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Shoving an umpire was trivial, said the Supreme Court
IT’S BEEN a touchy subject indeed, but at least footballers are no longer likely to end up in the Supreme Court for making contact with an umpire, writes RON REED. More »
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Origin over for the main man in maroon
EVEN THE MCG will miss the pride of rugby league in two states as Cameron Smith steps down from the big stage, writes RON REED. More »
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Fifty years on, the Blues blow Bombers out of the sky – again
THEY’RE FOOTY’S two most successful clubs – ever – and even though they are on hard times now, Carlton and Essendon have plenty to look back on, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Unwanted claim to fame: Australia’s No 1 cheat
THE WEEK THAT WAS: THEY’RE CALLING IT the biggest scandal in Australian racing history and maybe even that doesn’t go quite far enough, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Dark day for night Tests as India wimp it
THE PARTY’S over – for one summer, anyway – as Adelaide’s day-night Test match falls victim to India’s attack of the after-dark jitters, writes RON REED. More »
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Victory fly the big blue flag again
THEY HAD TO do it the hard way and they did, which is why the Victory soccer team has always been the most professional team in Australian soccer, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Desolation to delight – all his own work
MELBOURNE VICTORY are through to the soccer Grand Final in the most unlikely of circumstances, says chief writer RON REED: THIS HAS become the finals series soccer’s A-League, which has been struggling to keep its audience engaged all season, had to have. But ... More »
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Hoop, hoop hooray – the big man is back
THE WEEK THAT WAS: HE’S BEEN the best Australian basketballer for a decade and now Andrew Bogut is back in the local league, which is another big deal for a sport that is going places, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Magpies on the march – maybe
STAND BY FOR the biggest footy match of the year so far as Collingwood try to convince their long-suffering supporters that they have turned the corner at last, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Eagles record there to be broken – just not yet
SMALL MERCY for the Blues as one of their old boys fails, for once, to put them to the sword, writes RON REED: LONG-SUFFERING CARLTON fans, this one no exception, arrived at the MCG late on Saturday afternoon – well, some did, a lot didn’t – fearing two night... More »
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King Kurt leads the Games’ golden moments
THE WEEK THAT WAS: THERE WAS a lot to like about the Commonwealth Games, but at least one prominent Australian sport has a few questions to answer, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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The flag the players owned, not the coach
COACHES USUALLY get the credit for masterminding any premiership win but that wasn’t quite the case the last time Carlton saluted, writes RON REED: DAVID PARKIN coached Carlton to three premierships and Hawthorn to one and it goes without saying that he is pro... More »