The law trumps the brotherhood of cricket
There has been a great deal of bitter criticism this week at the very idea of a coronial inquest into the tragic death of Phillip Hughes at the SCG two years ago.
The Fitz Files
The NRL are not taking concussions seriously
I knew it would happen, and it didn't.
Bears, Jets next in line for NRL fairytale
So rugby league needs a new fairy tale? Here are two teams whose run to an NRL title would have Hans Christian Andersen looking over his shoulder.
Time for the Fitz Files' Kiss of Death for the grand finals
In my bones, I feel it will be ...
Why the parkrun concept is taking Australia by storm
You will recall TFF's rant of 10 days ago that what Australia needed more of was less corporate slug-fests, awash in match-fixing, dodgy deals, bodgy people, bikies and furious factional fighting and more community sport, a la the newly formed Lane Cove Fun Run.
Sell Hayne and Folau and buy, buy, buy women's sport
As if you didn't know, it is time – as the flood of muddied oafs begins to recede, and the tide of flanelled fools has not fully engulfed all – for your humble correspondent's annual look at which sporting stocks to buy, sell, and hold.
Anyone got an idea why Hayson called a press conference?
The Eddie Hayson press conference? What was that all about?
The highs and lows of Jarryd Hayne
Ah, sing it, Charles Dickens, one more time for the road.
From sneers to cheers: Swans and Giants cap AFL's Sydney invasion
Bloody hell. Aussie Rules. Who would have thunk it?
What does our country need? More fun runs
Meanwhile, far away from match-fixing, from dodgy deals and bodgy people, well away from big-time contracts, from bitter disappointments and furious factional fighting, sport, totally removed from soul-less corporate crunching, real sport goes on . . .
The attitude to concussion is still in the dark ages
You had to see it to believe it. A minute before half-time in the Roosters vs Broncos game Dale Copley goes into a tackle, gets his head in the way of an inadvertently flying knee, and falls to the ground like a sack of spuds.
Here's No.1 on Wallabies' Bledisloe Cup wish list
There are people driving on Sydney roads as we speak, with no memory of the Wallabies ever holding the Bledisloe high in triumph! When will it ever be ours again?
The weasel word that Australian sport uses to cover our failures
This week, friends, we are talking about the Australian sports world's du moment . . . "disappointed."
Fertilise grassroots and rugby will grow again
Fertilise and water those grassroots. Steer by the star of what grows the game at the bottom will be ultimately good for the game at the top.
Why it's right to ban swimmers from closing ceremony
Rules in Rio were set for a reason. Don't blame the boss for enforcing them.
Pearls are the feel-good story of Rio
What on earth was going on at the boarding house of St Ignatius, on Tuesday morning last?
The day Farrelly surfed the perfect wave
Vale, Midget Farrelly, one of the greatest of Australian surfers, who has passed away, aged 71.
The Olympics have lost the magic
I wish the Olympics still had their magic, and maybe they'll return. But this one has lost me.
The Digger who showed bravery in battlefields and boxing ring
You had to be pretty good to fight the greatest boxer Australia has ever seen, Les Darcy, and Reg Paton did that.
Hayne deal a huge coup for NRL, Titans but at what cost?
Who knows if this week's commitment from Jarryd Hayne will turn into genuine, not spoken, passion for the team and jersey?