Gosh, this is going to be a bloody tight comp this year! I know it’s very easy to say this at the start of every AFL season, but we have an absolute ripper on our hands.You have the two grand finalists in Collingwood and Brisbane that look absolutely primed to reach the decider once again.Port will do anything to break through that brick wall that’s … Continue reading 15 doesn’t go into 8
Sometimes you know when you’ve seen a player that can rip the competition apart. This may be the earliest of early crows, but gee whiz I am a fan of Ryley Sanders as a player… I am saying this on Monday, February 26 2024 after watching two quarters of a match sim against a lacklustre Hawthorn. But when you know you know. He looks a … Continue reading Not “Young Guns”, these are “Young Superstars”
I doubt that I’m the only one saying this. But what’s the bloody point of these three ODI’s against the West Indies. This view is not limited to this season alone – we were saying this following the 2022 T20 World Cup when England had to quickly sober up (literally) from a World Cup victory to take on Australia in a meaningless ODI at Adelaide … Continue reading Play the decider – just do it
For whatever strange and unnecessary reason, sport fans require a villain just as much as they require a hero. And for the most part, the most important pillar in a sporting fan’s make-up is the need for a “punching bag”. Over the course of their careers, both Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell have been all three in this fickle world that is international sport. For … Continue reading Heroes and Villains
It’s a numbers game One AFL tradition I love to see (that may mean next to nothing for some footy fans) is the announcing and handing down of guernsey numbers, as apposed to the American initiative of retiring famous jerseys to the rafters. There are some understandable circumstances where AFL clubs may want to keep a guernsey number in the locker room until the right … Continue reading It’s a numbers game…
It’s been decided. My love for sport is not unconditional. I love to be entertained… don’t we all? It’s what captivates us from an early age when we are toddlers staring at a TV screen, trying to make out what is happening as ‘bigger people’ kick around a ball on a field. We are too young to understand, but we are fascinated, and that fascination … Continue reading F1 2023: I liked watching you arrive, but I’ve loved seeing you go.
David Warner deserves the right to finish his Test Career in Sydney. There hasn’t been to many more divisive players on the Australian sporting arena, but love him or hate him he has an impeccable record in the green and gold. 109 Tests, 8487 runs at an average of 44.5, and raising the bat accompanied with a trademark Toyota leap on 25 occasions. Usually, there’s … Continue reading Warner deserves fairytale ending
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