Category: Sport

  • Photos Each year since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park (formerly Flinders Park) in 1988 I’ve attended at least one day with the exceptions being 2000, 2010, and 2013 when I was travelling overseas.  Living in Melbourne means I get to see the best players in the world playing in the first Grand Slam…

  • As I do every year that I’m located in Australia at Christmas time I got to go to the Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).  As an adult the only times I didn’t go to at least one day of the five day test match (yes friends it takes five days…

  • 2015 Myrtleford Easter Tennis Tournament

    Friday 03 April 2015 – Monday 06 April 2015 – Photos My first tournament since starting a gym program with personal trainer Kevin and I had high expectations.  I even  re-entered the singles event for the first time in 4 years.  While the results didn’t go my way I definitely felt it wasn’t due to…

  • 2015 Australian Open Experience

    On Friday 23 January I got to undertake one of my annual rituals, attending the first tennis grand slam event of the year The Australian Open. Thanks to a Christmas present from my sister Lana, I got to spend the day with my brother Reagan at Hisense Arena using ground pass tickets.

  • Is there an ethical line in supporting a club accused of drug cheating? I’m a supporter of the Essendon Football Club, one of the biggest and most successful clubs in the biggest sporting competition in Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL). I’ve been a member of the club for 31 of the last 32 years…