The Saints are in good hands with Scott Watters, says Yvette Wroby.
A place for the pre-season cup
August 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
The pre-season cup should be contested by the top six clubs from the previous season, says Miles Wilks.
Not your problem
August 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
Mick Parkes has a few questions for those enjoying Essendon’s fall from grace.
It’s full time (in the football stadium of my heart)
August 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
Rick N’s interest in footy is waning, and it’s not just because of the fortunes of his Blues.
Saints walk off at Maryborough in 1993 sensation
August 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Richard Jones re-visits an infamous incident in Bendigo football when Kennington walked off.
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.
Fourth Test – The Lyon roars
August 10, 2013 by 21 Comments
Snubbed for the first two Tests of the Ashes, Nathan Lyon took 4/42 against the Poms.
The 2002 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Nine Preview
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Goldarn it, Earl O’Neill can be a prescient swine sometimes. Eleven years ago he tried to drop the boom on Essendon but Zeus couldn’t handle the truth. Now it can be told again…
Goodbye Bill Putt (1947 – 2013)
August 10, 2013 by 18 Comments
Bill Putt, bass player with Spectrum, Indelible Murtceps and Ariel, died on 7 August of a heart attack. A gentle giant, with a distinctive walrus moustache, Bill Putt will be forever linked with the song I’ll be Gone, Spectrum’s number one 1971 hit, written by Bill’s long-time friend Mike Rudd.
James Hird: Uber-cool
August 9, 2013 by 13 Comments
Have James Hird’s media performances this season been more Doc McCoy or Michael Corleone?
AFL Round 20 – Preview: The Crunch Time Round
August 9, 2013 by 12 Comments
While everyone involved in the Essendon drugs scandal start reaching for their lawyers, there’s also a round of footy to be played. The Wrap gives his predictions.
What to do with Mitchell Starc?
August 9, 2013 by 5 Comments
Mitchell Starc is without doubt one of the most talented young cricketers in the world but at the moment he is creating more problems for Michael Clarke than he is solving, and he is flattering to deceive.
Third Test – And the wine goes to…
August 9, 2013 by 76 Comments
The third umpire has made his decision on closest to the pin. Further correspondence welcome if you feel you have been hard done by.
AFL Round 20 – Preview: What chance the Pies and other fantasies?
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John Harms casts an eye over Round 20 and wonders what chance Collingwood, and whether the Bulldogs can get Mick Malthouse’s head to finally explode.
Ashes Diary 2013, entry no.4
August 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
England have retained the Ashes by playing one good Test out of three, writes Andrew Starkie. The series moves to Durham, barely pausing to catch breath.
AFL Round 20 – Preview: And then there were 3?
August 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
Given the Saints were just shy of a flag, Sal Ciardulli conducts a forensic inspection of the differences between the 2009-10 Saints and his current charges at Freo.
Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: The Sweetest Thing
August 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
You stand out when you wear orange, writes Kath Presdee, only now there are a few more people doing so. The Orange Army is growing.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: History shows Giants on right track
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Earl O’Neill notes similarities between the Giants and another Sydney team that won one match for the season 20 years ago.
Cricket: A semblance of order
August 8, 2013 by 9 Comments
Bernard Whimpress offers his thoughts on the Third Test and and selection curiosities.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: Demons keep Misson their mental targets
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Footy’s mental attributes remain notoriously difficult to measure. Professional sport’s obsession with micromanagement and control remain unable to conquer a final frontier – confidence. The Giants had it in spades on Sunday; Melbourne’s is waning by the day.
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