G’day Sportsfans Tough round for tipsters. Can Sydney prevail at home? Who is improving more quickly: the Tiges or the Lions (in the QEII match)? Surely the Crows will find a way to win on the wide open spaces of their home ground? And how far the Pies against a flat early-season Doggies side (who [Read more]
What a weekend of footy!
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Domenic Favata Nowadays, the football world is intrigued by many negative aspects and stories of footballers or football managers. What is really forgotten are the things that make our game so great and unique. I’d like to focus on a positive aspect of footy and that is the quality of football displayed over round [Read more]
ANZAC Day2011
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ANZAC XVII by Mark O’Connell I sent a brief email to the Herald sun about 2 weeks ago suggesting they promote this year’s game as ANZAC XVII. I received no reply but this year there have been repeated references to this being the 17th clash of the 2 sides on this day. In no previous [Read more]
Round 5: Easter Blog
April 23, 2011 by 49 Comments
One round of football will blur into the next with a leisurely spread of fixtures up to May Day. Saints fans will be relieved but unconvinced about their win up in Brisbane. Lions fans will console themselves with the effort, but still face the reality of a 0-4 start. The unpredictable Port have the chance for consecutive [Read more]
Eagles soar a long way from home
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sallese Gibson Online at http://sallesegibson.wordpress.com/ It’s February in Toronto – outside, it’s snowing and the temperature is sitting at a chilly -10 °C. But that doesn’t stop the Toronto Eagles. It’s pre-season training as usual, no matter the weather. While it may be a completely unknown concept to most locals, the Eagles are determined to [Read more]
The Beginnings of Obsession
April 19, 2011 by 18 Comments
By Holly Fahey (almost 15) Yesterday I attended, along with Paul, Jacob and Joel, a Thommo’s Team 13 clinic in Brunswick Street. After much resentment towards going (“I’m too old”, “I do have a life you know, dad”) I decided on Sunday evening that I would go, just so I could get the signatures of [Read more]
Off Season?? Game On!!
April 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Damn the torpedos and hoist the mainsail, I’ve got an idea. I know we should be gearing up for season proper, honing our Richmond jokes, Arelditing one eye shut and devising an app to decode Razor Ray Chamberlin, but think on this. I have enjoyed the off-season more than any self respecting football purist has [Read more]
Following the Blues from Cambodia
April 19, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Sophie Smith Having lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the past three years, I would’ve come home a lot earlier I think if this region of the world did not have the Australian Network! At least five games every weekend of AFL has been my saviour and watching my beloved Carlton team play is always a [Read more]
A Sherrin among the pucks
April 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Sallese Gibson Scores are tied. Less than two minutes of play remain. You can feel the tension in the air as the players jostle for best position. Play resumes and two opponents sprint towards each other. You can hear the thud, like a thunder clap, as their bodies collide and they fall to the [Read more]
FPS Report- Rd 3: Collingwood V Carlton 8 April 2011
April 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Harkin Can there be a better prelude to a game than to unfurl the premiership flag from the previous season? I don’t think so. The ceremony was handled tastefully. No overhype, but enough to show the football world who is the current boss. The sight of Lou Richards and other legends of the [Read more]
My Greatest Live Experiences have Occurred in an Arena
April 10, 2011 by 5 Comments
As discovered by Rob Scott. As translated by Google. By Johan Croneman Did you see Carlton v Collingwood yesterday? Great game, a red-hot derby, live on Eurosport. All of Melbourne is said to have stood still. The game is a sort of cross between rugby and football played on an oval field with an oval [Read more]
Collingwood v Carlton: A race against time
April 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Domenic Favata It’s Friday, school’s out and the stage of the MCG awaits us as I leave home for the train station. The night is primed to be a good one, as I am joined by four mates (2 Collingwood, 1 Carlton, 2* neutral- including me) who are all anticipating a cracking night of [Read more]
Leather fish bonding
April 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
All you need is one other person and a footy. Is there anything better, other than the game itself, than a bit of kick-to-kick? Eureka Street’s Margaret McCarthy shares her experience at the link below. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=22174 And the “Vin” Margaret refers to in her piece is none other than Almanacker and drop-kick connoisseur Vin Maskell.
Black Magic? White muddle more like it
April 7, 2011 by 16 Comments
Sean Gorman believes the notion of indigenous footballers possessing a certain “magic” denies the hard work that they put in. Click on the link below to read Sean’s article from The Conversation website: http://theconversation.edu.au/articles/black-magic-white-muddle-more-like-it-706
Golan Filly Share
April 6, 2011 by 30 Comments
By Angela Pippos The bye brought back memories of going to the high school social and not being asked to dance, which happened a lot in my teenage years. There was something about my tracksuit top and matching bottoms that turned the boys of Adelaide off in those days. But despite the lack of Crow [Read more]
ANU Footy Club 50th Anniversary
April 6, 2011 by 3 Comments
We invite any ANU players to share an anecdote or two in the comments below.
FP Report: Round 2 vs North
April 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
By Paul (Stork) O’Connell Other than last week, I can’t recall walking to a game feeling so supremely confident of winning. It turned out to be like Round 1 except this time we won by an additional 2 goals to take our percentage well above 200. Sitting next to Steve our fearless FP chairman, I [Read more]
Season Preview 2011
April 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Lachlan Walmsley I know many of you have been looking forward to this like Thomas Muster looks forward to clay court season and blondes. Firstly remember that the season preview is prepared on the absurd notion that no sides get injuries. To illustrate this point, if Brendon Goddard or Joel Selwood play all year, [Read more]
Who Loves The Suns?
April 1, 2011 by 32 Comments
As the AFL has been loudly proclaiming all week, “history” is about to be made. With the latest grand football experiment set to debut, it seems timely to ask the football public what they think. Aside from the barrage of publicity, do you really care? How do supporters of clubs who lost players feel? What [Read more]
Celebrating Pies occupy the Yorkshire Stingo
March 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
I remember Steve Fahey. Not him exactly, but do remember the 30 or so people sitting in the trees. I was 15, and my parents had the Yorkshire Stingo at the time and I’ll never forget that day. My family are all Essendon supporters, but I still remember that day as one of the greatest [Read more]
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