http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/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. 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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-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. A year of troublemakers, distractions and criticisms has added fuel to the Pies’ fire. The players will tell you they’re hungry to win consecutive AFL flags under Mick Malthouse’s leadership. The Pies’ efforts are working to great effect, and the players realise they are in top nick for another crack at the flag. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-impossible-to-picture-Malthouse-in-a-backseat-role/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Its-impossible-to-picture-Malthouse-in-a-backseat-role/#item6558 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:40:09 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-reasons-why-thorpe-wont-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 the 2004 Olympic trials. Thorpe’s freakish ability to carve up the pool and wipe out his opponents has been proven time and time again. But his powers to overcome hurdles to make it back on the Olympic dais are weakening, year by year. Thorpe will make the Australian Olympic team. He is such a perfectionist that he will make it happen. But whether he wins an individual medal – or a world record for that matter – is now a topic of great debate. It’s been almost 10 years since Thorpie smashed a world record – Manchester’s 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 400m freestyle. His world records were broken over a period of five years – when his body was still growing. In 2002, Thorpe was just 19. He never broke a world record after Manchester. After Thorpe stopped growing, we never saw the form he produced as a teenager. Here are 10 reasons why Thorpie won’t set the world on fire in London 2012. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-reasons-why-thorpe-wont-claim-a-world-record-again/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-reasons-why-thorpe-wont-claim-a-world-record-again/#item5298 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:59:54 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 photo-schoolgirl scandal, a group of Saints have disgraced themselves. Alcohol, drugs and late nights are often on the agenda of young people wanting to have fun. It acts as a form of escapism, as the youths unwittingly rebel against strict team rules, in the case of the four St Kilda bad boys. They’ve been like naughty boys on school camp, rather than a bunch of committed, professional athletes. What was Zac Dawson thinking? After being caught in an embarrassing photo with a fully naked Nick Reiwoldt (Dawson’s skipper, mind you), Dawson, 24, got up to strife with three younger players - Rhys Stanley, Jack Steven and Paul Cahill. The players have been disciplined, including a six-week ban and a hefty fine each - but they have dented their reputations. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/exorcising-the-devil-in-the-saints/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/exorcising-the-devil-in-the-saints/#item5035 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:50:08 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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. Does Murray have what it takes to win a grand slam? Murray was inconsolable at Melbourne Park after Serbian world No. 3 Novak Djokovic blew him away in straight sets 6-4 6-2 6-3 to secure his second Aussie title. Is Murray suffering psychological damage after losing to the greats in these grand slams? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/another-murray-in-trouble/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/another-murray-in-trouble/#item5006 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:35:45 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 with world No. 1 player Roger Federer. Murray, who carries the hopes of Great Britain after its lean period of producing class players, lost to Federer in last year’s Melbourne Park final. Murray is super-hungry for a grand slam. He came close twice – in the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian – but suffered defeats to Federer each time. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/will-murray-finally-get-a-shot-at-grand-slam-glory/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/will-murray-finally-get-a-shot-at-grand-slam-glory/#item4983 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:46:28 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/stosur-come-on/ Australian tennis is suffering a bad dose of the doldrums. After Lleyton Hewitt crashed out of the Australian Open on Tuesday night, it appeared the Aussies would fall over like flies. But as we despaired over our poor form in recent Grand Slams, Bernard Tomic and Sam Stosur gave Australian tennis an almighty shot in the arm and boosted the Melbourne Park crowd. It now has something decent to cheer about. Tomic, who snuck into the Australian Open draw with a lucky wildcard, will turn heads when he takes on world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the third round. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/stosur-come-on/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/stosur-come-on/#item4953 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:30:11 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hewitts-agony-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 points before losing to arch rival David Nalbandian in the Australian Open’s first round. After an epic fight lasting 4hrs 48mins at Melbourne Park last night, Hewitt finally succumbed to the powerful Argentine, who confessed he played “amazing” tennis during the five-set corker. Hewitt’s failure to secure the win after two match points shows he is not 100 per cent confident in his form. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Behind the picture http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hewitts-agony-out-in-the-open/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hewitts-agony-out-in-the-open/#item4924 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:30:03 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lleyton-passions-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 seen Hewitt line up for 15 Australian Open campaigns. Hewitt has come close to winning the men’s trophy just once. In 2005, Marat Safin whipped the spirited Aussie in four sets in the final. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lleyton-passions-not-enough-to-challenge-tennis-greats/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lleyton-passions-not-enough-to-challenge-tennis-greats/#item4906 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:00:57 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/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 anointed one - Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. As Red Bull’s designated No. 1 driver, Vettel had all the backing in the world to make the Formula One title his own. Vettel, at 23, is the youngest driver to win an F1 championship after defeating the class field in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix overnight. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/was-webber-robbed-of-the-title-by-golden-boy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/was-webber-robbed-of-the-title-by-golden-boy/#item4468 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:37:02 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/so-long-colliwobbles/ The Magpies’ 20-year premiership drought is over. Collingwood players were soaking up the sweetest feeling in AFL today after their 56-point annihilation of St Kilda in the Grand Final replay. The nervous tension expended in last week’s draw proved to help the Magpies. Today they moved with confidence and precision. The Pies blew away their cobwebs in last week’s draw. It proved a blessing in disguise as the Pies finally executed on their game plan. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Julie Tullberg) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/so-long-colliwobbles/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/so-long-colliwobbles/#item4168 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:38:01 +0000 Julie Tullberg | Author bios | The Punch