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Blog Central: Super sub With a great line-up of talent on the Daily’s sports desk, Jon Tuxworth reckons he only gets a call-up when one of the star players is away – as is the case with his sporting exploits. Known affectionately as ‘Splinters’ at high school, his offering from the humble position on the bench is always worth a read.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

It's enough to make a grown man cry

Tough times ahead for the Melbourne Storm. >>

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

PR bloopers, nightclub tackles and little white lies

Awards for Football Excellence – And Anything But >>

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Why I'm barracking for the Sharks

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It was time to jump on another team’s bandwagon. >>

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Weekend of my discontent

Storm defeat topped off a crushing losing streak. >>

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Football needs a shake-up

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The Fire was hot, but their competition was not. >>

Monday, September 1, 2008

It's footy finals time!

And both my teams are in the hunt this year! >>

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The A - Z of the Olympics

Let's pay tribute to the Games in alphabetical order. >>

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

All hail holy Hull

Some Galatian inspiration and victory was hers. >>

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Coventry is Zimbabwe's angel

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For strife-torn countries, sport is an outlet for patriotism. >>

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Didak should get the boot

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Collingwood's double standards unfairly saved Devious Dids. >>

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Games drama just keeps coming

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And the Beijing Olympics haven't even started ... >>

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

How your team measures up

Part 2 of my NRL team analysis. >>

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

NRL: a tipster's nightmare

My team-by-team tip for the rest of the season. >>

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

My Beijing crystal ball

A round of insightful predictions of Olympic proportions. >>

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Origin: it's crunch time

Some forward thinking's required for the Blues to beat us. >>

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Council, give us a stadium!

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Even football coaching legend Frank Farina says it's overdue. >>

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Why we need a $20m sports stadium

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Has our council heard of short-term pain for long-term gain? >>

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

I'm an Origin virgin

So I haven't been to a game? Let me explain. >>

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Stronger teams shape up for Origin Two

My view on the ins and outs of re-modelled Maroons. >>

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Super 14 cheering honours go to...

It's a toss-up between Kiwis and Cockroaches. >>

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Oh, what a feeling!

The NRL Toyota Cup has plenty going for it. >>

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Maroons stuff up Origin selection

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Have the Blues already won the first battle? >>

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Bandwagon fans drive me mad

You can't White Out team loyalty willy-nilly. >>

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

It's called contact sport for a reason

In the heat of battle the odd blow-up can happen. >>

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Rowing's real heroes get a chance to shine

The Sally Robbins story finally laid down to rest. >>

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

It’s time umpires gave out early showers

Aussie rules needs to introduce a send-off policy. >>

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

At last the netballers' time has come

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And they didn’t even have to create a scandal. >>

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Things that bug the hell out of me

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Or five ways we could improve the sporting world. >>

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Why your team can win the NRL title

Okay, folks, you can call off the hired goons now. >>

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Why your team can't win the NRL title

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And don't bother sending me any letter bombs ... >>

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Everyone's abandoning the 'Faiders'

Things are looking very black for the green machine. >>

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Take a chill pill and respect the ref

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Tantrums and bad sportsmanship are simply unacceptable. >>

Monday, February 18, 2008

Don’t we love underdogs

“I reckon if you told Corey that he’d just won lotto, he would probably say ‘Oh, that’s pretty good’.” >>

Monday, February 11, 2008

Fatso tops great moments

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Now is an ideal time to sit back and reflect on a few memorable moments from the last couple of Olympics. >>

Monday, February 4, 2008

In touch with my feminine side

"I am woman, hear me roar. In numbers too big to ignore." >>

Monday, January 28, 2008

Hawk-eye fails to make point

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If you challenge and you’re wrong, tough luck. >>

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Phew, I won't have to watch the world paintball titles

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After a long drought, sports fans can once again rejoice. >>

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

If you don’t like the heat, get out of Melbourne

Aussie Open folly gets me hot under the collar. >>

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Passion’s sadly lacking in the world of tennis

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But a young Serbian ace offers hope for the future. >>

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Bumper year ahead if predictions true

2007 had it all. The usual scandals, triumphs and disappointments that encapsulate every sporting year. >>

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Gilly needs a rest? Give us a break!

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Australia's cricketers are paid top dollar to get out there and play cricket. >>

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Let the best coach win

No-one complained when Guus Hiddink guided the Socceroos ... >>

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Trio should Roo the day they went to a Richie concert

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Some AFL players are destroying the code's hard-earned image. >>

Monday, October 22, 2007

My World Cup runneth away

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I have to admit I’m starting to become a little bit immune to World Cup disappointment. >>

Monday, October 15, 2007

Some wins just pure gold

Rhys Drury's win in the Coolangatta Gold will go down as one of those great moments in sport. >>

Monday, October 8, 2007

C it wasn’t all a bad dream

There are a lot of ‘C’ words for the Wallabies' performance coming up including... >>

Monday, October 1, 2007

Footy 2007 Best and Worst

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As with any season, there are plenty of highlights - and lowlights - to mull over. Who do you think performed this year? >>

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Blast from Bennett was spot-on

Mr Personality actually made some good points regarding the flawed McIntyre finals system currently being used by the NRL. >>

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

It's Christmas for sports fans!

A sports addict like myself looks forward to the month of September like a tax accountant counts down the days until August. >>

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

It's a cut-throat world for coaches

Stella McCartney and Father Bob could step up to the mark as mentors for Aussie footy teams. >>

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Letting the dogs out is a bad idea

NRL’s Bulldogs and AFL’s Western Bulldogs are in damage control after off-field controversies over the past week. >>

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Unbeaten, but still a loser

When a team goes through a regular season undefeated, a minor premiership is more often than not guaranteed. Apart from in one game: football. >>

Monday, July 23, 2007

Giving cricket the cold shoulder

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When someone mentions the sport of cricket, many things come immediately to mind. For example, an esky full of beer, 30-plus degree heat, flies and sunscreen. >>

Friday, May 18, 2007

Time to weigh sins a little differently

Thank goodness Dallas Johnson and Jamie Lyon received some love from the judiciary on Wednesday night. It would have been a travesty of justice for either player to miss a ... >>

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Why does football have so many whingers?

Don't get me wrong. I like the round-ball game. I’ve followed the mighty Liverpool Football Club since I’ve been old enough to say “Steve Gerrard’s a legend”. >>

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Just the ticket? Not with games like that!

One of the perks of being a sports journo is some free tickets are thrown your way every so often. >>

Monday, April 16, 2007

Switch off TV deal for U.S

The World Swimming Championships in Melbourne proved many things. It proved that the ‘Baltimore Bullet’ Michael Phelps is the best swimmer this planet has ever seen. Thorpey included. >>

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