Portrait of a fan

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Rana McGoldrick, a 60 year-old Collingwood, Australia, football fan, has been dedicated to supporting the team ever since she was 14 years old. She is hopeful for the team, although they have only won 1 game out of 11 during their 1999 season. McGoldrick attends every match and can often be found yelling at the umpires and fighting with fans of the opposing teams.

Author: Carlyon, Patrick
Personalities, College sports, Football fans, Australian rules football, Australian football

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Hammer of the poms

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Jeff Thomson, the Australian bowler, remembers about the pelting of the English batsmen in the 1974/75 Ashes series in Australia. Thompson frets for Australia's fortune in the 2005 series and believes that the English are not as frightened as they used to be during the previous Ashes series.

Author: Carlyon, Patrick
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Cricket players, Thomson, Jeff

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Star struck

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The popularity of Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe as a celebrity superstar is studied. The comparisons of Australian athlete Jana Pittman who is considered to be the emerging figure in Athens 2004 with Ian Thorpe are examined.

Author: Carlyon, Patrick
Comparative analysis, Athletes, Thorpe, Ian, Pittman, Jana

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Subjects list: Australia
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