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I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

previous day 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

previous day 50

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

I have been inundated by readers sending me their favourite moments from the late, great AFL commentator Dennis Cometti. So here they are.

saturday 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

I have been inundated by readers sending me their favourite moments from the late, great AFL commentator Dennis Cometti. So here they are.

saturday 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

I have been inundated by readers sending me their favourite moments from the late, great AFL commentator Dennis Cometti. So here they are.

saturday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

Vale, Dennis, the fans will never forget your Cometti-isms

I have been inundated by readers sending me their favourite moments from the late, great AFL commentator Dennis Cometti. So here they are.

saturday 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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?

05.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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?

05.03.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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?

05.03.2026 20

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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?

05.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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.

28.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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...

27.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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...

27.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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...

27.02.2026 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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...

27.02.2026 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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”.

21.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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”.

21.02.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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”.

21.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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”.

21.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

20.02.2026 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

20.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

20.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

20.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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

20.02.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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

20.02.2026 9

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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

20.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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

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

20.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

14.02.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

14.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

14.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

14.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

13.02.2026 20

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

13.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

13.02.2026 20

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

13.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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.

13.02.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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.

13.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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.

13.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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.

13.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

07.02.2026 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

07.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

07.02.2026 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

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...

07.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

The NRL can do nothing to stop rugby’s raids. And the worst may be yet to come

Back in the day, rugby league would regularly poach union stars. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and the leaguies look nervous.

06.02.2026 8

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

The NRL can do nothing to stop rugby’s raids. And the worst may be yet to come

Back in the day, rugby league would regularly poach union stars. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and the leaguies look nervous.

06.02.2026 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

The NRL can do nothing to stop rugby’s raids. And the worst may be yet to come

Back in the day, rugby league would regularly poach union stars. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and the leaguies look nervous.

06.02.2026 9

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

The NRL can do nothing to stop rugby’s raids. And the worst may be yet to come

Back in the day, rugby league would regularly poach union stars. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and the leaguies look nervous.

06.02.2026 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Ashes, tennis and watching LIV die: What a great way to start my 40th campaign

This is my 40th year writing for the mighty Herald. I’ve had a great summer, now it’s time to get stuck in.

30.01.2026 9

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons