My daughter and I dropped by Leichhardt Oval on the Monday of the Labour Day long weekend to check out the Rugby League Grand Final. This wasn’t your everyday Grand Final, of course. For most of the footy-loving world, the season ended either on Saturday at “the G” when the Aussie Rules men wound down their competition or on Sunday at the ANZ stadium where the League boys … [Read more...]
What Socrates saw – Game 2 Matildas versus Brazil
I know. I am a dopey ancient Athenian rugby player, philosopher and basketballer. What the hell would I know about football. I don’t care if you think I am an idiot. It’s my web site and I am going to have my say on the big Matildas game against Brazil at Newcastle on Tuesday night, even if I do get it all wrong. Good news for Tildas Sam Kerr just loves to sniff out a goal. … [Read more...]
Socrates picked the Maroons to boot the Blues in the State of Origin decider – here’s why
I am interested in the State of Origin series. Not because I am a passionate supporter of one team or the other. I am interested because State of Origin provides a rare opportunity to see some of Australia’s best athletes play against each other, all on the one field. That makes me a typical New South Wales supporter, I figure. Gut says Queensland Yesterday morning while … [Read more...]
What is a granny shot?
If you have no idea what a granny shot is and you try googling it, the chances are, you will come up with an extraordinary array of porn images featuring elderly women. Well that is not what I am talking about. If you keep scrolling down the display of unusual erotic images, eventually you will come to a photograph of an athlete taking a basketball shot in a most unusual way. … [Read more...]
