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New biography of Sir Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews Roy Hay English author Jon Henderson is writing a new biography of (Sir) Stanley Matthews. He is seeking information about Matthews visits to Australia subsequent to his first appearance in 1958 with the Blackpool team when it toured …
Heart break through for first win over Jets
Melbourne Heart 3 Newcastle Jets 0 Roy Hay Heart went seeking its first win of the season at home to Newcastle Jets on Saturday night at AAMI Park. After an even
Moral victory for nine men of Melbourne
Melbourne Victory 2 Brisbane Roar 2 Roy Hay The highly awaited clash between the runaway league leader Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory ended in a two-all draw at Etihad Stadium
Heartbreak for Hearts as Sydney draw
Melbourne Heart 1 Sydney FC 1 Roy Hay It was heartbreak of the Heart at AAMI Park on Saturday night when the home team thought they had the match won
Commemorating Tom Wills?
The Tom Wills saga Roy Hay Published in the Geelong Advertiser, 20 October 2011, p. 40. The campaign for the recognition of Tom Wills by a memorial or statue in Geelong
Melbourne derby ends in stalemate
Melbourne Victory 0 Melbourne Heart 0 Roy Hay The first Melbourne derby of the 2011-12 season ended in a scoreless draw. For the third match in succession Melbourne Victory failed to
Glory too good for heartless Heart
Melbourne Heart 1 Perth Glory 2 Roy Hay Melbourne Heart’s first home game against Perth Glory ended in a disappointing two-one defeat. Simon Colosimo did not come up and Brendan Hammill
Socceroos down Oman
Australia 3 Oman 0 Roy Hay Australia took on Oman in the first leg of back-to-back matches in qualification for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 at ANZ stadium
Keepers steal the Kewell-Emerton show
Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0 Roy Hay The long awaited clash between Victory and Sydney with the Kewell and Emerton show as the main event kicked off at Etihad
Marnie Haig-Muir: Your review of the latest Rankin is right on the money, Roy. This book...