Peter Baulderstone pays tribute to Darren Glass as one of the toughest, most resilient competitors in the modern era.
The Sporting Web: Vulture Capitalism; Spurs Culture; Dodgy Vets and Legendary Schmoozers
June 5, 2014 by 5 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is suddenly uninterested in the AFL for inexplicable reasons. He introduces some articles from US sports websites about greed, strategy, gambling and beer. Always an interesting combination.
AFL Round 11 – West Coast v North Melbourne: Dumb as Dirt; Weak as Water
June 2, 2014 by 14 Comments
Peter Baulderstone writes from the Graylands psychiatric ward on the ‘performance’ of his Eagles against the Kangaroos.
AFL Round 8 – West Coast v Greater Western Sydney: Child’s Play
May 13, 2014 by 9 Comments
Peter Baulderstone finds himself enjoying the game more than he expected. Josh Kennedy gives him hope, and Blake awakens the inner 9yo in all of us.
AFL Round 7 – West Coast v Fremantle: May the Fourth can get f#*^@!
May 8, 2014 by 12 Comments
Peter Baulderstone has given up on footy and his Eagles. He went to the movies on Sunday afternoon, but he still didn’t like what he saw.
AFL Round 6 – Carlton v West Coast Boneheads: Emotional Thunderstorms
April 27, 2014 by 13 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is joining the Waikato Chiefs. His Eagles keep losing in the same incompetent, boneheaded way. He just wants them to find a way of beating the opposition instead of themselves.
Round 5 – West Coast v Port Adelaide: The South Sea Bubble
April 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is not happy: with his side; with their effort; with the umpires. Lucky he is hiding in New Zealand.
Good Friday Blues: Life of Bryce
April 17, 2014 by 15 Comments
Peter Baulderstone thinks that no club is better suited to Good Friday footy than Carlton. The answers to all the Blue’s problems were contained in Monty Python’s “Life of Bryce”.
Round 1 – Eagles v Bulldogs: Hot, Hot, Hot
March 25, 2014 by 12 Comments
Peter Baulderstone reckons his Eagles, the weather and the TV money obsessed AFL are all hot, hot, hot. Bulldogs supporters may need the cold shower again in 2014.
Stop all the clocks, where is Mr Wrap?
March 14, 2014 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone is waiting to do his footy tips, but there is still no sign of Mr Wrap’s preview. Can this apology to Auden lure him out of the Wrap Cave (or the Waterside Hotel) in time for bounce down?
Impermanence: On Dean Bailey’s passing
March 12, 2014 by 10 Comments
Peter Baulderstone was shocked by the largely unexpected and sudden death of Dean Bailey. This is not so much an obituary (I knew only the general details of his career), as a reflection on what his purposeful life and sudden passing says for all of us.
Farewell Andy D
March 3, 2014 by 8 Comments
Peter Baulderstone channels Aunty Jack to farewell the Great Helmsman. Please add your own tribute.
It’s Lyon Time Again
February 18, 2014 by 16 Comments
Damien Little has graphed the attacking/defensive performance of Ross Lyon teams in the 10 years that he has had senior coaching roles. Peter Baulderstone thinks there is a welcome pattern emerging, and speculates why.
Bruce Blog
February 16, 2014 by 33 Comments
Peter Baulderstone has seen the past, present and future of rock and roll. And his name is still Bruce Springsteen. Let us know your experience of Bruce’s tour and the impact of his music.
Australia Way
January 26, 2014 by 11 Comments
Peter Baulderstone uses Australia Day to consider our national identity and values, and how that is reflected in our sporting history.
Thanks Adam
January 26, 2014 by 38 Comments
The Almanac’s long range Cup tip has got up. Adam Goodes as Australian of the Year was a ‘lock’ when JTH put him on the cover of the 2012 Almanac. Peter Baulderstone uses editorial privilege to resurrect his 30 May piece when Adam was at the centre of the racism debate. Feel free to add your own tribute.
Passion Killers
January 12, 2014 by 8 Comments
Peter Baulderstone swelters in Perth’s heat and ruminates on why we watch sport and what we take from it. He thinks that 50/50 Internationals show the ICC believes “too much cricket is never enough”.
Call for Writers : SCG (Sydney Coup de Grace)
January 1, 2014 by 15 Comments
Invers calls for nominations for Almanac writers for the Fifth Test (names and days please); and shares some holiday snaps from the family album.
Christmas Bon Bons
December 30, 2013 by 6 Comments
A meditation from Peter Baulderstone on the meaning of tolerance, community, acceptance and Christmas/Festivus.
The Year of Un-innocence
December 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
Peter Baulderstone shares a review of 2013 in sport from Brian Phillips at the US website ‘Grantland’. Cynicism and naivety are the staples of sports fans globally. Enjoy.
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