Mike Sexton’s interview with Neil Kerley. Twilight wisdom from a mighty character. [Unfortunately the video is no longer available]
Second Test: Day 4 – Havoc
February 24, 2014 by 8 Comments
E. Regnans is dhrinkin’ pints and watchin’ cricket again.
NTFL – Finals Week One: Wrap Up
February 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Jackson Clark reviews the first week of the NTFL finals.
Martin Flanagan on Sue Currie’s book A Mouthful of Flies (from Saturday’s Age)
February 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
Martin Flanagan says this is a book more Australians should read.
Donald Community Health Day
February 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Our rural racing correspondent Glen has been to Donald for their first meeting for 2014 . Not as much community health as he’d hoped, but the race results and catering did not disappoint.
Ludeman’s Bails
February 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
What happened? [Interesting snap from Peter Argent]
Plus Ça Change
February 23, 2014 by 5 Comments
Mathilde de Hauteclocque has some news about the Cygnet and his new sporting direction.
The truth about North Melbourne
February 22, 2014 by 5 Comments
Optimistic North Melbourne fans are duly warned: this is not the post for you. Paubai is happy to be proved wrong, but he has plenty of doubts about North’s list for the coming year.
The Legend of the Brick
February 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
John Townsend (doyen of cricket scribes?) joins his mate for Sunday morning kick-to-kick outside Subiaco Oval. They are confronted by a heavenly vision. (Ed may be slightly biased)
363 swims
February 22, 2014 by 6 Comments
Vin Maskell shares the story of a year’s commitment to swimming. If its worth doing its worth doing obsessively.
NTFL Finals Preview
February 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
The NTFL finals series kicks off this week with two blockbuster games on Saturday at TIO Stadium. Jackson Clark continues his expert commentary by rating the chances of the final five.
Second Test – Day 1: No-one blinks
February 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
E. Regnan (and Clarrie Grimmett) make their way to South Africa for a testing day’s play.
Narcissism is a terrible fate
February 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson thinks that Kevin Pietersen’s sacking comes down to a loss of trust between himself and all levels of English cricket.
The Ice Man
February 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
Nicko fills us in on a young Australian who represented us at the World Junior Curling Championships in Denmark. Get your fix of Winter Olympics dreams.
Crio’s Racing : Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes?
February 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
Its the (time-honoured) Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday (Manikato, Zeditave, Redoubte’s Choice, Bel Esprit add lustre to the honour roll). Crio and his Crazy Diamonds shine on with more winners this weekend.
Middle Australia Comments on Cricket and the Winter Olympics
February 19, 2014 by 8 Comments
Middle Australia questions the cricket and casts a stern eye over subjective sports. Who needs style?
Almanac Rugby League – Dream of glory where there is none
February 19, 2014 by 12 Comments
Simply superb memoir from Patrick O’Brien on playing rugby league as a teenager in Brisbane. (Name the team?) (May have uncovered another one here – Ed)
Last supper of the spin doctors
February 19, 2014 by 5 Comments
Rob Bath remembers his table tennis partner Peter White: a brilliant, intuitive fix-anything mechanic, generous barbecue host, prodigious beer drinker, school bus driver and owner of useful tractors and other heavy machinery
Macedon retains the Ashes as fire burns
February 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Vin Maskell reports on the 31st annual Ash Wednesday cricket match.
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