JTH has a day out, as do his Cats.
AFL Round 7 – Geelong v Essendon: I went to the footy with George Foreman and saw a great Geelong victory
May 17, 2013 by 9 Comments
AFL Round 6 – North v Port (preview): Embrace the Chaos
May 2, 2013 by 9 Comments
North Melbourne are not in form. But look out once they are. John Harms looks at the mindsets of Port and North in the lead-up to this week’s game and, on the evidence available, tries to understand their coaches.
AFL Round 4 – Preview: Some (early) thoughts
April 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
JTH has an early look at Round 4 and bangs on about rams, ewes and lambs.
Poetry: Country Football
April 10, 2013 by 5 Comments
My earliest in-the-flesh footy was local footy. Country footy. When I was about seven I used to ride my bike to the magnificent Princess Park at Shepparton and hang around under the levy bank or along the wing as the sounds of footy reverberated around the stands of towering gums. I stood with the [Read more]
AFL Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: P. Flynn, G. Galilei and the insight of the Hawthorn fan
April 5, 2013 by 16 Comments
JTH enjoys the opening day of the footy season.
AFL Round 1 – Preview: Saints in strife?
March 28, 2013 by 3 Comments
JTH previews Round 1 and has serious concerns for the old Saints list and the plodliness of Collingwood.
NAB Cup Final: Browny
March 16, 2013 by 11 Comments
John Harms thinks Jonathan Brown and his Lions will be motivated by the big man’s last chance at silverware.
Blokes Who Grew Up On Dairy Farms Team Of The Century
March 6, 2013 by 4 Comments
JTH attended a gala dinner and was part of an historic moment.
India v Australia – Second Test: Two Spinners Please
March 1, 2013 by 18 Comments
John Harms thinks a second spinner is essential in Hyderabad, not that it is likely to make much of a difference.
So Theo can say, “I saw Black Caviar”
February 22, 2013 by 16 Comments
The Harms boys went to the races last Saturday.
Home course
February 13, 2013 by 7 Comments
As JTH, PJ Flynn, Wandering Norton and Medium Dazza Smith prepare to defend their Royal Women’s Hospital Country Classic title at Barwon Heads, a mowing session reminds John Harms of where it started.
Where the shiny-faced meet the shiny-arsed
January 31, 2013 by 37 Comments
John Harms looks at the latest Shane Warne instalment.
Happy New Year
January 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Just a short note to wish everyone the very best for 2013 (and to let you know that in the few hours since midnight, despite extensive searching, I have been unable to find a single reason why Geelong won’t win the 2013 flag). I trust the Christmas-New Year week has been an enjoyable one for [Read more]
Rugby league: Never the twain shall meet
December 22, 2012 by 11 Comments
John Harms on State of Origin.
What’s in this year’s Footy Almanac
December 10, 2012 by 11 Comments
John Harms gives an overview of the forewords and Grand Final pieces which feature in The Footy Almanac 2012. And then there’s 200 match reports.
Third Test – Preview: Too tough to pick
November 30, 2012 by 10 Comments
Some thoughts on Perth. Watto’s back so the Most Run Outs: Australia market is looking very attractive.
A Game of Golf with…Ox, DHS and Matty Finish
November 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
JTH reports on a classic match at Metropolitan Golf Club, one of Melbourne’s famous Sandbelt courses.
Memoir: Facing Michael Kasprowicz
November 14, 2012 by 10 Comments
John Harms has faced a Test bowler at a Test venue, and lived to tell the tale. Just. (This was written some time ago, when he felt he had done enough to realise the dream theme he established in Confessions of a Thirteenth Man)
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