Going into this game, I was unusually quietly confident of a third successive victory for my beloved Tigers. Unusual, in the fact that I’m always hoping for a win, but never believing that we could actually pull it off. This attitude is a reflection of the Richmond players at the moment, as Damien Hardwick noted [Read more]
Round 7 Blog: Finding the young’un in all of us.
May 7, 2011 by 14 Comments
Saturday morning and I’m recalling only a couple of things from last night’s match. 1. Daniel Motlop’s shot from the pocket. and 2. Richo’s reaction to threading the eye of the needle. I loved it. Great illustration of the love of play, and the fascination of the football itself, and what can be done with [Read more]
Anzac Day SANFL: Photo by Peter Argent
May 6, 2011 by 11 Comments
The Norwood player kicking the ball is Nick Ramsey and his Centrals opponent is veteran James Gowans. As commented below, this shot recalls a classic Ronald Dale Barrassi pose from an MCG game in 1962. Photo: Bruce Howard (courtesy of the NLA archives) Almanac Admin
Ponderings from Cape York
May 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
Is this the tail end of the Cape York Wet season or Autumn in Melbourne? Looking out the window at the porch light illuminating the rain falling in front of the grapefruit tree you could be excused for confusion. But no, an arm with sleeve rolled up thrust out the window tells me it’s still [Read more]
Reflections on a royal wedding and other miscalculations
May 5, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Jim Young (author of Any Old Eleven) Thirty years ago, before plastic was invented, the first thing you had to do in a foreign country was make sure your banking arrangements were in order. In London that meant a trip to The Strand, where the local representatives of all Australia’s banks huddled under the [Read more]
Admiral Byng-inspired Malthouse leads Pies to victory
May 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
by John Ramsdale Game Report v’s Footscray Sunday May 1st 2011 I’ll get it out the way early. A ridiculous time to have a game, but clearly 55,754 others didn’t agree with me. At least it wasn’t at Docklands. I went to the game with some misgivings, no Jolly (he was very good last week), [Read more]
Book Launch: Ted Hopkins
May 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ted Hopkins shot to fame when he replaced Bert Thornley at half-time in the 1970 Grand Final, kicking four goals to lead Carlton to victory. Although Hopkins played just one more game, he was to come back to footy in years to come – in a significant way. The collection and analysis of statistics started as a [Read more]
Notes on Tom Wills Paintings
May 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Richard Webber *The Predestination of Tom Wills (Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 60 inch) *Tom Wills Death Scene (Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 60 inch) Thomas Wentworth (Tom) Wills has been popularized as the iconic (heroic?) personality behind the inception of Australian Rules Football. The AFL ‘Tom Wills’ Round, an MCG statue, Geoffrey Blainey’s [Read more]
Round 6 Blog
April 28, 2011 by 28 Comments
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]
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