Vaughan Menlove shares the difficult decision facing the competitive athlete about when to quit. The heart and mind are willing but the body chooses to differ.
Lazy media days of Summer
January 12, 2014 by 12 Comments
Tony Robb reckons media coverage of summer sport is as predictable as “night follows day”. Let us know your favourite media beat-up staple: “best ever pre-season”??
Standin on the Outside Lookin In
February 3, 2013 by 3 Comments
The more things change, the more things stay the same. With January only a twinkle in the eye of 2013, the “news cycle” has began feeding out the same guff that we have had to endure the past 5 years.
Standin’ on the Outside Lookin’ In: summer thoughts
January 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
Tony Robb frees the burden of lingering Carlton frustration by taking aim at the summer. For a while he looked like jumping off the fiscal cliff.
Standin’ on the Outside lookin’ in
April 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a big few weeks for your correspondent. I am sure many have you have been scouring the back pages for news of last Sunday junior pennant result. As predicted in my last missive, the result was 4-2, but not to the kids for Belco who succumbed to Goulburn in an epic. The [Read more]
Media critique, the Grand Prix, and other bathroom renovations
March 17, 2012 by 11 Comments
It’s been a fortnight that has seen as much political manoeuvring in sport than anything seen on the hill in recent times. The annual squabble of the F1 has taken the usual argumentative pathways. Residents of Albert Park aggrieved at having to walk the Labradoodles at another location, up against Ron Walker who believes the [Read more]
Standin’ on the Outside Lookin’ in
March 5, 2012 by 17 Comments
Well, it has been an interesting couple of weeks. They have just removed the warning signs from the Manuka precinct alerting passers by to the higher than average level of lobbyists in the area and the café patrons now have faces. There is no greater sport in Canberra than politics and the imminent arrival of [Read more]
Things are cranking up
February 19, 2012 by 9 Comments
Sorry for the delay in hitting the keyboards but it was due to circumstances beyond my control that being lack of content. Bugger all been happening in the H of S as February is basically the gestation prior to the impending rebirth of the football season. The A-League continues to provide interest to fans of [Read more]
Standing on the outside lookin’ in
January 26, 2012 by 11 Comments
Work commitments took me down to my old stomping ground around Albury this week. I’m not sure how Albury became “the greatest inland city in Australia” but it is apparently that. Since moving to the less greater land locked city on Canberra many year ago, Albury’s greatness has been considerably elevated above my teenage memories. [Read more]
Standing on the outside lookin’ in
January 21, 2012 by 7 Comments
Things have been hectic in the H of S with the tennis rapidly approaching the pointy end of the tournament. Predictably, most of the top ranked players are still in the draw. Perhaps unpredictably, some would argue to the contrary, “our Sam” is not amongst them. This makes Ms Stosur the first seed in women’s [Read more]
Almanac Inventiveness: Gotta keep possession
What can be done with a footy? Where are the limits? Adam Muyt on a chance encounter at the bottleshop – with a sassy footy creative; pushing boundaries.