Victorian rugby
June 20, 2009, 3:35pm, 113 views, Leave a Comment
If the Australian Rugby Union were serious about developing the game outside New South Wales and Queensland it wouldn’t have scheduled “test” matches against Italy in Canberra and Melbourne. Read more
Geelong v St Kilda
May 17, 2009, 8:17pm, 150 views, Leave a Comment
We may as well call off the AFL season now and switch straight to the grand final between Geelong and St Kilda. Read more
Sheffield Shield washout
March 15, 2009, 6:04pm, 151 views, Leave a Comment
Victoria looks like winning the Sheffield Shield thanks to bad weather and a late middle order revival. Read more
Reform the Super 14
February 21, 2009, 5:27pm, 89 views, Leave a Comment
South Africa’s reported threat to withdraw its five teams from Super 14 rugby in favor of a European competition is not a bad thing. Read more
Symonds needs to take a break
February 4, 2009, 10:10pm, 125 views, 1 Comment
Andrew Symonds has apparently been ruled out of selection for the Australian tour of South Africa.
That’s a good decision.
Symonds obviously has problems and needs to be rehabilitated like South African ace Herschelle Gibbs.
It’s ironic that Symonds objected to (allegedly) being called a monkey, but then (without doubt) called an opposition player a “lump of shit”.
Ricky Ponting’s loyalty to his players is admirable, but it’s also knee jerk. Read more
The Twenty20 phenomenon
January 12, 2009, 10:00am, 101 views, Leave a Comment
More than 60,000 people watched a Twenty20 game at the MCG last night between Australia and South Africa. Read more
Clever selection of Cameron White
October 4, 2008, 6:49pm, 194 views, Leave a Comment
It was a good call by the Australian cricket selectors to add Victorian captain Cameron White to the Australian squad for the tour of India. Read more
Jumps racing should continue
October 4, 2008, 6:39pm, 203 views, Leave a Comment
There is a new push to ban jumps racing in Victoria. When it comes to an actual spectacle, the steeplechase is the most entertaining form of horse racing in my opinion. It’s dramatic and great to watch.
The push is coming from animal welfare groups and I don’t agree with it.
As a local trainer commented to The Border Watch in Mount Gambier, many of the horses used for jumps racing are retired flat racers, which without a racing career, would end up in the abattoir for pet food.
“The animal liberation movement are very concerned about the things they can see, but don’t seem to worry about the things they can’t see,” he said.
Jumps racing isn’t big in Australia, but it’s a colorful and entertaining part of the sport. I wouldn’t like to see it go.
Best team should have played
June 29, 2008, 4:43pm, 244 views, Leave a Comment
I didn’t agree with Pim Verbeek’s decision to play a development team in the dead World Cup qualifier against China. Read more
Olympic sacking harsh
April 19, 2008, 1:57pm, 255 views, Leave a Comment
Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates emailed swimmer Nick D’Arcy to tell him he was off the 2008 Olympic team. Read more
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