Give Geelong next Big Bash team, says Flem
GEELONG should be next cab off the rank for a Big Bash League franchise, former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming has declared.Fleming, who played 20 Test matches and was part of the 1999 World Cup winning side, has backed Geelong to become part of an expanded BBL competition when Network Ten’s $100 million five-year contract expires after the 2017-18 season.“If it grows, Victoria and New South Wales is where it happens,” Fleming said.“And when you look at the facilities here, the stadium is..>> view originalAFL finals 2016: The Five Geelong
1. The prime moverPaddy Dangerfield. Of course it's Paddy Dangerfield. What was the biggest change to personnel year-on-year at the Cats to make the difference between 10th and a preliminary final? Paddy came. Against Hawthorn, he was not as damaging as in other games, but he was still among the best on ground. The best players do this – they demand the opposition spends more time contemplating them than other parts of the game. (Geelong will do this with Lance Franklin on Friday night). Josh K..>> view originalFive keys to die-or-die clash
THE Cats are a game away from a Grand Final but they must first get the job done against the minor premiers Sydney at the MCG on Friday night. We take an early look at the five keys to the preliminary final. media_cameraKieren Jack is one of the keys to the Swans’ midfield.THE STARTThe Cats enter this do-or-die battle coming of a unique preparation of playing only one game since its 111-point smashing of Melbourne on August 27.The conventional wisdom that it’s better to have semi-final week off ..>> view originalCats flag favourites with bookies
Geelong will enter preliminary final weekend as joint premiership favourites with GWS Giants, who like the Cats are considered the best chances at $3 to take the 2016 flag.Sydney held top billing with Tabcorp prior to the finals and is now a $4 hope while the Western Bulldogs — $67 before the finals commenced — are rated $6 chances after disposing of last season’s grand finalists in consecutive weeks.In Friday night’s preliminary final at the MCG, a rested Geelong ($1.65) face the minor premiers..>> view originalFord pals salute proud past
KEN Robinson received his gold service watch from Ford in 1970 and it was still ticking truly as he joined colleagues celebrating centuries of workdays for the Blue Oval.The former design leader was one of almost 90 former stamping and engineering staff to muster for a warm-hearted reunion as time continued counting down on closure of manufacturing at their much-loved North Geelong plant.At 88 Mr Robinson ranked among elders at the gathering but his brothers Joe, 93, and Harold, 97, and both sti..>> view originalFalcons back Allthorpe for next year
THE Geelong Falcons have reaffirmed their faith in coach Andy Allthorpe and will offer him the chance to continue next year for a record-equalling sixth season at the club.Geelong Falcons talent manager Michael Turner has no plans to tinker with the coaching structure after his side exceeded expectations to make a TAC Cup preliminary final.Turner has deep admiration for Allthorpe’s coaching ability — both from a tactical and development point of view — as well as his character.He also believes A..>> view originalBlack Caviar's foal: 'Well done, big girl'
LEGENDARY sprinter Black Caviar has welcomed her third foal to the world overnight.Retired trainer Peter Moody Tweeted a picture of the doting mum with her newborn Snitzel filly on Sunday morning.“Well done, big girl,” Moody wrote under the Tweet.It is the third foal for the unbeaten champion, after Oscietra, by Exceed and Excell and an unnamed Sebring colt, nicknamed ‘Little Cav’.The broodmare is understood to be at a secret location in the Hunter Valley.Black Caviar won all 25 of her races, in..>> view originalMates unite for something special
AS they headed to the centre of Simonds Stadium to sing the club song following the 2016 GFL Grand Final, the Leopold captain was front and centre, as usual. Jai Thompson, the engine room of the Leopold midfield, soaked up the moment as the tight knit group rejoiced for the first time as premiership players following their 14.9 (93) to 8.9 (57) win over St Mary’s.“It’s an amazing feeling when you get out there with 21 of your best mates,” Thompson said. Lions break through for flagPreviousNextPl..>> view originalWar of words after US air strike in Syria
US-led coalition air strikes have reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, endangering a US-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency UN Security Council meeting as tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated.The United States military said the coalition stopped the attacks against what it had believed to be Islamic State positions in northeast Syria after Russia informed it that Syrian military personnel and vehicles may have been hit.The 15-member Security Council met on S..>> view original
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