<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Russell Street's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Russell Street's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:57:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:55:54 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>McGuire keeps mum on Cousins </title><description><![CDATA[COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has refused to be drawn on speculation the Magpies will resurrect the career of former West Coast captain Ben Cousins or chase his former teammate, Daniel Kerr, who 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Gold Coast Football Club.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836178-new-club-urged-get-matthews-?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836178-new-club-urged-get-matthews-?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>matthews</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:55:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>No goal for Fev this time</title><description><![CDATA[How much of a sporting star's behaviour off the field is is generated by his success on the field and what will the star judge his off-field behaviour when the adulation wanes?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836155-no-goal-for-fev-this-time?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836155-no-goal-for-fev-this-time?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>behaviour</category><category>hero-wordship</category><category>fevola</category><category>carlton</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:43:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Voss throws himself in deep end</title><description><![CDATA[What will be the cosequences for other AFL teams and coaches when the new teams enter the AFL competition?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836137-voss-throws-himself-in-deep-end?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836137-voss-throws-himself-in-deep-end?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><category>brisbane-lions</category><category>voss</category><category>west-sydney</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:35:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fishing holiday pays off for Roy</title><description><![CDATA[When we laud the performance of a player on the sporting field, how much of his misbehaviour off the field are we willing to forgive?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836120-fishing-holiday-pays-off-for-roy?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836120-fishing-holiday-pays-off-for-roy?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>cricket</category><category>hero-worship</category><category>behaviour</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:27:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Grow up, get a grip, Fev </title><description><![CDATA[When we laud a players feats on the playing field, do we also endorses his misbehaviour off the field?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836104-grow-up-get-a-grip-fev-?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836104-grow-up-get-a-grip-fev-?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>hero-worship</category><category>misbehaviour</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:23:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Carlton bans Brendan Fevola&amp;squo;s jet jaunt </title><description><![CDATA[When we laud a sportsman's feats on the playing field, do we also condone his misbehaviour of the field?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836099-carlton-bans-brendan-fevolasquos-jet-jaunt-?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836099-carlton-bans-brendan-fevolasquos-jet-jaunt-?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>hero-worship</category><category>behaviour</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:21:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Class clown Fevola needs to get smart </title><description><![CDATA[When we laud a sportsman for his feats on the playing field, are we also condoning is his laudable activities of the field?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836093-class-clown-fevola-needs-to-get-smart-?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1836093-class-clown-fevola-needs-to-get-smart-?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>sport</category><category>afl</category><category>hero-worship</category><category>behaviour</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:19:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Series makes cultural impact</title><description><![CDATA[THE third International Cup wrapped up last night after matches in Warrnambool earlier in the week. New Zealand, which won the 2005 tournament, and Papua New Guinea played in the grand final last night at the MCG as a curtain-raiser to the Hawthorn-Western Bulldogs clash. 

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834090-series-makes-cultural-impact?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834090-series-makes-cultural-impact?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>international-cup</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:20:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mozzies the buzz of 'G</title><description><![CDATA[PAPUA New Guinea has clinched its first International Cup win, beating New Zealand by eight points at the MCG last night. The Mosquitoes were two points up with four minutes remaining, when 16-year-old Amua Pirika kicked the sealer to stop the Falcons winning back-to-back titles.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834087-mozzies-the-buzz-of-g?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834087-mozzies-the-buzz-of-g?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl-sports</category><category>international-cup</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:17:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Gold Coast would welcome Leigh Matthews</title><description><![CDATA[AFL newcomers Gold Coast have played down the prospect of Leigh Matthews becoming foundation coach but have hinted there's a job for him if he wants it.

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834067-gold-coast-would-welcome-leigh-matthews?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834067-gold-coast-would-welcome-leigh-matthews?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:55:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Marquee Gold Coast with the most</title><description><![CDATA[THE Gold Coast has the potential to snare one or two marquee players from rival clubs after being given an additional $1 million in its salary cap when it starts in the AFL in 2011.

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834066-marquee-gold-coast-with-the-most?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834066-marquee-gold-coast-with-the-most?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:53:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New clubs to take priority </title><description><![CDATA[THE controversial priority pick system could be suspended in 2010 and 2011 to allow Gold Coast and potentially a club from western Sydney to reap the major benefits of the national draft.

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834062-new-clubs-to-take-priority-?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834062-new-clubs-to-take-priority-?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:51:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Contaminated by its own drug code</title><description><![CDATA[The AFL cannot stand by its claim that it is a clean sport when it actually legislates not to automatically ban players using drugs that are potentially performance-enhancing and thus capable of corrupting the competition.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834046-contaminated-by-its-own-drug-code</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834046-contaminated-by-its-own-drug-code</guid><category>world-news</category><category>afl</category><category>drugs</category><category>drug-testing</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:46:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Football gives Middle East peace a free kick</title><description><![CDATA[YONATAN Belik is about to spend 4½ years in the Israeli Army. He is 18. I ask him the best thing about being in the Peres Peace Team, which has just competed in the AFL's International Cup. "Playing footy," he replies.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834004-football-gives-middle-east-peace-a-free-kick?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1834004-football-gives-middle-east-peace-a-free-kick?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>international-cup</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:22:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>One battling team not giving up on peace - realfooty.com.au</title><description><![CDATA[So what if 26 men (13 Israelis and 13 Palestinians) come to Australia to play a game that was completely unknown to them six months ago? History is littered with good intentions.
But, in the end, with peace, as with everything else, we either give up or go on.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1833998-one-battling-team-not-giving-up-on-peace-realfootycomau?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/06/1833998-one-battling-team-not-giving-up-on-peace-realfootycomau?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>international-cup</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:19:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Plenty to fear for rivals</title><description><![CDATA[RIVAL clubs were last night warned to be "nervous" about a hostile raid on uncontracted players in 2010 by the new cashed-up Gold Coast club.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/05/1829278-plenty-to-fear-for-rivals?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/05/1829278-plenty-to-fear-for-rivals?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>golg-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:39:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Five to six wins the AFL pass mark for Gold Coast team</title><description><![CDATA[THE AFL has defined the pass mark for Gold Coast in its first season. Five to six wins and a percentage of about 80 would meet the AFL's criteria for a "competitive" 2011. 

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/05/1829272-five-to-six-wins-the-afl-pass-mark-for-gold-coast-team?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/05/1829272-five-to-six-wins-the-afl-pass-mark-for-gold-coast-team?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:37:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Coast keen for Lethal mentor</title><description><![CDATA[THE Gold Coast team has played down the prospect of Leigh Matthews becoming foundation coach but have hinted there's a job for him if he wants it. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1824810-coast-keen-for-lethal-mentor?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1824810-coast-keen-for-lethal-mentor?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>gold-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:05:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Gold Coast hit paydirt</title><description><![CDATA[THE AFL has confirmed the new Gold Coast team will have nine of the first 15 picks in the 2010 draft among a raft of draft concessions. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Street]]></dc:creator><link>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1824801-gold-coast-hit-paydirt?category=sports</link><guid>http://russellstreet.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1824801-gold-coast-hit-paydirt?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>afl</category><category>golg-coast</category><category>gc17</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>