David Goodwin casts his mind back over childhood days of following rugby league in regional Queensland’s South Burnett. And, in doing so, supports the contention raised in John Harms’ recent piece that there is meaning in rugby league.
AFL Round 15 – Hawthorn v Gold Coast: Odyssey to Launceston
July 24, 2014 by 2 Comments
Pure Poetry. From Dave Goodwin. And his Hawks. And Gazza Junior. Pity about the Tassie weather. (Contains some great lines and advice – Ed.)
Rivalry (to the tune of ‘Yesterday’)
March 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Dave Goodwin suggests his Hawks have plenty of payback waiting for the Swans and Buddy (who’s he? – Ed)
AFL Round 22 – North Melbourne v Hawthorn: Are the Hawks good enough?
August 27, 2013 by 6 Comments
In round 22 the thoughts of those whose team sits atop the ladder can stray to “premiership”. This, as 2012 taught Hawks fan Dave Goodwin, is hubris and folly. Those Hawks do look very good though…
Soccer (My Home)
January 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
Dave Goodwin introduces us to his young nephew Felix who has a couple of unusual skills: poetry and Futsal.
2012 Grand Final: A Hawks fan turns to A.B. Paterson for inspiration
December 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
Hawks fan Dave Goodwin has had a crazy notion for a few years now that 19th Century bush ballads could become a new form of sports reporting. What better game to test his theory than the 2012 Grand Final.
Dave Goodwin’s dreaming
September 18, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Dave Goodwin I have a dream. An unusual obsession. I want to see Australia play a Test match in each of the ten Test-playing nations. Today I’ve ticked off Sri Lanka. I’m now six down, four to go. Bangladesh is in my sights. I doubt I’ll make it to South Africa this [Read more]
World Championships: lining up for the long jump
August 30, 2011 by 5 Comments
Dave Goodwin points Almanac readers in the direction of this excellent piece on the World Aths Championships website: http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//newslistdetail.aspx?id=61661 Dave goes on to say: Today, 30 August, is the 20th anniversary of a magic moment in sport. Carl Lewis’ quest for Bob Beamon’s world record of 8.90 metres and beyond to 9 metres [Read more]
Something funny happened to me on the way home from Goodison Park
August 10, 2011 by 10 Comments
by Dave Goodwin Thatcher’s Britain. 1987. My first trip to the old dart, with my lovely young bride. A rite of passage. We were scheduled to drive from Oxford to Scotland. A diversion was needed and I had consulted the draw. A single ticket was procured – Everton v Manchester United at Goodison [Read more]
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