Rohan Connolly
@rohanconnolly65.bsky.social
I'm an Australian journalist talking/writing/broadcasting/posting about sport (particularly AFL football), music, politics and culture. You'll find my stuff at Footyology, ESPN, Australian Community Media and on 3AW.
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Hi everybody, with some trepidation, I'm going to start an account here. I'm a journalist of 40-plus years experience from Melbourne, Australia, specialising professionally in AFL football, but with a VERY keen interest also in other sport, music, politics & popular culture. Let's see what happens!
First few reader comments under Herald-Sun story about Channel 9 redundancies. (Ch7 of course, particularly, long noted as a hotbed of left-wing politics!) Seriously, are these the dumbest people on the face of the earth? 🤣🤪🤡
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
First few reader comments under Herald-Sun story about Channel 9 redundancies. (Ch7 of course, particularly, long noted as a hotbed of left-wing politics!) Seriously, are these the dumbest people on the face of the earth? 🤣🤪🤡
Another thought on the AFL Wildcard. For all the hype about 'keeping interest', in 2025 even a top 10 would have been decided with two rounds still left to play. Really wish people would grow up about this stuff. It's a 207-game H&A season FFS, they can't ALL be showstoppers!🙄
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Another thought on the AFL Wildcard. For all the hype about 'keeping interest', in 2025 even a top 10 would have been decided with two rounds still left to play. Really wish people would grow up about this stuff. It's a 207-game H&A season FFS, they can't ALL be showstoppers!🙄
Tough field, but probably THE No.1 Soundgarden song for me.
Let Me Drown youtu.be/SsZTYqyb13U?... via @YouTube
Let Me Drown youtu.be/SsZTYqyb13U?... via @YouTube
Let Me Drown
YouTube video by Soundgarden - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Tough field, but probably THE No.1 Soundgarden song for me.
Let Me Drown youtu.be/SsZTYqyb13U?... via @YouTube
Let Me Drown youtu.be/SsZTYqyb13U?... via @YouTube
Rapt about this. What an awesome band Soundgarden were, always one of my absolute favourites, saw them every time they came here, and songs like Let Me Drown, Outshined, Rusty Cage, Spoonman, Pretty Noose & Room A Thousand Years Wide still on maximum rotation in this house!
Soundgarden are being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Kitsap County, WA, 1992
Photo by Lance Mercer #photography
#HallOfFame
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Rapt about this. What an awesome band Soundgarden were, always one of my absolute favourites, saw them every time they came here, and songs like Let Me Drown, Outshined, Rusty Cage, Spoonman, Pretty Noose & Room A Thousand Years Wide still on maximum rotation in this house!
What annoys me most about AFL 'Wildcard' finals concept is that the very people who've pushed it hardest (ie. media types) are the same people who have thought (or cared) LEAST about how (like the pre-finals bye) it compromises the integrity of a six-month H&A season. Shallow.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What annoys me most about AFL 'Wildcard' finals concept is that the very people who've pushed it hardest (ie. media types) are the same people who have thought (or cared) LEAST about how (like the pre-finals bye) it compromises the integrity of a six-month H&A season. Shallow.
Oh FFS. Let's have 10 of 18 teams play finals. Well done guys, sensational way to reward mediocrity. But at least broadcasters can hyperventilate over some more "finals".🙄
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Oh FFS. Let's have 10 of 18 teams play finals. Well done guys, sensational way to reward mediocrity. But at least broadcasters can hyperventilate over some more "finals".🙄
Yes, I'm a massive and proud Foo Fighters fan and find the 'too cool for school' bagging of Dave & co. pretty tiresome. They've consistently produced banger after banger for 30 years now & their latest single is no exception IMO. Rock on, guys.🤘
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend (Audio)
YouTube video by foofightersVEVO
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Yes, I'm a massive and proud Foo Fighters fan and find the 'too cool for school' bagging of Dave & co. pretty tiresome. They've consistently produced banger after banger for 30 years now & their latest single is no exception IMO. Rock on, guys.🤘
Hard to think of anyone who hates Australia more than the &%$# who wrote this. Just bitches and moans about everyone & everything to do with this country, all from the security of his luxury seaside dwelling. You wouldn't know real Australia if it bit you on the arse, Andrew.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hard to think of anyone who hates Australia more than the &%$# who wrote this. Just bitches and moans about everyone & everything to do with this country, all from the security of his luxury seaside dwelling. You wouldn't know real Australia if it bit you on the arse, Andrew.
