I heard Radio National philosopher Scott Stephens describe the Melbourne Cup festival as Bacchanalian. Hmm. Not sure that Bacchanalian works for me. I had always associated a feast of Bacchus with, yes, debauchery, but also hilarity, pleasure and the sating of very natural desires. A life-affirming thing. A Bacchanalian party, for me, would be one that inspires, rejuvenates and … [Read more...]
A-League goings on – “Bes” gets two weeks. Teenager gets “mandatory year. WTF?
The Besart Berisha suspension after last week’s A-League football game opens a huge can of worms, the way I see it. If Berisha gets a two-week suspension for pushing a match official in the A League, how come a seventeen-year-old girl gets a twelve-month suspension for unsporting conduct toward an official in a regional third division game. According to the soccer … [Read more...]
Men disrespecting women… again! And its not just AFL players.
The current scandal about the Richmond player who launched a picture of a topless female friend wearing his AFL Grand Final medal on social media, even after she requested for the image to be deleted, continues to bite. Peter Fitzsimons and fellow Channel 9 sports show host, Emma Freedman, went hard at each on the Sunday program after Freedman offered some “just don’t take your … [Read more...]
That Richmond Clash Guernsey!
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...]