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William Gordon
Willie Gordon was one of the brightest schoolboy stars on the Australian rugby scene in 1997. Completing his senior schooling at St Ignatius College, Riverview, where he was awarded a scholarship for athletics, Willie switched to rugby union and has since gone on to represent his state and country. He was a member of the […]
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Football Injuries
Football is one of Australia’s most-loved sports. Being such a high-contact sport, football brings with it many player injuries. Injuries commonly associated with football occur to the head and the upper and lower limbs, as well as over-use injuries. Injuries common in rugby league and rugby union include those to the lower and upper limbs, […]
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Chad Reed
Deadly Vibe Issue 95 January 2005 Easy Rider In the United States he’s a superstar, with a legion of fans and countless sponsors scrambling for him to endorse their products. But when Chad Reed returned home to Australia recently, there was barely a ripple. So who is Chad Reed? He’s the reigning world supercross champion, […]
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Arlon Fonmosa
Deadly Vibe Issue 58 December 2001 He may only be 14 years old, but this little grommet has been riding the swell for over half his life. Arlon was taught to surf at age eight by his father who recognised his son’s natural ability in the water. Two years later his dad entered him in […]
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William and Donald Chambers
As a young fulla growing up in Nhulunbuy, William Chambers would head down to the local BMX track every Friday night to check out the competition. Watching the riders execute jumps, spins, swerves and all sorts of other manoeuvres, he’d think to himself, “Wow! I’d like to do that as well.” William finally got the […]
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