James ‘Dermie’ Demetrie and the Darl and her Dad brave the elements at Kardinia Park for the Cats game against the Suns.
Round 13 – Geelong v Gold Coast: Frozen Faith – Footy, Family, and a Kardinia Slog
June 9, 2025 by 6 Comments
Almanac Flashback: Round 10 2011 – Gold Coast v Geelong: Party Time
May 21, 2021 by 6 Comments
Round 10 2021 the Cats will play Gold Coast. From the Footy Almanac archives, Round 10 2011 also saw the Cats play the Suns in Gary Ablett Jnr’s first season for Gold Coast. Footy Almanac Tech guru James Demetrie was there and this is his report of the match.
Round 8 – Geelong v Carlton: Carrying The Torch
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
James ‘Dermie’ Demetrie (our Almanac IT man) finally got to run out for the mighty Cats. He explains how.
AFL Round 4 – Geelong v West Coast: Central Park to Kardinia Park
April 13, 2014 by 2 Comments
James Demetrie journeys from Central Park to Kardinia Park to be filled with hope for another Cats flag.
AFL Round 22 – Geelong v Sydney: Friendly Hoodoo and Garage Tales
August 27, 2013 by 8 Comments
James Demetrie has to earn enough points in the garage, and then overcome the Frank and Jennie factor. But it’s worth it in the end.
AFL Round 21 – West Coast v Geelong: Reflections of a Pessimist
August 18, 2013 by 10 Comments
Pessimist James Demetrie re-lives the upset of past Cats losses to the Eagles but manages to enjoy the win in the rain.
AFL Round 17 – Adelaide v Geelong: Jibbed again
July 24, 2013 by 8 Comments
Games against Adelaide give me the creeps. It’s not the win/loss record that creeps me out; Geelong holds a 2 game edge after all this time. It’s more to do with the sordid Crows past, which has left a sour taste in my mouth. (Warning: contains references to Leigh Colbert’s mark in 1997 final.)
Cycling through the eras
September 27, 2012 by 3 Comments
Premierships are the benchmark of successful teams. Geelong had been starved of real success since 1963. A founding member of the league as we know it, influential on the rules as we know them, the once powerful Geelong had become mediocre. A spate of losing efforts in Grand Finals dating back to 1967 against Richmond, 1989 against [Read more]
Among Saints
August 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Geelong versus St. Kilda 7.50pm, Friday, 21 August 2012 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne “Do you want to come into the rooms and meet the players?” asked Bob the doorman. We were at Linton Street, the old home of the Saints. We snuck in under a wire fence at the Doonga Avenue end of the ground. The [Read more]
Power House – My home away from home
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been involved with Power House footy club since 1985, I played just 66 games for the Club over 15 seasons (I retired from playing in 2000). I’ve been a player, a committee man and since 1995 my business DISKMANdotNet has been the Club’s web designer, domain name and web hosting provider and more recently I’ve [Read more]
Cats On Holiday
May 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
Darl and I we’re in Auckland after spending 11 nights on the South Pacific island of Fiji where even there we were able to catch AFL games on the Australian TV Network. I tried to time our flights and destinations to make sure we could find a TV that was showing the game. So far [Read more]
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