Here are five of the best from the world of sport in 2015

Peter FitzSimons   The athletes who rocked my world this year.

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Surely Mal's not getting $300,000 to coach the Kangaroos

Peter FitzSimons   Big Mal has won the lottery with his new job.

Why you gotta love this country

Peter FitzSimons   There a million sporting stories in this city - here are four of them.

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NRL salary cap an 'illegal cartel'

Peter FitzSimons   Let us call the salary cap what it is: an illegal cartel between employers to limit the earning capacity of its employees.

The players to buy in the sporting sharemarket

Peter FitzSimons   It's that time of year again. In that time when the flood of muddied oafs has receded, and the tide of flanelled fools has not fully engulfed all, it is time to take pause, to survey the sporting world, and to work out who's who in the zoo, and just whether their stocks are rising or falling.

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Jonah, we'll tell your grandkids we saw you play

Peter FitzSimons   Despite the fact that much of Jonah Lomu's spectacular play was done at the expense of Australia, let the record show that the Wallabies and the Australian rugby community, adored him.

Anthony Mundine, it's time to hang up the gloves

Peter FitzSimons   If Anthony Mundine continues to fight, the consequences could be devastating.

Burgess has no right to whinge about failed rugby dalliance

Peter FitzSimons   Thank you, we will now hear the case of Sam Burgess vs the English Rugby Football Union.

Cups, cuts and comebacks

Peter FitzSimons   Too much sport was barely enough this week.

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Prince Of Penzance or Phar Lap: Who has the best Cup story?

Peter FitzSimons   It's a head-bobbing finish between the Prince Of Penzance and Phar Lap.

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Do I produce the kiss of death?

Peter FitzSimons   I have the biggest weapon before the All Blacks v Wallabies final.

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Wallabies and All Blacks should make special tribute in final

Peter FitzSimons   The ties that bind Australia and New Zealand should be acknowledged at Twickenham.

Why Prince Phil should support the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup

Peter FitzSimons   C'mon Phil - start cheering for the men in gold.

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Backlash to Goodes' role with David Jones is nothing but racism

Peter FitzSimons   Oh you miserable bastards. How dare you? How dare you make out that, just because we write vicious, toxic posts to David Jones after they hired Adam Goodes to be one of their brand ambassadors, we are ... we are ... we can still barely believe it you'd make the accusation . . . "Racists!"

Wallabies could be on track for a Rugby World Cup Grand Slam

Peter FitzSimons   A win over Scotland could have the Wallabies aiming for an extraordinary feat at the World Cup.

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A tale of Wallaby legend Nick Farr-Jones and a French woman

Peter FitzSimons   The Australian rugby captain developed a remarkable bond with the matriach of a French village.

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We're gonna need a bigger bandwagon for Wallabies

Peter FitzSimons   Here's all you need to know about the Wallabies.

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The one problem with the Cowboys' win

Peter FitzSimons   Bravo, one more time to the Cowboys. As far as I can see, the only thing they need to lift their game on – and this is URGENT – is nicknames.

Cowboys' win was great – but not greatest

Peter FitzSimons   We know the 2015 grand final ran it close, and though the 1997 grand final woulda and shoulda been a contender if not for the fact that it was in a split competition, there remains just one grand final that is still the heavyweight champeen champion of all grand finals.