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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Craig Anderson (34)  reckons today is the best day of the year. Forget Christmas, “the Super Bowl is where it’s at dude,” claims Anderson. However, while the gung-ho accounts manager at a local Betootan asset property firm has been stomping around the office letting out a chorus of “Woooo’s” and “Let’s go baby,” he told The...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Prominent Australian youtuber Robelinda2 has this week been awarded the Order of Australia title in this year's Australia Day honours list. Robelinda2 was listed among this year's Officer of the Order (AO) honour roll in the general division, for "distinguished service to providing Australians access to long forgotten cricket highlights, including really niche ones that you probably don't remember...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Despite being sheepishly distant during the Test series, a local English man has come out of his shell recently as the touring cricketers take out the One Day series against Australia. Pierce Thompson, a Birmingham-native, moved to Betoota just over four years ago to work in a bank, where he works with money. As each Australian industry is required to...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local self-confessed sports fan's interest in tennis is solely dependant on how Nick Kyrgios goes tonight against Grigor Dimitrov. The fourth round clash between the titans has piqued Michael Rust's interest, as he's been following the controversial tennis star for the past few days. "I thought I'd tune in to see how he goes," said the 34-year-old. "Hope...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report by the University of Newcastle has found that former Newcastle Knights legend and current Triple M Grill Team host, Matty Johns, is fairly certain that he is a hat guy. Despite not suffering from any visible form of hair loss, and not having a necessarily large melon, the 46-year-old has spent close to 12 months rocking...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Two largely incompetent grade-cricketers living under the illusion they know what they’re talking about have once again argued over whether current Australian Test captain Steve Smith is the next Bradman. Lewis Thompson and Eddy George both enjoying playing the game and they often contribute to online cricketing forums, where they have knowledge imparted upon them...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After an unsuccessful 18 months spent campaigning against societal decay, a prominent Betoota-based No voter is now finding ways to occupy herself, following the legalisation of gay marriage. After spending a good portion of December and January focusing on her new chilli garden, as well as his neighbour's inability to keep the branches of his Poinciana to his side of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT After the Australian Open round one qualifier upset that saw Bernard Tomic lose 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 to Italian Lorenzo Sonego in Melbourne over the weekend, the Gold Coast bad boy of tennis has once again consoled himself with his exorbitant wealth. This is the first time Tomic has failed to qualify since 2008, after Tennis Australia chose not...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT “Who would you like to see go into the jungle Punter,” joked Mark ‘Junior’ Waugh during recent coverage of the Big Bash. It was just one of 12 plugs, for upcoming shows on Channel 10 in 2018 by the hosts, (including Mark ‘Howie’ Howard) during the cricket that night. It has been confirmed however, that many of the presenters...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Former leg spin greats Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill are both present at the Sydney Cricket Ground today - and they've reportedly made their way to the Australian dressing room and offered their services to captain Steve Smith. Warne, who'd already got a rummaged through Nathan Lyon's kit bag for a playing shirt, said he'd...