A second trophy sets Matt Watson on a research mission. (There’s a lot in this story: the story itself, the nature of research, the helpfulness of people, the past’s intrigue – Ed)
NTFL Wrap: Round 17
February 10, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Tiwi Bombers will miss the NTFL finals for the first time ever, writes Jackson Clark.
Sometimes they just don’t go in
February 8, 2014 by 3 Comments
The injustice; the injustice. John Green gathers loved ones around him as they watch opportunities wasted in the fifth round FA Cup tie between Preston North End and Nottingham Forest.
Where are all the girls, Dad?
February 8, 2014 by 11 Comments
David Wilson shares insight gleaned from the mouths of babes. Or at least from his 6 and 8 year old daughters. How come there are so few pictures of women in the sports pages?
The most embarrassing promotions in sport
February 7, 2014 by 8 Comments
Ridgey thinks this ad from the BBL might be the worst in sporting history. Can you top (bottom?) it?
Catches Win Matches
February 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all had that horrible moment of standing under a skier when an important game is in the balance. Peter Argent’s series of photos beautifully capture the emerging disaster (for some).
Yvette Does Cooperstown
February 7, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby visits the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and meets a Springbok champion battling adversity. “We have to take every opportunity in life, life is way too short to store it away for tomorrow.”
Football Islands
February 7, 2014 by 20 Comments
Mickey Randall’s sons embark on their footy careers in a different time and in a different country. Past and present. Hope and loss. Mickey poignantly weaves the threads of memory.
Team sport success: Where can I buy a magic carpet? (Illywhackers v. controllers)
February 5, 2014 by 4 Comments
E. Regnans writes of the magic (whatever you call it) which is hard to identify yet transforms teams, and also reflects on the impact of one G.J. Bailey.
A Cinderella Story
February 5, 2014 by 75 Comments
Pembroke Old Scholars CC has stumbled at the final hurdle a few times but has made the T20 Grand Final which is to be played on the Adelaide Oval. Raj Singh tells the story of his cricket club. (Rulebook is also involved)
The Fall
February 4, 2014 by 6 Comments
Franc de Borges identifies four clubs which are on the slide. (Perhaps)
Super Bowl Snooze Fest
February 4, 2014 by 11 Comments
Seattle leaves the best till last, writes long-time NFL fan Tony Reed, but in the end the Superbowl is a flop.
That Summer Feeling
February 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A scorecard can tell you what happened in a game, but not how or why. Mark ‘Swish’ Schwerdt puts his imagination to work constructing explanations for the results of the weekend’s Victorian premier cricket. He invites you to join in.
Northern Territory Football League Wrap-Up (Round 16)
February 3, 2014 by 2 Comments
There are some familiar names to AFL fans and southern staters in Jackson Clark’s Round 16 report from Darwin on the NTFL. Can St Marys stay undefeated for the season?
Crio’s Question : Have the Olympics run their race?
February 3, 2014 by 10 Comments
Crio reckons the Olympic Games are farcical and corrupt. Is it time to call an end to the world’s biggest sporting carnival?
Bendigo footy in the Forties …. war and rationing intervene
February 3, 2014 by 8 Comments
Richard Jones offers a splendid history of Bendigo League football during the war years of the 1940’s.
How the rapid evolution of T20 cricket should create a change in certain traditional cricket laws.
February 3, 2014 by 10 Comments
Sean Curtain suggests some rules changes for T20 cricket to make it a fairer contest for the bowling/fielding team. Give us your opinions and suggestions.
Scoring: A Parent’s Duty
February 3, 2014 by 18 Comments
Kate Birrell delights with another glorious watercolour sketch, and a story of learning to score her son’s junior cricket. Something to smile about on a Monday.
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