A media release from the Fans’ Association. Your thoughts?

The AFL Fans Association is keen to have a voice at the (match day) summit which starts tomorrow. Your thoughts? Should they have an invited representative? What’s your view of the AFLFA?

Lou: 264 off 173?

Would this bloke Sharma made those runs in such time off DK Lillee or Jeffery Robert Thomson, Gus Gilmour or even Tangles?

The Sport and Enlightenment Debate: Angela Pippos

Angela Pippos took the anchor leg for the Basil Sellers Art Prize great debate and smashed them like guitars.

Lou’s Latest

Lou has a crack at high performance coaches and sends a fruiterer’s warning to Sachin.

Dean Jones @ East Coburg Cricket Club Sports Night

Great night to be had at the East Coburg Cricket Club on 2nd December with Test legend Dean Jones as guest speaker. Contact George Georgiou and let him know you’ll be coming along.

The Great Debate. The path to enlightenment: sport or art?

Come and see sport and art fight it out at The Ian Potter Museum of Art. Wednesday Nov 12. Details in this post.

Footys4all Behind Bars Freedom Cricket Match

Michael Gallus takes us behind prison walls to share the great work Footys4all is doing to bring sport and hope to prisoners. Is ‘over the fence and out’ strictly enforced behind razor wire?

Sean Gorman’s request – information on Indigenous footballers, clubs, leagues

Sean Gorman is embarking on a significant research project and seeks our assistance.

Pakistan v Australia , Second Test: Coaching?

Lou says that the Australian performance reeks of poor coaching.

Life and football: John Harms at Ainslie

David Fordyce takes us to an Ainslie Football Club function, August 2014, Canberra. The speaker: John Harms. The subject: connections between life and football. Take it away David…

Second Test, Pakistan v Australia (Abu Dhabi) – Day 2: Recent commentary from Lou (and the emails keep coming)

Lou is not happy with the Australian skipper.

Horses for Courses – Your Form Guide to the Asian Century

The Airport Economist, Tim Harcourt, is thinking like a punting analyst. Here he presents the field of Asian trade markets and their form. [Playful – Ed]

Melbourne Cup Eve Lunch at the Waterside – Latecomers Welcome!

We’re moving upstairs at the Waterside for Monday’s lunch, which means there is now plenty of room for those yet to commit. We’d love you to come along. Click through for more info and to RSVP.

Footy Almanac Snippet II: A report which starts at Brunswick Street Oval

Another morsel from The Footy Almanac 2014

Almanac Music (Stereo Stories): Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

Debbie Lee’s piece on our sister site Stereo Stories is an exploration of the personal link between the Stones classic and her journeys to visit an ailing relative.

American Football: A visiting Australian sees the Denver Broncos

Tony McLeod is studying in Colorado. He is following the Broncos and the University of Colorado.

Lou on swing bowling

Lou on swing bowling. Has Boof been reading? Boof has gone to town on missing straight ones today.

Walking through a Tiger Wonderland

John Green takes us on a walking tour down memory lane in Tigerland, and lets us know that he and a mate have developed a downloadable map to guide your journey to Tiger shrines like Jack Dyer’s old school and St Ignatius’ premiership bells on Richmond Hill.

Two day turnaround!

As the Australians lick their wounds and prepare for the Second test against Pakistan, who look hungry, Lou reckons you can’t change 20 years of false learning in two days.

Russell Jackson: Every domestic one-day uniform ever

For those old enough to know better. A link to Russell Jackson’s brilliant ‘Wasted Afternoons’ blog with all the coloured uniforms in domestic one-day cricket. Read it and go and clean out your wardrobe (including the one in the garage).