OCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN”> Fast-bowling sensation Jason Gillespie has been putting the wind up batsmen everywhere since arriving on the international cricket stage five years ago. He talks to Deadly Vibe about realising his dreams, weathering his injuries, and being named the 2001 Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year. When Jason Gillespie made […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 60 Febuary 2002 Hailing from the Perth suburb of Maddington, Beau and Kyle Anderson are two young Aboriginal boys making their mark in the very precise world of darts. Younger brother Kyle, 14, first got interested in the game after watching his father compete at the Maddington Tavern. He started playing at […]
Talented gymnast Verity Flugge is only 11 years old, but that hasn’t stopped her from excelling in her chosen sport. Softly spoken and a little bit shy, Verity comes from Perth and has been training as a gymnast since she was two years old. Yes, that’s right ” two years old! “My big sister used […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 60 Feburay 2002 Ice Warriors Ice hockey is one of the fastest sports in the world, and without a doubt one of the most dangerous, too. Hugely popular in countries with cold climates like Canada and America, ice hockey is slowly building a profile right here in Australia. Aaron and Kieran Brown […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 60 February 2002 Swim for it! Bruce Martin knows all about treading water. As a water polo player who has represented the ACT and Australia in the sport, he’s had to be careful not to touch the bottom (or sides) of the pool throughout games played in the former Yugoslavia, Hungary and […]
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 […]
Strong, talented and beautiful, champion wrestler Suellyn Hayes will have you flat on your back in no time. Deadly Vibe asks the questions very, very nicely. When you think about the Olympic sport of wrestling, the image of big hairy men in red leotards grunting at each other in Russian is what usually comes to […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 King of the Ring A true legend of Australian boxing received the Deadlys’ highest sporting honour. Indigenous Australians have long excelled in the sporting arena, and there are countless champions of the past and the present who we can proudly claim as our own. The Ella Lifetime Achievement Award […]
Graduating with distinction from the school of hard knocks, champion boxer Glen Kelly is putting his fight against Roy Jones Jnr behind him and concentrating on the next bout. He goes head to head with Deadly Vibe. Pullquote: “A lot of people thought I wouldn’t get up off the canvas, but I have a lot […]
It might be illegal in New South Wales, but elsewhere in Australia female boxing is winning over competitors and fans alike. Deadly Vibe surveys the fast-growing sport and talks with Australian bantamweight champion Michelle Grantham. ROUND 1: GIRLS WITH GLOVES As an aggressive contact sport, boxing has always had its supporters and detractors, its heroes […]
With 38 professional fights to his name, not to mention Commonwealth and Pan Asian Boxing Association titles, champion boxer Kevin Kelly has surely created a spot for himself among the pantheon of Australian greats. Always a fit young fulla, Kevin remains the youngest person on record to have completed Sydney’s City to Surf fun run […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 92 October 2004 Anthony Little, boxing, 60kg division West Australian Anthony has been boxing since he was 13, and in 2000 he was named Aboriginal Sport Star of the Year. He narrowly missed out on selection for the Australian Olympic team in 2000 after finishing runner-up to James Swan at the national […]
A busted knee hasn’t put this young bull rider on the back foot. At just 22, Damon Metcalf looks set to become the next big thing in bull riding. Starting out at the age of 10, this Nyoongah fulla from Western Australia has gone on to perfect this rough-and-tumble sport, suffering a broken kneecap in […]
JUSTIN HODGES – SYDNEY ROOSTERS (EX-BRISBANE BRONCOS) 2002 Justin made headlines last year when he was unceremoniously dumped from the Broncos mid-season by coach Wayne Bennett after announcing he had signed a three-year contract with the Roosters. Despite the huge media scrum and shows of solidarity from team-mates, Bennett remained steadfast and Justin was packed […]
Leonie Carpenter is knocking the socks off soccer. Since taking up the sport six years ago, ‘Lilly’, as she likes to be known, has amazed her parents, team-mates and coaches with her talent as a goalkeeper. Lilly, who hails from the Tiwi Islands, started playing soccer “just for fun” while attending boarding school across the […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 62 April 2002 For most soccer players the dream of one day making it to the World Cup is just that – a dream. But for 18-year-old Fred Agius, that dream came true last September when he competed in the world under-17 championships in Trinidad and Tobago. Before a crowd of 25,000 […]
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