February 2015

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When folks debate who is the Best Beatle Of All Time (BBOAT), it’s generally a battle between John and Paul. Typically, the argument hinges on which one was the better songwriter (Lennon’s lyrics vs McCartney’s melodies) or who had the more impressive character (Lennon’s rebellious activism vs McCartney’s clownish whimsy). The contest takes on further intensity when…

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The NRL has today announced it will take ownership of the embattled Gold Coast Titans, in the the wake of the drug scandal engulfing the club. Hot on the back of this news, The Public Apology’s Dave Edwards, Sam Perry and Ben Shine have each proposed their unique take on the crisis – in our favourite form, the…

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And so the villagers descend. Burn the witch! Burn the witch! Riled up by a bunch of holier than thou journalists who are probably still coming down from last weekend’s bender. Motivated by a great sense of injustice that those privileged enough to play sport for a living should ever do anything to ever jeopardise…

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The Australian sporting world has been rocked by the news that former NRL and AFL player, Karmichael Hunt – now contracted to the Queensland Reds Super 15 franchise – has been allegedly charged with supplying cocaine.   In light of this new development, TPA’s Dave Edwards and Ben Shine have joined forces to answer the one question that…

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I’ve just left hospital after having surgery on my hip and the taxi driver asked how I hurt myself. This is the brief exchange that ensued:  Me: “Playing footy”  Driver: “Oh that’s bad, who do you play rugby for?”  Me: “No, football”  Driver: “Ah, AFL. Tough game.  Me: “No, I mean soccer”  Driver: “Oh” I…

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