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The opening test of the summer should be five action-pack days of test cricket on a bouncy deck at Perth Stadium. Instead, we are reduced to gimmicks and the possibility of another low crowd watching Australia and Pakistan in the searing cake tin. ABC cricket… Read More »Is the ‘West Test’ going to fill seats in Perth this summer, or will Western Australians keep ignoring red ball cricket?

“I’m not a fan of changing the rules because one team is dominating,” commented one Roarer last week. It is a disappointing interpretation of the articles I have written over the past weeks opposing the Rugby played by Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks and Steve Borthwick’s England.… Read More »Possession Rugby is on life support – and the stats from the World Cup prove it beyond doubt

The Gold Coast Suns are poised to emerge from the 2023 AFL National Draft with a trio of first round selections, all of whom are expected to make a significant impact on the first team thanks to the team’s investment in Academy prospects. Jed Walter,… Read More »Gold Coast’s bright horizon: The three Academy prospects who can be the stars of Hardwick’s Suns

Melbourne City have slipped from the top of their Asian Champions League group after falling to a 1-0 home defeat against Thai side Buriram United. Undefeated in their group heading into Wednesday’s contest at AAMI Park, success would have guaranteed City at least a three-point… Read More »Shock home loss leaves Melbourne City’s Asian Champions League campaign in peril

Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes has labelled social media abuse towards him and his family as “vile” and called for the trolls to be held to account. The 44-year-old English official’s last match was one of his most challenging, and included a first-ever… Read More »‘We know where you live’ – World Cup referee Wayne Barnes wants punishment for online trolls after ‘vile’ post-match abuse