Tim Tszyu Needs to Change
There’s a great big gaping hole in the Australian sporting landscape. We’ve always got the AFL and the NRL and their women’s...
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THE GUY WHO LIKES SPORT
Just another guy watching games and thinking things
THE GUY WHO LIKES SPORT
Who am I?
I'm just another guy who thinks his takes on various sports and pop culture are worth listening to. Are they? Probably not, but I need somewhere to air them. Yet another Bill Simmons impression. Anyway. I have a law degree, work a corporate job and wish there was something else that I could be doing.
This is that something.
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Am I Allowed to be Upset?
George Santayana famously said that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That saying has been Chinese...
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Explaining the Premiership Metrics through Goodfellas
After a week where most football journalists became experts in both breach of contract and tortious medical negligence, I thought I’d...
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Thank You, Collingwood
Forgive me for riffing on a classic but Collingwood is like a bowl of pistachios. There’s always one more in them. Despite the “one...
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The AFL Career Extension Program
Hi there! Wish your [football career] was longer? Want to perform better [while playing football] deeper into your 30s? Try this...
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The Loss GWS Had to Have
Paul Keating infamously described the recession Australia went through in the early 90s as “the recession that Australia had to have.”...
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Fury v Usyk Preview
Now listen, I’m as against the public stoning of journalists as the next guy. But I’ll give the Saudis this: they’re making some big...
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Kambosos v Lomachenko Preview
This month has been one of the best months of boxing in living memory. Last week, Canelo Alvarez beat Jaime Mungia up for 12 rounds on...
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Every Game of Footy Looks the Same
Every team has now played either three or four games, and I’m noticing a trend. Does every game look the same to you? Is it that a good...
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Mike Tyson Was All Sizzle and No Steak
Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul for some reason. To sell the fight, Paul is posting 4 year old clips of Tyson whacking the pads in his...
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Watchability Rankings: Opening Round
Footy is finally back! Obviously, you’re going to watch your own team, but what about the rest of the weekend? What should you...
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The Chiefs and 49ers Are Perfectly Opposite
What’s that old saying? Opposites attract? Historically I disagree with the sentiment. It’s why I’m not dating a cheery girl with...
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Quarterback Play Reached a Low in 2023. Wildcard Weekend Showed that it Will Improve Soon.
Quarterback play, offensive play in general, reached 15-20 year low in 2023-24. Offensive success rates were at their lowest in both the...
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Is Jordan Love *ACTUALLY* The MVP?
Well…no. It’s Lamar Jackson. His counting and advanced stats are almost all top-5 and he’s piloting an offence that is also in the top 5...
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Ranking the Playoff Teams Most Likely to Win The Super Bowl
All-time teams 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. San Francisco 49ers The best stat overall to measure how good a team is in the NFL is DVOA...
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This is a Ramsterpiece
Most observers, myself included, figured the Rams would be one of the worst teams in the NFL this year. They mortgaged their future for a...
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What should the Bears do this offseason?
There is no position more important in North American sports than quarterback. There is no team more tortured at the quarterback position...
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The Cowboys Aren’t Who You Think They Are
In some ways, the Cowboys are exactly who you think they are. Against Philadelphia, then against the Tommy DeVito Giants, they showed it...
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Ranking the teams most likely to win the Super Bowl
Bill Belichick always said that the season doesn’t start until Thanksgiving. He used to mean it because after Thanksgiving is when...
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AFL Draft: Three Player Comparisons I Don’t Like and Three I Do
Well, the AFL draft is over. And the good news is that it was exactly the right length and made perfect sense. A coherent, well-packaged,...
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