November 2011

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Collingwood has taken the extreme measure of recruiting aging marathon runners Steve Moneghetti and Robert de Castella in an audacious bid for the 2012 AFL premiership. The Public Apology understands that the middle-aged athletes – who have no prior Australian rules experience – have both been locked into a 23 season contract valued at some…

Read More Collingwood takes punt on Moneghetti, de Castella

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It was billed as the caddish behaviour of a sexually charged footballer, but has quickly emerged as a modern love story. Geelong star Josh Hunt has ditched Ellie Pearson, his girlfriend of five years, for a Queensland girl that he met on a Kokoda Track adventure tour. In an email to work colleagues, Pearson said…

Read More Geelong’s Josh Hunt finds love on the Kokoda

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Kyle Sandilands has accepted an olive branch from Netball Australia to take on the unlikely role of grassroots ambassador for the code, following his bizarre verbal attack on a News Ltd journalist. Sandilands is in damage control after his on-air offensive – in which he described Ali Stephenson as a “fat slag” among other witticisms…

Read More Kyle Sandilands accepts grassroots netball gig

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Jacksonville kicker Josh Scobee has landed himself in hot water following a derogatory Twitter rant directed at Eagles’ wide receiver DeSean Jackson. After calling Jackson a ‘punk’ and using the hashtag ‘#growuputinybastard’, Scobee was later forced to apologise for his rant. Following his volte-face, the Jag’s kicker revealed that the incident started because he was…

Read More Scobee blames deer burgers for bizarre Twitter tirade

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Samoan rugby manager Tuala Matthew Vaea is pleading for leniency after his village slapped him with a 100 pig fine for alleged bad behaviour during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Samoan captain Mahonri Schwalger accused Vaea and other Samoan officials of treating the recent tournament like a “massive boozy holiday with mates” and sent a…

Read More Samoan rugby manager cops 100 pig fine