For most in Aussie Rules, it’s been a week like any other: training, media commitments, new captains being appointed, all business as usual. But it has also been a week in which the AFL displayed its human side. It started with Kevin Sheedy’s suggestion that Essendon and Richmond could play a practice match in Mildura […]
The whole world thinks Chris Judd is the right man to replace Ben Cousins as West Coast Eagles captain. All the footy pundits have been singing his praises since well before the decision was announced. As Judd himself acknowledged yesterday, the decision was probably made by the club soon after Cousins answered his first round […]
In the third straight game during the NBL championship series, the Melbourne Tigers came back from a double digit deficit to record victory last night (88-83) and claim the title of national champions. While the history books will show the Tigers won the championship 3-0, it was no walkover. As rookie coach Alan Westover told […]
The pressure on players and officials ahead of tonight’s third (and possibly deciding) NBL final is starting to show. Down 2-0 after losing on Sunday night, the Sydney Kings have been lobbying hard for a better deal from the referees, who they say have let the Tigers’ get away with being overly physical. “I shouldn’t […]
The first round of AFL games in the pre-season cup was played over the weekend and, contrary to the predictions of doom surrounding the new rules governing the matches, it wasn’t the end of football as we know it. As Stephen Silvagni pointed out, it will take weeks for players, coaches, and umpires to know […]
If you believed everything you read, and you only read the back page of The Australian this morning, you could be forgiven for thinking AFL football is a sport in crisis. Although dramatic, it may not be far from the truth. At the centre of the “crisis” is the new kick-in rule, which allows players […]
Although nobody has forgotten Wayne Carey’s tumultuous departure from the Kangaroos in 2002, his reputation has undergone some old-fashioned “time heals all wounds” type rehabilitation in recent times. He left the Adelaide Crows on more or less good terms and took to his role on the Fox Footy Channel like he was made for television […]
Whoever said sport is a great leveller might have been talking about people from all walks of life coming together in the crowd, but they could also have been talking about the emotional rollercoaster experienced by those competing at the highest level. Nowhere is that more apparent this morning than in the Australian women’s aerial […]
We may never know why Ben Cousins parked his car and bolted from a booze bus nine days ago. Plenty can be assumed, such as that most people don’t run away from the police, leaving a large clue as to your identity (your car) behind, without good reason. While we can only speculate on the […]
Anyone keeping an eye on the current battle between Formula One powerbrokers and the Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association teams (BMW, Honda, Mercedes, Renault, Toyota) already knows that relations are strained, and that’s being polite. This week, FIA boss Max Mosley has asked teams who haven’t yet signed on for the 2008 season to do so […]
