All the fuss about the Richmond clash guernsey worn at the AFL Grand Final was out of order. The whining before the game from old club stalwarts was bad enough but on sports media programs after the match when the hosts should have been focusing on analysis of the game, on what a great Grand Final it was, on how wonderful Dusty was, and on how great Richmond were, even normally … [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...]
State of Origin… it’s just not that good!
How often in recent years, after a close State of Origin encounter, do we hear from the commentary teams that the game was “one of the greatest in State of Origin history” or a “classic of the genre?” Lots, it seems to me. I, for one, don’t buy it. I find the hyperbole annoying. I have seen plenty of close and exciting games in recent years but I have not seen a game that is … [Read more...]
Politicians love their sport – even when they have no interest in it!
I remember, many years ago, taking business associates to lunch or dinner and keeping the bill so I could charge the meal to my company expense account. That’s just the way things were done in those days. Deep down in my heart, despite being a one-hundred percent believer in private enterprise, I felt that this “expenses” thing was a bit of a con. If my colleague and I had … [Read more...]