Too Much Scrutiny of a Silly Game
Sport in Australia is akin to a naked fat man in a fishbowl bending over. There is way too much scrutiny of a silly game through the lenses of multiple media channels. Talk of AFL coaches and players facing unreasonable levels of stress and pressure in their jobs is all Continue Reading
Why We Need Relegation in AFL
Watching the North Melbourne Kangaroos play the Western Bulldogs on Good Friday answers that question – why we need relegation in AFL. Footy pundits in the media sounded off in the lead up to this game about how the Kangaroos needed to be competitive in this stand-alone Melbourne game. They Continue Reading
An Australian Summer of Cricket on the Box
Watching the cricket over the summer holidays is a well-trodden Australian tradition. Now, into the back half of my fifth decade I have indulged in this safe past time during the pandemic. “I don’t like cricket,” so the song goes, but unlike 10CC I don’t love it and never have. Continue Reading
AFL Commentary: Let the Game Speak for Itself
The footy is back on and don’t we love it? The return of AFL to our TV sets, albeit in quieter stadiums, has been welcomed by most of us around the nation. The lack of fans at the footy has left a void into which the game’s commentators have volubly Continue Reading
EJ Whitten Legends Football Match Travesty
Ted Whitten was from my limited perception of the man, a ridgy didge good footballer, who played passionately for club and state. It is great that lots of money is being raised for charities from this annual match. The AFL upped the ante on the publicising of this football game Continue Reading
