Craig Little alerted us to this New York Times piece. Colum McCann, author of “Let The Great World Spin”, has a baseball story with universal themes. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/opinion/sunday/what-baseball-does-to-the-soul.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/United%20States?ref=unitedstates
House of the Rising Suns
April 5, 2012 by 9 Comments
Matt Webber decided it was a good idea to write about the Gold Coast Suns first year in the AFL. Here is an extract from his book, which includes a foreword by John Harms who has watched a bit of footy on the Gold Coast. Books are available for purchase by emailing [email protected] [Read more]
A 100%, guaranteed, fool proof system!
April 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
AFL PUNTERS, I HAVE IT!: A 100%, GUARANTEED, FOOL PROOF SYSTEM!!!!! by Peter Zitterschlager Friends, it’s taken me all of my many years to crack it, but I finally have. It’s been an despairing journey into the abyss, a trek to the edge of madness, but at long last I’ve broken through. At long last [Read more]
Damian Callinan@MICF
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Leunig at Rotunda in the West
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Archibald Prize Entrant: Brian Bourke
March 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
Words and portrait by Martin Tighe. l chose to depict Brian Bourke in the way in which l imagine his clients saw him; a formidable barrier between a desperate defendant and the awesome power of the law, as someone between them and the iron bars of prison in some cases. Brian Bourke is also [Read more]
Victorians giveth and Victorians taketh away
March 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
by Mark Simms As all seasoned footy fans know, one of the pleasures of the early season games lies in casting an eye over the new cattle at the club. Perhaps the summer has brought some bargain pick ups or even recruiting masterstrokes. This is particularly true in the Wafl these days, with so [Read more]
Scenes from the Manning Clark Cricket Dinner and Lecture 2012
March 25, 2012 by 6 Comments
Photos by Yvette Wroby
Sydney Reclink Community Cup
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Officiating Tiwi Style
March 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Photo by Peter Argent. Things are a little more relaxed up north.
RIP Jim Stynes 1966-2012
March 20, 2012 by 20 Comments
Jim Stynes has finally succumbed to cancer. It is a loss the whole football and broader community will feel. If you wish to leave any thoughts, please do so below. Martin Flanagan has paid eloquent tribute over at The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/melbourne-demons/more-than-a-great-sportsman-20120320-1vgjg.html
Uni Blacks Breakfast
March 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tip the Top 8 Comp
March 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
Tip the Top 8 Comp Each year fans are invited to tip their Top 8 in order. That is the top 8 at the end of the home and away season. The winner is announced after the (riveting and rather amusing) count at The Footy Almanac Grand Final lunch on Grand Final eve. Tallying [Read more]
Ed Cowan on his Test summer
March 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ed Cowan on his summer of Test cricket. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555688.html
Clint McKay
March 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Photos and words by Peter Argent He’s big, he’s Victorian and naturally Bill Lawry loves him. After his performance in the last ODI on Thursday in Adelaide, so does Australia it seams – Clint McKay bowled the Aussies to victory with a five-wicket haul and celebrated. He also produced a important and handy cameo with [Read more]
The Malinga Kiss
March 8, 2012 by 7 Comments
Photo and words by Peter Argent. Is Lasith Malinga’s unique habit of kissing the ball (refer image) as he starts his run up the most unusual habit in world cricket?
Obituary – Hank Nelson
March 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
by Gavan Daws (Peter Temple read it and thought it would be of interest to readers…and he was dead right) From Peter: here is a link to a great obit for Hank Nelson, a much-loved prof at the ANU, written by a colleague and lifelong friend, Gavan Daws. Hank was such a quintessential Aussie [Read more]
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