Govt cultivates home-grown terrorists?Token and superficial community engagement of Muslim and Arab communities by the government is simply encouraging home-grown terrorism in Australia, writes Taimor Hazou.
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AFL enters the tank end of the season
As if on cue, the “tanking” debate has arisen with vigor among AFL commentators and supporters as the home and away season draws to a close, writes Adam Schwab.
A brief history of great sporting code switchers
Rugby League pin-up boy Karmichael Hunt is switching codes to join the AFL’s newest franchise, the Gold Coast Football Club. We take a look at other sporting switch-hitters and whether their big gambles paid off.
The AFL’s stunning Karmichael Hunt recruiting coup
At a tumultuous news conference this morning, Karmichael Hunt confirmed that he has accepted a senior playing contract with the new Gold Coast AFL franchise from 2010.
This isn’t the first time Buckley’s snubbed the Roos
Nathan Buckley’s decision yesterday to spurn North Melbourne — one of the AFL clubs hoping to secure him as senior coach in 2010 -– in favour of an assistant coaching role at Collingwood had many old-time Kangaroo officials shaking their heads ruefully.
Hot Form Charts: Hot Form Chart haiku
Let’s hope Craig Wing’s Foxtel fans can live without his top-and-tailing their favourite Marlon Brando documentaries.
Hot Form Charts: NRL ladder top four look set for finals
The week’s predictions for NRL: despite the haywire nature of recent weeks, our top four hold the same positions (in slightly different order) on the NRL ladder and should go on to lock them in for the finals, says Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
Hot Form Charts: Hot tips for the weekend’s NRL & AFL games
In NRL: Manly has bucked Origin personnel issues and early season form to come roaring back to the top of the Hot Form Chart. And in AFL: We will still tip St Kilda and the Cats. You will too.
Hot Form Charts: Round 14 AFL: how’s it looking?
Time to get your tips in with Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
John Elliot, hush money and the AFL
It is not John Elliott in this case who has shamed himself, but rather, the entire AFL fraternity.
Mike Fitzpatrick’s tricky ANZ stadium conflict of interest
The AFL has a long history of conflicts of interest. Here’s a new one.
AFL coaches 2010
More AFL clubs might change coaches from the start of the ‘09 season to the start of the ‘10 season than we have seen in ages. Scott Shepherd looks at who might be coaching where.
Hot Form Charts: A tough week for tipsters
A tough week for tipsters last week and round 15 won’t get any easier with state of origin duties impacting heavily on the abbreviated series of matches.
The pride of Yuendemu takes centre stage in the AFL
Tonight’s AFL game between Essendon and Melbourne means everything to the residents of Yuendemu.
Hot Form Charts: Swine flu shows AFL tougher than NRL
Rugby league, battered by violence, drunkenness and sexual assault, is now having the stuffing knocked out of it by the flu just to show that, on top of everything else, Aussie Rules players really are tougher.
Hot Form Charts: Terry’s last night
So it’s farewell to Tiger Terry, writes Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
For the AFL, profit will always be the best fit
The humble supporter comes last in the many dealings of the AFL.
Sporting administrators must look beyond male, white and straight
The news this week that the AFL is to incorporate ongoing training to boot homophobia out of the code has had an enthusiastic response not only locally but overseas as well, writes Rob Mitchell.
Everyone’s heard about the bird: the Ben Cousins beat up
Richmond mid-fielder Ben Cousins went over to a fixed “fly-on-the-wall” camera in the Richmond change rooms and “flipped the bird”. Hanging is too good for this man isn’t it? asks Ralph Horowitz.
Hot Form Charts: Finally, the best teams at the top in AFL
For the first time this season, the best credentialed teams in the competition have made their way into Crikey’s Hot Form Chart top four for AFL, writes Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
Aker won’t pull his head in, but his critics should
Say what you like about Jason Akermanis, Jason Akermanis will say what he likes about Jason Akermanis, writes Ralph Horowitz.
Ken Judge’s Hitler hilarity face-palm
AFL commentator Ken Judge has outraged listeners with an on-air comment.
The crying game: football clubs naively play media game
The most interesting aspect of the Wallace (non)sacking is the naively dangerous game that some football people play by aligning themselves with different media identities.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
Another week, another self-inflicted machete wound to rugby league’s torso, writes Crikey’s resident footy nerd.
Crikey Sports Q&A: Gold Coast FC coach Guy McKenna
In the first of hopefully a regular series, Crikey Sports had the pleasure to speak to Guy McKenna — who will be the inaugural coach of the Gold Coast Football Club which will enter the AFL in 2011.
