From sandpaper to Sheed – 2018: a bumper year in Australian sport

A cornucopia of highs and lows, 2018 brought stain and redemption to Australian sport

Although forged by eucalypt-sniffing romantics and balladeers over 120 years ago the bush-inspired notion of an Australian identity lingers. Accordingly, despite all evidence to the contrary, there persists the idea that Australians are, as a rule, egalitarian, anti-authoritarian, hospitable and laid-back. And although we have a veneer of toughness we’re fair.

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