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 – 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
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