Both Haiku Bob and the Almanac have traveled far since HB wrote his first match report, in Round 4 2009. It turned out to be good weather for trout farming. And Pies.
2009 Round 4 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Magic Medhurst beats flood by surfing it
Haiku Bob – Round 3: such is life
It started with high hopes but ended with an early exit. Haiku Bob gives his unique take on the Grand Final rematch.
Haiku Bob – Round 2: old enough
Haiku Bob, photographic words reflecting a thought, a scene, and the footy.
The 2018 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai: The Far End of the Stadium
Haiku Bob convened the seventh annual Grand Final Kukai – this time from the MCG! With the Pies in it! He was one of numerous contributors.
Haiku Bob – Preliminary Final: cupped in prayer
Haiku Bob, hands unwittingly in prayer, savours the joy.
Haiku Bob – Round 21: first buds
Blooming good time for Haiku Bob this week!
Haiku Bob- Round 20: breaking up
Haiku Bob on losing a close one, and breaking up.
Haiku Bob – Round 18 – all the way home
A win follows Haiku Bob all the way home.
Haiku Bob – Round 17 – a patch of brilliance
A patch of brilliance, Haiku Bob at a loss!
Haiku Bob – Round 16 – dusk fills the air
It appears to be poetry in motion for Collingwood at the moment. Here’s Haiku Bob’s Round 16 poem.
Haiku Bob – Round 15 – towers ablaze
A different style poem from Haiku Bob this week but one that encapsulates the mood of happy Pies fans at the moment.
Haiku Bob – Round 14 – out of the blue
Haiku Bob’s in again to condense Round 14 into that most efficient of the poetry styles that he does so well
Haiku Bob – Round 12: breaking lines
A great day for haiku: a birthday, a stiff breeze, a tall Yank, a Pie win. See what Haiku Bob spotted.
Haiku Bob – Round 11 – all those things
Round 11 gets the haiku bob treatment
Haiku Bob – Round 10: how we were
Haiku Bob finds the joy of football in the winter of the world.
Haiku Bob – Round 9 – in the blink of an eye
A Collingwood win gives us an uplifting poem from Haiku Bob this week.
Haiku Bob – Round 8 – blindsided
The Round 8 haiku is in – here’s Haiku Bob’s latest.
Haiku Bob – Round 7 – at both ends
A Collingwood win in Brisbane has boosted Haiku Bob’s spirits. Here’s his Round 7 poem.
Haiku Bob – Round 6 – almost gone
Here’s Haiku Bob’s reflective Round 6 offering.











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