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Recent MoTD Posts
- The AFL’s dilution dilemma
- Friday Funnies – 19/4/2013
- Friday Funnies – 5/4/2013
- Good Friday Funnies – 29/03/2013
- Friday Funnies: 22/03/2013
- Friday Funnies: 15/03/2013
- Becoming a parent
- The Preview: AFL Grand Final 2012 Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans
- Lance Armstrong: Did he or didn’t he? Is he or isn’t he?
- Yamilé Aldama: claiming more than gold at London 2012
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Category Archives: Soccer
Friday Funnies – 19/4/2013
Golf is never as easy as it looks. What’s that, you say? – all you have to do is whack a little round ball, how hard can it be? Well, there’s posture, grip, shoulder position, among many many other things. … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Other, Soccer, Sport
Tagged AFL Footy Show, Chris Kamara, football, football injury, golf, Soccer, sports reporter
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Friday Funnies – 5/4/2013
Jeff Kennett is never far from the news when footy season rolls around. It did make me wonder how we have come this far without any mention of Jeff so I searched the web looking for some Kennett gold for … Continue reading
Posted in AFL, Basketball, Soccer, Sport
Tagged AFL, celebration fail, Collingwood, Collingwood FC, gatorade fail, goalkeeper goal, Jeff Kennett, magpies, Sunsilk TV ad, umpiring decision
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Good Friday Funnies – 29/03/2013
An especially Good Friday to you all! For most of you, a falcon is either a Ford, a NFL player or a bird. However, in a sporting context a “falcon” is a term used for an accidental knock to the … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Other, Soccer, Sport
Tagged basketball, coach, David Peachey, falcon, premature celebration, rugby league
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Friday Funnies: 22/03/2013
Hello again folks! First up: trick plays in sport normally involve doing the unexpected – lining up in a different formation or getting certain players to play different roles. Normally, however, it doesn’t involve simply walking through the ENTIRE team, … Continue reading
Posted in NFL, Other, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sport
Tagged broadcaster, celebration fail, gridiron, Ian Holloway, Qatar, Scotland rugby, Wallabies, World Cup 2022
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Friday Funnies: 15/03/2013
It’s been a long time between drinks. Too long, in fact. We can think of no better way than to introduce a brand new – but more importantly – regular segment: Friday Funnies! We’re scanning the web to bring you … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sport
Tagged Australia, basketball, buzzer beater, Cricket, football, funny, hockey, ice hockey, Michael Clarke, NHL, Rugby, rugby league, rugby union, Sam Seaborn, Shane Watson, Soccer, The West Wing
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Mike or the Don’s 10 Worst Sports Commercials
Last week, we had fun bringing you the 10 Greatest Sports Commercials! This week, we are doing the complete opposite. There are tonnes of terrible sports commercials out there that try too hard to be funny, filled with puns and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Motorsport, NFL, Other, Soccer, Sport, Uncategorized
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Boston Celtics, Camel cigarettes, Commercials, Converse, Dennis Rodman, Dominos, erectile dysfunction, Guitar Hero, innuendo, iron mike tyson, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Namath, Just for men, Kevin McHale, KFC, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Luis Figo, Lung Cancer, Magic, Magic Johnson, Michael Phelps, Mickey Mantle, Mike Tyson, NBA, NFL, nfl running backs, NHL, Pele, Pepsi, puns, Scottie Pippen, Sports, Tim Tebow, Tony Hawk, Turkish Airlines, Walter Payton, wayne gretsky, Wayne Gretzky, worst
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Mike or the Don’s 10 Greatest Sports Commercials
Commercials and sport are enemies, right? We hate ads during the game. And yet sometimes the creative advertising folks actually get it right. The right mix of humour, sincerity, inspiration and sport. We’ve literally studied every single sports commercial ever … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Cycling, NFL, Other, Soccer, Sport, Tennis, Uncategorized, Volleyball
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Mike or The Don plays Cupid
Another year, another Valentine’s Day successfully navigated. It’s a time when a fat little baby appears in commercials and magazines and in shopfronts everywhere. Blonde ringlets, a freshly Napisan’d nappy and a totally-unsuitable-for-children bow and arrow set apparently represent love … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sport, Tennis
Tagged Argentina, Babies, Black Caviar, Cupid, Humour, Lauren Jackson, LeBron James, Maria Sharapova, Matchmaking, Phar Lap, Relationships, Sally Pearson, Sports, Tim Cahill, Valentine's Day, Wallabies, Yao Ming
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Australia and soccer: ‘It’s complicated’
There is no game on earth supported, played and loved more than soccer. This is no real surprise. It’s a phenomenally great game and with the ability to be played by anyone, anywhere and at any time it brings together … Continue reading
Posted in Soccer, Sport
Tagged A-league, AFL, Australia, David Beckham, football, football codes, Germany 2006, Grosso, local soccer, NRL, Soccer, socceroos
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What we’ve learnt from football in 2011
2011 has been a great year. The greatest team won the AFL flag, Osama Bin Laden is no more, Will and Kate finally got hitched, Kim Kardashian finally got divorced, and football continued to amuse its billions of fans all … Continue reading
Posted in Soccer, Sport
Tagged 2011, David Beckham, Harry Kewell, Mario Balotelli, Robin Van Persie, Ryan Gosling, Soccer
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