Proving that sanity still has its place in Queensland, the Brisbane Lions have declared that they will continue to build their list through the draft, rather than mortgage their future to lure an established player from another side. Long-term vision is not frequently found in abundance when it comes to sports teams that are eager…
Read MoreAussies Squeeze by India in Second Twenty20 122 - 118
Australia beat India 122 – 118 in their second Twenty20 match at the Barsapara Cricket Ground. Champagne corks were popping all around down under. The win was a narrow one, but a win nonetheless on a ground on the subcontinent where the Australian cricket news has been more dismal than upbeat for quite some time….
Read MoreAshes Selectors Struggle to Decide on Wicketkeeper Position
The voices of the masses are clamouring for Peter Nevill to be restored to wicketkeeper for the first Test of the Ashes in Brisbane’s Gabba Stadium. Nevill’s name is mentioned prominently, but there is also quite a bit of strong support for SouthAustralia’s Alex Carey, but Nevill has the support of Adam Gilchrist and Michael…
Read MoreAFL Player Movement Typically Complicated Ahead of 2018
The Essendon Bombers are laying their foundation for the 2018 AFL Premiership competition and will offer Western Bulldog forward Jake Stringer a three-year contract if and when he becomes a Bomber. They may be leery, thinking that Jake is just stringing them along to see if he can attract a better offer. Stringer does claim…
Read MoreThings Testy in the Crows Camp as Lever Seeks to Become Demon
In the aftermath of their unexpected Grand Final loss to the Richmond Tigers, all is not hugs and kisses in Adelaide, as frustration over two years’ worth of unfulfilled expectations has led to some finger pointing and name calling as the Crows try to pick up the pieces and move forward to 2018. Crows Captain…
Read MoreDew will get his Feet Wet as new Head Coach of Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns, or as some might say, Fold Coast, have a new coach for the 2018 AFL season, in what must be considered possibly the second-worst job in the AFL. The main redeeming feature is that at least it is not the Titans for whom Stuart Dew will be doing his coaching next…
Read MoreHodge Fagan Reunion Offers Promise for Last Place Lions
The Brisbane Lions have no place to go but up. Whether they actually secure Luke Hodges, the Hawthorn Hawks great that announced his retirement in the middle of the 2017 AFL season, remains to be seen, but it appears imminent that he will join the spooners for 2018 and reunite with his former coach and…
Read MoreTracey Gaudry Sacked by Hawks Before Name Painted on Door Dries
Chalk it up to the experiment that failed department, as the Hawthorn Hawks have sacked Tracey Gaudry just five months after making her the first woman CEO of an AFL Club. While it is impossible to say that Gaudry was responsible for the Hawks’ flameout in the Toyota 2017 AFL Premiership competition, it is always…
Read MoreDelayed Storm Sweeps Cowboys in Thriller 2017 NRL Grand Final
In the end, eight was not enough, as the Melbourne Storm convincingly called a halt to the North Queensland Cowboys’ improbable fairytale NRL finals journey with 34 – 6 rout in front of a less-than capacity crowd at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. We will leave it in the capable minds of our reader to made the…
Read MoreStorm Reveal Tactics for Dealing with North Queensland’s Morgan
For the Melbourne Storm to prevail over the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2017 NRL Grand Final, they will have to find a way to target the Cows’ Michael Morgan, who has displayed the form of a one-man wrecking crew in the finals thus far. Morgan pulled off the seemingly impossible, stepping in for none…
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