John Howard

NTFS #144 – Part 1 of an Interview With a Pioneer Of Sport for the Blind, Ron Anderson, The Point of Under Age World Cups, and Is Sport now the Opium of the People.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

We have interviewed some amazing people over the past 20 years on Not The Footy Show and in this episode we catch up with yet another remarkable individual. Ron Anderson lost his sight in his early 30’s, and as a

Is It Time For Better Governance and Less Government Support For Sport?

We have all heard the saying ‘politics and sport don’t mix.’ Words attributed to Eric Heiden, the former long track speed skater, who won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at

Why Must Athletes Be Seen, But Not Heard?

How many Politicians have used sport to try and win favour with voters? Those who remember the Sydney Olympics will recall how then Prime Minister John Howard was like and Australian version of “Where’s Wally.” Except rather than wearing a

Quitting While Ahead?

They say that timing in sport is everything. This could also be true of sports administration. Last week former CEO of Australian Rugby and Football John O’Neill was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sport Australia Hall of