“This is Hodges’ outstanding winger
Steve Price swallowed
up by Lockyer’s tackleThey’ve been together a long time
- as mates[...] Back to the sideline &
finish him off!Turn that left hand Carney!
“An intended intercept should nullify –
They’ve just been bamboozled
Hodges runs into a gap
double knock on- nullify he was
waving his arms in the air nullifying“He’s a good ‘un, he’s a Queenslander
Smith. Queenslander.
Slater. Queenslander.
Folau. Queenslander.“Lockyer puts a soft ball on the stomach of Carney
He’s been used sparingly tonight Lockyerchases,chases,chases
gets the hand outThey are revved up and ready to rumble
(It’s like running into a blacksmith’s anvil)“This is where we started the game.
With enormous enthusiasmTonight We’ve Got the Chance to Divert
the Good Australia Even FurtherSmith’s Over the line! In fact, Slater
threw him over the line. Very Solid defencecan’t see it from that angle? Or was it elevated
it was elevated“The [...] rule in this game
Can be confusing for the average punter.Benefit of the doubt try,
Benefitofthedoubttry”.
35.0: OZ-KO (ENVOY)
Poetry Editor David PraterReleased April 2011
Contributor Notes
OZ-KO (ENVOY) is the first part of Cordite's special thirty-fifth issue showcasing contemporary poets from Australia and the Republic of Korea in an unique bi-lingual exchange.





fabulous last line. is this all found, or how much did you tweak it? was it a deliberate transcription, or did you write it down by ear, or did you cobble it together from years of watching?
good stuff.
Thanks Adam! Glad you like it. I cobbled it together based on my own transcription of a live tv game. No extra words added (tho I wasn’t sure about some of the names, so I had to do a little research to work out spellings etc.) Many of the phrases are intact also (!)
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