Australia

Prolonging the Game

Another Ashes series comes to a close and once again the final test match raised a lot of talking points. The selectors were slammed for picking Peter Siddle ahead of the younger Pat Cummins. Yet Siddle showed everyone why he

No Team, No Play?

When Frank Farina was coach of the Socceroos they were very different times. There was not the money or the support mechanisms in place that Ange Postecoglou now has. It is fair to say that the game has moved on,

Have Comebacks Harmed A Reputation?

Just like his arch rival Anthony Mundine, Danny Green polarises the public. You either love him or you  don’t. Green has always been a fighter. Mundine has always been a boxer. Many who follow the sport will tell you a

Exploitation, Marketing or Genuine?

It is pretty much taken for granted that in each of the major codes in Australia there will be one round of competition labelled the “Indigenous Round.” In reality what does this actually mean? Is it simply lip service to

Troublemaker or Scapegoat?

The reasons that the best coaches are paid good salaries is because they know how to manage the players that they select. The good ones know when to drop, sell or off load at the right time. In modern day