Round 13 was a cracking weekend of football with 16 goals scored in five games and with Sydney FC the only team to keep a clean sheet. Incredibly for the second week in a row only one team kept a clean sheet and three out… Read More »Creators, goal line clearers and goal-scorers: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 13
At the end of yet another tumultuous week for the A-Leagues, it was easy to forget there was a round of football being played – something the APL seems to do every single week. Perhaps it was fitting that a largely forgettable round of A-League… Read More »The APL is doomed to fail until it starts focusing on football
Of all the quirks, eccentricities and flat-out weirdness that comes with Australian Rules football, none are more spectacular than the high mark. Call it what you will – a ‘specky’, a ‘screamer’, a ‘hanger’ and all its other names – when executed right, a footballer… Read More »Masters of the Air: The ten greatest AFL ‘speckies’ of the 21st century – and #2 wasn’t even Mark of the Year!
Plenty happening on-field, as well as away from the pitch, in another busy week in Australian football. Here are your A-League Round 13 talking points. Glory overcome Khelifi farce, claim first away win in 15 months A happy ending to another week from hell for… Read More »Glory snap 15-month winless run, Grim times for APL as redundancies hit
Cricket is globally raking in way more money than ever before and that should mean there is cash to splash to level the playing field for the poorer nations lacking in resources. But the rich are getting richer, the poor get the picture and are… Read More »Australia play nearly half their Tests against England and India – to save the game, that needs to change