Then there s the rumour that Chicago Bulls bad man Dennis Rodham will turn out for Perth this season. The sweet stench of horse Switch to the racing channel. The big money races and the good horses are on the way back. A day out at Royal Randwick can punctuate the Spring stupor, but be sure to get out before the last race, when the atomised tribe of penniless drunks comes out to play. Also, take your own food.
Every punter has a system.
Then sit back and take a deep breath and - imagine, in the words of the prophet, all the sports fans in the labour movement giving it up for eight weeks, in the name of a higher cause. If an old sports nut like Mike Willisee can find God, then surely we can find the republic. Because when the referendum results are tallied up on November 6, it will be too late. England snatch back the Ashes. On the front burner It's not a Fenian thing, it s a class thing.