DAVE’S AUDIO BOOKS OUT NOW
If you like a good story but have no time to read, try the audio books of my novels Before It Breaks and Clear To The Horizon for your listening pleasure. The books are read by […]
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HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE VIA BIASED UMPIRING
The Shaun Giles article on the bias enjoyed by Victorian teams in the Grand Final was a step in the right direction but the analysis of Darren O’Shaughnessy (sports data analyst) seriously undersells the advantage […]
NOTHING CHANGES – UMPIRES STILL BIASED TO HOME SIDES AND VICTORIAN SIDES MOST
Every year I dutifully do my analysis of the relative bias of home-town umpiring and it seems every year it throws up pretty much the same result – certainly for the last six years. I […]
eXXXpresso an E-book.
Of my novels eXXXpresso (2000) is a real favourite. Now it is available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle and other formats. Inspired by the likes of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, I really wanted […]
DESPITE THE EAGLES VIC CLUBS STILL DO BETTER FROM BIASED UMPIRING
As we approach the half-way point of the AFL season, I like to do my annual on Home Town Umpiring Bias stats and see if the usual trends continue – and YES they do: UMPIRES […]
CHARLOTTE AND THE STARLET – TWEEN READING
Seems like only a couple of years ago I embarked on writing a book that would really entertain my girls, then about 8 and 11. The late Johnny Ryan and I had kicked […]
ANZAC DAY – JOHNNY LEOPARD REMEMBERED
I can’t celebrate Anzac Day without conjuring up my old pal, the late Johnny Leopard who would have turned 65 this ANZAC DAY – a birthday he shared with my grandmother. Johnny and I had […]
EAST FREMANTLE TEAM SONG
Back in 1979 East Fremantle were making a late run for the WAFL final four. Former East Perth and South Melbourne player Ian Thompson had been induced by Old East coach Brad Smith to come […]
BIG BAD SEXUAL DRIVE
Not many people – even Suburbs fans – know that much about Surplus and Dearth, produced by Martin Cilia with songs by Martin, Greg Macainsh and me. This is one of the songs from it […]