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'Blogs Central
Blog Central: The Spray What is in The Spray that Peter Gardiner uses so liberally on the sporting shonks and shysters every Thursday? Pete rants at all the sporting injustices at this world…like why can’t Darren Lockyer go back to playing fullback and why the hell did they put Eddie McGuire in charge of everything?

Recent entries

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Bellamy hangs himself

Give Craig enough rope and watch the Storm unfold. >>

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Footy players behaving badly

What great role models for the kiddies they are. >>

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sonny speaks out

Le grand SBW answers the big question: pourquoi? >>

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Trickett tripwire ignites rage

Thanks to the Americans we're missing the best Olympics action. >>

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Get smart - get this

Secret tapes reveal a real rugby dingo. >>

Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Ballad of Money Bill

A little light music to soothe the beasts of Belmore. >>

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Shark in frenzy over latest catch

Bringing you the news behind the news ... >>

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Oh brother, Cows with no guns!

Just how bad could life be for the North Queensland coach? >>

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The Four Temptations of Israel

The divine Folau considers switch to AFL, rugby, Gladiators. >>

Thursday, July 3, 2008

If Jana's toe could talk

Rawlinson's dodgy second toe speaks in Olympics lead-up. >>

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Maroons give Tosser tingles

Some Origin memories from the legend who passed away. >>

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Blues should jail Bird

But what on earth would we charge him with? >>

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Benny's dirt-poor days

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A sign of the lean times in Wayne Bennett's world. >>

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Someday my Prince will come

But hell will freeze and pigs will fly first. >>

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Queensland's official anthem

The Maroons need a song in their heart. >>

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Origin selectors all related to Blind Freddy

The rugby league adornment sits shoulders slumped in the dressing room in the lead up to Origin. >>

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Jack Gibson meets the Little Master

At rugby league Heaven's pearly gates. >>

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Gus Gould is not Big Brother but Big Bopper

And his hate sessions aren't just limited to two-minute sprays. >>

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The Kama Zooter's Art of Loving Twenty20

A guide to help you really enjoy IPL cricket. >>

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Time for a whacking great debate

Greats give D'Arcy some advice, hypothetically speaking. >>

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Make sport a pollie-free zone

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Does every national competition have to be a photo op? >>

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Why gall of it all is hard to swallow

Welcome to the latest sports physiology interrogation. >>

Thursday, April 3, 2008

C'mon Channel 9, have a heart!

Gus's commentary could put a guy into cardiac arrest. >>

Thursday, March 27, 2008

China steals the show under Beijing mist

Welcome to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. >>

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Be careful what you wish for, Big Petero

Could you make me a Bronco for life? >>

Thursday, March 13, 2008

You would have to be loco to be a Reds fan

Could this be the reason they've gone off the rails? >>

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Unruly sledgers rounded up for brat camp

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Fast Eddy won't put up with any monkey business. >>

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Benny's the centre of the league cosmos

Something bizarre is happening in the rugby league universe. >>

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Muzza mutiny just another rum NRL deal

Cut-throat world of NRL is like Pirates of the Caribbean. >>

Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Broncos' worst nightmare ... or is it?

Gus might put his brand right where it hurts ... >>

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Big Dell: Show me the Bunny!

Gone but surely not forgotten, Dell is poised to make a comeback ... >>

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Gilly's long walk hits a sour note

A fitting tribute to the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman to get right up the nose of Warnie. >>

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Locky’s wonky knee is off to play for the Kiwis

But how will it stand up to the haka? >>

Thursday, January 17, 2008

The Don’s in a spin

It’s Hell watching the cricket shenanigans from Heaven. >>

Thursday, January 10, 2008

It's Benny v Bruno in Broncos showdown

Wayne marches in and slaps the launcher to his shoulder. >>

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Who knows what lurks in the heart of a Warnie doll?

I never believed in evil spirits, but now that's changed. >>

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Power of one unbeliever can turn back the night

Gallop has announced an end to rugby league’s longest purgatory. >>

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Aussie rugby hit for sux as Robbie turns us All Black

Kiwi recruit is looking for the next bug Wallabies star. >>

Thursday, December 13, 2007

It's cricket bull, but not as we know and love it

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Is the game of cricket in for a reality check? >>

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The gods are not crazy, just upset at their game

There's a war in the heavens as the PGA nears >>

Thursday, November 29, 2007

MacGill’s spin talent withering on the vine

Andrew Hilditch, the head of Australian selectors, is in a festive mood. >>

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Kiwi shame: from world champs to chumps

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Mass mourning could be fodder for a new blockbuster. >>

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Not-so-free Willie boxes himself into a corner

The hour is late. The blood in the Canterbury Bulldogs boxing ring is fresh. >>

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Murali diary bends and straightens truth

Cricket tour diaries are still all the rage to financially top up already fat player contracts. >>

