After booking a place in the 2015 Asian Cup Final, it’s all coming together quite nicely for Ange Postecoglou and the Socceroos. Tom Riordan breaks down how the lads outplayed a determined, but ultimately outclassed Australian XI.
crio’s Q?
January 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
Doha reset the bar. Fixturing can be a contentious topic. Yesterday (26/1) the SCG was awash whilst blue skies smiled down upon an empty Adelaide Oval. Tonight Newcastle hosts the Socceroos, with vacant mounds assured at each end of the field. Tomorrow night the BBL final, guaranteed to fill any home ground, is set for [Read more]
Summertime Sadness
January 27, 2015 by 4 Comments
Summer holidays. One of the most joyous times for many children and adults alike. Filled with fun activities and kicking back in the sun. But what does summer mean to us footy fans? It means sitting on the couch celebrating a great season or trying to figure out what went wrong. “How could we let [Read more]
The novice
January 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
Cricket and snorkelling give you plenty of time to ponder the big questions. Can I actually bat? Can I bowl? Am I breathing?
Farting Through a Silk Kaftan
January 27, 2015 by 27 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis tries to interpret the signs that made Australia Day 2015 more significant than usual.
Hurlingham Park
January 27, 2015 by 2 Comments
Braham Dabscheck recalls a childhood of shattering the Donath’s dining room windows with sweetly-timed leg-side pull shots in street cricket, competing against mates and neighbours at the hallowed grounds of Hurlingham Park in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs, which sorted the men out from the boys and creating lifelong friendships and memories in equal measure.
From the back patio – Dave’s Australia Day sporting honours
January 26, 2015 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown enlists a fine Barossa Shiraz and a fine intellect to list his Top 10 Australia Day Sporting Honours (even Phil the Greek gets a gong – and unfortunately its not Dimitriadis).
Yoshi’s Ten Biggest Sporting Upsets : February 2014 – January 2015
January 26, 2015 by 15 Comments
Yoshi lists his 10 biggest sporting upsets that have occurred between February 2014 to January 2015. There’s a healthy smattering of AFL surprises, but also some shocks from the World Game and on the tennis courts, too.
Hey Look! The Socceroos are in Newcastle.
January 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hamish Neal previews the 2015 Asian Cup Semi-Finals, which get underway tonight at Stadium Australia in Sydney. With over half a million fans having clicked through the turnstiles so far to watch the action in person, and the recent China v Australia Quarter Final being watched by more viewers than there are people in Australia, you better believe the Semi Finals are a big deal!
What do you think of the Asian Cup so far?
January 26, 2015 by 3 Comments
Roy Hay with some interesting observations on the Asian Cup in the Asian Century in the Asian Region.
Almanac Music: My Favorite Australian Albums of 2014
January 25, 2015 by 24 Comments
On this Australia Day weekend, Andrew Fithall – that most ardent fan of Australian music – lets us in on his favourite Australian albums of the year just gone.
“I’ll just serve aces”: enough of the over-complimenting, it’s time someone spoke the truth
January 24, 2015 by 6 Comments
Tom Riordan has had enough of the faux politeness of tennis players. How about a bit of sledging and barracking to liven up the predictable dullness?
Playing Solo or as a Team?
January 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
Yoshi ponders team versus individual sports. How do tennis players, golfers or swimmers de-brief after tournaments and meets the way that team-based sports process their performances? Do golfers or tennis players or track and field athletes share their expertise the way veterans in team sports pass on their knowledge to young rookies?
Weekend Reading: Deflategate, the Worst Question in Sports and Cambridge United
January 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
Some great reading to get your teeth into over the Australia Day long weekend.
[Cambridge United have just held Man U to a 0-0 draw at Abbey – replay at Old Trafford.]
The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part 11: Meeting the Mad Hatter
January 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After the trauma of recent events, Louise is off to the operating theatre. Warning: this instalment is not for the squeamish [and that’s no joke – Ed].
Almanac Podcasts : Breakfast With The Goodfellas
January 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
As the 2015 Asian Cup reaches its exciting climax, the Goodfellas – Vaughan ‘Dr Cruel’ Menlove and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Baker – convene for some breakfast and soccer talk from the legendary Turtle Café in Elwood. This week includes a thank you to the legendary Roy Hay and gives a lot of love to Tim Cahill, The Rock, Zeno Tzatsaris, Joskun Aziz and Athas Hyrsoulakis. As Triple/Double J turns 40, the lads take a trip down memory lane and recall some of the life-altering music the J’s introduced into their lives like Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, the Rollins Band and Spiderbait. GORN, GET IN!
The Extraordinary Generosity Of A Brotherhood Of Footy Clubs
January 23, 2015 by 4 Comments
What a brilliant concept: a world-wide family of “brother clubs” assisting each other in any way they can. And it all started with Pyramid Power and Facebook.
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