Grandstanding
Sun
31
Sun 31 Aug 11:45 AM
Sterling Place: Dunkeld Community Centre
General Admission
75 Mins
August
Chair: John Harms
Panellists: Warwick Hadfield, Tracey Holmes & Andrew Rule
'I learn that the cricketers have each made 1,000 pounds over there! Why oh why did I not become an Australian cricketer? When years no longer smiled upon my balls and runs, I might have retired on my laurelled bats, and have published tragedies at my own expense.' (Richard Horne 1878)
Four of Australia's top sports journalists describe their highs and lows in this much loved genre. How much have we changed, or is Richard Horne still on the money?
Panellists: Warwick Hadfield, Tracey Holmes & Andrew Rule
'I learn that the cricketers have each made 1,000 pounds over there! Why oh why did I not become an Australian cricketer? When years no longer smiled upon my balls and runs, I might have retired on my laurelled bats, and have published tragedies at my own expense.' (Richard Horne 1878)
Four of Australia's top sports journalists describe their highs and lows in this much loved genre. How much have we changed, or is Richard Horne still on the money?