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As finals go on, I have decided this week to bore you with a sociology lecture on Australia’s obsession with sport. What? Sport in a sports column? I must be losing it. Oh well – it’s just another view. Australian Rules Football AFL Finals Week 3 Preliminary Finals: Collingwood 18.12 (12 »»
Finals fast approach, international sporting events happen and I explain what the Commonwealth Games might actually be. All that and the ranting and raving of a sports-obsessed lunatic with too much time on his hands and no life to speak of. Australian Rules Football AFL Finals Week 1 Qualifyin »»
Once again it’s time for the best wrestling in Australia… and the results of the battle between some of the worst of politics in the democratic world. And way too much sport. So I apologise for the rants, but I hope they make you at least think a little bit about the democratic system and how i »»
Well, a lot has happened this week. So I rant against the AFL, soccer bosses and a few other things. And I answer a facetious American (really? they exist? [/sarcasm]) with the latest Australiana instalment, this one concerning urban animals. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 19 Essendon 9.19 »»
Well, the limited feedback I received was positive last week, so we’ll stick with the changes until the next time I get bored or I’m sacked from my position here, whichever comes first. So, here’s some sport, news, whatever… Australian Rules Football AFL Round 17 St Kilda 14.3 (87) drew wit »»
This is an interim view, as I am about to gave 2-3 weeks off and don’t want to start a new format only to disappear. So it’s a mix of old and new. It’s also rushed as life has this cruel way of making itself known when you least want it to. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 13 Split round, »»
Riot City Wrestling made this long weekend a great one. Add to that my team winning in the AFL and ignoring the soccer, it was a good weekend! Australian Rules Football AFL Round 12 North Melbourne 14.13 (97) def Carlton 10.8 (68) Upset! North Melbourne’s form is harder to »»
World number one Serena WIlliams was knocked out of the French Open. By who? And why is this Down Under News? Because the woman who did it was Australian Samantha Stosur. She did it in almst 2 and a half hours, winning 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 8-6. And this hot on the heels of Sam's defeat of Justine Henin. »»
I swear it’s a brief one this week as not much has happened. I mean it. No honestly. Brief. Sports. Results. All right, you know that’s not gonna happen. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 9 »»
It’s been another weekend of too much sport, too little sleep and some great match-ups… and some real duds as well. But before we go into that, a word of warning – if you see an Australian TV mini-series called ‘The Legend Of Billy Sing’ advertised, avoid it. Billy Sing was a Chinese Austr »»
The story that has overwhelmed all other Australian sport just keeps getting bigger and bigger. In case you are unaware, Melbourne Storm have been caught doing naughty things (and with any luck there’ll be a link here to the last View to tell you all about it). But as this i »»
Life hath intruded upon me yet again, so I will give you the scores to keep you up to date and very little else I’m afraid. Sorry, y’all. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 4 West Coast 15.11 (101) def Essendon 11.12 (78) North Melbourne 8.12 (60) beaten well by Sydney 14.16 (100) Adelaide 6.1 »»
Happy pagan celebration taken over by followers of a Jewish carpenter’s son! A weekend of football and netball and not a real lot else. It was Easter! And so it’s time for a rant. Good Friday is a full public holiday. Here in Australia more than three quarters of shops are »»
Cricket, basketball, and soccer are all on the tail ends of their seasons while the V8s return to Australia, rugby league gets under way, and there’s more Riot City Wrestling. Seriously, you should do yourself a favour if you are a fan of professional wrestling and get hold of the last few shows o »»
Opening banter: Nope, got nothing. Lots of scores, and we got another gold at the Olympics, but…. nope. Nothing. Winter Olympics Another Winter Olympics piece! Because Australia has won another gold medal! Seriously! Although, it must be said this one was not a huge surpris »»
Finals dominate! No, seriously, that’s all I got. Finals. Lots of sport, but it’s finals time. In the football codes that real men play. Australian Rules Football AFL Finals Week 2 First Semi-Final: Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77) def Sydney 10.12 (72) See ya, Sydney! S »»
Football is getting to the pointy bit of the seasons. Finals are looming large. And so I shall regale you with some Australian music acts I think you should check out. Yep, it’s another view! Australian Rules Football AFL Round 22 Last round before the finals! Fremantle 13.15 (93) def Carl »»
More scores, and more rants, including a long-winded tirade against Australian politics, for which I apologise in advance. The new format finally received its first positive feedback (its first feedback at all, actually) and so I am inclined to keep on going like this. So enjoy… Australian Rule »»
A new view as I also get used to the new format. This week I have decided to impose upon you my favourite Australian film as part of my ongoing mission to educate the rest of the world about the despotic little nation I call home. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 18 Essendon 16.12 (108) def St K »»
All right! I’m back, and the holiday was very nice, thank you very much. This is the first try at a revamp of my format. It is only a little different, but enough to make it feel fresh to me. Hope you all enjoy and, as usual, leave comments to let me know. Australian Rules Football Yes, I missed »»
Sportsportsportpsortsport. What? You expected something else? As of next week I shall be tweaking this report a little. While I shall include the scores, I shall be limiting the commentary and opinions… and adding some extra stuff about Australia in general. The one thing th »»
Not as many scores as normal as less than normal happened this past week… oh, except we had a female tennis player do something decent and we have a rugby player do something intelligent. No, seriously. It’s the view! Australian Rules Football AFL Round 11 Richmond 8.11 (59) def by St Kilda 14. »»
A new view with a rant about the Thunderbirds and some State of Origin history. It’s another long-ish one, so grab a cold beer, sit down in front of the computer with a snag sanger and enjoy to your heart’s content. Australian Rules Football AFL Round 10 And the “WTF” »»
A brief-ish one this week as much has happened, including my second short story published in 6 months, and this one by a group in another state. So I am, naturally, stoked. I also got a prize in another writing comp, so that makes this a good year. But the writing side of things has sort of taken ov »»
Life slowly returns to normal in the sporting world down here, even though the upsets continue in the football and things are getting tight in the V-8s. Oh, and yet another World Cup in cricket is beginning. Plus the Melbourne Storm thing is simmering quietly in the background, with players and poin »»
In breaking news, on Thursday April 21 the news was announced that the Melbourne Storm rugby league club has been basically stripped of everything the club has achieved in the past few years. Why? You may well ask. It all comes down to a serious breach of salary cap restrictions. The numbers are s »»
Football and wrestling, wrestling and football. Come on, did you expect my life to revolve around anything else? It’s been one of those dull weekends. I did my homework (yes, I’m back studying again, even at my age) and helped look after my kids and »»
Cricket starts to peter out and I finally do my AFL preview! There's just way too many words here! And too many exclamation marks! Too much of everything! Okay, maybe not, but this is long and I try to look at the upcoming Aussie Rules season impartially. Really, there's not much to waffle on about, »»
THE VIEW FROM DOWN HERE #85 With cricket winding up on the domestic front, basketball coming to a close, union just starting, league almost just starting, the AFL in their pre-season cup days, this week (and especially weekend) was dominated by 3 nights of wrestling as Riot Coty Wrestling present »»
A lot of Winter Olympics has been the sporting staple this week, with some Australians actually winning something! Yes! Really! A bunch of sports are nearing the end of their seasons, cricket is still going, the AFL is just beginning, as is Super-14… With so much sport on TV »»
