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First and foremost, I am an avid sports fan, devouring sports like it were my last meal. I am also an English teacher teaching a sports writing class and trying to lead by example.
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Maybe it’s the PE teacher in me. Or the coaches I’ve met and played for in my sporting life. Or possibly even the movies…
Let me preface this piece by stating: By no means am I a royalist. Royal Weddings, who cares. Royal family drama, boring. Next in…
From Noah Balta to the Swans fan's cardboard incident and even favouritism of the Pies draw.
It must be hard to be a trail blazer. To be the brave person willing to step foot onto unchartered lands, not knowing what…
Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to dominate in the Bucks lineup averaging over 30 points and 11 rebounds a game.
The superlative G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time) is thrown around carelessly. Seems like every second person or team fits into the G.O.A.T category. People…
It’s that exciting time of the year - NBA Playoffs. The time where teams seem to try a little bit harder. Where drama and…
I’ve been around basketball in one capacity or another since I was nine. It quickly became my sport. I fell in love with the…
Why force people to choose between their beloved AFL team and the other once-in-a-lifetime events being planned in Melbourne?
The 2024-25 NBA regular season has come to a close. Another exciting season with the play in tournament and playoff picture only decided at…
It’s 2021. Belated Tokyo Olympics. The Australia Boomers in another bronze medal match. So many fourth places. So much heartbreak. This time, against the…
For those long-term followers of the NBA, you would know the game has changed. The players today are the most skilled and most athletic…
I just read your article. I wonder if you think anything has changed in the last 5 years for LeBron. I don’t think this debate will be solved. I earnestly believe it comes down to personal bias in many cases. Do you honour loyalty over championships with multiple teams? Do college and post career play a part? Marketability plays a part. It’s the reason people collect Jordans.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
A very high chance he will. One last crack at a ring.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
Yeah dead set one of the best. Big Pop fan. And Coach K. All my favourite coaches are retiring or have retired.
In a cut-throat league of disposable coaches, will we ever see another Gregg Popovich?
No I love Kobe but he isn’t number two. I think Goat status is really based on better Space Jam movie which LeBron isn’t even in the picture there….. I think it comes down to preference. I wonder though if in 20 years time people will buy LeBrons like they buy Jordan’s.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
You can blame umpires all you like. Reality is pies dominated majority of the match but let the Geelong pressure get to them in the 4th. Both teams can say they should have won..17 points up late in the 4th usually is enough. A kick after the siren. It was a great match. Leave it at that.
'Five men stood between Collingwood and victory - four in green': Umps savaged over contentious calls as Cats star grilled
Yeah but you can bus to Geelong. Ballarat hosts games now too. But flying is much easier these days.
The bad, the ugly and the simply inexcusable: The AFL's biggest disappointments of 2025
Yeah Rockets coming second not many would have predicted. They need a big match today to force a game 6. Jalen Green’s last two matches have been well below his usual standard.
NBA Playoffs: Part 1 - Which western team gets through to the finals?
OKC getting a lot of rest currently which theoretically should be helpful. Though we know rests can be a burden. OKC v Nuggets or Clippers is still a decent match up. T-Wolves looking very likely to get past Lakers. We will see if Lakers push a game 6 today. Warriors T-Wolves if it gets there will be a great match up too. Meanwhile the East has 3 teams into the second round already.
NBA Playoffs: Part 1 - Which western team gets through to the finals?
The handling of Balta was poor. Richmond definitely should have sat him. I wonder when the Pies will get back to Geelong. And yes the Harvey Thomas statistic is crazy now. It wont continue to escalate. Their are only so many stadiums. The point still stands no matter how many games he plays, he will have travelled more than Pendlebury. I’m assuming this is true for many players and teams outside the pies.
The bad, the ugly and the simply inexcusable: The AFL's biggest disappointments of 2025
Oh man could you imagine how much of the year would be dedicated to football. Especially with the adding of the Tasmanian team.
The bad, the ugly and the simply inexcusable: The AFL's biggest disappointments of 2025
Yeah it’s alarming but it makes the AFL money. It’s why teams take the money to play at different stadiums like Hawthorn and North in Tassie. Not too mention games in the Northern Territory. I wonder if it is too sacrilegious to have other teams play King’s Birthday Monday or ANZAC Day.
The bad, the ugly and the simply inexcusable: The AFL's biggest disappointments of 2025
As we head towards voting, I think I will add a new box and new candidate. Vote 1 New Match Review Panel. If I’m tipping roughies this week. Geelong and Carlton to beat Pies and Adelaide.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 8: Rivalries galore on Election Weekend - with the biggest QClash ever
Is Fraser McGurk over hyped? We pump him up so much and I can’t recall the last time he lived up to the hype. I wonder how much Australian stock is declining. What will they be paid for the IPL in future years.
Australia's stars reduced to mere onlookers at IPL as cricket's new world order takes shape
Admittedly they have been able to get franchise players. LeBron, AD, Luka but the supplementary pieces haven’t been great. The Angelo Russell….again for a season. The Dwight Howard before he couldn’t get a gig in the league and went to Taiwan. Not to mention what they gave up to get Westbrook and Mike Muscula. It’s always interesting to see who they manage to pick up each season.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
I wonder if LeBron will follow Jordan and go into Ownership of a team.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
Rumours dont mean much really until they become truth. They have to start somewhere though.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
Bill Russell won 11. It’s only one factor in the conversation for the LeBron and Jordan debate.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
I don’t think it’s the making the playoffs thsts being held against him. It’s the losing the championship matches that is held against LeBron. Also Jordan had retired twice by the Wizard stage.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
Yeah I wonder how much he considers that? If you keep losing playoffs, it keeps putting you further behind MJ in some categories.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
I think when the debate for G.O.A.T involves rings and losing in playoff matches, he still sits a long way off Jordan. Still behind Kobe in that regard. The Lakers mid season change made them better. They wouldn’t have finished 3rd without the trade. Does that make him relevant if he just steps back and misses half the season? I don’t think he will retire this season but I also think that high chance he won’t win another ring. Lakers tend to not get decent pieces each year. The list of players they aim for verse the players they receive is crazy.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?
Scary prospect for future Australia matches. Hopefully he stays in the system and is smart with his earnings.
'Incredible innings': 14-year-old prodigy blasts second-fastest IPL ton of all time to announce Royal arrival
Exactly. It’s become too much about status and less about the game.
'You're killing the vibe, man': The stubborn NBA fans who are ruining the playoffs
I wonder if it will get better the further in to finals we go. College basketball does this so well so the issue lies in celebrities and influencers. Better high paying seats attract big names who want to dress and look a certain way. People want to express themselves. It’s a shame really though.
'You're killing the vibe, man': The stubborn NBA fans who are ruining the playoffs
It’s careless in terms of how the AFL tribunal works. I don’t think it warrants time off. I think the AFL tribunal define careless as not acting within the duty of care to protect where possible. Danger got off for highlighting he did everything he could in terms of duty of care. Curtis’ tackle was different: will that help him or hinder him we will see?
Roos take goalsneak's dangerous tackle ban to Tribunal, Blue cops a week for innocuous incident
I mean if he did, winning a ring at 41 and if he averages the numbers he did this year, then that’s pretty impressive.
The end looks nigh for the King - will LeBron finally abdicate his throne?