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Photo Essay: Michael Nesser
November 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Argent There was just a hint that this lad could have some real talent. In a team that got smashed at Adelaide Oval in a one-day mid week fixture against a modest Redbacks bowling attack, 21-year-old Michael Nesser gave an inkling that he may just be a little special. He collected his first [Read more]
A blue sort of fortnight
November 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
A blue sort of fortnight It is Saturday night, the night before my birthday, I’m just clinging to my fifties. I’ve had a pretty crappy week. My husband and I work together, with a small staff, and are a bit over-worked and snapping at each other. We were robbed at work on Sunday night, [Read more]
Getting out to the Almanac launch
November 27, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Julia Harrison After downing a (prescribed) Valium, getting Mum to drop contraband skinny jeans and digesting an unpalatable banana flavoured Ensure Plus supplement drink my cousin Jess signed me out of the clinic I’ve been residing in for five days and we headed off in her shitheap of a car to the Clyde [Read more]
2011 Almanac Launch photos
November 25, 2011 by 29 Comments
Thanks to Yvette Wroby for these happy snaps from Thursday night’s launch.
Who left the door open? There’s a draft in here.
November 25, 2011 by 23 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz I’m no Emma Quayle, but here are a few things I’ve spotted in this year’s draft: Port Adelaide have picked up Brendan Ah Chee and Nathan Blee. Is this the first time two players whose surnames end with -ee have been taken by the same team in the same draft? [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Sandown & Canterbury…reality
November 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
TVN have this week been reduced to “breathlessly” promoting Saturday’s feature meetings to be covered from..…Betfair Park and Canterbury! These are both terrific tracks for punting and watching, but the impression is of mid-weekers now being the best on offer. Last Sunday I was at the Ballarat Cup meeting and it seems pretty obvious that [Read more]
Boy of the Match
November 24, 2011 by 3 Comments
By Nick Withers Johannesburg 2011. Where has Pat Cummins been? Why hasn’t he played forAustraliauntil now? What were the selectors thinking waiting only til now to debut him? The answers to these questions probably go something along the lines of a) in nappies; b) too busy sucking his thumb; and c) it would have [Read more]
Let’s Select The Test Side
November 23, 2011 by 19 Comments
by J.J. Leahy The new selection panel and coach should take some bold steps to plot the future Assuming all are fit, here is my team – 1. Shane Watson – still needed to open, but should go down to six so that he can contribute with the ball in the longer term 2. [Read more]
Regrets and Odysseys
November 23, 2011 by 11 Comments
Gianpi and Sergio were two of my best mates. When they were about 20 they hopped in a car and headed north because it was facing north. Just drove and drove. By the time they reached the Northern Territory they had $20 dollars between them. The caravan park operator saw their Victorian license-plates. “Can [Read more]
War and Peace
November 23, 2011 by 22 Comments
by Damian O’Donnell A reflection should be just that; a careful consideration of previous events, actions or decisions. It should not be a reaction. I feel that a respectable period of time has elapsed for this to be considered a true reflection. The Bloody Sock Era (1964 – 1975) The boys’ toilet was [Read more]
Pre-season
November 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Peter Edwards Pre-season training in full swing. The boys are back and all sweating. Running hard and doing weights, Speed and strength they elevate. Blues got brown in Middle East, In regal grounds, they trained in peace. And from the cave the Hawks emerge, September demons have been purged. Bored with schoolies, surf [Read more]
The blanket
November 23, 2011 by 2 Comments
The photo below is of Clint ‘Captain SAPSASA’ Rule. Here’s an explanation from The Captain: “It’s been pretty cold here in SA (in August) and knowing I would be on the bench, I brought an extension cord and an electric blanket. Slow cooking the aged-hammys before wandering out into the playing arena to further embarrass [Read more]
In A-League of its Own 6 (2011/12)
November 23, 2011 by 5 Comments
Tom’s weekly outlook on the A-League Here’s the situation. Melbourne Victory is up 2 goals against a 10-man Perth Glory at their usual fortress that is Etihad Stadium 65 minutes in. But the following 25 minutes could turn out to be the 25 minutes that change the club forever. Andrezinho and Shane Smeltz managed [Read more]
From deserts the…
November 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Australia’s fantastic victory overnight had many of the ingredients of Edgbaston 2005, but thankfully a better result for the visitors. The Aussie cause seemed to be lost for most of the abbreviated day’s play, yet in the end a bit of old-fashioned spirit got us through. It’s a bit weird to have the stomach [Read more]
Crio’s Q: The Next Wave
November 22, 2011 by 12 Comments
Let’s not let the great win at The Bullring hide the need for Australian cricket to embrace a transitional phase. This should be exciting – a far cry from the “unchanged” lineups when teams were so predictable. It also should place increased emphasis on Shield and Futures performances as players strive to thrust their names [Read more]
The Presidents Men Come to Town
November 22, 2011 by 6 Comments
If, like me, you have played a lot of (bad) golf, but don’t follow the PGA tour that closely outside of the majors, then a local Presidents Cup is about as good an opportunity as you’ll get to put faces to some unfamiliar names. The team match play style of the event also exposes [Read more]
SA v Aus – Day 5: St Cummins Day
November 22, 2011 by 14 Comments
Australia has won the second Test at The Wanderers in Johannesburg by two wickets. In a tense finish, Pat Cummins secured the victory. He played with a freedom of spirit and nonchalance that made any old dog feel even more battered and confused as we watched in our own muck in the middle of the [Read more]
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