Julie Tullberg
Julie Tullberg is the night sports editor for heraldsun.com.au.
Julie specialised in sports science before joining the Sunday Herald Sun in 1993. From 1997 to 2003, She co-wrote three Australian swimming textbooks for AUSTSWIM teachers and coaches. She has lectured in fluid mechanics, swimming and related sports sciences since 1992. She is a teacher of News Ltd cadets and teaches journalism at Monash University in Melbourne.
Julie majored in AFL football at Deakin University during her seven-year study program and worked with some of the AFL’s leading coaches and footballers. She is a nationally accredited Level 2 Australian football coach and has written on AFL since 1994.
Julie reported at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was awarded the 2004 ASCTA print media award for swimming. In 2003, she won the Commonwealth Sports Award for her contribution to sports journalism.
Julie is a member of the Herald Sun Online team that won a Walkley Award for Outstanding Continuous Coverage of an Issue or Event for its coverage of the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009. She was night editor on Black Saturday, leading the weekend night coverage that documented the worst disaster in Australia’s history.
Julie is also a mother of two children.
Articles by Julie Tullberg
It’s impossible to picture Malthouse in a backseat role
Collingwood has copped a truckload of bumps - mostly off the field - in its quest to win back-to-back premierships.…... Read more
10 reasons why Thorpe won’t claim a world record again
IAN Thorpe’s comeback to Olympic swimming could be as disastrous as the former champion’s illegal flop into the pool at…... Read more
Exorcising the devil in the Saints
St Kilda, you’ve done it again. After escaping to New Zealand to train in peace after the shocking, dragged-out nude…... Read more
Another Murray in trouble
Andy Murray’s second consecutive loss of the men’s Australian Open final has put a question mark on the Scot’s mettle.…... Read more
Will Murray finally get a shot at grand slam glory?
Rafael Nadal’s shock exit from the Australian Open paves the way for Scot Andy Murray to qualify for another showdown…... Read more
Stosur! Come on!
Australian tennis is suffering a bad dose of the doldrums. After Lleyton Hewitt crashed out of the Australian Open on…... Read more
Lleyton Hewitt’s agony: finally out in the open
It was the nail-biter of all nail-biters but no one could have imagined Aussie lionheart Lleyton would surrender two match…... Read more
Lleyton’s passion not enough to challenge tennis greats
Lleyton Hewitt craves an Australian Open title like no other Aussie tennis player. It’s that drive and hunger that has…... Read more
Was Webber robbed of the title by Golden Boy?
Thousands of Aussies today are likely to feel peeved that Mark Webber’s shot at F1 glory was stolen by the…... Read more
So long, Colliwobbles
The Magpies’ 20-year premiership drought is over. Collingwood players were soaking up the sweetest feeling in AFL today after their…... Read more
Gary Ablett and the end of club loyalty
It’s the day Cats fans have been dreading all year: their favorite son, Gary Ablett, will sign a deal to…... Read more
What the hell was that? The big AFL let-down
On the eve of the AFL Grand Final, I wrote just two words. Colliwobble Day. It wasn’t a deliberate curse…... Read more
The year to banish the Colliwobbles forever
Magpie fans ... get ready for the time of your lives. The Collingwood football machine is on the verge of…... Read more
Magpies and Cats ready for war on the hallowed turf
It’s going to be a ferocious war zone on the MCG’s hallowed turf this Friday night. The Magpies are fired…... Read more
Has Fevola finally destroyed his AFL career?
Brendan Fevola is one of those blokes who quite literally has trouble as his middle name. If it’s not a…... Read more
Hawk Heimlich solution to the Collingwood choke
THE Magpies are raging flag favourites, thanks to the Hawks fuelling their hunger on the eve of the AFL finals.…... Read more
Cousins’ toughest task will be Mad Monday
It’s the wild day of the AFL calendar – Mad Monday – and there’s a BEN-DER alert on those party…... Read more
Drug-troubled Cousins quits footy at the right time
The chapter has ended. The super-cut frame of Richmond star Ben Cousins won’t grace the AFL’s gladiatorial arena ever again.…... Read more
Hawks: nothing motivates like a kick up the bum
When Hawthorn looked like crashing out of the finals, former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett came to the rescue. Kennett, the…... Read more
Young Magpies come of age in quest for premiership
Collingwood’s 22-point win over Geelong in its top-of-the-table blockbuster revealed that the young Magpies have come of age. Like a…... Read more
A sickening wait for three boys to rise from darkness
It was the most sickening, traumatic moment any journalist could ever live through – waiting for three little boys, in…... Read more
Can Collingwood actually win a premiership?
Ever since Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse got into strife after allegedly calling Saint Stephen Milne a “f***ing rapist”, the Magpies…... Read more
Cadel’s greatest opponent on the road to Paris is himself
Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has the yellow jersey smack on his back but the question is: will he crack or…... Read more
Who has the power to swing a game?
