“Warner Reigns Supreme” says Bob Utber – all round sporting tragic – with more miles on the clock between Mildura, Melbourne and Adelaide than TNT Transport. “No dark clothes here, it was the day for creams”.
AFL Round 22 – Adelaide v Melbourne: Crows depart with little pizzaz
August 29, 2013 by 3 Comments
It was Adelaide’s last game at Football Park. Alas, it wasn’t one to write home about, says Bob Utber.
AFL Round 14 – Gold Coast v Adelaide: A chat with our newest Prime Minister
July 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
Bob Utber has a chat with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd following the Gold Coast-Adelaide game.
Stawell and the Cats
April 5, 2013 by 13 Comments
Going to the Stawell Gift is like going back in time, says Bob Utber. However, some things – like a Geelong-Hawthorn result – never change.
AFL Round 1 – Adelaide vs Essendon: And finally the game begins
March 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
Bob Utber, grandfather of a certain 32, thinks the Crows are in for a long year based on their opening performance. He doesn’t think the Bombers will fare much better.
Second Test – Day 3: Some culinary statistics and other observations
November 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Much goes on at Adelaide that never sees exposure but Bob Utber drops the bombshells (or should that be egg-shells) from the investigative team working in the members stand.
My Brother Graham
September 12, 2012 by 8 Comments
By Bob Utber My brother Graham suffers with that most terrible of diseases, Motor Neuron. Originally called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the great American baseballer who died with it aged 38, the disease is a progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system, leading to muscle wasting and paralysis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [Read more]
Why do we glorify Anzac Day?
April 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
What do North Hobart and the Adelaide Crows have in common? Well they happen to be the only two clubs in Australia who have club footballs in the primary school at Villers Bretonneau. There are three other footballs there – all the mighty Sherrin. Other significant features such as the Victoria Café, Rue de Melbourne, [Read more]
France’s answer to Hayden Ballantyne falls
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Bob Utber Paris in the spring without football is not football. Mind you the way the weather has been behaving here, walking up the Champs Elysees is like making your way to your seat at Arctic Park. Not once has anybody asked me the score and there have been some big games this [Read more]
The Funeral Pyre Is Out
January 28, 2012 by 4 Comments
DAY 5 ADELAIDE For cricket lovers the death of Indian cricket at Test level has been lingering. The final rites were given today. For twenty days the pyre has been slowly simmering fuelled by everyone. The ancient wood has slowly simmered away. But will their ashes be thrown out when the clean-up commences? The [Read more]
ADELAIDE DAY 4: Groundhog Day
January 27, 2012 by 4 Comments
Forgive me if I think this is Groundhog Day. The crowd today look like the leftovers from yesterday. There is a distinctive sign that says “hangover” amongst most of them. It was a big day on Australia Day and I don’t think many of them would remember what happened yesterday. Trebor9994At 86 years of [Read more]
Hit by the Indian Coach
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Talk about your dear old thing. I did a Blowers this morning when I was hit by a double decker bus carrying the Indian Team. When I told some colleagues that I had been hit by the Indian coach they came up with the comment “that’s the first success Duncan Fletcher has had as a [Read more]
Meet me at the Lehmann statue
January 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
by Bob Utber DAY 2 IN ADELAIDE “Meet you at the Lehmann statue” is the new catch phrase at the Adelaide Oval. Coined by that wonderfully insightful Sri Lankan journalist (whose name I forget at the moment) but goes under the nom de plume of PJ.Flynn in Australia. ABC’s Jim Maxwell unveiled the Darren [Read more]
Australian dominance continues
January 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
ADELAIDE DAY 1 by Bob Utber Walking through the park to the ground this morning and you realise what a picturesque site it is. Let us hope the new edifice does not distract. Memories flood back of many great games here at this ground. The fans were out in force today and I don’t [Read more]
TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Diva decides that today will be the day for spring cleaning. ”But I have to cover the cricket today” I said. No reply but I did understand that it has to be done today and definitely not tomorrow (the cleaning that is). I work it out that I can assist at drinks breaks, [Read more]
Long Day’s Journey to the ‘G
December 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This would have to be the most eventful first day I have encountered for a Boxing Day test match. I arrived at the Mildura airport on Christmas Day en route to Melbourne via plane for the big game. Total travelling time of 1 hour and five minutes. I kiss the ground at Tullamarine seven and [Read more]
I knew Peter Roebuck
November 14, 2011 by 4 Comments
I knew Peter Roebuck. No, correction, I didn’t know Robey. I had spent two weeks with him in the Press Box in Sri Lanka as one of a small group of Australians covering the test match series. I grew to know most of the others in the box Conn, Maxwell, Lalor and co. [Read more]
WE ARE GEELONG
October 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
In life we have some wonderful experiences that can be fleeting or last forever as in a marriage. My marriage to theGeelongfootball Club has lasted for well over 60 years. My other marriages in total have been over 50 years but still no telegram from BettyWindsor. Let me tell you about my last four [Read more]
DAY 5 AT KANDY
September 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
One of the surprising sites in Kandy is to see a dog with four legs. There are not as many dogs as at Whitten Oval which has surprised me. Most of them laze around on the very edges of the main roads. None are fat (Georgie Bissett) but lean (Robert Murphy). As a dog lover [Read more]
KANDY DAY 4: THE WISDOM OF DON
September 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
The tsunami has taken care of St Kilda and Essendon. Hawthorn and West Coast have injury problems to star players as well and could fall at the next hurdle. It is hard to feel the suffering that must be going on for the Saints. Forget about Essendon who cares about their effort. My friend Heather [Read more]
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