When asked by a reporter why he had decided to visit Canada, the Irish playwright, Brendan Behan, is said to have replied “I saw a picture at the Airport saying “Drink Canada Dry” so I thought I’d come here and try”. My more modest intention, following a Collingwood Grand Final win, was to line the [Read more]
Grand Final Replay: Nothing to Worry About
THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS. My cousin Steve and I are consoling a guy who has slumped in his seat. His shoulders are down; he is weeping openly. A Saints cap sits on his head; a red, white and black scalf is draped around his sagging shoulders. Eventually Steve and I grab one [Read more]
Exotic Fauna II
Time to call Neighbourhood Watch? Or just a reminder that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? It seems “keeping a lid on it” hasn’t really taken root down in Tassy. Picture courtesy of Bill Walker.
Haiku Bob- Premiership Edition: earth and the times
last Saturday in September the sun beaten to a pulp grand final replay – the washing still hanging over my thoughts the chorus of magpies warm spring sun the Colliwobbles fade the earth and the times turned by his feet – Heater’s smother October sun Ball soaks up some heat between goals the coach wears [Read more]
Enough to try a Saint
Brian Matthews didn’t get the fairytale ending, but this Eureka Street article still makes for a fine tale of football dependence syndrome. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=23516
Gunbower Races 2010
Standing in the main street of Echuca on the first Friday in October, I ponder which upcoming event is generating the most excitement. Whilst there are several shops displaying St. Kilda and Collingwood colours and footy gear, one shop window has a desperate plea painted on it- “Tickets wanted for Deni Ute Muster”. As utes [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report- Premiership Edition
PART ONE – Game 1: “Weird” is definitely the word from last week – thanks Steve, perfectly worded yet again. For me it was doubly so – as I’ll explain! For any of you who subscribed to the Hot Pies Fanzine from 1999 – 2004, you may recall a “page filler” on page 26 of [Read more]
My Grand Finals
They are My Kids and I Love Them I was born in 1970, the year Collingwood finished on top of the ladder and should have won the flag. I began following Collingwood in 1977, the year Collingwood finished on top of the ladder and should have won the flag (after an agonisingly close draw). Although [Read more]
Magpies in Spring
Tribute or St Kilda masochism? Yvette Wroby ‘s final comment on the Grand Final.
Thumbs down to Grand Final telecast
As a recent inductee into the Floreat Pica Society, I am thoroughly enjoying the writing of the various members and sharing the joy of the occasion. I am celebrating the win in a very understated way, and very much looking forward to the dinner this Saturday night. I feel privileged. However, those of my family [Read more]
The View From Shepparton- Final Grand Final Edition
For Sale. One redundant St Kilda Football Club flag, brought in the heat of the moment 10 days ago to counter balance a neighbour who had for some reason or other purchased the Collingwood Football flag. And there it had been, protruding out of his mailbox, in all of its ghastly glory. I spent $20 [Read more]
THE FINAL WRAP FOR SEASON 2010
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a Season it’s been in Footy Eddie. The Mighty Magpies took The Flag and left TLSJOF staring through their Jelden Window, wondering when Opportunity would next come knocking on their Jelden Door. The drawn Grand Final replay once more proved to be an unequal contest. This time it [Read more]
Eid rides roller coaster- manages not to fall off.
Thursday- 30th September 12:35am I’m at that point where my brain is going to either melt or explode. As Damo Watson pointed out to me the other day- at the start of the season I had said that I didn’t want Collingwood to win the flag during my year 12 VCE year. The reason for [Read more]
The Healing Power of Song and Love
My final words for 2010. My love Zamir and I went to Moorabbin this morning with a few thousand others. The sun was out, the world goes on, there was a good band playing good music. There were many families, young and old, all happy to be in the new day and encourage our boys [Read more]
Prayers Not Answered for Saints.
It’s a good thing tomorrow is my birthday and that I know we’re doing something nice to celebrate. I can hardly bear to look back and try and understand yesterday at the G. Collingwood were magnificent, clinical, confident, fast and deserved premiers. I SMS’d and congratulated my walking friend Kate and my cousins on their [Read more]
That was just a tragedy
“That was just a tragedy”. Last year at this time I wrote about my then 6 year old son and his apparent adoption of St Kilda. Having watched Nick Riewoldt dominate the season, in the Grand Final, and for the first time in his young footy supporter’s life, he managed to sustain his support for [Read more]
Resounding end to an eerie week
Collingwood v St Kilda Grand Final Replay It’s been an eerie week. Ever since that final siren sounded last Saturday, plans were thrown in the air, weddings were postponed, holidays were cancelled, and more money was spent on a Grand Final ticket. It was the first Grand Final draw I’ve experienced in my lifetime, and [Read more]
And now… The Happy Ending!
I guess I must be older than I feel because I have lived through three drawn Grand Finals and their replays. I don’t remember anything about the first. I was less than eighteen months old and besides my team wasn’t playing. I was thirty years old when the next drawn Grand Final occurred and I [Read more]
Collingwood: The Most Effective Spread Since Vegemite
Collingwood have claimed the elusive Premiership pennant for the first time in two decades with a comfortable 56 point victory as the spread of pressure, effectiveness and intimidation within the Magpie camp became as prominent as ever. The annihilation initiated by the Magpies has no doubt sent the vast Collingwood army into raptures as they [Read more]
This is it, again.
This is it. The decider. The day of battle. The last hurrah. Really! No kidding. Found it hard to sleep. Not as nervous as last week, and am still quietly optimistic (I’ve even started inviting friends and family on Sunday night for a party if we win). Yesterday morning we blew up more balloons. I’m [Read more]
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