Warwick Hadfield
Warwick Hadfield OAM has been a journalist on radio and in newspapers for five decades, including with The Australian newspaper and ABC Radio National. At The Australian, he held the positions of Chief of Staff, Editorial Writer and Chief Sports Correspondent. He has covered Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Test cricket, international rugby, tennis, hockey both at home and internationally. He has also written extensively about Australian rules football. While at the ABC, as well as being an on-air presenter, Warwick has also worked as a marketing manager and producer.
Oh Dennis, Dennis! For four decades, we’ve had to forgive your indiscretions and blemishes. We’ve done so willingly, because you were not only the fast bowler of a generation, but of that generation’s milestones. For many Australians, their national cricket team of the Lillee, Chappell, Marsh era was as important a cultural statement as the Beatles to the English in the 1960s. The stovepipe ... (read more)
When you bump into people who know Gideon Haigh – and that happens a lot in Geelong – they will tell you about his encyclopedic knowledge of cricket, his dedication to detail, and his casualness with money. I want to add to this list of his idiosyncrasies a delicious ability to turn the mundane into the magnificent. For this is exactly what The Vincibles is to we weekend warriors – a magnifi ... (read more)