http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/david-lyall/ Dave debuted on this planet in the early 70’s and has been trying to figure out what the hell is going on ever since. Raised around Sydney’s northern beaches Dave developed a healthy appetite for sport at an early age and a passion for writing not long after. While his sporting career in the pool and surf didn’t eventuate to much more than some good times and the chance to get around a bit it helped him gain an insight into elite athletes and what makes them tick. Or tock as the case may be. Then after almost a decade of travelling between the east coast of America and Sydney while working as lifeguard and bartender he decided to grow up and focus on a career in the sports media industry. Since that fateful day he has been fortunate enough to attend some of the planet’s biggest sporting events and work with some of Australia’s brightest stars. Dave runs his own sports PR company in Sydney and is married to a very understanding wife with whom he has a son. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/all-star-game-is-fine-until-someone-ends-up-seeing-stars/ As worthy as Preston Campbell’s efforts are in celebrating the NRL’s indigenous players, tonight’s much-hyped NRL All Star game will be a farce. Nothing surer. While it’s inevitable that thousands of rugby league starved devotees jonesing for their first footy fix of the year will climb on board the Preston Campbell Express and tune in but what will it all mean apart from a few more dollars in the coffers of the NRL? Not very much. Sure Preston Campbell and the others responsible for the concept have done great things to raise awareness of our Indigenous players and those players have in turn become potential role models for the Indigenous community and indeed all young Australians. feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Lyall) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/all-star-game-is-fine-until-someone-ends-up-seeing-stars/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/all-star-game-is-fine-until-someone-ends-up-seeing-stars/#item5106 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:55:58 +0000 David Lyall | Author bios | The Punch