Pick One update – Status Quo

There are still 20 tipsters in the Fitzroy Rotary Tip One comp. Click through for details

There’s a Place in the World for an Angry Young Man….

Tom Greenaway used to be an angry young man at the footy – fist in the air, head in the sand, you know the type. So why has his player abuse dimmed over the years?

Analysis: why has the Power’s run and carry stopped and dropped?

Dave Brown (somewhat gleefully) analyses the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Port Adelaide empire.

An Initiative that Has Everyone Happy with the Umpires

In one of the AFL’s great unsung initiatives, the Fiona McBurney Match Day Experience allows a child with Down syndrome to be the assistant for the umpires – or, as Bradley’s daughter Isabel calls them, “the quiet team.”

AFLPA Legends Series: Russell Greene

Recently I caught up with 300 game player (St Kilda and Hawthorn) Russell Greene to talk about footy, family, education, social inclusion, social attitudes and whatever else came up.

Country footy: Leitchville-Gunbower put on a premiership reunion weekend

The Leitchville-Gunbower Football Netball Club reunion went off with a bang. The footy team knocked over Elmore, the lamb was cooked perfectly, the jumpers were auctioned, the piano accordion came out, a sheep was sheared and many stories were told. All in all a great weekend.

Footy History: On finding a holy (South Melbourne) relic

Jan Courtin shares a wonderful South Melbourne memento of 1965

Footy History: The tragic tale of Alf Dear

A story from deep in the early days of VFL, when there were no lines between family tragedy and footballing career. John Donegan writes the story that needed to be told of Alf Dear.

2006 – The (Almost) All-Australian SSA Team: Top End Talent

Santa never made it into Darwin, but these kids did. Bastinac, Duncan, Ziebell, B Jacobs, Scully plus more, take us back to the good old days of bad haircuts and no tatts.

Freophile Corner: Dave Warner’s East Freo team of 2015

Each year, muso, footy fan, Freophile and lover of the good things in life, Dave Warner, picks a team made up of east Frementle players. It’s always pretty handy. Check the 2015 team.

The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round 7

And this week’s winner for most ground-breaking, speculative piece… Earl O’Neill puts in his two cents on, well, everything from Neale Daniher to the proposed new fixture system.

SANFL – Norwood v South Adelaide: Rulebook’s Redleg Report

Malcolm ‘Rulebook’ Ashwood offers his predictably sound footy and umpiring advice on the SANFL. He steps into more dangerous territory with some fashion and music advice.

Speccie

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Supporters The Lifeblood Of Footy Clubs

Build it and they will come. If they don’t come the foundations will crumble. A thoughtful piece by Wes on why football clubs need supporters more than supporters need football clubs.

Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: Dr Hooke’s Collingwood life (Dr or not, it has a nice ring to it!)

Cam Hooke – who assures us he is sans PhD [but should have one in Collingwood Studies – Ed] – with his preview of the Pies clash with an old foe. This has all of Dr Hooke’s customary thoroughness. If only his players had the same commitment to detail.

The Pre Wrap: Round VII

Mr Wrap has no sympathy for the round ball code having to play their GF in a shoe box (they’ve taken enough of our $’s). He offers his regular Mortgage Buster, WrROTR and WrIOOTR. Caveat emptor punters.

SANFL Round 7 preview: Norwood v South Adelaide

Dave Brown likes the idea of another Friday night game at The Parade. This time against South.

Overheard at Essendon – Part 4: The spreadsheet of truth (WADA, WADA, WADA)

Sean Curtain with another one of those overheard conversations at Essendon.

Northern United FC – 30 and 40 year Premiership reunion is on June 13

Northern United premiership teams of 1975 and 1985 are having a premiership reunion on June 13.

Discussion: what do we do with the advantage rule in Australian football?

Jim Young wants some sensible thinking around the advantage rule. [Interesting observationre the use of the umpy’s whistle in footy – Ed]