I reckon sport is probably the furthest thing from most people’s minds right now. After all, how can anyone put importance on the progress of an inflated ball going up and down a field, or spend hours debating whether a pass went a centimetre forward or backwards, when our country is grieving over the loss of one of its favourite sons? Well, maybe that is the very importance of sport. It is one of the few things in life that can so totally engage us that it helps overcome the pain of grief, if only for an hour or even a minute. Over the past 12 months we have seen some amazing sport around the world, in our country, and right here on the turf at Suncorp Stadium where over 1.2 million patrons watched 45 events. There was the elation of the Roar’s grand final win, the start of the Four Nations with almost 48,000 watching the double header, the passion of the Origin series and the frustration of the Wallabies losing in extra time to the All Blacks, and there will be plenty more to come next year. It might all seem meaningless right now, but little by little sport will help bring back the smiles and I reckon that is what makes it important. What do YOU reckon?
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:30:01 +0000