GEELONG is the ninth best side ever according to one email floating around Melbourne. Geelong defeated Collingwood on Saturday to win their third flag in five years. Geelong would be the second best side of the AFL era thus far (1990-2011), with promises of more to come with the likes of Dan Menzel, Nathan Vardy [Read more]
Knowing the Unknowable
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by Sam Steele Twenty minute mark of the 3rd Quarter. Collingwood is five points ahead. I sense they’re going the better. I used to refer to it as the D’Amico Moment, but over the years have renamed it (more chastely) the Matera Moment, the Ellen Moment and the Dew Moment. Here was my big [Read more]
The GF, not quite Doggie or Qld style
October 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Mick Jeffrey What a week it has been in football was the opening line to many a Footy Show when a certain president oversaw the Melbourne ratings phenomena. For me it proved there certainly was a first time for everything as this was my first true Grand Final experience from inside the MCG. [Read more]
The Chorus and the Agon: The Blue and White Chorus Played a Role
October 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Stephen Alomes At most footy matches, cries of “Ball!”, exclamations about free kicks rightly or wrongly awarded and even Bronx cheers for ‘richly deserved’ points (rather than goals) don’t add up to very much. They allow us to get things off our chests and to play to the peanut gallery, usually [Read more]
The sweetest one of all
October 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Marcus Holt I’ve lived in exile in WA since I was 12 but my love for Geelong has never waned. I got a ticket to the 07 Grand Final by Divine intervention. In 08 my number came up in the ballot but I sent my son, The Heir, in my place. In 09 [Read more]
Collingwood v Geelong Grand Final: 01/10/11 – Kathmandu, Nepal
October 3, 2011 by 5 Comments
By Evan Davies Forty-five minutes to the first bounce. 45 (Cameron Ling) minutes to get from one side of Kathmandu to the other. Kathmandu is not a big city, so the distance itself should not be an issue. Kathmandu is, however, a busy, dense and congested city. A city with the population of Melbourne in [Read more]
A Players Victory
October 3, 2011 by 16 Comments
Geelong and Collingwood. A classic case of starting from a similar spot and ending up in very different places. Two communities who in their own ways felt wronged. Who sought approval from others to compensate for a sense of inferiority. Who burned at ambitions thwarted. Two football clubs who came to represent a means of [Read more]
Footy Symmetry
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Shortly after Geelong beat Collingwood in R 24 i commented on a posting, reminiscing back to 1980, my focus being on the First Division of the VFA. That year Coburg finished top of the ladder losing only 2 home and away games, not too dissimilar to Collingwood in the 2011 AFL season. I drew an anology [Read more]
Resilience-The essence of greatness
October 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Domenic Favata The one driving force that has enabled Geelong to become known as one of the greatest teams of the modern era is their ability to recover from various hurdles along the way, dating back to the 2005 preliminary final heart break against Sydney. This era of domination has been all but smooth-sailing, [Read more]
An Anniversary to Remember
October 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
This year has changed me. The constant in my life has always been football. Something new, something just as important, dare I even breathe the words, more important, has crept into my every day living. No longer do I live, breathe and eat football. In fact, it is more of a pleasant delicacy that I [Read more]
Cats Dressed to Kill
October 3, 2011 by 18 Comments
By Dips O’Donnell I could do no more. I’d planned it for weeks. The rest was up to the boys. First the socks. Not so much lucky socks, but unassuming socks; socks that have a hint of navy blue around the heel and toe. Yes, they would do just fine. I buried them deep down [Read more]
STAND UP AND FIGHT LIKE HELL!
October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Primarily a rugby league follower from Queensland, a stint in Adelaide in the 70s and 80s educated me in the attractions of footy, southern style. I became a Bombers supporter. Today, I watch the GF in my Scarborough lounge, 1600kms from the G. The final scoreboard shows that Geelong defeated Collingwood by 38 points in [Read more]
Happy Cats
October 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Yvette Wroby In the tradition of Weg. If you’re interested, Yvette can provide more originals for $150 or coloured photocopies for $30. 25% of proceeds to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
And there they were
October 2, 2011 by 2 Comments
The head defies the heart. It was the second quarter of an Afl Grand Final against the archetypal foe, the Magpies. It was clear that The Pod’s arm was shot, and a crestfallen Harry Taylor was being taken to the bench. The heart, mine own, was beating with less and less vigor. This fabled swarm [Read more]
Happy Cats and Cheshire Grins:
October 2, 2011 by 4 Comments
Prelude How can I, as a mad Sainter, not begin this piece with reference to the last two years. It’s not just me, blasted Channel 10 kept showing the highlights of this years contenders last premiership battles, and the Saints happen to be the patsies that were beaten in their path to glory. The [Read more]
Old Unwelcome Memories
October 2, 2011 by 13 Comments
Collingwood v Geelong Grand Final 2011 By Phil Dimitriadis Nothing ends well that starts with a Meat Loaf ‘Kiss’. The omens were there from the beginning and I chose to ignore them. Even as a seven year old the lyrics of ‘Hot Summer Night’: “You took the words right out of my mouth” had [Read more]
Grand Final Discussion
October 1, 2011 by 36 Comments
The contest that was expected and deserved has come to be. The best two sides of the season will fight it out for the flag. Will the weather be a factor favouring one or the other? Will either team fall for the trap of the unfit player? The afternoon will tell. Your thoughts?
The Emptiest Bandwagon(s) in History
October 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Disclaimer: I am a big Cats fan. For this post, I am donning my Analyst cap. I am quite stunned at how rapid the sift in sentiment for the Flag has been. Throughout the year the Pies have been wild favorites, as the Cats rolled relatively umimpeeded on, finishing second by one game. I was [Read more]
Grand Final preview – position by position
October 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
In the midst of the footy card mania of my youth, there was a game that was played between my brothers and I. The simple premise of the game was that you picked a team and put them into their positions. Then each position would be judged. The coach with the most number of winning [Read more]
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