Sports

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact A young man in the town's north has today brought his classmates and teacher to tears with an inspiring rendition of one of Phil ‘Gus’ Gould’s famous pre-game Origin speeches. Tony Martin (17) from the Betoota Heights area performed the first run of his 4-minute major work in front of the class today and drew rapturous...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Ethnic restaurants and cafes across the country (with one notable exception) are abuzz this week, in preparation for the World Cup. Exorbitant amounts of coffee have been ordered, beers have been imported, and the preparation has been done to make an excessive amount of European and Middle Eastern sweets over the coming weeks. The restaurants and cafes are preparing...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local boxing gym, that has recently expanded their services to people who don't actually want to fight, has today advertised classes on how to make the intimidating sounds that heavily-tattooed amateur fighters make while warming up. The iconic Bozo's Boxing Gym, in Di Roma street in the Flight Path District, is now offering 'shadowboxing grunts and rope leaning...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | Contact With State of Origin game one fast approaching, Twitter is alive with vigorous debate after a Sydneysider who supports the Maroons was accused of cultural appropriation. Mosman native, Nathan Smith-Wentworth (25) posted a photo of him in a Maroons jersey on Twitter with the caption “Yew! Go QLD! #stateoforigin #gameone” The controversy started when Brisbane born blogger...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact A self-proclaimed die-hard Golden State Warriors fans says that he'd love nothing more to be in the states right now with other fans of his chosen NBA franchise. As the Warriors tear ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 1 of the NBA finals, Stephen Curry's number one Australian fan, Greg Billson (32) says things must be absolutely crazy...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A heavy layer of steam has blanketed much of Brisbane this morning, with the weather bureau saying it is widespread throughout Queensland's south-east and inland parts of the state this morning. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Danny Crocker it was "a pretty extensive layer of steam" and put it down to Billy Slater taking his lid off and hitting the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After a decade of remarkably embarrassing football, the NSW Origin side has this year announced a radical new game plan. Selecting Aboriginal footballers who probably should have been playing three years ago. Aside from Timana Tahu and Jamal Idris, the NSW Origin team has been notoriously non-Indigenous throughout Queensland's iconic eight-in-row streak, with a history-making Maroons side that was...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Apparently local city worker, Zane Sheryl, is really into the American basketball competition. His co-workers made this discovery on Monday, when he went to the effort of decking out his desk space with seemingly brand new Cleveland Cavieller merchandise. This news comes a shock to many in his office, as most of his colleagues just assumed that he wasn’t interested...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Former half-decent footy player, Luke Carter has today taken a moment to wonder about what his life might've been like he wasn't a full blown hedonist who lives beer, smokes and fast food. After nearly a decade of putting his work, body and once half-impressive footballing skills on the line, Luke is now transitioning into a 'club hero'. This means...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The National Basketball League of Australia has today unveiled their new development program, known as GrassROOTS. Which is aimed at making sure their American imports are encouraged to stay in Australia after their retirement from playing. This comes after a stellar season for Dante Exum and Ben Simmons, both Australian born sons of ex-NBL players. That, as well as...