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Although nowhere as painful/nauseating as watching 'PVO' toadying up to all of the identical private school white men from the Liberal Party on a daily basis.
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Although nowhere as painful/nauseating as watching 'PVO' toadying up to all of the identical private school white men from the Liberal Party on a daily basis.
Only just caught up on this. Wow, for sheer moments of sporting drama, this would have to be right up there in the "all-time" stakes. Game 7 Highlights ⚾ Dodgers win back-to-back World Series titles | ESPN MLB youtu.be/1c3dj-tnlGc?... via @YouTube
Game 7 Highlights ⚾ Dodgers win back-to-back World Series titles | ESPN MLB
YouTube video by ESPN MLB
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Only just caught up on this. Wow, for sheer moments of sporting drama, this would have to be right up there in the "all-time" stakes. Game 7 Highlights ⚾ Dodgers win back-to-back World Series titles | ESPN MLB youtu.be/1c3dj-tnlGc?... via @YouTube
PS (to last post) ... And the INXS self-titled debut, of course. Gave this album an absolute thrashing in 1981 when I was 16 and in Year 11. Still like it!
INXS - On A Bus
YouTube video by Mystify
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 AM
PS (to last post) ... And the INXS self-titled debut, of course. Gave this album an absolute thrashing in 1981 when I was 16 and in Year 11. Still like it!
Been playing old INXS albums (Underneath The Colours, Shabooh Shoobah, The Swing) & remembering how much I liked them from 1980-86. They lost me a bit with Kick, and it frustrates me they're mostly now remembered for that (Never Tear Us Apart etc.) rather than the earlier stuff.
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Been playing old INXS albums (Underneath The Colours, Shabooh Shoobah, The Swing) & remembering how much I liked them from 1980-86. They lost me a bit with Kick, and it frustrates me they're mostly now remembered for that (Never Tear Us Apart etc.) rather than the earlier stuff.
Is anyone really surprised by the amount of hypocrisy and sycophancy oozing from everyone involved here? 🤮💩
'Throw the kitchen sink at it': NBN Co fast-tracked upgrade for Bolt
Senior managers at the National Broadband Network intervened to accelerate a home internet upgrade for News Corp pundit Andrew Bolt and resolve a technical problem for a top executive's friend during ...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Is anyone really surprised by the amount of hypocrisy and sycophancy oozing from everyone involved here? 🤮💩
How pathetic have the Liberal
Party and Murdoch media’s obsession with culture wars become? Just as well Albo didn’t wear his Celibate Rifles t-shirt, might have caused a complete meltdown! 🙄🤪
Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk & that Anthony Albanese T-shirt www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...
Party and Murdoch media’s obsession with culture wars become? Just as well Albo didn’t wear his Celibate Rifles t-shirt, might have caused a complete meltdown! 🙄🤪
Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk & that Anthony Albanese T-shirt www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...
Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk and that Anthony Albanese T-shirt
The prime minister has been attacked for wearing a T-shirt in honour of the 1970s Manchester-based band. What’s all the fuss about?
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October 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
How pathetic have the Liberal
Party and Murdoch media’s obsession with culture wars become? Just as well Albo didn’t wear his Celibate Rifles t-shirt, might have caused a complete meltdown! 🙄🤪
Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk & that Anthony Albanese T-shirt www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...
Party and Murdoch media’s obsession with culture wars become? Just as well Albo didn’t wear his Celibate Rifles t-shirt, might have caused a complete meltdown! 🙄🤪
Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk & that Anthony Albanese T-shirt www.theage.com.au/culture/musi...
Farewell to the people, places, food, culture and cats of Istanbul! Have only just scratched the surface of what this great city and Turkey has to offer, but it’s been a terrific experience and I hope to return one day. #İstanbul #europe2025
October 26, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Farewell to the people, places, food, culture and cats of Istanbul! Have only just scratched the surface of what this great city and Turkey has to offer, but it’s been a terrific experience and I hope to return one day. #İstanbul #europe2025
New Foos track. Like it a lot!!
