The AFL Commission has today awarded the Gold Coast Football Club a provisional licence to become the 17th team in the AFL competition, starting in 2011. The licence will be granted conditional on: Finalisation of the agreement between the Queensland State Government and the Gold Coast City Council on the terms by which the land [...]
READ MOREMarch, 2009
Darcy v Cowley rematch via TV current afffairs
Last night Australian swimmers Nick Darcy and Simon Cowley both appeared on separate television current affairs programs to let their side of their respective stories be heard by the Australian public. Darcy, whose interview appeared on the ABC’s Australian Story, had an audience of 859,000. Cowley, who decided to go with Nine’s A Current Affair [...]
READ MOREThe “head space” of a “bird’s eye view”
I have watched a lot of AFL this weekend. Amazingly though, I have struggled to find funny/inane/stupid comments to pick on commentators about. Luckily, Gerard Healy covered this evening’s Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle game. Healy first made me smile when he mentioned that a man sitting on a stool inches from grass level had a [...]
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Cousinsmania: introducing the “Benoworm”
Today’s Wankley Award went to Cousinsmania. And thanks to Media Monitors we’ve introduced the “Benoworm” — a nifty graph charting the media mentions of one Ben Cousins. Sick of Ben Cousins? Let Crikey Sports know.
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AFL Supercoach 2009: The Crikey Cup
OK, it’s time to get serious. The Crikey Cup, Crikey’s Supercoach league, will kick off with the commencement of tonight’s game between Richmond and Carlton. Make sure you get your teams in by 7pm as the Supercoach site may crash at some point today with everyone trying to get their teams in once the AFL [...]
READ MORECrikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart A bit wobbly. That’s how last year’s grand finalists, Manly and the Storm, are looking just at the moment. The Sea Eagles — who, like Lear, are more sinned against than sinning — at least have a home game against the struggling Penrith to right the ship. Melbourne has no [...]
READ MOREMichael Hussey; Class, Ass or Temporary?
First 18 tests, averaged 86. Next 19 tests, averaged 34. Do 18 tests prove you are a test player, or can you just have a good run before people work you out? Did Hussey ever have the class? Can something be called a slump if it lasts longer than your golden period? One of those [...]
READ MOREDaniel Marsh Retires
The big sexy man of Australian domestic cricket has finally given up the ghost. Whether he chose to retire or was pushed by strong wristed men we will not know. Dan has been a fantastic servant of Australian domestic cricket. He was old school all the way. As a batsman he was barely talented enough [...]
READ MORESymonds gets thrown out of a bar
You have to respect Andrew Symonds. Most people start off immature, and slowly grow up. It takes some longer than others, and occasionally you get to a certain age and have a mid life crisis where you become immature for a little time. Andrew Symonds has dome something different, he is losing all the maturity [...]
READ MORESpecial Bryce McGain offer
We are proud to present a special piece of merchandise that marks the occasion of Bryce McGain’s debut. Thirty six years after being spawned Bryce McGain made his long-awaited Test debut under Table Mountain against the South Africans. The world witnessed an amazing spectacle that no test bowler will ever be able to emulate, on [...]
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