Blogs & Pods

Date: April 4, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

The combined careers of Gary Ablett Senior and Junior reads like no other father-son combination in the history of Australian Football. Between them they have won every major accolade there is at the highest level of the sport. But, what if you had to choose between them and select the one you would have most […]

Date: March 27, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

One of the cornerstones of team sport is the fact that no individual is greater than the team. That applied to James Hird when he was a player at the Essendon Football Club and it should still apply today as a coach on full pay whilst he awaits the end of an AFL-imposed 12-month suspension […]

Date: March 14, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

For Australian cricket fans there will shortly be a clash of events – one a time honoured staple on the domestic calendar, the other a brash new kid on the international block. On the 21st of this month, at a venue yet to be determined, the Sheffield Shield final will get underway. Two days later, […]

Date: March 12, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

The King is dead, long live the King. But who will be the new monarch of Australian Football? It appears that the incumbent’s deputy, Gillon McLachlan is the favourite to ascend to the top job. However, is more of the same necessarily a good thing for the code? Andrew Demetriou, who is to step down […]

Date: March 7, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

Late on the fifth day of the Cape Town Test no doubt many Australian fans feared a repeat of Cardiff 2009 and Adelaide 2012. From a position of power heading into the final day, as the hours and overs ebbed by the heartbreaking realization that all the hard work could still end in a draw […]

Date: March 4, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

Two days before the official launch of the 2014 AFL season and 11 days before the premiership season gets underway the AFL’s CEO has announced this season will be his last. At a media conference convened at AFL House, commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announced that Demetriou’s tenure as the code’s day-to-day supremo will end after […]

Date: March 3, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

David Warner’s comments in the lead-in to the final Test got under the South African’s skins but when the match got underway it was his blade that caused the Proteas angst. After winning the toss and batting Australia’s innings was highlighted by a gem of a knock by Warner. He stroked his way to 50 […]

Date: February 28, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

Once again Australia has been undone by high-quality reverse swing. This time it was principally South African paceman Dale Steyn who wreaked havoc as Australia lost nine wickets in a session to surrender the second Test at Port Elizabeth by 231 runs. On a benign pitch that provided little to the quick men in terms […]

Date: February 20, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

The Australian Test team is on the rise with some stunning results over the past four months. With that in mind it’s interesting to reflect on the top-shelf players we have produced down through the years. I have taken on the task of choosing the best Australian Test XI since the Second World War. To […]

Date: February 17, 2014 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

In the space four months Mitchell Johnson has gone from a derisive selection in the Australian Test team to the most valuable player in the longest form of the sport. In the space of six Test matches he has been the major catalyst in Australia’s cricketing resurgence, claiming man-of-the-match honours in four of those encounters. […]