went to kick my Sherrin at a local park and a group of young girls aged 7-9 slashed my ball with a knife and said “beat it loser, this is Matildas territory!” and you just couldn’t have imagined that sort of thing 10 years ago 🥰
Buddy Franklin, one of the game’s modern greats, will only be around for a dozen games at most, and Collingwood fans reckon now might be a good time to boo him. If you’re an adult human doing this, have a word with yourself.
#AFLPiesSwans
cricket is such a nuanced sport. I’ve spent hundreds of hours of my life, usually in pubs, discussing and debating its vagaries. And yet I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone, ever, complain about the batters crossing rule.
touchy subject but do we need The Last Post before every sporting event up to five days before ANZAC Day? It’s a sacred thing which should be reserved for the day, maybe the day before at a stretch. Are there other respectful ways to commemorate without getting bugle fatigue?
BREAKING: Scientists have discovered a link between whether you believe this year’s AFL premiership has an asterisk and how likely a chance your team is of winning it.
if you think WA residents will get bent out of shape about not being able to leave the state, consider that a lot of them don’t even leave their side of the river 🙂
@alexsmann
Is there a legit argument though that part of standing up to racism is not letting white supremacists hijack otherwise innocuous hand symbols? An overwhelming majority of the population wouldn’t even know the WS link, including these guys. Twitter is not real life.
the best thing Mark McGowan has done for me lately is scheduled his press conference after my bed time so I couldn’t live-tweet my reaction and get myself fired 🙂
look if I was trying to *prevent* more riots at Melbourne sporting events I wouldn’t be dropping Scott Boland for the Boxing Day Test but that’s just me
I can’t be absolutely certain but I’m pretty sure Tony Armstrong is the only person to win a flag with Barwon Heads and interview Oprah in the same month.
regular reminder that if you’re living in Australia right now you’re either in lockdown or waiting for the next lockdown. Quit arguing on the internet and get vaccinated.
re: blokes getting fragile about women in footy (playing/coaching/media). Nobody is taking footy away from you. It’s still there, it’s now available to even more people. That’s great. Everyone is entitled to love the game like you do and take opportunities within it.
in a strange but not totally unexpected twist, I’m told WA Premier Mark McGowan will be given the final say in whether Toby Greene plays in Perth on Friday night.
beyond the usual interstate banter and the fanciful notion of roofed stadiums, there’s absolutely a serious convo to be had about the timing of the Sydney Test going forward.
#AUSvSA
Shaun Marsh features in his 22nd season of domestic cricket when he captains WA in the
#SheffieldShield
vs SA today. Want to see the WA lineup from his debut? Sure ya do.
I see plenty of young Aussies wearing American college apparel but am yet to see an American getting around with DEAKIN, CURTIN or UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG emblazoned across their jumper 😔
for some reason I’m obsessed with Simon Goodwin going the open hand instead of the fist pump. It’s not quite a wave either. Every part of his arm and hand is stretched out. It looks a bit weird, and I like it.
I reckon as far as
#Ashes
captains batting with the tail to pull off a remarkable run chase is concerned, this is the best ever. Absolutely nothing at all, particularly in recent series, comes to mind really
what I don’t get about the Tarryn Thomas convo is that he’s extremely replaceable as a footballer? There shouldn’t be this insatiable urge to get him on your list as if he’s won three Brownlows. Plenty of other footy players out there, recruit someone else.
"I hope every person who came through the gates today goes home and tells whoever they can that it's worth coming down and watching because there's a lot of entertainment and girls with a huge amount of talent." - the most talented of them all, Ellyse Perry on
@abcgrandstand
Annabel and Will Sutherland become the first sister and brother to play for Australia since Terry and Denise Alderman, who were the first pair.
#AUSvWI
the man who has delivered so many of this sport’s unforgettable moments has achieved something we likely won’t see again. Scenes.
#AFLSwansCats
#Buddy1000
@davidestcourt
@theage
I guarantee you complying with public health directions is not as painful as copping a left hook and then pepper spray immediately afterward but I was happy for that guy in the first five seconds to figure that out on his own.