PeterTemple has recommended this obituary of the late Sir Henry Cecil.
Whither the Ashes?
June 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
Join Gideon Haigh, John Harms and Jim Young and talk all things cricket at Melbourne University on June 27.
The Five-day Racing Blog: Keeping an eye on Royal Ascot
June 21, 2013 by 19 Comments
This time last year Black Caviar was the talk of the racing world. How quickly life moves on! At least she will be remembered, unlike some of the reprobates at the local Trans-Australian who have more interest in the next to jump at Maitland than they do in immortality. Royal Ascot is always worth a look [Read more]
AFL Round 12 – Essendon v Gold Coast: Hey Joe
June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Jake Norton is sewing the number 6 to his duffel coat but not just for his second-game heroics. Word is the young man can hold his own with the sledging, too.
AFL Round 12 – Carlton v Hawthorn: Shambolic frolic
June 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Peter Blenkinsop kept one eye on his son training with the Under 10s and the other on the big screen on the club room wall. The game plans and some skills were not dissimilar.
AFL Round 12 – GWS v Port Adelaide: Confessions of a secret Port Supporter
June 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Daria Hansen fell in love with a passionate Port supporter. (How passionate? He likens President Koch to Nelson Mandela.) She survived the 2007 Grand Final, but can she survive a visit to the scene of last year’s disaster?
VAFA: Melbourne Uni Blacks v Old Scotch
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Black Hack reports on Melbourne Uni Blacks’ Round 9 matches.
AFL Round 12 – Fremantle v Brisbane: Like a bag of spuds
June 19, 2013 by 6 Comments
His favourite seagull missing from its usual spot in the forward pocket; Jeff Farmer seemingly out of the side; conditions cold enough for the grog sheds of the WAFL to overflow with punters seeking warmth; it was going to be a tough day at Subiaco for Fremantle fan Peter Mudie. Still, four points…
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: The Basket Press Cup
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
While the typical football homily is to take it one week at a time the narrative for Richmond over the past 31 years has been about each season being another false dawn. Finally in 2013 it looks as if the sun is legitimately coming up.
Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel Hawks v the Mintaro-Manoora Eagles
June 18, 2013 by 7 Comments
Photos by Peter Argent from the clash between The Riverton-Saddleworth-Marrabel Hawks and the Mintaro-Manoora Eagles at Clare Oval in South Australia’s North Eastern Football League.
Footy’s prolific Pom: 2.8 million words and counting
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Temple has alerted us to this Back Page Lead yarn on Lincolnshire historian John Devaney who has written extensively about Aussie Rules. Temple was so impressed (refer to the comments at the end of the story) he has offered $300 to start a fund to fly the historian to Australia.
Gareth Andrews joins Melbourne Superules FC
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Richmond premiership star and Geelong vice-president Gareth Andrews (also of Life Again) is joining the Melbourne Superules Club for one night only.
AFL Round 12 – Richmond v Adelaide: Season smashed to smithereens
June 17, 2013 by 15 Comments
Rajesh Singh missed Adelaide’s final quarter heroics against North Melbourne due to an early flight. History didn’t repeat, but what can the Crows do now to avoid a repeat of this season next year?
A long, long time ago, I can still remember when the boys went to see the great South Australian rivals
June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Was it the day the music died? Stan Giamalis has got footy in him if this little gem is any indication.
Max Hardacre and the clearance wrangle
June 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Neale Hardacre recalls the battle of his father Max, a Tasmanian league player and coach, to return to the club of his youth for his final years. Max’s career highlights also feature brushes with death, the football elite, and a pig invasion.
The great scandal of the game: the draw (and a neat way of dealing with the problem)
June 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
by Jim Young The great scandal of the game in recent years has been tanking – or farting or shagging or whatever else they call it. Last game or two – make sure we lose, in order to get an extra draft pick early on. Never mind that a good kid dragooned into a [Read more]
The Twilight School Rupertswood (June 26) – dinner with Gideon Haigh
June 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Twilight School @ Rupertswood- A community initiative of Salesian College, Sunbury for parents and adults and the community at large “learning for the sake of learning” in association with RUPERTSWOOD MANSION invites you to : “Getting behind the stumps” Gideon Haigh and John Harms in conversation on cricket [Read more]
The Jolly folly: Louie was right – big blokes just don’t get it
June 7, 2013 by 5 Comments
Darren Jolly’s assertion that the Rules of the Games committee has ruined the game is incorrect, but what would you expect from a ruckman, writes Stephen Alomes.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: Alternative universe
June 7, 2013 by 3 Comments
Geoffrey Woolcock sides with The Pearl – Gallen’s hit had no place on the field, even in the alternative universe that is Origin. He wants to know how you see it.
Which way for the AFL? NFL or EPL? Or keeping their eye on the ball at home?
June 6, 2013 by 4 Comments
Roy Hay looks at the American and European experiences with their respective (dominant) codes and wonders how they might influence the thinking of the decision-makers at the AFL.
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