Archive for May, 2013
Hypocritical racism
2006 grand final - Adam Goodes, number 37
Racism was entrenched in the eighties. It infiltrated society, spreading like a virus from the home, to school, to the workplace and to sport.
Everyone had a label, pom, slope, wog or skip. That was how it was. Australia was multicultural but racism ensured the benefits of difference, with the exception of rice and spaghetti, remained segregated.
Mental disintegration
There is a fine line between giving up and giving in. North Melbourne seems to have found it. It is the line that separates good sides from chokers.
At the weekend, North blew a five goal lead against Adelaide with about ten minutes to play. It was another fine example of incompetence that has ruined North Melbourne’s season.
