One for Moacir Barbosa
By The Spotter When, on the second last day of the 2016 Olympics, the modern messiah of Brazilian football Neymar calmly stroked his shootout penalty kick into the goal to[…]
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Aussies should, or will, aim for Aaron
By The Spotter Writing previews is a tough task at the best of times. I have nothing particularly enlightening to say in this one and if I’m honest, I’ve almost forgotten what a[…]
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The tale of two first-five eighths
By The Spotter Wellington Hurricanes 20, Transvaal Lions 3. In conditions more suited to a Civil Defence emergency, the seemingly condemned bridesmaid of Super Rugby finally made it to the[…]
Allowing Stepanova In Would Have Been Dopey
By The Spotter This piece is in response to the following letter written by the thirteen national anti-doping groups (‘Nados’) to IOC President, Thomas Bach on the Russian doping scandal. In the tenth[…]
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It’s All On
By The Spotter It’s just a matter of hours away and quite honestly, I can’t wait.The grudge match, at least in the eyes of the media, is almost upon us.[…]
Russian Roulette
By The Spotter When the International Olympic Committee over the weekend freed that huge Russian fish from the strong Wada line it was hooked on by deferring decisions about Russian competitors’ rights to compete in Rio over to the[…]
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Origin for Auckland? Believe It, Cobber
By Paul Montague (aka The Spotter) It would surely go off like a bomb dropped onto Andrew McFadden’s house from Konrad Hurrell. That being a future State of Origin match being[…]
Ali the Greatest
By The Spotter A force of nature and the personification of charisma, it was Muhammad Ali’s exploits as a boxer and champion in the heavyweight division on three separate occasions[…]
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It’s all about the Jersey, Mate.
By the Spotter Define the jersey and you will start building a legacy. It could be more or less that simple in the beginning. To prove the point, look no[…]
The Warriors on the Couch
By The Spotter Amid all the gut wrenching and teeth gnashing of anyone connected to the Warriors, one thing above all seems to stand out. That being that the players[…]
