Talk of Sam Whitelock returning home tells us a few things. First, we lack genuinely hard men in New Zealand rugby. We have locks, many of them blessed with all the ability to succeed. But few, if any, with the ruthless, win-at-all-costs streak of Whitelock. He is simply a hard bastard – physically and mentally. […]
At what point did Aussie Rules football move from being a tough resilient blue-collar game to a ‘spoilt rich kid’ in the penthouse that needs pampering? That’s what the AFL is looking like by holding the state of Tasmania and the newly formed Tasmanian Devils to ransom over a stadium: if you don’t build, you […]
It all comes down to habits. Losing is a habit, and so is winning. For a team like South Sydney, with four wins from their last 16 games, it can be a nightmare to break. With the Bunnies, it is doubly so: their style of play, which foregrounds attacking footy, is predicated on a willingness […]
As surely as the sun sets and rises the next day, the Socceroo critics were out in force after Australia’s 2-0 win against Lebanon last Thursday night. “Not good enough” they said, “Worrying performance”, they mumbled. To the critics, I say simply, show a little more respect to a Lebanon team that has been steadily […]
Two Sydney Swans AFLW players were handed conditional release orders after being charged by police late last year for possessing an illicit substance. The incident occurred in December, after the Swans’ AFLW season had ended with a semi-final thumping from Adelaide on November 18. More AFL Swans AFLW players charged over illicit drug possession Don’t […]
