from Troy Thompson Thought this sounded very familiar – but of course it is about gaelic football rather than Aussie rules. http://www.kerryman.ie/sport/gaelic-football/influence-of-afl-and-rugby-is-having-a-detrimental-effect-on-gaelic-football-2969859.html
The other Gary Ablett
January 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Hamish Cameron On Monday, a Gary Ablett of a different kind passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 46, played for Liverpool and was later controversially transferred to Everton. Ablett scored in his first match and won two championships and the FA Cup during his spell with Liverpool, and became [Read more]
Shaking the tree
January 4, 2012 by 6 Comments
AUSTRALIA v INDIA Second Test – SCG Day 1 – 3 January 2012 Matt O’Connor To borrow an expression from a West Indian cricket radio report of a few years ago, wickets have been falling like ripe mangoes from de trees this summer. And today the thudding continued as batsmen once again failed to [Read more]
Sydney Test blog – Of movies and hundreds
January 3, 2012 by 49 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz The 100th Test at the SCG is about to get underway. Will we see Tendulkar get his 100th 100 in Sydney’s 100th Test? And while on the topic of Tendulkar, his name was one of many that has appeared on Twitter over the past 48 hours. Not in relation to his [Read more]
Who said white boys couldn’t fly?
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Argent This shot is of a competitor doing a reverse lay-up during the “3-Ball basketball tournament”, which was a part of the Bay Sports Festival held from Boxing to Proclamation Day (December 26-28) in the Adelaide seaside suburb of Glenelg. This young man was up with the birds.
Standing on the outside lookin’ in.
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At this time of year it seems unavoidable that every columnist in the world is offering their 2012 predictions. As this diary is based around the Melbourne experience from an outsider’s perspective it would be remiss of me not to look into the crystal ball for the SCOTW. There is one common denominator that threads [Read more]
The Revolution Begins
January 2, 2012 by 13 Comments
Following Philip Hughes’ bad trot with the bat he had a meeting withAustralia’s batting coach, Justin Langer. “So Langers, why do I keep getting out?” “Not sure Hughsey” said the coach scratching his head. “Maybe you could try keeping your bat straight?” Phil Hughes walked away looking puzzled. No one had ever [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Alternate Summer Soundtracks
January 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
Rather than “the cricket’s on the radio”, the companion sport for this summer is becoming “the BBL on FOXTEL.” For pubs, couches and campsites with access, the Big Bash is the preferred distraction. It is carving an undeniable place in the holiday landscape, but some parts still worry me. The music, for example. Especially in [Read more]
Echoes and regrets: notes on 2011
January 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
Vin Maskell reflects on a handful of music moments 1 Seeing Clare Bowditch. Hearing Clare Bowditch. Seeing and hearing Clare Bowditch singing songs recorded by the late Eva Cassidy. Call it a tribute concert. Call it cover versions of cover versions. Call it a fine night of music. A very fine night, tinged inevitably [Read more]
2011 – Looking Forward, Looking Back
December 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The angel sounded – the sentinel horn, The final quarter of the old year gone; It’s been a good year for the team up in heaven, Got the best of the Draft in Two Thousand Eleven. Yabby’s the coach of this team for the Ages, With Doc as the skipper of the BeSainted [Read more]
The Wizard of Oz
December 31, 2011 by 8 Comments
While the focus of attention has rightfully been on the MCG for the past four days another no less enthralling contest has been unfolding in the Northern Hemisphere. The World Darts Championship is now approaching the pointy end of the competition and never has the event been more exciting or unpredictable. After seemingly months of [Read more]
If i was an AFL coach….
December 31, 2011 by 7 Comments
In all honesty i can’t see the day where there will be a female AFL coach. Just look at the other codes as proof. Soccer has the balding/salt and pepper haired, red faced animated males who look like they are about to explode on the sidelines from stress. Same goes for tennis, majority of coaches [Read more]
Resumption of Play
December 31, 2011 by 9 Comments
Rahul Dravid and Gautum Gambhir are in the tunnel, waiting for the resumption after Lunch, Day 4, Boxing Day Test. They’re early and await the umpires to emerge from another tunnel further along the boundary. India is 1/24, chasing 292 for victory. Opener, Gambhir is on 6 runs; Dravid, 5. Both men are [Read more]
Australia v. India, First Test of four, MCG, Day 4 (29 December 2011)
December 30, 2011 by 19 Comments
Australia (333 & 240) defeated India (282 and 169) by 122 runs My co-founder of Royal Park Reds CC, Dave Nadel and I took our seats in the MCG stand named for the first of only two Australians to score a double-century in his last Test. (Know the other one?) Assuming that most [Read more]
Australian Somali National Football Championships finale
December 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
The cream of Australia’s refugee football talent is on display for the final stages of the 2nd annual Australian Somali Football Championships at JJ Holland Park in Kensington on 29-30 December 2011. This year’s event saw the Australian Somali Football Championships grow from 8 to12 teams featuring four (4) interstate teams, seven (7) [Read more]
An afternoon at The Albert
December 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s the weekend before Christmas. Saturday December 17 to be precise. My wife has kindly volunteered to do the gift shopping this year. With all obligations, both at work and home, met I find myself with a free afternoon. I’ll spend my spare time watching some local cricket. I’ve taken a short tram ride down [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: New Year 2011 to 2012
December 30, 2011 by 3 Comments
Just as well that this is a time of year when many people neither know nor care what day of the week it is – a look at the racing fixture would hardly help. This weekend offers an unusual cast of meetings. The regular Saturday afternoon habit is delayed to a NYE under lights at [Read more]
Collapse, followed by Collapse
December 29, 2011 by 1 Comment
Boxing Day Test Match. Australia v India. Day 3, December 28, 2011. At 9-30 sharp, I am outside the Stag’s Head Hotel waiting for Holty and Elliott, two of our club’s Pommy cricketers who are over for the summer. I have decided to drive in today: I’ll get home more rapidly and I’ll be sober. [Read more]
Top Australian Albums of 2011
December 28, 2011 by 11 Comments
by Andrew Fithall Last year I wrote about my top ten albums for the year, but there were no geographical boundaries. For some reason (probably the influences of my radio station of choice) this year my music perspective has become a bit narrower. This list is following that trend. My top twelve (couldn’t settle [Read more]
Vics to the rescue
December 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Australia v India; 1st Test; Day 2; 27 December 2011 by Ben Jensen My brother joined me today on the train trip up from Geelong, the train only about half full with cricket fans, about same as day 1 but we wonder if the Aussies were in better form would it have been full, [Read more]
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