Category Archives: sport
History live as you watch
It’s always great when you tune in for an historical result. Being on holidays this morning, I got a Twitter tipoff that the US Masters golf was getting exciting, so I watched the last hour and saw Adam Scott’s victory. … Continue reading
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TV Piracy isn’t what it used to be
The online environment for TV viewing has changed considerably in quite a short time. And I won’t lie, I used to download a lot of TV — never films or movies — and while I still do a little bit, … Continue reading
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Wests show some form
A nice lunch out today while I’m in Sydney, to Oliveto’s at Rhodes. Good Italian food combined with incredibly busy and large crowds, usually big Italian family gatherings. It’s always off putting when you arrive, bit it never hampers service … Continue reading
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NRL getting it right online
Last night I signed up for NRL Live — and it feels like they’ve finally entered the 21st century. I wrote about this a couple of years ago now, wondering why we didn’t have this system already, and now finally … Continue reading
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Winners and losers
This whole drugs in sport thing just got a little more nuts, with the Cronulla Sharks suspending their coach and sacking four officials, two days before their first game. No idea if player suspensions will follow, but it seems likely. … Continue reading
NRL season kick off
For the first time ever that I can think of, the new season started on a Thursday night, and I decided to tune in. Souths vs Roosters, big return of Sonny Bill Williams, big things expected from Souths star line-up. … Continue reading
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School Newcastle Knights visit
The Newcastle Knights visit Coonabarabran High School on February 20, 2013, in aid of our bushfire appeal fundraising. A great day for the town with coach Wayne Bennett appearing and also players including Kurt Gidley, Willie Mason and Jarrod Mullin, … Continue reading
NRL TV — good for foreigners, not Aussie league fans
I’m both heartened and annoyed to find this site exists: NRL TV — Watch live NRL games and replays online It’s exactly what I’ve wished existed for years… for $15 a month you can watch all NRL games live or … Continue reading
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Brothers talk League episode 1
This is a new one for the site, a bit of an experiment really. My first foray into podcasts, as my brother Wayne and I jump into the world of Rugby League and the NRL. Wayne is a great talker … Continue reading
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Melbourne Cup fun
Had a Melbourne Cup function at work today, naturally… tables full of snacks, and finger foods, plus beer. Good stuff: little pastries and prawns and sandwiches and breads and dips, that kind of thing. Most of the entire afternoon went … Continue reading
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