Archive for April, 2012
From The Couch: Rep Weekend
Image: The Eighth Immortal: 2012 is a big year for no other reason than we are going to have our eighth Immortal named. There is no more prestigious club in rugby league. It is expected to be a race in four: Andrew Johns, Mal Meninga, Ron Coote and Norm Provan. All have their claims. Johns […]
Monday Milestone: Brothers in Arms
“Now the sun's gone to hell, and the moon's riding high, Let me bid you farewell, every man has to die, But it’s written in the starlight, and every line on your palm, We’re fools to make war on our brothers in arms” – Dire Straits, ‘Brothers in Arms’ This Week in History: 1915, April […]
ANZ Championships – Round 4 Tips
The Swifts and defending champion Firebirds may have opened their winning accounts for 2012 last week but they remain well off the early pace being set by the Vixens and Mystics. However the Magic, a long-time benchmark for the Kiwi teams, remain mired at the foot of the ladder. Over at Making The Nut’s netball […]
April 21 Racing Selections
Tips for this weekend cover the April 21 meetings at Caulfield, Randwick (featuring the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap) and Eagle Farm. With another second placing last week bringing my ‘one unit’ results for 2012 to eight placings and a solitary winner from 26 tips, it might be time to pull out the patented reverse j…. […]
A Very Willie Decision
And so we reach the latest chapter in a saga that has gone on for, what feels like, as long as Days of Our Lives. Willie Mason is back. Well, almost. According to newspaper reports. And the rumour mill, which has the 2004 Clive Churchill medallist heading to Newcastle for an encore to a controversial […]
Mitchell Johnson: The forgotten man of Australian cricket
After a summer on the sidelines, thanks to a pesky complaint with his big toe, the richly talented 30-year-old is on the verge on making his comeback to competitive cricket. The big left-armer was conspicuously absent from the twin Test series against New Zealand and India last summer but freely admits his injury-enforced lay-off has […]
The AFL Lines – Round 4
The Blues and Eagles sit atop the premiership ladder, both of last year’s finalists are currently outside the top eight with matching 1-2 records, while the Bulldogs, Demons, Suns and Giants can already start thinking about next year. It is the plight of the Magpies (and to a lesser extent the Cats) that has the […]
The Early Line: Rep Weekend
Australia enter the Anzac Test at Eden Park against New Zealand as 8 to 9.5 point favourites. The Kiwis have beaten Australia only twice in the last 15 meetings dating back to the Kiwis' 2005 Tri Nations victory. Both of those wins came in Brisbane with the Kiwis losing the three Tests in New Zealand […]
The Fantasy King: Round 7
By Mick Adams Well, this past weekend of footy has confirmed the suspicions I’ve been harbouring for the last few weeks: I’m officially cursed. The Warriors ran rampant over Souths but big useless Feleti barely broke single digits. In that same game Isaac Luke only managed half his average despite playing the full 80. Later that […]
At the Trough Round 3
Round three gave us a bit of everything. Carlton demolished the Pies to announce themselves as genuine contenders. North Melbourne finally claimed a scalp of note. Melbourne continued to struggle and appear to have lost their soul. The Bulldogs faithful are making a statement. Collision injuries continue to dominate the headlines. We’ll take a look […]
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