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 SymondsAndrew 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

Jumps racingThere 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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