After staying at my friend Jeff’s house, he told me on Saturday night that he would set his alarm for 7:00am and wake me up by 8am. We both woke up at 8:15am. We quickly got ready and headed off to Melbourne with his Dad in his old Torana. I’ve been in comfier cars, I’ll [Read more]
A classic finish to a very long sporting weekend
June 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
Waking up to the cold chill of the early winter morning, I moved to the loungeroom with my blankets and pillow to continue my heavy sleep after a hectic weekend. After waking up again, this time in the early afternoon, I made the decision to stay home as Mum and Dad go to Shepparton. As [Read more]
Roos put on a Friday Night Special
June 12, 2010 by 9 Comments
25 years of Friday night football. Pioneered by North Melbourne, people will always remember seeing the Krakouer brothers, Wayne Carey, Anthony Stevens, Mick Martyn, Corey McKernan, David King, Glenn Archer, Shannon Grant and the like strutting their stuff on the big stage of Friday night. Sadly though, North have not received their fair share of [Read more]
West Coast go down fighting
June 6, 2010 by 17 Comments
West Coast v Geelong Almost two years ago, Geelong absolutely obliterated West Coast at Subiaco Oval on a Saturday night by 135 points. Sadly, I missed the game. But I was hoping that I would get a repeat of it in this match-up. All the signs pointed to an even bigger win, James Podsiadly in [Read more]
Demons not the only ones feeling the pain
June 5, 2010 by 15 Comments
After a week of work experience at the Shepparton News, I was readily looking forward to the weekend of footy, as is the case most weeks. All the time in fact. I stayed at my sister Hayley’s place for the whole week so I could easily get to the Shepp News instead of driving from [Read more]
Doggies’ G’s and H’s not minding their P’s and Q’s
May 29, 2010 by 6 Comments
Essendon v Western Bulldogs I attended my first Almanac lunch with my parents in Melbourne at the All Nations Hotel. It was a great experience, meeting new people and putting faces to names. It was also great to sit and watch as Shane Morwood and Mick Gleeson recounted the 1990 Grand Final and other events [Read more]
No Dreamtime for the Tigers
May 24, 2010 by 7 Comments
Essendon v Richmond Dreamtime at the ‘G. One of the major events of the AFL fixture, but somewhat shadowed by the two teams playing. Essendon and Richmond, hardly a mouthwatering game. But, I looked forward to seeing Richmond play for the first time since the season begun. After all the pre-game festivities, the match finally [Read more]
No pay off for the Roos
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North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs After the morning’s high-drama eight point win over Rennie, I returned home from Waaia to watch a clash between two financially struggling sides, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs. One club, despite it’s money-woes, have strived on the field for the past couple of years, but haven’t hit their straps [Read more]
Waaia break the long drought
May 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
Waaia v Rennie Waaia Under Seventeen’s. 29 games without a win since late 2008. Since then a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. Today, we played Rennie, a team from New South Wales. They made the long trip down, prepared for yet another easy win over Waaia. I woke up at 7am, not [Read more]
Fev-less Blues continue to prosper
May 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Round 8- Port v Carlton This was one of the games of the round. Carlton, a much-better side without Brendan Fevola, taking on Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, a team that is working and working their way up the ladder. Both teams have serious potential, but who is better? The match began with plenty of [Read more]
Roos limp home at the Dome
May 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
This was a big day for me. Attending the AFL for the first time this season. But first things first, I had a game to play against Katamatite, Sam Wright’s home town. Playing against his brothers, they stitched Waaia up by a very disappointing 109 points, with two players taken to hospital with badly broken [Read more]
AFL Round 7 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: Powder-puff guernseys spell trouble for Kangas
May 14, 2010 by 6 Comments
by Josh Barnstable If there’s any team I want North Melbourne to beat in any year, it’s Collingwood. Not since that wonderful year of 2008 have we beaten the Pies, while not that long ago, any losing streak against Collingwood is too long. With the Roos coming off wins against Hawthorn and Melbourne, I am [Read more]
AFL Round 7 – West Coast v Hawthorn: Eagles win battle of the underperformers
May 11, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Josh Barnstable This is good. I’ve wondered for a while why games at Subiaco Oval weren’t broadcasted on free to air television. Finally, the AFL has scheduled this match at Subi to be on Channel 10. Typically, it’s not the most appealing match, with Essendon and Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium promising to be [Read more]
Demon young guns impress, but Dogs know how to win.
May 8, 2010 by 9 Comments
About time this week is over. It seemed to drag on forever, and once that final bell rang on Friday at 3:22PM, I knew I was free to enjoy myself for the next couple of days. This also meant the footy is back. But what I was most looking forward too was playing footy on [Read more]
AFL Round 6 – Carlton v Collingwood: Pies give Blues a bad headache
May 4, 2010 by 4 Comments
by Josh Barnstable This was the unofficial Rivalry Round, despite some of the clashes not being what you would think as everyday blockbuster heated games. But North Melbourne v Melbourne and Geelong v Richmond, the two games that stand out as not fitting in with the theme of the round, do mean something in terms [Read more]
Saints Steal the Points in the Big Let-down
May 2, 2010 by 6 Comments
Once again a long week is over, and a weekend of pulsating footy has finally arrived. What can get more pulsating than the Preliminary Final rematch from 2009? I thought this match could of, maybe it did, but in my eyes, it failed. Big time. The contest started and Daniel Giansiracusa snapped the first goal [Read more]
North triumph in Tassie
April 26, 2010 by 25 Comments
I wasn’t feeling too good about this game at all. North hadn’t beaten Hawthorn since Round 13, 2008, and the last time these two sides played at Aurora Stadium, the Roos had a three goal buffer going into the last term in freezing conditions, only for Luke Hodge and Lance Franklin to steal the four [Read more]
Pies play Last Post for Bombers
April 26, 2010 by 22 Comments
It’s ANZAC Day. The day we proudly remember our fallen heroes, above any other days, and feel grateful for the sacrifices they made for Australia, also the day that Collingwood and Essendon play on, its tradition. But with recent debate over who should play on the MCG on ANZAC Day, I believe that the Pies [Read more]
A week is a long time for the Saints.
April 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I have a confession to make. I’m an addict. A Supercoach addict. It didn’t take me long to be swayed by the internet phenomenon, and with the season beginning in Supercoach, I’m getting quite competitive with my team. But every week, one decision needs to be made. A very hard decision. Who will I make [Read more]
Anzac Tribute
April 24, 2010 by 1 Comment
I woke up to the sound of gunfire in the distance and to the realization that today is another day, I survived yesterday and I am where I am. Slowly, painfully, I get up, moving my feet stiffly before a Japanese prison guard hits me with the butt of his rifle to ‘hurry’ me up. [Read more]
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