It is really hard to speculate on emerging cricketers when there is such a long hiatus in the Shield calendar. Surely we aren’t looking at Dave Hussey’s generation?
Crio’s Racing: Let down again in 2012
January 2, 2013 by 4 Comments
It is terribly frustrating that, despite occasionally lucid instructions flung at the TV monitor, jockeys continued to “slaughter” Crio’s not-particularly-hard-earned and thus, justifiably, earn his derision.
Do we ever really make it?
January 2, 2013 by 15 Comments
When has a professional sportsperson ‘made it’? Not just ‘arrived’, made it. At what point can they relax and reflect on their success with a glass of good stuff?
Our Town is a Small Thing
January 2, 2013 by 21 Comments
Our town is a small thing. Three shops and an empty pub long. The centre of our rural community. Dairy, logging, and a sprinkling of vineyards. It has double the population most people think it has. But nobody sees the tree changers.
Socceroos missed chance to be Unofficial World Champion
January 2, 2013 by 3 Comments
Amidst the euphoria of qualification for the East Asia Football Federation tournament late last year, most people seem to have been unaware that Australia missed the chance to be the Unofficial World Champion (UFWC) in football, writes Roy Hay.
Is it possible that the sporting highlight of 2013 will occur on the first day of the year (English time) which is right now
January 2, 2013 by 11 Comments
Darts is going to take over the world. It makes T20 look like a bridge school. If you have access to Foxtel now, check out the final of the world championships between Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and young Dutch gun, Michael van Gerwen. Already there have been a number of brilliant finishes. MVG has just [Read more]
Imagination and Footy
January 1, 2013 by 4 Comments
Kids books are funny things. Sometimes I write a few on days I get rained out in the bush. It’s all stories. Footy, playing it, is full of experiences, stories. So is going to a game to support. You want to write. Do. Live life and stories will follow. Sometimes, even, the inspiration [Read more]
Happy New Year
January 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Just a short note to wish everyone the very best for 2013 (and to let you know that in the few hours since midnight, despite extensive searching, I have been unable to find a single reason why Geelong won’t win the 2013 flag). I trust the Christmas-New Year week has been an enjoyable one for [Read more]
Crio’s Question: I heard it on the radio
December 31, 2012 by 19 Comments
What sporting moments were brought to you on the radio?
Rock2Ramp Ocean Swim, Anglesea
December 31, 2012 by 4 Comments
“What the hell am I doing here?” Colin Ritchie asks himself, swallowing another mouthful of water as his screaming lungs gasp for air. Welcome to the Rock2Ramp.
T20: Strike that in the diary
December 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
Home for Christmas, Lachlan Waterman couldn’t get through the Clarrie Grimmett Gates quick enough. Adelaide v Melbourne, Strikers v Stars, Tait v Hodge, good v evil.
Second Test – Day 3: What a day!
December 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Max Wiggins heads to the cricket with his dad and can’t believe what he sees.
R.I.P. Andrew Hyde
December 29, 2012 by 17 Comments
Keiran Croker remembers his friend and fellow music and footy lover, Andrew Hyde.
Crio’s Racing: New Year’s Day
December 29, 2012 by 14 Comments
Old timers insist New Year’s Day was always a big one at the races. The enduring programming of the Standish (sprinters) and Bagot (stayers) Handicaps attests to a feature meeting though the crowd will be sparse at HQ next Tuesday.
St Mary’s dominating NTFL season
December 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
It is the two-week Christmas break period for the NTFL competition and at the moment it is St Marys who are flying
Second Test – Day 2: Real Time Cricket
December 28, 2012 by 6 Comments
Andrew Else was at the G, watching Clarke and Watto doing their Arjuna Ranatunga impersonation – smashing fours or walking singles. Then he was distracted by a curious bit of by-play in the ABC commentary box.
Second Test – Day 2: Times change, but the Boxing Day Test still hard to beat
December 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s a pity that Sri Lanka play their first Boxing Day Test in 17 years at the end of their greatest era, says Luke Reynolds.
Second Test – Day1: Sri Lanka…what the?
December 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Colin Ritchie was stunned at how easily some batsmen gave up their wickets, especially on a pitch and in conditions so perfectly suited for batting and for making runs.
Second Test – Day 1: Number Crunching Boxing Day style
December 27, 2012 by 4 Comments
Mick Jeffrey crunches the numbers from the Boxing Day Test. (Guess how many brain cells Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera used in their shot selections leading to their demise.)
The Ghosts of Boxing Day past according to M. Jeffrey
December 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Mick Jeffrey remembers the days of Boxing Day Test cricket he’s attended.
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