The Sally Pearson Round

Greetings to all, Vlad might be having a blast at the Olympics – but once again his charges make sure that the news inches are adorned with AFL.  But before addressing those some Olympic observations.  Have been a fan of Sally Pearson ever since she screamed “did you see me” at Maurie Plant after claiming [Read more]

The View from Shepparton – Olympics Special

Tried to find the source of the quote, “Getting old is not for the faint hearted” but apart from finding a qualification, “neither is the alternative” , the best that I could come up with is “as the old man said”. Not very satisfactory I must confess. And what is the link with sport?.I have [Read more]

The revolution will be televised

With all this Olympics brouhaha dominating the news the Swans game this week crept up on me like a spider in the dark. Nine’s coverage has been in modern parlance an epic fail and it’s a relief when Sunday comes and we get to watch an entire sporting event. Imagine if Fox or 7 Mate [Read more]

The secrets of Olympians

Sometime during the past 12 months, I fell in love with PostSecret. PostSecret is a website updated each Sunday with a series of postcards which have been sent to the site that week, each containing the sender’s anonymous secret. I love the site because it can make you laugh, take pause, and even re-think one’s [Read more]

The Pre-Wrap – Round XVIII

THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XVIII FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN And what week it’s been in Footy Eddie.  Richmond & North coughed up enough to pay for the Ayatollah’s Olympic sojourn, and Clarko met the Little League official who is destined to replace Angry Adrian as head of the Appalling Football League’s football department.  [Read more]

The Almanacker’s Lament (apologies to John O’Brien)

“We’ll all be rooned,” said Litza, In accents most forlorn, “This bloody Ratten shits ya, I wish he’d not been born.”

Too tough to lose : the Story of Laurie Morgan, Australia’s first equestrian Olympic gold medallist

  Book Review by Jan Smith Too tough to lose : the Story of Laurie Morgan, Australia’s first equestrian Olympic gold medallist. By Warwick Morgan.  Published by Forty Degrees South, Hobart, Tasmania. Not many sons write a book about their father, but not too many people have a father like legendary sportsman Laurie Morgan.  Australia [Read more]

Setting the Bar High

In this Olympic year, thoughts go to many and varied events across those two weeks of that competition which comes around once every four years: events that would be given barely a second thought by any of us at any other time. My thoughts seem to have wandered to the field event of high jump. [Read more]

New London Olympic Logo

In light of recent developments, the marketing team for the London Olympics have rethought their apporoach.