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Peter FitzSimons

Peter FitzSimons

Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald.

Former commentator Denis Cometti poses for a photo in the commentary booth at Etihad Stadium on June 5, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Cometti is retiring at the end of the 2016 AFL season. Photo by Pat Scala

Dennis Cometti cracked many famous jokes, but there’s only one I would chisel on his tombstone

Just 76 years old, Dennis Cometti was so loved, so full of life. Has there been a more widely loved sports commentator in the history of our country?

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Clover’s vision: Town Hall Square will be George Street on steroids

According to Sydney’s lord mayor, the new Town Hall Square will transform the city. There’s just one obstacle in the way.

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Crowds gather at Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas for the NRL fan fest on Friday Australian time.

NRL’s Las Vegas carry-on is over-the-top absurd … but that’s the point. And it works

As expensive and overblown as the whole thing is, Vegas ensures the NRL season kicks off on a high that flows through the first few weeks of the competition.

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Michael Chammas in Port Moresby.

Ex-journo turned NRL general manager Michael Chammas on setting up the PNG Chiefs

Making a rugby league team from scratch in Papua New Guinea – even with $600 million from the Australian government – means “there’s a lot to learn”.

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Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton will be one of the stars in Vegas.

NRL Las Vegas hype crew, I have one request: Lift!

The breathless media predictions of imminent world domination around the annual NRL double-header in Vegas used to keep me chortling for weeks. This year? Crickets.

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Max Jorgensen of the Waratahs celebrates a try during the round two Super Rugby match.

The Waratahs have the pieces of the puzzle, but they don’t quite fit together – yet

It’s been a promising start to the season with bursts of brilliance, but the Waratahs left a good 50 points out on the field against Fijian Drua in Sydney.

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All the love for Valentine: Thank you, James, for 40 years of broadcasting joy

“It’s the great thrill of live radio – you’re always just three words away from ending your career”: James Valentine reflects on 40 years behind the mic.

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Cooper Woods.

The ballad of Cooper Woods: Why golden boy’s tale will become the stuff of legend

The Australian worked with former Wallabies captain John Eales before blitzing the field to win gold in the moguls skiing. Banjo Paterson would have had the right words.

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Max Jorgensen scores his second try.

Waratahs have the raw material to hopefully give the comp a nudge

A story-less game found its theme late in the piece thanks to a pin-point kick, as the Waratahs secured a first round win over Queensland in Sydney.

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Tony Jones on the demise of Q+A and walking the red carpet at Sundance

Should we take drugs that have been tested on animals in appalling conditions? The veteran journalist has directed a groundbreaking documentary on the topic.

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