Is the soccer player, the rugby league player or the basketball player the tallest? What about bulk? Is it the league player, the basketballer or the soccer chap. By soccer standards Christiano Ronaldo is considered a pretty hefty fella... and he's not afraid to show off his bulk whenever he scores a goal. Daly Chery-Evans is a littlie by rugby league standards but that is … [Read more...]
Nineteen sports teams and clubs march at Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras to the out and proud gay athletes and their supporters who marched and manned floats for their sports clubs and teams in the 2018 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. This year no less than nineteen clubs and sports associations took part in the parade that once protested the oppression of LGBTQI people but has now evolved into a celebration of strength, courage, … [Read more...]
2017 Koori Knockout – where NRL superstars and small town athletes come together to represent their communities
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...]
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...]