The Fitz Files
Spirit of rugby thrives in the country, as tanking lite taints NRL
While the Forster Tuncurry Dolphins managed an extraordinary turnaround, a world away Wayne Bennett was reportedly determined that his side should stop scoring.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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No right or wrong answer in Serena case, but Gillard had a point ...
Julia Gillard once captured the flaw of reducing the nuances of sexism into a soundbite generalisation. The same can be applied to the Serena Williams meltdown.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The 1570 people who haven't had enough of Barnaby Joyce
The initial sales for former deputy PM's book give the strongest indication yet of voter appetite for the details of Barnaby's love life.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Hey Todd, if NRL is so flush, why are taxpayers footing stadiums bill?
Things have never been better financially, with the governing body’s revenue set to top $530m – a rise of nearly $200m on last year.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Nike's Kaepernick stance alienates all the right people
The sportswear giant's new campaign, with NFL pariah Colin Kaepernick as its face, will prove clever after the initial outrage.
- by Peter FitzSimons
GOAT conqueror Millman is the unheard of Aussie we've been looking for
John Millman, a journeyman who's gone through long years being thumped, injuries and satellite circuits stunned Roger Federer at the US Open.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Bring back these Aussie sayings. They're fresh, brilliant and ours
Have a gander at ’em! Use them. Because so many of them are largely forgotten.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Gidday - can you make sense of this madness?
A message to the writers of the future.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Hey stupid! Yeah, you across the dutch – Kiwi scribe lays in boot
The New Zealand sportswriter Chris Rattue asked a question this week as excoriating as it was excruciating: “Why has Australia become so stupid in sport?”
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Punter bucks sport-hopping trend to rule NFL with Aussie beef
Usain Bolt's foray into football has every chance of going the way of Jarryd Hayne's 49ers flop, but Michael Dickson is taking the US by storm.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
The most politically turbulent week in half a century
When all the blood has been cleaned from the walls, can the Libs actually put together a show of being a cohesive unit when the likes of Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton have wreaked such devastation?
- by Peter FitzSimons