Challenge concept will iron out faults and put ball back in captain’s court By Ricky Stuart – August 19, 2012 EACH January, my wife Kaylie, heads down to Melbourne for the Australian Open of tennis. She loves it. Loves the atmosphere, the quality of tennis and just how well catered the entire tournament is for […]
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NORTH MELBOURNE’S BRAND ROO DAY Paul Roos – August 16 2012 THE turning point for North Melbourne’s season clearly was Round 10. After a 115-point defeat, the players had to say to themselves: Did they believe in their game plan? Did they trust their coaches? Did they want to play together as a team? Or
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Kerry Packer’s cricket revolution changed the way the game was played forever Ian Chappell – The Sunday Telegraph – August 20, 2012 West Indies captain Clive Lloyd with Kerry Packer at the height of World Series Cricket. Source: The Daily Telegraph Ian Chappell at the Packer troupe practice. Source: Supplied PLAYERS wore coloured pyjamas, innings
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Grand final day would be perfect chance for Bulldogs and Sea Eagles to settle a grudge by: Ricky Stuart – August 12, 2012 WHAT is it about Manly and this time of year? You look at the top eight, you look at every team pushing towards the finals and you sense the Sea Eagles are
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Opener Ed Cowan unbeaten on 77 as Australia A chase down England Lions’ 315 August 9, 2012 CAPTAIN Ed Cowan leads Australia A’s run chase in the four-day unofficial cricket “Test” against the England Lions at Old Trafford. A polished 92 from Chris Woakes failed to prevent Australia A from grasping the initiative at the
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Tanking talk a plea for help: Paul Roos BY Paul Roos – August 4, 2012 FRIENDS and family told me how shocked I looked during On the Couch on Monday night. I wasn’t so much shocked because I didn’t know what Melbourne was trying to achieve by gaining lower draft picks at that time, I
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Ad-lib footy is a winning formula Andrew Johns – August 2, 2012 The game of rugby league has evolved this season. No longer is it good enough to belt it up the middle and grind out victories, relying on kicks and mistakes from the opposition for your points. Teams that have been slow to accept
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Why Ricky Stuart made the call to quit coaching the NSW Blues BY Ricky Stuart August 5, 2012 I HAVE always been more comfortable having control over decisions. In rugby league, as coaches know better than anyone else, that’s not always the case. Over the past fortnight I have been honest about helping NSW with
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Paul Roos jumps into the Essendon coaches box to find a way to beat the rampant Hawks HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson and his staff had a clear win over Nathan Buckley and the Collingwood team last week. They took away the Magpies’ main strengths without any disruption to their own. This week it is James
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The Shoulder Charge is Here to Stay by Andrew Johns NineMSN Thu Jul 26 2012 The shoulder charge is a big part of the high-impact side of rugby league that fans love to watch and talk of banning it is ridiculous. I think the NRL has the right idea at the moment. If in making
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