The West Coast Hobgoblins

Phil Smythe and the gang head to downtown Roppongi in Tokyo for their West Coast Eagles footy fix.

Round 7 – Brisbane v Port Adelaide: Finally a Home Game Victory

Lions supporter qldpies35 is full of joy as he gets to see his Lions pull off a great win over the Power.

Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – So We Tell Ourselves

That Confucius of Concision is at it again, this time from international Krakow.

Round 7 – Adelaide v St Kilda: Some Prayers not answered in the City of Churches yet the Sun still shines

Another fantastic chapter from Yvette Wroby’s (unofficial) tour diaries. After a trip to the Gold Coast in April, Yvette finds herself in the City of Churches as the Saints prepare to meet the Crows.

Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: A Write-up Purely Dictated by Crowd Comments

Here’s an idea for an Almanac match report: Sarah Black represents the entire Richmond v Collingwood game with nothing but the yells, quips and laments of the mad beast known as the MCG crowd.

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: The Hawk Explosion

Junior Almanacker Louis Hodder makes his Footy Almanac debut with a very happy Hawks fan’s view of their ‘shellacking’ of Melbourne.

Round 7 – Fearless 2015: A Saturday of shellackings and a Sunday of shocks…

There was a lot of genuine talking points to come out of round seven. Fearless shares his take

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Hawklings’ MCG Debut a Dee-Light

You couldn’t ask for an easier match to begin your AFL (spectator) career: Hawks home by 100 and a bit.

Round 7: Essendon v North Melbourne: A Win’s a Win, Especially Against Essendon.

We should not underestimate the wisdom and counsel of the local greengrocer in this day and age. Andrew Starkie leaves the Docklands less than thrilled with the Kangaroos defeat of the Dons, then receives a zen-like interpretation of the victory amidst strawberries and tomatoes at Preston Market the next day.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 7 wrap-up.

Trying times for Cam Hooke and his True Believers, but the panic button is far from being pressed.

Round 7 – Carlton v GWS: Empathy

Is the lid on or off out Blacktown way? Chris Dubrow with a Giants fans view of the clubs latest step in their progression from whipping boys to respected opponent.

Round 7 – Sydney v Geelong: Today and Then and Football

Old Dogs watches Sydney and Geelong go at it and wonders how a foreigner would view the spectacle.

Fitzroy, Old Melburnians, Collingwood, Richmond: bandaids don’t fix bulletholes

E.regnans beautifully summarises and celebrates Old Fitzroy, new Fitzroy, old Melbourne and old money, alongside the new AFL match-day experience. Also: includes Taylor Swift reference and video (ping: The People’s Elbow)

The Carlton coaching predicament: the demands of two radical sides

Fooz Pietersen attempts to navigate an objective course through the near-future for Carlton FC. Players, coaches, administrators and supporters need a way forward. Is this it?

Round 7 – Western Bulldogs v Fremantle: Young Dogs give Dockers a scare

Dylan Bolch, who is 14 years old, makes his Almanac debut capturing all the tension of the Bulldogs-Dockers game on Sunday. [Lively piece thanks Dylan – Ed]

The history of Essendon and North Melbourne

North Melbourne man Ironmike20, has felt the slings and arrows. Check out his memories of a classic rivalry (“I like beating Essendon a lot.”)

Round 7 – Brisbane v Port Adelaide: You’ve gotta love an upset

Andrew Weiss rejoices in the Lions, in the idea of the underdog and in the whole thing. Gotta love an upset.

Round 7 – Hawthorn v Melbourne: Contenders v Pretenders

Steve Baker, neutral observer, nearly chokes on his incredulity on the way to the MCG. What’s going on when a coach praises a player for dropping himself? What’s going on when the final margin is 105 points?

Round 7 – The Wrap

Not that it ever isn’t, but this week’s The Wrap is a must read, if only for the use of the word ‘cockamamie’.

Round 7 – Sydney v Geelong: With last week’s ‘male-appendage-wagon’ trip done and dusted, it is now time for a simple tale of Cats and Swans

Jan Courtin;’s round 7 match report