Dave Brown, with the assistance of Darwin, Shakespeare and Marx, makes an impassioned plea for the inclusion of Joe Mennie in the test squad
A cricketing revolution: Three cases for the selection of Joe Mennie
December 18, 2015 by 16 Comments
Australia v New Zealand – Adelaide Test Day 1: What’s the fuss?
November 28, 2015 by 9 Comments
Dave Brown sees most of the first day of the first day/night test. He fails to see what all the fuss was about. What is the collective noun for a group of Almanackers?
AFL Bang for Buck Cup: Why Hawthorn didn’t really win the 2015 premiership
November 20, 2015 by 6 Comments
Where did your club rank in 2015 if you take their performance at the draft table into account?
Australia v New Zealand – WACA test: Australia’s best and worst
November 13, 2015 by 9 Comments
Why do Australian captains not like batting at the WACA?
A certain captain: is Tex what the Crows need?
October 13, 2015 by 8 Comments
From January 2015 [interesting given the year Tex and the Crows had – Ed]: Dave Brown recalls a young Tex Walker and his journey to self-belief and captaincy of the Crows
SANFL Grand Final – Woodville West Torrens v West Adelaide: Rubbers’ Grand Day Out
September 29, 2015 by 10 Comments
It’s been a lengthy wait of 32 years since West Adelaide won its last SANFL flag. To Dave Brown and many others, the SANFL still has an undeniable appeal.
Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Grace
September 22, 2015 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown has grace on his mind and grace in his writing. Take a tour of a restaurant, of the ancient Greeks, of life in a ceramic barrel, of the Crows’ tumultuous season of 2015.
Please, AFL, what is ‘tanking’? When principles and pragmatism collide
September 4, 2015 by 14 Comments
As we enter the final round, a round in which many clubs are “managing” players out of their teams, Dave Brown tries to make sense of it all.
Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: Unintended consequences
August 27, 2015 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown may not necessarily be a fan of the AFL and what it has come to represent, but he does love the Adelaide Oval and Eddie Betts. A lot! Dave takes the family to see Blighty’s statute, the Crows and manages to nab seven consecutive general admission tickets in one fell swoop. Good times.
SANFL Round 17 – Norwood v North Adelaide: far from the maddening crowds
August 21, 2015 by 15 Comments
With round 18 of the SANFL almost upon us Dave Brown refreshes our memories of last week’s action and asks the AFL reserves sides; “so what, exactly, have you done for us lately?”
SANFL Round 17 Preview – Norwood v North Adelaide: Count Me In
August 12, 2015 by 5 Comments
One more boring Thursday night in Adelaide? Not according to Dave Brown, who might be having a Black and Tan at the home of the Red and Blue this week.
A message from the Premier of South Australia
August 7, 2015 by 9 Comments
Dave Brown responds to the time zone debate in South Australia and considers the possibility that the state may be renamed Western Victoria.
Round 15 – West Coast v Adelaide: broken but unbowed
July 13, 2015 by 6 Comments
There was only ever going to be one outcome on Saturday night as the Crows sought catharthis
Phil Walsh: for the good of the game
July 6, 2015 by 25 Comments
Dave Brown takes time to reflect on the tragic death of Phil Walsh. As he shows, it is a time for all families to reflect and re-consider.
Match Review Panel: more Paul Kelly, less Aussie Crawl
July 3, 2015 by 3 Comments
Dave Brown discusses how an 80 year article can relate to today’s football, when discussing umpiring and the ever controversial Match Review Panel.
SANFL Round 11 preview – Glenelg v Norwood
June 26, 2015 by 7 Comments
Dave Brown previews the Norwood v Glenelg clash at Glenelg Oval in the SANFL.
Round 12 – Adelaide v Hawthorn: Shave your head, Rory!
June 19, 2015 by 11 Comments
As the Crows went down to the Hawks last night, Crows supporter Dave Brown explains why they lost and how Rory Sloane may need to shave his head.
Round 10 – Essendon v Geelong: Melbourne by foot, Part 2 – drinking the Kool-Aid
June 11, 2015 by 6 Comments
Dave Brown walks the breadth of Melbourne to watch his second game of Round 10. This one was decidedly less satisfying.
Round 10 – Carlton v Adelaide: Melbourne by foot, Part 1
June 9, 2015 by 11 Comments
Part 1 of Dave Brown’s trip to Melbourne on the weekend.
SANFL Round 8 – North Adelaide v Norwood: Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
June 1, 2015 by 9 Comments
Weather plays its role in the SANFL as the Redlegs get over North Adelaide in a tight contest and as Dave Brown discusses it wasn’t the only game affected by the weather.
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