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Paul Bastin

Socceroos Special: World Cup Qualifiers Preview

It’s make or break for the Socceroos in a giant June of international football. Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin discuss the upcoming trio of Australian fixtures, including tonight’s clash with Asian powerhouse Japan.

Nervous Roos still heading north

While the Kangaroos have shot themselves in the foot early in 2013, it’s easy to forget how far they have come, writes Paul Bastin.

Champions League Final Preview

Ahead of the 2012/13 Champions League Final between German powerhouses Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin offer their thoughts and predictions for the highest honour in European club football.

Socceroos Special: World Cup Qualifiers Preview

It’s make or break for the Socceroos in a giant June of international football. Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin discuss the upcoming trio of Australian fixtures, including tonight’s clash with Asian powerhouse Japan.

Nervous Roos still heading north

While the Kangaroos have shot themselves in the foot early in 2013, it’s easy to forget how far they have come, writes Paul Bastin.

Champions League Final Preview

Ahead of the 2012/13 Champions League Final between German powerhouses Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin offer their thoughts and predictions for the highest honour in European club football.

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Ken deserves coaching crown

Naming Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley the 2013 AFL coach of the year is an absolute no-brainer, writes Paul Bastin.

Socceroos Special: World Cup Qualifiers Preview

It’s make or break for the Socceroos in a giant June of international football. Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin discuss the upcoming trio of Australian fixtures, including tonight’s clash with Asian powerhouse Japan.

Nervous Roos still heading north

While the Kangaroos have shot themselves in the foot early in 2013, it’s easy to forget how far they have come, writes Paul Bastin.

Champions League Final Preview

Ahead of the 2012/13 Champions League Final between German powerhouses Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Paul Bastin and Paddy Naughtin offer their thoughts and predictions for the highest honour in European club football.

Managerial madness

The sacking of Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini highlights a fundamental problem within football circles, writes Paul Bastin.

Port’s power month

There are three key figures responsible for Port Adelaide’s dramatic change in fortune, writes Paul Bastin.

Australian basketball at the crossroads

With an uncertain future and limited exposure of the 2013 grand final, Paul Bastin believes the NBL needs to copy a fellow Australian sporting code and rebrand the competition.

A-League finals preview: Week Two

After a dramatic first week of A-League elimination finals, Paul Bastin, Andrew Miller and Paddy Naughtin preview this weekend’s semi-final fixtures.

High five could fix the six

With the A-League finals series starting this Friday, Paul Bastin suggests tweaking the finals format could be in the best interests of the league going forward.

AFL 2013 team preview: Western Bulldogs

Distinct squad deficiencies and declining form to end last season suggests the Western Bulldogs are likely to endure a difficult 2013 campaign, writes Paul Bastin.

AFL 2013 team preview: Essendon

Implicated in drug investigations and coming off a dreadful end to the 2012 season, Paul Bastin explores how Essendon will respond in 2013.

NAB cup correlation

The notion that a triumphant NAB Cup campaign is essentially meaningless defies recent facts, writes Paul Bastin.

Meet the new upstart team

It’s time to welcome yet another editorial team here at upstart. Why not greet them by sending us an article?

La Trobe students get AFL media gig

The inaugural AFL rookie reporters program kicks off in 2013. La Trobe students Paul Bastin and Ben Rowles have achieved a place in the highly competitive program.

A-League 2012/13 – week one finals preview

With the A-League finals getting underway tonight, some of upstart’s finest football minds – Paul Bastin, Alex Pavlidis and Daniel Baricevic – preview the weekend’s matches.

A-League Grand Final Preview

Upstart’s Paul Bastin and Daniel Quinn discuss the upcoming 2012/13 A-League grand final between the Western Sydney Wanderers and the Central Coast Mariners.

The magic number

The NBA’s long standing ‘big three’ theory may finally have met its match, writes Paul Bastin.

A-League in its own right

The immense interest in round one of the A-League season suggests the competition is emerging as a major sporting stakeholder in Australia, writes Paul Bastin.