Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport A

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Covering League, Aussie Rules, Tennis, Cricket, Football, Swimming, Netball, Union, Quidditch and many more, Titus looks at how sport has united Australians and given them something to do in their spare time. Part history, part social commentary and part the ravings of a madman, Titus examines- A League vs Union, what it says about you as a person A Why it's the AFL's fault that Victorians are so awful A How soccer is the biggest threat to Australia since Communism A Can you not like sport and be an Australian? A The etiquette of watching sport A Cricket, is not boring, OK Sharon? A Horse racing, not just about betting but mostly about betting A The Olympics or why Australia is only important every four yearsCovering League, Aussie Rules, Tennis, Cricket, Football, Swimming, Netball, Union, Quidditch and many more, Titus looks at how sport has united Australians and given them something to do in their spare time. Part history, part social commentary and part the ravings of a madman, Titus examines- A League vs Union, what it says about you as a person A Why it's the AFL's fault that Victorians are so awful A How soccer is the biggest threat to Australia since Communism A Can you not like sport and be an Australian? A The etiquette of watching sport A Cricket, is not boring, OK Sharon? A Horse racing, not just about betting but mostly about betting A The Olympics or why Australia is only important every four years
Writer and broadcaster Titus O'Reily was born in Melbourne and raised by the Sisters of Collective Misery, a kindly but sombre order who placed an emphasis on sport above all other things, including religion. Titus's unique take on sport has been hailed by some of the most respected figures in sport as 'awful', 'childish' and 'barely comprehensible'. Known as 'the voice of Australia's working class', despite the fact he long lost touch with them and, in the main, reality, Titus has somehow become a popular satirist of Australian sport. Aside from despairing over the state of his beloved Melbourne Football Club, Titus lives alone in his city apartment which is described as 'unwelcoming' and 'sparsely decorated'.