The grinning genius and the cocky marksman
Two men stole the show in season thirteen of the A-League. One, a quietly spoken and constantly smiling Serb, the other a steely...
‘Ashes’ football is on its way
You would probably have had to be living on Mars to have missed the fall-out from Liverpool FC’s visit to our shores. The fiasco...
FFA Memo: Vacant positions, apply within
The A-League season has just been concluded, and the FFA will spend the off-season looking to fill a number of high-profile positions. We are...
It’s time for the FFA to dream, build a dam – and forget the numbers
I passed Mathematics at school. Not with flying colours, but competently enough. It has served me well through life. I’m pretty canny in Coles...
A scrum that won’t bind, block runners and the footless play-the-ball
Articulating frustrations with officialdom in the NRL is as pointless as trying to identify facts in a Donald Trump speech. However well the point...
Football and song go hand in hand
If music is indeed the soundtrack of our lives, as Dick Clark famously said, then it could potentially be applied to our sporting...
We all want a close competition, so stop whining about inconsistency
Sport is pretty much about consistency. Being able to make your worst day as near as possible to your best day makes you...
We have to prepare ourselves for life without JT
The world of rugby league needs to prepare itself. Since 2002 when a scrawny little kid made his debut for the Bulldogs off...
Sydney, 2027: A piece of creative writing to celebrate football
It’s the twelfth of June 2027 and a majestic Qantas aircraft lands at Sydney’s international terminal from Belgrade, Serbia. A lean man works his...
The classic A-League finale has thrust football into the mainstream
Attempting to write this piece without a goofy smile – as worn by all Sydney FC fans in the aftermath of the A-League...