Reflections on a cracking Grand FinalSt Kilda had its chances; the Cats got out of jail. When it counted, Geelong’s champions came to the fore. And the umpires were too prominent. Charles Happell reflects in the wake of AFL Grand Final ‘09.
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Geelong vs. St Kilda supporters: who does more yoga?
St Kilda supporters are more likely to participate in dancing and yoga than Geelong supporters while Cats supporters are more likely to be petrol heads. Possum Comitatus does some timely number crunching.
Australia’s biggest sporting losers
In the lead-up to the NRL and AFL finals, no-one’s focusing much on the potential of losing. Except for the The Punch team. They wrap Australia’s biggest sporting letdowns from Collingwood to Mark Philippoussis.
A long time between drinks for Saints supporters
St Kilda FC has won just one glittering prize from five starts: 1913, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1997. I was at the last four, says Kevin Rennie. He’s still looking for a ticket to Saturday’s Grand Final against Geelong.
How can the Twenty20 freak show save Test cricket?
Be afraid, be very afraid. That sound of rumbling in the distance is not an approaching thunderstorm, nor the Led Zeppelin reunion concert, but hordes of Visigoths heading our way to plunder and pillage our peaceful cricketing way of life., writes Charles Happell.
Revealed: how media companies hide from electoral scrutiny
The starter’s gun has been fired and once again, we’ve got a political election in Australia coinciding with the corporate AGM season when more than 2000 public company directors will face a poll of their own. Stephen Mayne writes.
So think global, act local isn’t enough?
GetUp! have got smug and risk scaring off ordinary members of the public and only appealing to a select and self righteous band of zealots – the very worst kind of elite, writes Christian Kerr.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Disappointing GF audiences for both AFL and NRL … Surprise, surprise, Seven wins another week … Last night’s TV ratings.
