Nathan Burke
Nathan Burke: The coach who gets ’buy in’ is the one to get
The search has begun for a new St Kilda coach. Quite incredibly for Saints fans it has been six years since we...
Nathan Burke: Say ‘never again’ to booing a champion
The Adam Goodes documentary, which aired on Thursday night, should have cleared up one simple point – booing him was plain wrong....
Nathan Burke: It’s time for AFL to revisit State of Origin concept
Driving past a field in south-east Queensland last week I saw a big white cow with the word ‘DO’ painted on its...
Nathan Burke: Technology is not solving the AFL’s ills
There’s an increasing debate about technology and whether it is helping or hindering our game. For mine, new thinking could well help...
Nathan Burke: There’s no such thing as an ‘untaggable’ player
Greater Western Sydney last week lost its most important player. It wasn’t a Jeremy Cameron or Toby Greene … it was tagger...
Nathan Burke: What happens when 1990s footballers meet a 2019 team?
One of the best barbecue discussions for sports fans is ‘Which era of Australian Rules footy was the best?’ For me it...
Nathan Burke: Young footballers, get some perspective and enjoy yourself
Generally in life it is accepted that to do anything to the best of your ability you must enjoy doing it. It’s...
Nathan Burke: Pondering the AFL oddities of 2019
So far AFL season 2019 can best be described as … well … nothing short of odd. There have been more strange...
Nathan Burke: Heads up to old-timers, times have changed
What is more embarrassing? Missing a goal from point-blank range or pulling out of a physical clash? Ask any player and the...
Nathan Burke: Let’s return to mutual respect between players and umpires
“This is borderline cheating”. The year was 1996 and this was my rather pathetic attempt at denigrating an umpire. I knew that...