Do Tigers eat Kangaroos?

September 10, 2015 by · 1 Comment
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Several years ago I had patted an old tiger called Mohan at Dreamworld.  Mohan was chained by the neck to a platform so he couldn’t kill me.  A white Bengal tiger, he was huge.  And he stunk worse than a wet, feral dog.

Me and Mohan, who never ate kangaroo...

Mohan was 15-years-old when I touched him.   Two years later he died.

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Desperation without demand for victory

September 7, 2015 by · Leave a Comment
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At the weekend, for the first time in years, I tanked a game of football involving North Melbourne.  As Richmond got on top during the third quarter, I gave up.

Tanked it.  Stopped watching.  Stopped supporting.  Stopped caring.

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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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