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Kid brother who told Terry Daniher to get serious
THEY’RE ONE OF the greatest of all footy families – and it’s no surprise to learn who the inspiration was, writes RON REED More »
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No hiding place for the hoops hit-men
THE WEEK THAT WAS: THE BOOMERS have to take their share of the blame for the great basketball bust-up – but it’s not all bad for Australian basketball, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Magpies ready to even an old, old score
THE WEEK THAT WAS: They’ve been at each other’s throats since the 19th century but two of Melbourne’s oldest footy clubs are still locked in a fight that might be about to heat up even more, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Frustrating finale just another anti-climax
THE WORLD CUP is over the for the Socceroos and the coach knows why – they didn’t score enough goals. But whose fault was that, asks RON REED More »
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Timmy Time – it’s now or never
HE IS the Socceroos’ best-known and most popular player – and possibly the man most likely to win the crucial match against Peru off his own boot. So surely Tim Cahill’s World Cup will not end in total anti-climax without him even setting foot on the field, sa... More »
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Banished by the Blues, says superstar Kouta
HE WAS one of Carlton’s all-time great footballers but now Anthony Koutoufides is wondering why the club he loves isn’t showing much love in return, writes RON REED. More »
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Growing Paines for the new cricket captain
THE WEEK THAT WAS: NOBODY REALLY expected the massively depleted Australian one-day cricket team to do it easy when their five-match one-day series started this week – and they didn’t. It wasn’t all bad but there were some worrying signs for the captain, says ... More »
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Mason Cox gives the Magpies a day to remember
PROVING AGAIN that you don’t have to be born into footy to be good at it, the American Magpie might have come of age as a AFL star, writes RON REED: More »
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Big defeat, big question marks for The Hornet
SO WHAT now for Jeff Horn, whose boxing career hit a brick wall in Las Vegas? RON REED reports. More »
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Cricket boss Sutherland got more right than wrong
HE CLEARLY isn’t the most popular sports administrator in the land, but the outgoing Cricket Australia CEO had his fair share of runs on the board, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Bronzed Bobby belongs at the MCG
IT HAS taken a long while for one of Australia’s greatest footballers to be honoured with a statue as many of his contemporaries have, but they’re putting it in the wrong place, writes RON REED: LONG OVERDUE: That’s the first thing to be said about the decisio... More »
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Sheeds – the man whose work is never done
HE’S THE man who’s done it all in footy – and then some. Now he is being hailed as the game’s greatest servant – ever – and chief writer RON REED agrees: THE WEEK THAT WAS: His lifelong mate Kevin Bartlett introduced Kevin Sheedy as the AFL Hall of Fame’s 28th... More »