Sporting ChanceMar 24, 20192 min readRampaging Tayla Harris offers Fremantle as sacrifice to the gods in AFLW Prelim slaughterhouseBy James Fitzpatrick Maybe it was the hot weather but I suspect it was pure fire I could feel emanating from Tayla Harris in Saturday’s...
Sporting ChanceMar 20, 20196 min readA model previews the 2019 AFL seasonBy Oliver Fitzpatrick Sorry, not that kind of model... It’s that time of year again, a new AFL men’s season. A fresh start. 18 optimistic...
Sporting ChanceOct 14, 20181 min readGrass Roots Footy Documentary Series: FinleyBy Sporting Chance Magazine "If Finley footy club didn't exist, I think the population would go down by about half" Sporting Chance...
Sporting ChanceAug 27, 20184 min readWhy Bucks & Dimma should run the Liberal Party & the countryBy James Fitzpatrick The knives are back out in Canberra with our helpless democracy copping yet another leadership spill. The last time...
Sporting ChanceJul 1, 20189 min readFooty’s F@%#’d, Here’s How To Fix It: Solution #1 — The Reigning Champion’s BeltBy Gordon Hunter Meredith Talk back radio, talking heads, TV footy shows, back pages of newspapers and ‘vintage’ patrons at pubs are all...
Sporting ChanceJun 29, 20186 min readA Forgotten Isle — The State of Football in a ‘Football State’By Jack Bannister On Thursday, it was confirmed that the Tasmanian State League will remain the premier Australian Rules competition in...
Sporting ChanceMay 24, 20182 min readWinning is losing and losing is winning: a philosophical mind bamboozleBy James Fitzpatrick Richmond just lost for the first time in forever and I don’t know how to feel. If you’re a time traveller and you...
Sporting ChanceMay 15, 201812 min readEveryone’s thinking it… No one’s saying itAfter two months of footy, perhaps a little honesty is required By Gordon Hunter Meredith In the world of sports coaches are more akin to...
Sporting ChanceMay 10, 20183 min readAlex Gale-Grime rolling in a league of her ownBy Caroline Tung Having a spinal cord defect hasn’t stopped Alex Gale-Grime from becoming the first woman to be drafted to the Hawthorn...
Sporting ChanceMay 8, 20186 min readConfessions of a football pessimistBy Angus Tonkin Crisis is the word of the week. Perhaps it is a crisis or perhaps it is something else. Perhaps it is a maturing that I...
Sporting ChanceApr 27, 201811 min readOne Take, Two Take. Hot Take, Real TakeBy Brian Randall and Gordon Hunter Meredith There’s a lot of tripe that gets shared when it comes to footy tipping… but there’s some...
Sporting ChanceMar 30, 20184 min readTiger Tragics - Not Our NightBy Jack Bannister VA flight 213 drifts over the Adelaide Oval. Ivan Maric sits two rows in front of me, in seat 14B. A former ruckman in...
Sporting ChanceMar 8, 20187 min readBring back the soul to the AFLBy Oliver Fitzpatrick Could an English Premier League style promotion/relegation system in the AFL fix the growing disconnect between the...
Sporting ChanceAug 25, 201712 min readHow to win a finalBy Oliver Fitzpatrick Or at least convince your mates you know what you are talking about... It’s getting to that time of the year again,...
Sporting ChanceAug 12, 20173 min readThe Rant: Volume 2 - Toby Greene (and Ch 7) you've done it again! For the third time this year, Toby Greene has found himself on report (albeit in controversial circumstances) but my bile comes not...
Sporting ChanceJul 10, 20174 min readHow coward king hits ended my AFL careerBy James Fitzpatrick Last week, the now former AFL Diversity Chief was banished from the game and his job, and prosecuted by police, for...
