Tag: 2007
The Long and Drawn Out Year of the Long Knives: The Only Cure for Termites is Extermination (Or So They Say)
Brian Smith must have the intelligence of a black beaver on heat. There are very few other logical reasons as to why he finds it necessary to screw with players heads and t\rip the heart out of a team like Stalin in his prime. Newcastle is a proud rugby league town. It always has been. […]
Mercy is for the Weak and Defeat is the Lover of Gutlessness
“Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God, My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee” -William Shakespeare, “King Henry VI” My new assistant, Allison, also known as Roxy for some reason, was in my ear on Thursday. “The Punting Ace boys are flying in today. You didn’t forget did you?” I was gripped […]
The Lost Generation: Where Have All the Halfbacks Gone?
The talk in rugby league circles this week and last and probably the week before that has been about the modern day halfback and who will wear the number seven for New South Wales. With Andrew Johns now dead as a playing entity, the question is valid. It is also covered somewhat in dust and […]
Anger, Soul Destroying Anger: When Will the Madness End?
“Speak when you are angry-and you’ll make the best speech you ever regret” -Dr Laurence J. Peter Well, Good Doctor, that may well be true but this cat is going for the kill and your words and everyone else’s won’t stop this screed of viciousness, release and mind bending violence. They can’t. The stick is […]
Dealing with Treachery and Troublemakers: X-Men Style
“Well sit right down my wicked son And let me tell you a story About the boy who fell from glory And how he was a wicked son” – Holiday Song, The Pixies The Pixies have been a great source of comfort in recent times, times defined by treachery and troublemakers. They were the escape […]
The War: Legacy and Reflection a Decade On
It was a hot April morning. April Fools Day perhaps. The sun scorched down through the bright and cloudless sky, one last remnant of a summer gone by. There was a cricket final to be played and as I strode into some long burnt down Orange corner store where the Slavic owner had blown a […]
Turning Tricks in Tabloid Land: The Castration of a Prostitute and the NRL Preview (Part 2)
It is hot under the collar here. The same kind of heat one would imagine penetrating a dandy Southern courthouse during, say, the Scopes Trial or the trial of Tom Robinson. A full, dry heat caused by a mixture of pressure, passions and geography. The kind of heat Atticus Finch would nobly stride through as […]
Tales of Truth: The 2007 NRL Preview (Part 1)
Sienna Miller is now my favourite actress, surpassing Uma Thurman and Scarlett Johansson and perhaps even Jenna Jamieson. Her open-mindedness and taste for fun are admirable qualities for a young starlet who may or may not have starred in a movie that I have seen. She walks the high tightrope of fame buzzing like a […]
The Act of the Apostle: Some Rugby League Reforms
It has been a heavy week for The Sports Fan, one that would have left most down and out in Paris or Perth or even Penrith. The NFL has reached its climatic conclusion and Peyton Manning now has a Super Bowl ring on one of his fingers and is now being talked of as being […]
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