Saturday September 6, 2008
Gold medallists, share the silver
BRAVO to the Olympians and a double bravo in the pike position to the gold medallists. You did us all proud, welcome home and good luck to the lot of yers.
Saturday August 23, 2008
Faith restored in sport's fairytales
AND that, in the end, is the magic of the Olympics. Somehow, through all the oft-overblown cynical nonsense, you get stories like those of Sally McLellan and Anna Meares.
Saturday August 16, 2008
Man in a million has pride of place
THE best and most memorable moment of the Olympics so far? I thought it came during the stupendous opening ceremony, right at the end of the section in which seemingly 10,000 Chinese were in those pop-up boxes - though none of us was sure if they were computer driven or had humans inside.
Saturday August 9, 2008
Used messiahs don't come cheap
THE Sonny Bill Interview on The Footy Show on Thursday night? It's odd, because some people whose views I respect - read Mike Carlton - thought Williams came across as a self-serving git. For what it's worth, I thought quite the reverse.
Saturday August 2, 2008
Why players go cap in hand
SONNY BILL should not have reneged on his contract, should not have left the Bulldogs in the middle of the season, should not have turned his back on all those who held him dear. Have we got that out of the way? Done and dusted for the bleeding bloody obvious? Good.
Saturday July 26, 2008
God has forsaken ye, Norman
AND so you see, Aaron Baddeley, I was right and there is no God. I don't just mean because you didn't make the cut at the British Open, after yet more pious posturing on your part beforehand about how God gave you the gift of golfing talent so you can spread the Word, etc, etc, etc.
Saturday July 19, 2008
Leaguies bleat as Rome burns
AND yea, verily, it was written. In the future the poor will be rich, the weak will be strong, the meek shall inherit the earth and rugby league will scream like stuck pigs as the forces of rugby union, with cheque books in hand, merrily pluck their best and brightest to join union's swelling ranks. Fascinating, isn't it?
Saturday July 12, 2008
A hacking cough or carry the flag?
GRANT HACKETT wrote an interesting piece in his blog this week, confirming he is so fearful of catching an infection in the lead-up to the Olympics that he is wearing a face mask while around us lepers of the general public, and won't even touch handrails.
Saturday July 5, 2008
Poms are poor-man's prats
THIS missive was too long for the quotes section, but too interesting, well written and well said to leave out. It was penned by Simon Barnes of the Times on the English cricketers after they insisted on running out a Kiwi batsman, even though he had collided with an English fast bowler.
Saturday June 28, 2008
That's no mean feet, Fergus
IT HAS to be the best exchange in sport so far this year. During his first-round Wimbledon match, our Lleyton Hewitt was getting more than a little narky about being constantly called for foot faults. Finally, he could stand it no more.
Saturday June 14, 2008
Yes, but can we forgive you, boys?
ANOTHER one for our Strange Days Indeed, Most Peculiar Mama collection. Last Saturday afternoon at Somerville Park, Epping, the young men of Gordon took on Parramatta's finest in a semi-final of the Under-17 rugby union State Championships, writes Peter FitzSimons.
Saturday June 7, 2008
Gotta know when to hold 'em
SONNY BILL WILLIAMS, bring it in tight. No, no, no, Sonny, I actually need you - not Anthony or Solomon or your dad or your brother. You.
Saturday May 31, 2008
Waratahs woes work a treat
THE weirdest thing about the stunning revival of the Waratahs in the last couple of months?
Saturday May 24, 2008
Neigh, this is coitus preventus
THIS week, we're going to discuss the worst job in sport. I'll go first and then you try to beat it. I say the worst of the worst is being a "teaser stallion". Having only just heard of it myself, I'm still reeling, writes Peter Fitzsimons.
Saturday May 17, 2008
XXXX hits the spot up north
WHO would have thought TFF had so many Queensland readers? Never had a clue until I bagged their beer over the past few weeks. About a hundred of them have sent me the following story and sworn on their honour that it's dinkum.
