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Archive for March 26th, 2005

Respekt

Saturday March 26, 2005 22:40

While we’re on the topic of Saturday night sport, let’s give props to our homie, the Iraqi soccer coach, for fielding our favourite player. Ali. G.

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Football balls-up?

Saturday March 26, 2005 19:26

Just watching the Melbourne versus Essendon AFL game, billed as a tribute to Melbourne’s Troy Broadbridge who died in the Boxing Day tsunami, and reported as having Trisha Broadbridge (Troy’s widow) toss the coin at the start of the game.
Did anyone else notice who actually tossed the coin? Unless I’m drunker than I figure, [...]