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Everything’s coming up Western United. After a gruelling six years of setbacks and lethargic progress (no thanks in large to that damnable virus), Western Melbourne Group (WMG) finally (finally!) secured the penultimate funding required for their $2 billion commercial, residential and sporting masterplan. This includes… Read More »As Western United kick on with their $2 billion masterplan, it’s time to turn the A-League focus onto a complacent Melbourne City

If you somehow travelled back in time to the probably smelly streets of Sydney in the early 1900s, you might happen across some of rugby league’s pioneers playing a game with its own style, but a game which still looked a lot like the one… Read More »Across the eras of rugby league: V’Landys-ball, premiership thefts, field goals and the NRL’s all-time power rankings

‘Captain’s knock’ is a frequently used term within the cricketing fraternity. And fair enough too – in the long history of the game, there are numerous examples of occasions where a captain changes the course of a match with his batting. It may be a… Read More »Forget about the ‘captain’s knock’, bring on the ‘captain’s spell’: Seven of the best bowling outings by Aussie Test skippers

If I were picking an Australian Test side today, I would not have Cameron Green in my side. The reason is quite simple; Cam Green is not in form. Barring the 96 he scored against an extremely weak Queensland attack shorn of Michael Neser and… Read More »There’s no rush – Australia don’t need to put pressure on Green’s shoulders