Do Record-Breaking Feats Need To Be Put Into Context?

Sport is about competition. To many that competition is not as important as it is to those who earn a living from sport. Yet to many who will never be paid to play sport there is a still a strong

Within The Rules, But What About The Spirit of The Competition?

We all know that in sport sometimes you have to push the boundaries to see how far you can go. While often this is a good thing as you see teams or individuals achieve beyond what many believed was their

NTFS #110 – An Indian Hockey Giant Returns To The Fold, The Laws of Cricket, and The Shelf Life of Sport As A Product

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Apologies for slightly longer than usual between shows. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club was one of the strongest hockey clubs in Kolkota, India but back in the 1990’s due to to the lack of an artificial turf, they withdrew. The side

The Power Of Standing Together

One of the unpleasant sights in modern team sports today that has crept in at all levels is players seeking to have an opponent, booked or sent off. It is not good to watch no matter whether the offending player

Beyond Comparison

The Australian Men’s hockey team won their seventh consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal just over a week ago. Whereas many in the media predict every Olympic Games that the team will ‘definitely medal,’ and even sometimes are ‘a guaranteed the