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I've been teaching for over twenty years, loved all things sport since I can remember. I've coached football and cricket for all the time I was a teacher. I am Western Australian and believe in the idea that sportsman need to be tough before they need to be good. I love the stories that sport allows to be told and like to try and tell some of them myself.
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In the United States, the country who anoints the winners of their major sports as world champions, they get a lot of things right.…
Dear David Warner, I am writing to you today after I saw that you have offered to buy any of your doubters, any of…
Mitch Marsh's journey back to the Australian Test side has been one of the great stories in recent years - but it does not get enough attention.
David Warner is a phenomenal cricketer. Few have hit the ball harder through their career and few have had the ability to turn themselves…
We love sport because of its randomness, and that it is capable of taking us places we never thought possible. That’s the beauty of…
The AFL could
Mason Cox is no longer just an American playing Aussie Rules - but an effective footballer.
Go with the whistle! Perhaps the greatest lesson in Australian sport has long been that one must accept the umpire’s decision. We are taught…
Banter can be a productive thing when done in the right way.
Sometimes sport makes you sit back and go, "Wow, how good is that!". You just have to be able to acknowledge brilliance when you…
The Aussie skipper has come to a crossroad.
Be careful what you wish for... It’s one thing to get what you want, it’s another thing entirely to make it work. The exit…
Ashton Agar is a fine cricketer. He has become a wonderful white ball cricketer for franchise and country for some time now. He provides…
As the summer began in September up in north Queensland, there was a narrative around the country that suggested that the Australian cricket team…
Darren Lehmann did a lot of good things as the coach of the Australian cricket side, but he made some mistakes too. One of…
The AFL has done some amazing things in recent years. They fast tracked the development of the AFLW. They have carnivals and programs for…
The year is 1933. The world is in the grips of the Great Depression, and many are wondering how the world is going to…
Jammel, with respect aren’t we all
Sort of keyboard warriors on here in a way?
Grabbing a cold one: What I'd like to discuss with David Warner
Big Baz is it not a bit hypocritical to attack keyboard warriors while being a member of a group like this ????
Grabbing a cold one: What I'd like to discuss with David Warner
Yeah ok that’s fair. My tendency for hyperbole getting me in trouble. Not the first time.
Grabbing a cold one: What I'd like to discuss with David Warner
Colin T, Ok I’ll give you hyperbolic but the other two, I do not think so. Firstly where is the fun in sports reporting if not for a bit of hyperbole. Secondly, am I not allowed to express my love for the game I am writing about? Why else would I be writing. Just trying to establish where I come from in the context of a letter. A context that requires some self references I think. Certainly not an angle I would take in an article.
I don’t think I’ve established anything as being morally superior just that I have high expectations of the people I admire. Standards each person is allowed to set for themselves. So hyperbolic I’ll give you. The other two? Negative Maybe we should both have a beer with him.
Grabbing a cold one: What I'd like to discuss with David Warner
Great piece of writing Stuart. You make you point well and I totally agree with you. Sporting groups should be judged on the legacy they leave behind as much as the success they enjoy in their time. I’m not sure the legacy left behind by the team of the last decade or so will be one many will be proud of. It is interesting to see them get a big of their own medicine.
Why decent-minded Aussies should enjoy seeing India dish out a thrashing
None of us want that. let’s be honest. The world has definitely changed and for the better. My point is though that we still need to hold our heroes accountable. Our heroes need to know that they aren’t untouchable and if they don’t perform in the manner expected they run the risk of demotion. I’m not sure that’s happening as one would think it should at the minute.
Player power: Be careful what you wish for...
Accountability. I think that’s what seems to be missing within the new set up. It’s really seems like they can’t be touched. Love or hate Langer what he did bring to them is accountability. After all they are proffessionals and should be held accountable for their actions like we all are. I would argue that a lack of accountability was the problem in the first place.
Player power: Be careful what you wish for...
I must be looking in the wrong spots.
Have they forgotten about the bush? The AFL is neglecting its most important resource
A good point Sheek. Cricket is stats obsessed. I agree with your point about the grey, but isn’t that just reinforcing my point about seeing value? Aren’t you and I on the same page here?
Australian cricket must give up on the numbers and trust gut instinct
We all love opinions on sport otherwise we all wouldn’t be on a website or in a forum like the Roar. What level of cricket I’ve played or not played really is irrelevant. Let’s debate the worth of the opinion. One of the great failings of Australian sport has long been that you have to have played at a high level to be able to write about or coach a sport. Americans don’t make the same mistake and look and the kind of sport they produce.
Australian cricket must give up on the numbers and trust gut instinct
Solid press coverage? With respect Don Freo, I struggle to agree. Jordan Mcardle’s articles about where ex-AFL players might be playing don’t really stand as solid press coverage. It would be good if they spent some time acknowledging that there’s more to country footy than the South West, Goldfield and Pilbara.
Have they forgotten about the bush? The AFL is neglecting its most important resource
I apologise I didn’t explain that part very well. My vision would be a state side carnival. Something like the U/18’s but for State Country sides.
Have they forgotten about the bush? The AFL is neglecting its most important resource
Shire, a conversation not had enough
Grabbing a cold one: What I'd like to discuss with David Warner