The official list of who’s going where in the 2005 AFL pre-season draft is out. The big news is that ex-Carlton player Scott Camporeale is now a bomber. Fans will have to get used to the long-time blue wearing black and red from, well, the press conferences following the announcement. For his troubles, Camporeale is […]
No one is less surprised that Robert Allenby was able to win an historic third successive Australian golf title yesterday than Steve Bann. Bann, who coached Allenby for 18 years, believes Allenby is as good as any other golfer in the world. “He’s as skilful as anyone I’ve seen, Tiger Woods included,” Bann told Crikey. […]
Following the jubilation of qualifying for next year’s soccer World Cup in Germany, Australian soccer fans are being warned to prepare for massive disappointment, and that’s not only if we draw Brazil, Argentina, and Spain in our group. As reported in The Age, Australia may only be allocated 2000 tickets by FIFA. In all, there […]
The current claims of s*xual assault lurking around two unnamed Western Bulldog players highlight the flaws in the AFL’s honourable but heavy-handed planned laws relating to such events. To be introduced next year, the AFL’s new Respect and Responsibility policy will see players liable to be sacked if charged with such an offence. Under both […]
