Former Test spinner Jim “Glad” Higgs and football legend David Parkin will speak at the annual Lord’s Taveners Australia charity dinner on June 18. Get your tickets now.
Jim Higgs and David Parkin talk cricket (and possibly the meaning of life)
June 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: Season smashed to smithereens
June 17, 2013 by 15 Comments
Rajesh Singh missed Adelaide’s final quarter heroics against North Melbourne due to an early flight. History didn’t repeat, but what can the Crows do now to avoid a repeat of this season next year?
AFL Round 12 Review: The Wrap
June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What do last year’s Windy Hill experiments mean for future father-son selections at Windy Hill, asks The Wrapster, and has the no holds barred umpiring gone too far? (This coming from The Wrapster – Ed.)
Red socks
June 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Start a grey Monday morning with some colour thanks to our new contributing artist, Kate Birrell.
AFL Round 12 – Fremantle v Brisbane: A Black day for Brisbane
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
This game was all about Simon Black, so the decision to sub him off left Lions fan Andrew Weiss ropable. Maybe it’s time to hand Voss the red vest and sub him out of the coaches box, he writes.
AFL Round 12 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Word associations and unanswerable questions
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
David Wilson is multi-tasking (badly) and would like some help from the ABC commentary team. Stop spouting cliches and reading statistics – give us the vibe of the match.
AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: The best place to use a tartan rug
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
Kevin Witham makes the long journey from Bemm River, deep in the heart of Gippsland, for the annual Queen’s Birthday encounter. The Melbourne supporters of his group decline to make the journey.
A long, long time ago, I can still remember when the boys went to see the great South Australian rivals
June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Was it the day the music died? Stan Giamalis has got footy in him if this little gem is any indication.
The Young and the Restless
June 16, 2013 by 4 Comments
“Davey; Davey my boy…………………..It’s Herman your Agent. Have I got news for you Davey.”
Max Hardacre and the clearance wrangle
June 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Neale Hardacre recalls the battle of his father Max, a Tasmanian league player and coach, to return to the club of his youth for his final years. Max’s career highlights also feature brushes with death, the football elite, and a pig invasion.
AFL Round 12 – Carlton v Hawthorn: Statistically A Perfect 10
June 16, 2013 by 6 Comments
Hawthorn may have their eyes on the bigger prize, but encounters like Friday night mean just as much for their fans, especially Armin Richter. He missed out on 10 consecutive wins against the Blues in the 80s and he wanted that record on Friday night.
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: The Return from the Wilderness
June 15, 2013 by 3 Comments
Paddy Grindlay finds it a little difficult to listen to the footy while playing kick-to-kick with his little brother.
Nowhere to hide
June 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
This week, Jerry Rinse heard something no Carlton player or coach has said post-loss in living memory. And it’s something he’s been waiting to hear. Mick Malthouse has transformed Carlton from within.
The great scandal of the game: the draw (and a neat way of dealing with the problem)
June 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
by Jim Young The great scandal of the game in recent years has been tanking – or farting or shagging or whatever else they call it. Last game or two – make sure we lose, in order to get an extra draft pick early on. Never mind that a good kid dragooned into a [Read more]
AFL Round 12 – Preview: Are Carlton becoming good for football the way Richmond have been for years, and other speculations
June 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
John Harms looks at Round 12 and decides that Collingwood are getting back on track now that Heath is skinny again, Dwayne’s had another tatt coloured in and is back in the guts, and D. Didak is back in the side.
AFL Round 10 – North Melbourne v St.Kilda: Boomer’s 350th
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Paul Thomson’s plans to join a monastery after recent North Melbourne close encounters were placed on hold once free tickets on the wing were offered. (Not sure if he’s rethought his plans after last weekend – Ed.)
AFL Round 11- Gold Coast v North Melbourne: A tale of divergent moments
June 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Development is inevitable. Unless you’re Melbourne. The Gold Coast Suns were always going to spike off the charts at some stage of their short existence. The raw teenagers they selected in their inaugural draft are becoming promising young players, with shortening moments of concentration lapses. 2013 is the year the Suns said to the other [Read more]
AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Who is Mr 100%?
June 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cobba gives 110% in his latest article, looking at who has recorded the most “One Percenters” this year. The answer will surprise you.
Yabba (from the cheap seats), part 3: Spiritual leaders, give me a break
June 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
Yabba’s back, once again calling a spade a bloody shovel. Mind you, he has a point (or four).
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