Sal Perna launched an early bid for the 2013 Moosehead Award for comedy with his straight faced confirmation that everything is, has been and always will be just hunky dory in the Racing Industry.
The greatest trick cricket ever pulled
January 24, 2013 by 10 Comments
Sean Curtain invites us to consider the game of cricket and wonders whether ‘fresh eyes’ will help us understand cricket’s current marketing strategy and approach to the game generally.
Australian Open Tennis: Head v Heart
January 24, 2013 by 7 Comments
John Harms is letting his heart rule when looking for the winners at the tennis. He’s followed a few out of loyalty over the years – and not just tennis players.
Vale Bernie Baxter, Port Fairy footballer and identity
January 22, 2013 by 5 Comments
Scott Elliott pays tribute to Bernie Baxter, a goal-kicking star of the Hampden League in the 1950s, and a character of Port Fairy.
crio’s Q?
January 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
Crio has come up with a cracker here: are the new coaching techniques here to stay, or merely fads. He draws on some thought-provoking examples from tennis and cricket.
Cycling: All the big names out to kick start 2013 season
January 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
The international cycling year has kicked off with the Tour Down Under prologue race taking place last night in front of an estimated 108,000 people.
In A-League of its Own: Round 14
January 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sydney FC has turned in its most prolific performance in its history at the weekend by putting 7 goals past Wellington at the SFS to win 7-1 and leap to 7th on the A-League table.
Standin’ on the outside lookin’ in
January 20, 2013 by 10 Comments
The heat does strange things to people. If we look at the offerings of the past week, one can only assume that the sports administrators and the sporting media has suffered some ill-effects from heat exposure or just plain over exposure.
Our National Dish
January 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
Peter Baulderstone looks at the state of the nation through the sporting lens in the lead-up to Australia Day.
The potential rise of Bernard Tomic at the Australian Open – Grantland
January 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
Peter Baulderstone has been visiting the Grantland website and recommends this analysis of the current state of men’s tennis, and the allure of Tomic to distant eyes.
Was John Coleman the greatest forward ever to ever play for Heatherton FC?
January 18, 2013 by 11 Comments
Trevor Easey’s research into the Heatherton Football Club’s origins revealed some surprising past players, including legendary Essendon forward John Coleman.
Crio’s Racing: It’s back to Flemington
January 17, 2013 by 28 Comments
Back to Flemington this Saturday before the Heath hogs the calendar, with HQ’s next fixture then being the greatly anticipated Black Caviar Lightning Stakes on Feb 16.
Max
January 17, 2013 by 10 Comments
Andrew Starkie sat alone with his father-in-law, Max, for the first time at Christmas. Conversation flowed once he asked him about his life’s journey.
Musings on an audience with Haiku Bob at Pies training
January 17, 2013 by 4 Comments
Haiku Bob and Steve Fahey were amongst a few hundred who watched the Pies train on a perfect morning.
Give me your tragic stories
January 16, 2013 by 10 Comments
Matt Zurbo can spot a footy-lover amid the ordinariness of routine life. He explains how. And he’s keen to hear other spottings.
Worse places to be than the first ODI of the summer
January 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
There weren’t too many present at the first One Day International of the Summer. Noel McPhee was there – his first one-day game in 20 years.
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