sidelined

Thanks to Patrick in comments for the YouTube. It’s yawnion with the private school boys and other boring bits cut out, and the bits where sweaty men clamber over each other and Kiwis get bones broken left in.

And he’s a linguistic patriot!
Although …. watching some other vids even I can see he [...]

After 25 rounds of footy and 3 weeks of the finals, it comes down to Melbourne and Manly. And given that they finished first and second on the table respectively, justifiably it is the two best teams fighting it out.
But unless you are from Melbourne or the Penninsula, you are going to have a [...]

This round was definately one of the better ones: four results, one thrashing, two tight games and an intense but ultimately one-sided affair at SFS. Though again, there was some more referee indifference in the face serious rough play and again, some very stodgy, defensive formations from teams that were bywords for attacking flair last [...]

Regardless of who wins the Rugby World Cup, the next few weeks will see the last chapter written in George Gregan’s Test career. His on-field exploits are legendary, but the George Gregan I will remember most vividly is the one who turned up for a public jersey-signing marathon at North Sydney oval a [...]

The first Australian football team to make it to a World Cup quarter finals takes on Brazil in just under half an hour. I haven’t been following the Matildas closely, but from what I saw in the Ghana match and the highlights of Canada game they could teach Sydney FC a few A-League teams a [...]

Apologies for the mini-hiatus, got a bit distracted by a shiny bit of foil in a tree. Hours of productive time were lost.
Here’s my summary of the last two weeks: Round 3 was completely stuffed by poor scheduling. That was crap. Expect more of it as FFA haven’t the guts or the muscle to [...]

The Alliance Française office in Clarence St, Sydney has this rather half-hearted Marshal Petain World Cup display in their window.

But I got a bit of whiplash the other day, eyeballing it as I sped past on the bus. On account of the fine specimen of Gallic flesh which dominates the centre of le tableaux du [...]

The home battlefield for the coming cricket season.

The penultimate round is upon us. Four teams left to fight out for the right to play in the Grand Final on September 30th. The drama through the week has subsided with Thurston cleared to play for the Cowboys. The question is will it be an “out of town” grand final or will one (or [...]

The interesting thing about finals footy is the manner in which you team may exit the finals (winning the grand final excluded of course).
For the fan, not making the finals is tinged with disappointment but a relief that the season is over. In the case of the Rabbitohs, making the finals was reward enough [...]