Archive for June, 2014

What were you doing when Stynes ran across the mark?

June 19, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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In the dying moments of the 1987 preliminary final, a moment of forgetfulness instantly became infamy.  Melbourne led by four points.  They’d led all day.  They should’ve wrapped up the game but in the last quarter the Demons wilted.  They had plenty of possessions, but couldn’t kick goals.

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Those damn underdogs

June 17, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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On Friday my brother in law Danny injured himself at work and went to hospital.  A few hours later he drove home, fine except for the loss of some flesh.  My brother Nick sent me a text about Danny’s injury, that’s gotta hurt.  It’s upset round.

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    Welcome to the Ramble,

    My name is Matt Watson, avid AFL, cricket and boxing fan. Since 2005 I’ve been employed as a journalist, but I’ve been writing about sport for more than a decade. In that time I’ve interviewed legends of sport and the unsung heroes who so often don’t command the headlines.

    The Ramble, as you will find among the pages of this website, is an exhaustive, unbiased, non-commercial analysis of sport and life. I believe there is always more to the story. If you love sport like I do, you will love the Ramble…
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