Advertisement
Throughout Eddie McGuire’s long presidency of Collingwood, no rival has engaged him more fiercely than Sydney Swans under Richard Colless and now Andrew Pridham.
AFL patronage of Sydney, draft concessions, the cost-of-living allowance, the Swans’ recruitment of Lance Franklin and Kurt Tippett and the unseemly Adam Goodes affair in 2013: little love was ever lost. A
Four Corners moment in 2002 when Colless raised his middle finger at McGuire came to symbolise the enmity between the clubs.
But both Swans men say now that in the definitively long run, McGuire has been a force for good in the game. Both sent him consolatory messages after Collingwood’s defeat in the 2018 grand final, each saying how few other people could understand the scale of the job and the emotional emptiness of a moment like that. They could.
Sydney racing selections: Randwick tips for Saturday, December 12 A Set the default text size A Set large text size
Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size
We head back to Randwick this Saturday for a big ten-race card, headlined by the Group Two Villiers Stakes. I don’t mind the day after my early look and hopefully I can build on last week’s win and extend my lead over the house. Eleven units this week.
Dixie’s 2020 tally
Units won: 585.30
Stats are based on one unit being equal to a $1 win bet New South Wales dividends. See the comments for any changes based on scratchings or track condition.