Haiku Bob on Round 11.
AFL Round 10 – Brisbane v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): makeshift moon
Haiku Bob on Round 10.
AFL Round 9 – Collingwood v Sydney (Haiku Bob): start of nothing
Haiku Bob on Round 9.
AFL Round 8 – Collingwood v Geelong (Haiku Bob): a wicked curve
Haiku Bob on Round 8.
Round Eight and a bit of time out from all the close ones
Haiku with Simon Willcox.
AFL Round 7 – Fremantle v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): nowhere to go
Haiku Bob on Round 7.
AFL Round 6 – Collingwood v St.Kilda (Haiku Bob): the near side
Haiku Bob on Round 6.
AFL Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): odd comfort
Haiku Bob on the ANZAC Day clash.
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): shine of the dying sun
Haiku Bob on Round 4.
AFL Round 3 – Collingwood v Hawthorn (Haiku Bob): rain clouds and hawks
Haiku Bob on Round 3.
A Haiku in 18 parts
Something for all supporters in Jeff Dowsing’s haiku debut.
AFL Round 2 – Collingwood v Carlton (Haiku Bob): Sparkling from the rain
Haiku Bob on Round 2.
AFL Round 1 – North Melbourne v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): afterglow
Haiku Bob on Round 1.
AFL Preliminary Final – Sydney v Collingwood: September breeze
Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s final game of the season.
Haiku Bob: so little done
Haiku Bob’s take on the recent West Coast v Collingwood match
seconds ticking
august night hot puffs of breath enter the stadium the moon witness to all the mistakes under the sun night chill Reid rises from the mist bare trees all authority gone from our game Saints hit the front the stadium changes tune long bomb the rush [Read more]
haiku bob: more than daylight
hawks glide casting shadows across the ‘G bright winter sun – more than daylight between the two teams static forward line winter stillness ice cold hands even in the sunshine – the slumping star for a moment nothing but Rioli heavy defeat looms my life too lacks direction packed [Read more]
already gone
cat wakes up magpies already gone night mist – the tagger looks around for his man rain and fog – still no sign of Cloke pouring rain a long stream of handballs rain squalls – players chase the ball to and fro Swan streams forward rain begins to clear 8 goal quarter – [Read more]
changing pitch
four beers in things a little ragged down back and up forward winter frost yawning cracks in the back half Beams unsighted the moon hiding in the clouds needing a goal from anywhere Thomas from nowhere back in it the crowd’s noise changes pitch wellinghamagro [Read more]







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