Wilson sought to develop a technology that would reduce the spin of batted balls and allow for improved handling and, in 2018, they landed on Spin Control. This very insightful article here cited a glove with “this dimpled pattern” during their research journey, and my guess as to what was brought in was something similar […]
Super Rugby’s top 10 players: Aussie props dominate, but Kiwi sensation smiling on the summit
As we finish up our list of the 50 players we think are set to make a splash in 2024, it’s important to recognise how many strong players will be ready to put their hand up for higher honours this year. As rivalries are set to enter a new phase, coaches start new tenures and […]
AFL News: Roos president reveals ‘anger’ over Thomas in open letter, Brayshaw calls for concussion ‘safeguards’ step-up
North Melbourne president Sonja Hood has opened up on her ‘frustration’, ‘anger’, ‘disappointment’ and ‘sadness’ in former Roo Tarryn Thomas, after the troubled 23-year old was sacked by the club followed an AFL-imposed 18-match suspension. Thomas was found guilty by an AFL investigation of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman, the latest in a long line […]
‘They laughed at us’: Snobby slap down driving Force gun – and why he’s needed a chip on his shoulder
If you want to know why Carlo Tizzano has a chip on his shoulder, you’ve got to go back to 2017. After a state schoolboys match, the teenager went to exchange jerseys with his rivals from the eastern states. What happened next left his blood boil. “When you to go to state teams as a […]
Packing for Game Day
Picture this: it’s a much warmer temperature than it is throughout most of America in late February. You’ve got a bunch of your gear in various places because it has been a long offseason of workouts where you brought a glove in one bag, a bat in another, and cleats in the trunk. At long […]