Still A Visionary Fifty Years On.

Just over two weeks ago it was announced that Australian football had lost a true legend, when ‘the little professor’ Leo Baumgartner passed away. Baumgartner had starred in his native Austria before moving to Australia in 1957. He played for

Stifling Talent

“It’s all about Youth development” has become the catch cry to try and convince many that the National Premier Leagues(NPL) are ultimately going to be for “the Good of the Game;” Yet another slogan, which at times has been shown

Box On – But is it Only Good in the Short Term?

As mentioned previously on this site next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow face the prospect of having two star attractions on the track not take part, Britain’s Mo Farah and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. At the start of this week they

Why Play Ball?

For many months “Not The Footy Show” – as well as many others – has questioned the reasons, and the structure of the FFA’s new National Premier Leagues (NPL) competition. Having read through the latest presentation one has to seriously

Who are the Champions?

There are many people in Australia who do not like the finals format used in sport around the country, there are others who simply find the ever changing formats hard to follow. There is definitely a place for finals, but