Memo: Steven Hocking … A Directive to the Men’s Game

Dave H doesn’t like double standards and hopes a similar directive from Steven Hocking will also reach the 18 AFL clubs before this 2018 season. This is how he imagines it might read…

AFLW Round 2 – GWS v Carlton: The Drummoyne Experience

Torrential rain, thunder, lightning and the old Oxford Hotel not having Toohey’s Old on tap wasn’t enough to dampen Dave H’s night out at the footy in Drummoyne.

AFLW: Great game, good game, so-what game, bad game … still game (Jay Z reference)

Trucker Slim responds those who had the knives out for the AFLW following Round 1 of the new season. He looks at the nature of AFLW and the purpose it serves, and the opportunity it has provided and will continue to provide. It’s a revolution which has opened up the world of women’s and girls’ capacity to play the game. He also makes some interesting points, when looking at AFLW in commercial terms, about the nature of the so-called market or fan base.

AFLW 2018 in names only – an unhelpful guide to all of the AFLW players of 2018

Contributor and mad Dees fan Ann Deux gives you her unhelpful guide to all the AFLW players of 2018. A thoroughly entertaining read. [Great suff Ann – KS]

Almanac (TV) Memoir: Three Little Bops

Beaut memories from Mickey Randall as he looks back at his boyhood TV and the binding power of Thee Little Bops. [Super piece. Thanks Mickey – JTH]

Raving Rulebook 14

Rulebook is certainly raving this week as he becomes rather animated over various issues including umpiring in AFLW, resting cricketers at international level, and nocturnal activities at the Winter Olympics.

Interviewing Norwood Senior Coach Jarrod Cotton

Another fantastic Norwood piece from Malcolm Ashwood, this time it’s current Redlegs coach Jarrod Cotton, who’s playing career saw him represent SANFL teams Central District, Norwood and South Adelaide as well as playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL, who goes under the Rulebook microscope.

Almanac Golf: The conflict within: the dilemma of the weekend golfer

From this short piece it’s clear Joe De Petro is a fair dinkum golfer. Just ask his brain.

The 2018 ‘Do As You’re Told’ Cup

Earl O’Neill expresses his thoughts on the AFLW situation and the Superbowl in typical earl style.

AFLW Round 1 – Western Bulldogs v Fremantle: Heave Oh!

Danae Gibson is back home in Perth… just in time to watch the Bulldogs dominate her Dockers

Everyday Obituaries: Patricia (Pat) Collins

Anthony ‘Gulbo’ Collins, known in these parts by his nom de plume ‘Mulcaster’, delivered these fine words at the funeral of his mother Pat. She was the personification of love.

Footy in Tasmania: Picture This

Some more on Tassie footy – from Swish Schwerdt, first published late last year.

Swish brings us a brief pictorial overview of Tasmanian football in the 1970s, thanks to Ken Pinchin and Allan Leeson’s “A Century of Tasmanian Football. 1879-1979”

Australia v England – T20: Hobart’s barmy army hails Glenn Maxwell at Blundstone Arena

It was a perfect summer’s night in Hobart and Glenn Maxwell put on a show for all those who turned up at the beautiful Blundstone Arena at Bellerive

AFLW Round 1 – Melbourne v GWS: Getting voted off Demon Island

For lifelong Dee’s fan Joseph Ryan, it took a pretty special reason for him to jump on board the Giants in AFLW – though perhaps not reason enough for his Demon loving friends to forgive his treachery!

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: The Curate’s Egg

Cam Hooke analyses the AFLW game – where the stats pointed to a Pies win. [Ripped off by the umps and The Universe again Cam – JTH] And prepares us for AFLX with an acknowledgement that none of us will have a clue until we see it. [Fair enough – JTH]

The State of the ‘Union’

Liahm O’Brien has taken some time to reflect on shape of football on Tasmania’s North-West Coast, following the decision of the Burnie Football Club to withdraw from the Tasmanian State League.

Almanac Golf: Golf Capital – Phoenix records and Vic Open wrap

The Victorian Open at Barwon Heads headlines Hamish Neal’s week in golf, with the equal prize money for the men’s and women’s events a huge step forward.

The People’s Game Podcast 

Jack Banister has started a new footy podcast. Here’s the run down and the first episode.

Tassie footy in the context of community, people, life

This beautiful song and clip from David Bridie, set in Tasmania, is a reminder of footy and community. It’s timely.

AFLW Round 1 – Western Bulldogs v Fremantle: Goal kicking with emotion

Yoshi’s first footy training session for the Osaka Dragons has started to help him learn to read football in a new way. Here is his match report based on his experience of starting to play the game he has been so passionate about.