Blogs & Pods

Date: May 23, 2014 / Posted by control

The AFL’s annual fixture is totally compromised. We know as much because the outgoing CEO Andrew Demetriou said so in the strongest possible terms in September 2011 when he stated that it was “unashamedly compromised”. Mind you, none of us needed Demetriou to draw attention to the issue as we have long understood it to […]

Date: May 20, 2014 / Posted by control

The world of motor sport has lost one of its greatest with the passing of Sir Jack Brabham at the age of 88. In terms of what he contributed to the sport of Formula I he was a nonpareil. From humble beginnings racing on the speedway cinder tracks of Sydney he went on to become […]

Date: May 16, 2014 / Posted by control

This year marks the 25th season since the VFL morphed into the AFL which begs the question as to which club has been the greatest in that quarter century. With this season less than half over let’s just restrict ourselves to the performances across the preceding 24 years. Sadly, for some clubs the change to […]

Date: May 14, 2014 / Posted by control

It was not that long ago the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority was seen by many as representing world’s best practice in the fight against performance enhancing substances in sport. It has now become a flagship model for how not to undertake such battles. With reports doing the rounds that ‘show cause’ letters are imminent with […]

Date: May 10, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

In the words of Australian songwriter Paul Kelly, “from little things big things grow”. It could well be the mantra of the Gold Coast Suns. In its fourth season in the AFL it is well on track for a maiden finals appearance. The Suns currently sit in fifth position on the ladder ahead of their […]

Date: May 8, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

In recent times the AFL has further toughened its stance with respect to the head being sacrosanct when it comes to collisions between players. The latest to fall foul of this edict is Melbourne’s Jack Viney who last night was handed a two-match ban for an incident that resulted in Adelaide’s Tom Lynch sustaining a […]

Date: May 2, 2014 / Posted by control

Having hosted sports talkback programs for over two decades I can assure you that know sporting officials in this country draw more ire or criticism than those who adjudicate Australian Football. And having listened to plenty of sports talkback overseas I can also vouch for the fact that the airwaves abroad do not carry the […]

Date: April 25, 2014 / Posted by control

Prior to many sporting events this long weekend teams and officials will gather together, and along with spectators, will stand in silence and reflect on the ultimate sacrifice paid by those who gave their life for this country in various conflicts. Each of those one-minute silences will be bracketed by the eerie and stirring lone […]

Date: April 18, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

The Olympic Summer Games is seen as the pinnacle for most of the 28 sports that take part. For the vast majority of participants an Olympic gold medal proudly stands as the highest accolade of all in their sport. There are of course some exceptions but none more glaring than football. The sport was introduced […]

Date: April 11, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

Much was made yesterday of what was dubbed a historic moment in sport when the major professional codes in Australia signed an “Anti-Homophobic Framework”. The parties to the document were Cricket Australia, Football Federation Australia, Australian Football League, Australian Rugby Union and the National Rugby League. It marked the first time anywhere in the world […]