Full marks for a classic Grand Final
A GRAND Final for the ages has returned the focus to what used to be best about footy – and still should be, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
A GRAND Final for the ages has returned the focus to what used to be best about footy – and still should be, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
George Haddon on the Eagles Grand Final win. More »
FOR SOME footy followers it’s bigger than the Brownlow, far tougher to win and contested furiously by a phalanx of footy’s favourite callers. The sole judge, LAWRENCE MONEY, can now reveal the Boot In Mouth champion of 2018: BY season’s end, the 2017 Boot In M... More »
IT’S NOT quite true that there’s no such thing as a likeable Collingwood supporter, admits long time Magpie hater RON REED. But that doesn’t mean he’s barracking for them. More »
HE TIPPED them for the flag, but we knew he was only kidding. He had to be! Now, he’s only one win off being an oracle. TERRY BROWN is getting ready for the Grand Final after a season only a true Magpie could imagine and endure. More »
AUTHOR DAN EDDY looks back at the Norm Smith medallists from the Magpies and Eagles and presents their memories, good and bad, from that memorable day. More »
THE WEEK IN SPORT: LOVE HIM or loathe him, Sam Newman was never boring on The Footy Show, from which he has now foreshadowed his exit. Chief Writer RON REED is a fan. More »
One of Australia’s most talented young poker professionals is sitting out from the tables in a bid to chase their dream of becoming a tennis pro. James Obst, known within the poker industry as “Andy McLEOD”, recently confirmed on Twitter that he wishes to foll... More »
The Victoria Derby is one of the world’s oldest horse races as it was inaugurated all the way back in 1855. Queen Victoria was on the throne, Ned Kelly was born that year and Charles Dickens was working on Little Dorrit. Over in Flemington, a filly called Rose... More »
FUELLED by his desire to be world champion, Daniel Ricciardo chose to quit Red Bull for Renault. But, with the Renault engines faltering, has he steered in the wrong direction? PETER COSTER reports. More »
IT WAS the stuff of dreams. The dreams that Australian entrepreneur Gerry Ryan had of taking on the world’s premier cycling events and landing a big one. Sportshounds cycling expert JOHN TREVORROW has been there from the start. More »
SPORTHOUNDS Chief Writer RON REED is back on board as the Dees prove their premiership drought is there to be broken. More »