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [Cinematic Music Video] music.youtube.com/watch?v=2rNx... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [Cinematic Music Video] music.youtube.com/watch?v=2rNx... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [Cinematic Music Video]
YouTube video by Mahoney Music & Films
music.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New Foos track. Like it a lot!!
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [Cinematic Music Video] music.youtube.com/watch?v=2rNx... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [Cinematic Music Video] music.youtube.com/watch?v=2rNx... via @YouTubeMusic
Didn’t know much about Istanbul before this trip but I’m really loving my first taste of it. Fascinating blend of European and Asian cultures and history, the people, the vibe and the food are terrific, and the scenery and landmarks are spectacular. #İstanbul #europe2025
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Didn’t know much about Istanbul before this trip but I’m really loving my first taste of it. Fascinating blend of European and Asian cultures and history, the people, the vibe and the food are terrific, and the scenery and landmarks are spectacular. #İstanbul #europe2025
One of Oz rock’s finest…
Lime Spiders - 9 Miles High music.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuK... via @YouTubeMusic
Lime Spiders - 9 Miles High music.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuK... via @YouTubeMusic
9 Miles High
YouTube video by Lime Spiders - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
One of Oz rock’s finest…
Lime Spiders - 9 Miles High music.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuK... via @YouTubeMusic
Lime Spiders - 9 Miles High music.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuK... via @YouTubeMusic
Hard rock music performed live on TV never got any better than this. Loud. Tight. WHACK! 👍
Helmet - Jon Stewart Show 1994 - Wilma's Rainbow
YouTube video by PoisonPimp
music.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hard rock music performed live on TV never got any better than this. Loud. Tight. WHACK! 👍
This is one of the best covers of an AC/DC song I’ve heard. Love Dave Grohl’s reverence for rock music’s greats!
Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover) in the Live Lounge music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vef... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover) in the Live Lounge music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vef... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover) in the Live Lounge
YouTube video by BBCRadio1VEVO
music.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is one of the best covers of an AC/DC song I’ve heard. Love Dave Grohl’s reverence for rock music’s greats!
Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover) in the Live Lounge music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vef... via @YouTubeMusic
Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover) in the Live Lounge music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vef... via @YouTubeMusic
Reposted by Rohan Connolly
man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit
Reposted by Rohan Connolly
Ah yes, the Eureka Stockade, famously opposed to disruptive protests
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Ah yes, the Eureka Stockade, famously opposed to disruptive protests
Speaking of XTC, if this isn’t one of THE greatest pop songs ever written (& they had truckloads), I’ll eat my hat. Just beautifully crafted, played … and just a lovely, life-affirming tune. Instant pick-me-up!
XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton youtu.be/Ciq0wlhwUVw?... via @YouTube
XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton youtu.be/Ciq0wlhwUVw?... via @YouTube
XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton
YouTube video by XTCVEVO
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Speaking of XTC, if this isn’t one of THE greatest pop songs ever written (& they had truckloads), I’ll eat my hat. Just beautifully crafted, played … and just a lovely, life-affirming tune. Instant pick-me-up!
XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton youtu.be/Ciq0wlhwUVw?... via @YouTube
XTC - Mayor Of Simpleton youtu.be/Ciq0wlhwUVw?... via @YouTube
Been getting around London playing one of my faves XTC as a constant aural backdrop. This one’s been getting a hammering in particular. What a great band!
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (Remastered 2001) youtu.be/e2EshWuC6lw?... via @YouTube
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (Remastered 2001) youtu.be/e2EshWuC6lw?... via @YouTube
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (Remastered 2001)
YouTube video by XTC - Topic
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Been getting around London playing one of my faves XTC as a constant aural backdrop. This one’s been getting a hammering in particular. What a great band!
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (Remastered 2001) youtu.be/e2EshWuC6lw?... via @YouTube
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (Remastered 2001) youtu.be/e2EshWuC6lw?... via @YouTube