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Mature Lady 1: "Next time they come calling, I'm going to say I'm Catholic."

Letters

Whenever there is a scandal involving sportsmen behaving badly, we rightly decry the negative attitudes towards women that pervade so much of male sport.

Pies now have the maturity to succeed: Fraser

THERE was no room for Anthony Rocca in a Collingwood team that ruckman Josh Fraser believes has the maturity and confidence to succeed where the grand final teams he played in earlier this decade failed.

Amid the inanity is a real revolution in communication

AFTER following him for a couple of days, on Friday I received a request from the Dalai Lama to followme on Twitter.

More of the same from Hayne

JARRYD HAYNE scored two tries and led the statistics for metres gained, tackle busts and line breaks in yet another man of the match performance for Parramatta yesterday €“ but still the messages from the coach's box kept coming.

Banned Bomber 'must focus on footy'

ESSENDON coach Matthew Knights says midfielder Mark McVeigh should forget about losing his chance to captain the AFL club and worry about playing football.

Boys To Men

PAUL RUDD EMBARKS ON A QUEST FOR MATURITY. DAN KAUFMAN REPORTS.

Hawks Aim To Out-muscle Swans

HAWTHORN believe today's top-four match with Sydney will test their strength and maturity, qualities that have allowed the Swans to dominate in their recent clashes.

Jaques Rattles 'n' Rolls

Australia is reaping the benefit of the opener's ready-made maturity, Chloe Saltau writes.

Clarke Puts New Muscles To Lethal Use

CLOSE observers of Michael Clarke might notice something different about him this summer, something other than the striking blend of confidence and maturity that characterised his unbeaten 145 at the Gabba yesterday.

Our Man Advised To Cool It At Heatwave Japanese Grand Prix

CASEY Stoner has raced to dominance of the MotoGP world championship with speed and maturity but he has been told to stay cool on the eve of today's Japanese Grand Prix.

A Dreamy Setting

When looking for the perfect bedmate, consider colour, size, maturity and form.

Con's Cash Improves On Kb United Legacy

Maturity at all levels underpins the Jets, says Ray Baartz.