Matthew Elliott once threatened to become a Colossus of world batting, at his best a towering presence at the crease: tall, powerful, with invulnerable technique and a devastating array…
I’ll miss the Malthouse theatre. No, this is not to announce the demise of Melbourne’s landmark ham factory, but rather to lament the departure of another institution of the…
Sixteen years ago, Nick Moloney slept in containers on docks in Europe. As a professional sailor, if he’s not winning, he could wind up back there. But currently Moloney’s status…
Is there a more recognisable face in Australian sport than Ron Barassi’s? Was there ever a more fitting high priest for the hot gospel of Australian Rules? When he was…
Role models? Turn it up! There’s two types of people. There’s Aussie heroes, and there’s wankers mate. You don’t have to let champion status get in the way of being…
The figures say he was the greatest Test captain of all. Yes, he presided over a team so great at its best, on so many levels, it’s difficult to imagine…
The words “elite” and “Strauchanie” sit together, like “Mike Tyson” and “role-model.” Bryan Strauchan, self-proclaimed “superstar”, has overcome a debilitating “peanut analogy” to become – what he is today: an…
With his radically arched eyebrows and his hair standing stiffly on end, he has a look of permanent surprise, as though he’s spent a lifetime preparing his face for what…