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Keeping up with the Jones

Shock jock turns to the old boys' club. >>

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Dope tests are for dopes

Toxicology report disturbing in more ways than one. >>

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Now for the war on sporting scapegoats

We are at war with the entire Asian sub-continent for crimes against Australian cricket. >>

Thursday, October 11, 2007

All rugby is now banned in Kiwi land

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Gutted New Zealanders arise and embrace the 2060 Olympics. >>

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Watto’s hammy wimps out again

Welcome to another consultation in the wonderful world of Weird Sports Science. >>

Thursday, September 27, 2007

I spy with my little eye - Eddie Enigma

Forget the Bourne Supremacy, the biggest spy thriller in the world of covert operations today is the Eddie Enigma. >>

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Just say no to Nine

If the grand final is not at 3pm, then I’m watching some real knuckleheads in Kath and Kim. >>

Thursday, September 13, 2007

I think I'm turning Argentinean

Ever since I invested $2 in the office sweep, I’ve have a whole new interest in rugby and the World Cup in France. >>

Thursday, September 6, 2007

It's Apocalypse Wow!

Welcome to the psychedelic world of Andrew “Joey” Johns. >>

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Forget grapple tackles, go for the Atomic Drop

Every time I watch the Melbourne Storm go the gang grapple, I feel I am watching the unnatural evolution of rugby league. >>

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Lote faces the rugby inquisition

Seems to me that Lote Tuqiri is in a pretty dark place now, where he can never put a foot right … and there’s no way out. >>

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rubbing Bazza up the wrong way

The Bonds that don't break you may just tear you apart. >>

Thursday, August 9, 2007

The Seven Deadly Sin Bins of Rugby League

The Rugby League Hall of Shame would be chock full of brain-exploding imbeciles rather than immortals. >>

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Whingeing to the tune of Dolly Parton

Wayne Bennett has been kicking and screaming about grapples, too much footy and whiz kids play-acting. >>

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Driven Potty by Broncos' dramas

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Now that the planet has finished going Potty over young Harry and JK Rowling has a superannuation fund superior to that of Heather Mills, it’s time to get back to ... >>

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Imbedded with the 'Shockeroos'

Dateline, July 16, 1800 hours: At the Australian Football Federation, the lines of communication have been in meltdown ever since the Aussies’ crock and bore tactics against an Iraq insurgency ... >>

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Dallas decision a no-brainer

This may come as a shock, but in my forgettable sporting career I took quite a few head knocks. >>

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Perfect match off court

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Hey, hey, all you sporting funsters out there looking to get a surrogate life – welcome back to the latest fake reality show: "Game, Set and Match". >>

Thursday, June 28, 2007

They who hath wielded the blade deserve thy damnation

As reaction to big Petero’s snub smoulders, I decided to turn to the Bard to make nonsense of the whole tragedy unfolding. >>

Thursday, June 21, 2007

The war on Origin traitors starts with Workmate Choices

To the Honourable Premier, C/O the Coward’s Castle, Brisbane. >>

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Would-be Wallaby saviour has crosses for others to bear

Wallaby coach John “Knuckles” Connolly is goose-marched into the office of Australian Rugby Union commander-in chief John O’Neill. >>

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Coaching life of Brian

Brian Smith enters the darkened confessional with his trademark glower that not even a mother could love. >>

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

The true Blue secret to Muzza’s Origin oblivion

Dateline: Townsville, Saturday May 26. High noon: Cowboys coach Graham Murray is in his office watching replays of Matty Bowen running rings around the Bulldogs. >>

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Darren’s bad ankle inspires even crooker verse

By the time this goes to print it will be game over. Origin One done and dusted. After last year’s game one, I wrote a dubious tribute piece to Darren ... >>

Thursday, May 17, 2007

The Zimbabwe cricket tour that might have been... obscene

So former Aussie bat Dean Jones thinks Australia should still tour Zimbabwe to help take the locals’ minds off their daily cares. No doubt he would have been one of ... >>

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Life for Benny can be pretty spooky

There is no peace for Wayne Bennett. His side has just beaten the Bunnies 8-4 in the ugliest sight at Lang Park since Manly prop Don McKinnon let it all ... >>

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Graeme surely has got to be choking

Why is it so? How do two super-dense, colliding objects – that is the Eagles and the Dockers – appear to break every law of logic to bend believability and ... >>

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Why is it so hard to follow AFL’s logic?

Why is it so? How do two super-dense, colliding objects – that is the Eagles and the Dockers – appear to break every law of logic to bend believability and ... >>

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Wayne struggles to see the light ...

Thanks for coming in Wayne. Please, feel free to loosen the straitjacket and make yourself comfortable on the couch.” “What choice did I have Doc? That traitor Bruno Cullen had ... >>

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