Archive for September, 2014

Sydney – akin to what cliché?

September 18, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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It is easy to imagine the clichés coursing with the blood through Brad Scott’s brain.  North Melbourne are about to play Sydney in a preliminary final.  What is his message?   Just another game, just another team, we’ve proved they’re beatable, we’ve proven our best is good enough…

Buster Douglas can help North defeat Sydney

Clichés are often motivational, but they’re nothing not heard before.

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Did not deserve to lose

September 16, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
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There wasn’t much love in the garage for Geelong.  The Pole, despite being a Hawthorn fan, wore his North Melbourne jumper, an old woollen version with a VFL logo.

Kangaroos on the hop

Stevo, a Blues fan, said he was sick of Geelong and as I was supplying the beer and the steak, North had his full support.

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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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