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Tag Archives: sydney
Pick the AFL’s final eight? Crikey, I can’t even pick a winner!
(First published on The Roar, 15th of May 2015) My nine-year-old son best summed up the unpredictable nature of the 2015 AFL season when he came home yesterday and declared how unfair it was that the kids who knew nothing … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns, North Melbourne, sport, Sydney
Tagged afl, aussie rules, australian rules, australian rules football, bulldogs, collingwood, competition, even competition, Fremantle, Gold Coast Suns, greater western sydney, gws, hawks, hawthorn, ladder, ladder positions, losers, magpies, Port Adelaide, predictions, swans, sydney, tipping, top eight, unpredictable, west coast eagles, western bulldogs, winners
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Adam Goodes needs to adapt if he is to survive the rigours of another AFL season
(First published on The Roar sports opinion website, 1st of May 2015) After taking a two week sabbatical from the rigours of AFL football, Sydney’s Adam Goodes is set to make his return to the Big League. Shaky early season … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Australian Football, sport, Sydney
Tagged adam goodes, afl, aging players, aussie rules, australian football, australian rules football, champions, fitness, footy, footy payer, gametime, geelong, NEAFL, reserves, Retirement, Steve Johnson, stevie j, stevie johnson, substitute, sydney, sydney swans, time
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And the winner is……….Sydney!
The Sydney Swans are on the verge of winning their third premiership in 10 years. It has been a remarkable effort from a team which has refused to bottom out and slide down the ladder to rebuild. While many will … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, australia, Australian Football, buddy franklin, finals, Hawthorn, Kurt Tippett, sport, Sydney
Tagged adam goodes, afl, aussie rules, australian football, buddy franklin, grand final, hawthorn, hawthorn hawks, jack gunston, jaryd roughead, john longmire, Kurt Tippett, lance franklin, losers, luke breust, paul roos, premiership, salary cap, sam reid, spirit, sydney, sydney swans, winners
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Could Kurt Tippett kick 100 goals in a season?
Last week I wrote about the race for the Coleman medal and how 60 goals would almost be enough to claim the prestigious award. Growing up in era of superstar forwards who would top the ton season after season, 60 … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Football, Kurt Tippett, sport
Tagged 100, 100 goals, 4.54, afl, aussie rules, australia, australian football, australian football league, buddy franklin, finals, football, Goal kickers, goals, kicking goals, kicking the ton, Kurt Tippett, lance franklin, sport, sydney, sydney swans
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The experts agree, it’s a race of three!
Supporters of Essendon, Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Carlton may as well book a family holiday this September because their clubs will not be playing in the finals. And unless you follow one of Hawthorn, Sydney or Fremantle, you can dump … Continue reading
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Tagged adelaide, afl, afl captains, aussie rules, australia, australian football, australian football league, brisbane, Captain, captains, carlton, collingwood, essendon, final eight, finals, football, footscray, Fremantle, geelong, gold coast, Gold Coast Suns, greater western sydney, hawthorn, melbourne, north melbourne, Port Adelaide, predictions, richmond, september, st kilda, sydney, top eight, west coast, west coast eagles
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Sean Q Lee - author and columnist 
Not now, not ever. Why I won’t boo Adam Goodes
This article first appeared on The Roar sports opinion website, July 31, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/07/31/wont-boo-adam-goodes/ I won’t boo Adam Goodes. Not now, not ever. I won’t lie. As a footballer he has annoyed me, but I am not so blinded by … Continue reading →