Andrew Tate
Why tweet? In social media, like sport, the cesspit can outshine the sensational
When Callan Ward made a five-course banquet over a high bump in the final minutes of the Greater Western Sydney clash against...
Anything’s possible as independent thought emerges out of isolation
Victoria, it’s a milestone day! Today, August 5, 2020, marks a full 170 years since Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the...
Even in a global pandemic, AFL circus is a virus that’s hard to tame
The AFL, its clubs and fans have long excelled in navel-gazing of the highest order – with Victorians in a coronavirus lockdown...
Rare as hen’s teeth: Chicken coupe Ford starts cheap, ends with bucks, bucks, bucks
For years it was an object of fascination and discussion on classic car chat forums, but now the almost mythical Queensland chicken...
How everything is different, and the same, for AFL fans in 2020
The AFL may be the only thing keeping Victorians sane at the moment, as the spiritual home of the game endures a...
Glory on hold … for now: Australia’s Tokyo Olympics team resets for 2021
In a world without coronavirus, this week would have been the culmination of years of work for Australia’s Olympic athletes. Instead, the...
After drought, floods and fire, regional Australia doesn’t need coronavirus too
Many Australians who live in the city can trace their childhood back to small country towns, but the coronavirus appears to be...
Mourning Australia’s lost icons? Don’t fret, there are new ones coming
With the demise of the ABC’s 7.45am news bulletin due to cost cutting, Australians of a certain age can chalk up yet...
Struggling to hit full pace: How coronavirus has infected sport
What if they played a sporting event and no one came? The nation’s elite sports tried that for a while and it...
Sport’s promise of diversity, equality and fair play is a work in progress
Of sport’s unique place in society, former US Supreme court justice Earl Warren famously once said: “I always turn to the sports...