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Freo's Jackson Era

Freo's Jackson Era

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The Golden State Warriors we know today, coached by Steve Kerr, are the standard bearer for modern team basketball. They move the ball and themselves, shoot 3s at high volume and efficiency, and defend aggressively. Their style of play – initially built around Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green – blended a modern, three-pointer dense offensive attack with perfect personnel. It is the perfect union of a modern coach and modern players. But before Steve Kerr, there was Mark Jackson, and no, despite this being an AFL column, I do not mean Mark “Jacko” Jackson. I am an individual…

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You Crom Not Be Serious

You Crom Not Be Serious

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The Crows have played in the two most exhilarating games of the season over the last two weeks A fortnight ago they lost a heartbreaker to Gold Coast. Last week they lost to the Cats in a firefight where each side defended like Arturo Gatti – they ate two to land one. Still my favorite Arturo Gatti fight: On March 23, 1997 in New York, Gatti knocked out Wilson Rodriguez in the sixth round, retaining a junior lightweight title and announcing to the world: "Buckle up, motherfuckers. It's gonna be a wild ride." And it was. VC: Haymaker pic.twitter.com/8ll7cLkAuy— William…

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Volk and The Privilege of Adversity

Volk and The Privilege of Adversity

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It’s rare for Australia to unite behind one person in an individual sport. For the most part, we keep things on shore. We follow the AFL and NRL, and bicker internally over our favourite teams. Some Sydney freaks might even watch Super Rugby. Whenever there’s a big event, we’ll unite behind the national teams like the Australian cricket team for The Ashes or the Matildas and Socceroos during a World Cup. Even then, we engage in civil wars over certain players and their spot in the team, the Mitch Marsh discourse springs to mind. He’s an extension of the Brett…

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Alex Volkanovski is Fighting Nature

Alex Volkanovski is Fighting Nature

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The ecosystem of the fight business is unique among nature’s food chains, but it is almost as certain. A young guy beats a few notable names and takes a piece of their legacies on his way up the chain, he gets to the top of the food chain, gets old, then the next young guy takes a piece of his legacy on the next guy’s way up. That process happened a couple of times over Muhammad Ali’s career. At the start of his reign, his wins over notable names like Hank Cooper and Archie Moore, then over the great Sonny…

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It's the end of the Dees as we know it.

It's the end of the Dees as we know it.

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In sport, the end comes fast. Look at Leon Edwards. He won welterweight gold with one of the most iconic knockouts in history against the Kamaru Usman. LEON EDWARDS JUST FINISHED KAMARU USMAN IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIFTH ROUND 😱 pic.twitter.com/36PcIK2T0j— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 21, 2022 He defended his belt twice and looked untouchable. Then the UFC booked him against Belal Muhammad in Manchester, with the main event set to start 3am local time. Leon lost listlessly. I chalked it up to Edwards being tired and figured he’d be back. In his next fight he lost badly…

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Three Things you Can Trust Already in 2025

Three Things you Can Trust Already in 2025

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At this point last season, Fremantle was second and Melbourne was third on the ladder, while Brisbane and Hawthorn were 14th and 17th. A lot can change in a season. Teams that are terrible now will probably be better later in the season, and vice versa (not Carlton, though). With that said, through three rounds, there are three things that you can absolutely trust as we move into the mid-part of the season. 1. Sam Darcy is the Number 1 Trade Asset Every season I write a trade value column. Last year I had Sam Darcy at #6. Looking back…

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