AFL fantasy football has exploded in this country since Dreamteam was introduced in 2003. Leigh Josey looks at the reasons behind its unquestionable popularity.
Following from my rant yesterday, I decided to make a poster of what the movie would look like...
It's fitting that on the day when the Gillard government announced a cabinet reshuffle, a devastating -- yet thrilling --loss to New Zealand in the Second Test at Hobart may be the catalyst for the axe to be applied to the Australian cricket team.
Well done New Zealand. The country's greatest national achievement since it threw the One Ring into the fires of Mordor.
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Sometimes it's just too easy.
On a pitch that has moor spin that a Julia Gillard press conference it's going to be hard for the Sri Lankans to turn this around.
Disillusioned at the divisions that have opened between footy's haves and have-nots? There is only one course open to the AFL that would maintain the integrity of the competition. That is to reduce the number of teams, writesPatrick Devery
In the end, the Tigers were sometimes brilliant and the Eels, although tried hard at times, often woeful.
The All Blacks were the better side by a good margin and have put a bit of a wobble into the Wallabies World Cup campaign and sent a message to the rest of the world.
This game was in some ways going to define the future for both teams.