by Mic Rees Round 8 of Premier Cricket was a Saturday/Sunday fixture completed last weekend (Dec 3 & 4). Bat dominated ball with 9 batsmen posting centuries. Amongst the three figure totals were two maiden tons, another coming off the bat a district stalwart, his first in senior company in over a decade. At [Read more]
Premier Cricket Preview – Round 8
December 2, 2011 by 3 Comments
Hopefully our match starved Premier Cricketers will take the field this weekend. Round 8 is a Saturday/Sunday (3rd & 4th December) fixture. The heavy rains that hitMelbourne over the previous two weekends sabotaged Round 7,Geelong v Casey South Melbourne the only game to get a start on either of the past two Saturdays. It [Read more]
An offer I couldn’t refuse
November 29, 2011 by 9 Comments
by Mic Rees I recently received an invitation to attend the Footscray Edgewater Cricket Club’s 12th annual Chairman’s Luncheon. After some procrastination I foolhardily knocked back the generous offer. Fortunately my wife and a few work colleges told me that my original decision to decline was one of gross stupidity and I should reconsider. [Read more]
Premier Cricket: Round 7 Preview
November 18, 2011 by 5 Comments
Round 7 of Premier Cricket will be played over the next two Saturdays (November 19 & 26), weather permitting. Here’s a brief look at those games. MATCH OF THE ROUND Frankston Peninsula (3rd) 20pts v Melbourne (4th) 20pts – AH Butler Oval Frankston 2011/12 FP WWLWLW – MCC LLWWWW Last time they met: Round [Read more]
Larceny, Labour Day and Lakeside
November 8, 2011 by 20 Comments
by Mic Rees Victorian Premier Cricket’s Country Round, traditionally played in early January, was brought forward to the final weekend in October this season with the North Victorian town of Numurkah hosting the clash between Casey-South Melbourne and Footscray Edgewater Cricket clubs. Casey-South Melbourne spinner Clive Rose’s figures of 5/43 included a hat trick [Read more]
21 straight – one perfect day, one perfect season.
October 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
When it disposed of its oldest and fiercest rival Williamstown by more than nine goals on Grand Final day, the Port Melbourne Football Club ended the longest pennant drought in the famous club’s history, a barren stretch dating back to 1982 when Gary Brice’s underdogs upset Ray Shaw’s heavily favoredPrestonto win the decider by 7 [Read more]
Dennis Collins 1953-2011: Sayonara Scruff
September 5, 2011 by 17 Comments
Last Wednesday former Footscray,Carlton & Richmondwingman Dennis Collins died suddenly of a heart attack in the in rural Western Australian town of Hyden. He was 58 years of age. Collins was recruited by VFL side Footscray from FDFL club Braybrook and made his senior VFL debut in 1972. Collins was in good company following the [Read more]
Heidi comes to Chirnside Park
August 15, 2011 by 14 Comments
Saturday afternoon’s Victorian Football League clash between traditional rivals Williamstown and Port Melbourne, the ABC’s match of the day, proved to be a ripper affair. The Gulls jumped out of the blocks superbly and led by just over four goals at the first change. The Borough were magnificent in outscoring the old enemy 11 goals [Read more]
From Windy Hill to the Western Oval, Maribyrnong & Moonee Valley
August 12, 2011 by 13 Comments
Saturday nights “derby” at Docklands Stadium will see the Dons path to September action hitting a bump in the road or the Dogs being mathematically eliminated from this seasons finals equation. Perusing the playing lists of the past 40 years I noticed a little traffic alongMt Alexander Road, past the Racecourse and ontoGeelong Roadresulting from [Read more]
200 of the best
July 19, 2011 by 3 Comments
by Mic Rees Next Saturday, July 23, Port Melbourne (13-0) take on Sandringham (5-7) at the North Port Oval. The game provides the Zebras an opportunity to atone for their insipid display against the Northern Bullants a fortnight ago, a game in which they could manage only two goals for the afternoon. For the [Read more]
11 and 0 – Doubts remain for some.
July 1, 2011 by 8 Comments
A 41 point victory over the Geelong VFL team on Saturday has seen Port Melbourne emulate its opponents “big brother’s” perfect start to the season. Standout efforts for the home team included 10 goals from the dynamic duo of Rose & Galea and a fine performance from Tristan Francis in only his second senior game. [Read more]
Lose the battle, win the war
May 31, 2011 by 9 Comments
by Mic Rees The Cats host the Dogs on Saturday at Kardinia Park. If current form is any guide a repeat of last seasons 17 goal smashing the Dogs received may be on the cards. One clash between Saturday’s combatants that evokes wonderful memories for me was played nearly thirty years ago at the Leagues [Read more]
Hello old friend
May 9, 2011 by 9 Comments
Six weeks in and I’m off to see my first game of VFL football at the North Port Oval for season 2011. Gary Ayres’ Port Melbourne, 4 wins & no losses, are off to the best start for a Borough side since the 1999 model, coached by Darren Crocker, commenced their season 4-0. Port’s efforts [Read more]
Something old, something new, something borrowed & something blue
May 3, 2011 by 8 Comments
by Mic Rees The old custom above shouldn’t have been confined to events 17,000 kilometres from Oz earlier this weekend. Merv Hughes Oval/Turner Reserve, located on the banks of the Maribyrnong River, played host to a Division 2 Western Region Football League (WRFL) game on Saturday that could have used the tradition reserved to instruct [Read more]
Footscray and Collingwood: now that takes me back
April 27, 2011 by 19 Comments
On Sunday the reigning premier Collingwood take on the artist formerly known as Footscray, the “twilight” game bringing down the curtain on the Sixth Round of AFL for Season 2011. For me clashes between these two teams have always been special. My father, Thomas William Kevin Rees, split his childhood years between the one time [Read more]
Calypso Capers on Cross Street
January 24, 2011 by 16 Comments
Last November Footscray Edgewater Cricket Club announced they had acquired the services of Surrey County Cricket Club captain Rory Hamilton-Brown for the remainder of the 2010/11 Premier Cricket season. This was quite a coup for the Dogs. Hamilton-Brown debuted for Surrey in 2005. He was named captain of the England Under 19 team in 2006, [Read more]
The Grand finale – Round 22 1972
August 19, 2010 by 20 Comments
Two rounds remain in this year’s home & away fixture. Barring any late season collapse it looks as though the eight teams that will take part in September action have been decided. Whilst season 2010 is unlikely to provide many last round thrills, the football loving public have been treated to some dramatic season finales, [Read more]
The sacking of Norm Smith & Interview “Tony Charlton’s Football Show” – Round 13 1965
June 16, 2010 by 34 Comments
The thirteenth round of matches for season 2010 commences this weekend with five games, the remaining three fixtures taking place the following weekend. The corresponding round forty five years earlier produced one of the largest controversies to hit our city for quite some time – Norm Smith’s removal as coach of the reigning VFL premier, [Read more]
Home ground disadvantage – North Melbourne’s Western Oval dominance 1973-1995
May 20, 2010 by 10 Comments
When North Melbourne take on the Western Bulldogs this weekend at the concrete canyon located in Melbourne’s Docklands, discernable home ground advantage will favour neither team. In what was viewed as perhaps the toughest assignment in the days when there was, with respect to the VFL teams located in the Garden City, home ground advantage, [Read more]
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