Just as Prime Minister Julia Gillard swiftly changed the state of the Labor Government, Hawthorn superstar Lance “Buddy” Franklin is…... Read more
Injuries likely to hurt cross-code recruits
Cross-code recruiting of footballers seems to be the new fad in Australian sport. If sought-after players can run, leap, mark…... Read more
AFL grapples with sex and drugs and rock and roll
It’s been a turbulent year for the AFL, as it grapples with some of the hottest issues in the public…... Read more
Why Collingwood can’t win it
Collingwood were on top of the world before Friday, seemingly unstoppable and had the feeling of an AFL premiership coming…... Read more
Illicit drugs + disposable income = athletes in strife
Recreational drugs will always follow athletes who have too much disposable income and too much time on their hands. The…... Read more
A bigger AFL league is a risk to its players
For some AFL clubs, the year is over. As the injury list grows a number of clubs will be scratching…... Read more
My first iPhone: why technology is good for kids
I always thought that one of the greatest gifts you can give your children is the love of reading. It…... Read more
The deadly sin that killed a crackerjack team
Greed. It’s a deadly sin. In Melbourne Storm’s case, it’s proven to be deadly. The need to be the best…... Read more
Turning a nightmare into a dream
There’s been nothing more inspiring this week than seeing Melbourne president and cancer fighter Jimmy Stynes cheer on his Dees…... Read more
Sledging hits a sick new low in the AFL
The AFL hit rock bottom on Friday night after claims Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse allegedly called Saint forward Stephen Milne…... Read more
Raining cats and knocks as Geelong still leads the pack
It’s known as the game of hard knocks and the Cats dished them out in big doses against the Hawks…... Read more
AFL Round 1: The Itchy and Scratchy show
IT was a bit like the Itchy & Scratchy Show. Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown was itchy ... itchy for…... Read more
Oz swimming on a Yo Yo diet
THERE were no swimmers with the impact of a Thorpie and only one record fell, first set by 1500m freestyler…... Read more
Someone let the Dogs out
Big Bad Bazza - Barry Hall - has gone through the wringer and emerged as a new man, ironing out…... Read more
Why the Bulldogs will win their first flag in 56 years
Surviving in a losing culture on the non-yuppie side of Melbourne must be hard to stomach - decade after decade.…... Read more
Tiger says he’s a cheater, can a leopard change its spots?
As the spotlight rests on Tiger Woods following his admissions he was a sex cheat, we ask ourselves ... can…... Read more
Sorry Andy, but beating this guy will be a stretch
It’s the moment Great Britain has been waiting for – one of its own tennis players on the verge of…... Read more
Vigilance is the only way to prevent drowning
It’s the deadly season of drownings. Sounds terrible, doesn’t it? The bad news is that it’s going to get worse…... Read more
Why Twenty20 will knock traditional cricket for six
Twenty20 is like a box-office smash hit – overloaded with action, drama and emotion. And like any blockbuster, crowds are…... Read more
Pakistan may have lost the heart for the Sydney Test
MELBOURNE’S Boxing Day Test has a profound effect on Aussie cricketers’ form. Some batsmen thrive on the festive atmosphere and…... Read more
The nervous 90s are all in our heads
HOW many Test innings have we seen fail as Aussie batsmen reach the nervous nineties? Too many, I’d say. Boxing…... Read more
Getting the Dolphins out of the doldrums
The Aussie Dolphins are in the doldrums. No doubt about it. The Aussies are no longer the powerhouse that ruled…... Read more
The Cats: a champion team, a team of mates
Never underestimate the power of camaraderie. It’s the making of a champion team. Mateship is the very thing that attracts…... Read more
Ablett the key to 2009 flag
COLLINGWOOD’S stinging loss to Geelong on Saturday night wasn’t a classic case of Colliwobbles. The Cats were at their destructive…... Read more
Vics breathe easy as interstaters fade in finals
IN the dying minutes of the first AFL semi-final, it appeared the Magpies would crash and burn … falling victim…... Read more
And then there were six: An AFL coaches form guide
THE race is on to win a coveted berth in the AFL Grand Final. It’s always tough road to the…... Read more
The night the AFL killed the hip-and-shoulder bump
THE classic bump has been knocked out of AFL footy. The bump is the very thing that characterises Aussie rules,…... Read more
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From: City vs country: What would you change your life for?
Dieter Moeckel says:
We made the tree change from Darwin to Wonbah more than 15 years ago. After fencing, a road, and couple of dams our money was gone. Super is enough to live comfortably. We have geese growing old and stringy the only one that made it to the pot committed Kamakazi by flying into a tree; the chooks are… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
