February 13, 2012

Commonwealth Games

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The Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, but you would hardly know it. The media coverage has been muted, especially since the Games got under way. Before that, the coverage was mainly about how bad the venues where and whether it was safe for athletes to attend. Those problems appear to have not materialised. I always felt uncomfortable about that, and the decision by some precious types to withdraw. They were selected to represent their country, but turned down the honor because of perceived risk to themselves.

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Drawn grand final

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There is growing pressure on the AFL to introduce extra time in the event of a drawn grand final following the general letdown in the wake of yesterday’s tie between St Kilda and Collingwood. The main arguments against such a move are tradition and money. The game has moved so far from its historical roots that I don’t place much weight on the “tradition” argument.

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News Ltd and the Melbourne Storm scandal

Melbourne Storm

Sometimes the news of the day is just so extraordinary you wonder if it isn’t fiction instead. A series of facts collide like a train wreck to produce a story that crashes through the public consciousness. Two such stories have gripped Australia in the past week. The Melbourne Storm rugby league salary cap rort is [...]

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Mick Malthouse and the lie fallacy

Mick Malthouse

It’s hard to conceive why Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse “strenuosuly objects” to being branded a liar after being caught lying. During the quarter-time break against St Kilda on Friday night, Malthouse was captured on television appearing to speak forcefully to Saints players. Questioned after the game, Malthouse said to reporters: “I didn’t have words to [...]

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Unlock the tennis courts

Isn’t Google Earth amazing? This is a satellite view of our neighborhood. This post is a gripe about the tennis courts being locked. You can see them towards the top left in the open paddock. When we moved here and for more than a year afterward the courts were always open and anyone could play [...]

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