Sydney FC stand a single game away from completing the greatest individual season in the history of the A-League. The A-League Grand Final will see the Sky Blues take on Melbourne Victory to be crowned Champions of Australia. Having single mindedly overcome every obstacle in their path all year, suffering only one defeat, it is … More Can the Victory Add to the List of Championship Boilovers?
BY DAN The real story this weekend was the world of hurt the Broncos put on the Packers, holding MVP Aaron Rodgers to under 100 total yards passing. Since Jordy Nelson went down earlier in the year, the Packers have been relying on ‘improvisational’ plays to get yards in the passing game. These are plays … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 8
BY DAN I have to admit it. This was a pretty underwhelming week of football. The games that were exciting were between teams that don’t matter (hello Washington and Tampa!) and the games that mattered weren’t exciting as they should have been. But like every week, there were still things to enjoy. 5 Up For … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 7
BY DAN This week was all about #deflategate. The match-up that spawned a thousand hot takes was renewed again this week. It was neither the rampant revenge that New England fans wanted, nor the redemption that Colts fans had thought they earned. As Bill Barnwell put it, is was really just a very good team … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 6
BY DAN It’s weird watching football from Australia. I get up early on Monday morning before work, watch Red Zone until I have to go to work (usually around the end of the 1pm games). Then usually I come home and watch a game or two on Monday night. So in terms of excitement, I’m … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 5
BY DAN The NFL happened again this week. As per usual it was full of ridiculousness. 5 Up The Pats had a week off from making everyone look silly. The Packers effectively took the week off, easily beating every idiot’s Australian’s favourite team – the 49ers – without actually playing well. The Cardinals celebrated being … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 4
BY DAN Don’t panic. You might remember around this time last year the Patriots were basically in a giant sinkhole. Having just been pasted 41-14 by Kansas City on Monday Night Football, people were starting to believe that maybe the whole thing should just be blown up. Brady was done they said. Bring on Garoppalo. … More 10 Things About the NFL: Week 3
So, are you coming back? It was a question that had been put to me many times in the last couple of weeks. As I mopped the floor of the urinal in the club-rooms, it was becoming increasingly difficult to consider the question in the positive. The filth that stained the floor a dark yellow … More Adventures in American Football: The Finale
We are only as strong as our weakest link When I decided to play American Football, it was the first time in my life that I was making myself the worst player on a sporting team. Without wishing to overstate the matter, I’ve always been useful at sport. An understanding of where and when to … More Adventures in American Football: The Weakest Link
Remember why you’re here! To reflect on the ‘why’ of existence is a profoundly human endeavour. Personally I try to avoid it. Too much thinking usually results in drinking until you can’t feel feelings. This is normal. This is how regular human beings, raised in nice suburbs with successful friends behave. The question of ‘why’ I … More Adventures in American Football: the (almost) tackle
