis Gedling reports on Iran v USA ’98. (Hang down your head Thomas Dooley)
Pitch drops, Torps and Bumps
May 20, 2014 by 3 Comments
Longworth thinks the bump is slowly dying, just like the torp.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 32-Guus Hiddink and the Fighting South Koreans (2002)
May 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
Dennis Gedling recalls South Korea’s euphoric 2002 tournament, under the tutelage of a guy called GUUUUUUSSSSS
A Rescue Mission
May 17, 2014 by 13 Comments
Dips shares some unique insights into the challenges of parenting and the vital role sport can play for all in the community. Please read and see if you can help play a role too.
Dipping a toe in the bucket
May 8, 2014 by 5 Comments
Sporting bucket lists – we all have one. GlennB, our man in Kentucky, shares his Australian bucket list and calls for us Aussies to outline our American versions.
Boxing: East v West as Gyngell squeaks points decision over Packer
May 6, 2014 by 15 Comments
Patrick Skene, a very experienced student of the fistic art, applies the wisdom of Sun Tzu, to the Packer-Gyngell stoush. [Beautifully done – Ed]
The bloody brutality of boxing
May 1, 2014 by 3 Comments
Matt Watson reviews the Heavyweight ‘Contest’ between Klitschko and Leapai.
A shot needed out of nowhere
April 26, 2014 by 1 Comment
Heavyweight Championship. Leapai v Klitschko. A profile of a grub going for glory with one-punch.
Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 50-Brilliant Brazil Blow It (1982)
April 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
BUT THIS IS THE NEWS… Brazil fails to stop Paulo Rossi and is kicked to the curb…
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