The game might not have featured his beloved St Kilda, but Yoshi had his eye on former Saint Jack Newnes as the Blues won a thriller over the favoured Freo.
Round 9 – St Kilda v Sydney: Saints wins the Pride Match finally
August 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
It’s been a while since the Saints have won the annual Pride match against the Swans and Yoshi is pleased with St Kilda’s win.
Round 7 & 8 – Saints beat SA clubs at Adelaide Oval
July 27, 2020 by 7 Comments
Double delight for Yoshi and Saints fans all over the world as they broke their Adelaide Oval hoodoo against the Crows then followed up with a smashing of the premiership fancies Port Adelaide.
Round 6 – Fremantle v St Kilda: Saints only played the first quarter
July 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Footy was the winner for Yoshi in Japan, but not the AFL’s version as St Kilda let a big lead slip against a tough Freo side. Osaka Dingoes training helped provide solace.
Stay strong Melburnians!
July 8, 2020 by 2 Comments
Two years ago Yoshi kicked his first goal in a game of footy! Today he fondly reflects back to that time. Yoshi wishes all fellow Almanackers well in these difficult times caused by Covid-19.
Round 5 – Carlton v St Kilda: Saints demonstrate new brand of footy and rise up to Top Four
July 3, 2020 by 4 Comments
The change of schedule suited Yoshi just fine, as did the result.
Round 4 – St Kilda v Richmond: MRV Match in 2020 is more attacking footy that is all entertainment and festival
July 2, 2020 by 2 Comments
Yoshi shares his thoughts on human kindness, recounts the history of the annual MRV clashes and then tells the tale of the 2020 match in Round 4 of the 2020 AFL season.
Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Watching powerless away game away
June 21, 2020 by 2 Comments
Unfortunately for Yoshi his high expectations for the Saints in their Round 3 match was thwarted by a dominant Collingwood.
Round 2 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Saints leading through traffic accurately and demonstrate improvement
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Yoshi had a full weekend of footy, watching (in part) all nine games! The pick of the bunch was of course his Saints big time win over the Bulldogs, to which he paid very careful attention.
Round 2 – Geelong v Hawthorn: Jeff Kennett seems to establish second curse
June 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Yoshi reports from Japan of Geelong’s excellent Round 2 win over Hawthorn at GMHBA Stadium. He gave his votes to an ex-Saint!
St Kilda Friday – 123rd anniversary of the first VFL/AFL match and fighting COVID-19 threats
May 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Yoshi’s passion for the Saints is well known; his club has launched an initiative to boost that same passion that thousands of Sainters share with a pledge to the club and all it has provided over the years – an initiative he could easily take part in from Japan online.
INATT conducts online interviews on men’s mental health issues
May 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
With mental health currently a heightened concern, Yoshi has found a South Australian website to be a valuable resource.
Yoshi published on St Kilda’s website: ‘From the Faithful’
April 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
Recently Yoshi wrote a heartfelt piece for his beloved Saints, it has been published on the club’s website for all of us to read.
Round 16 2019 – Western Bulldogs v Geelong: Notes for Yoshi’s playing No.1
April 5, 2020 by 1 Comment
With the footy season postponed, Yoshi is watching footy replays, picking up hints from passages of play to help him develop his footy skills.
Round 1 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: Open Roof for Kangaroos jumping on and not Saints marching in finally
March 25, 2020 by 8 Comments
Japanese correspondent, Yoshi presents his report of the Saints disappointing loss against the Roos in their Round 1 Match.
AFLW Round 6 – St Kilda v Richmond: Great win in tough times giving Tiges goalless Saturday
March 15, 2020 by 2 Comments
Japanese Almanac correspondent Yoshi is very pleased with St Kilda’s big win over Richmond in their Round 6 AFLW match at Moorabbin.
AFLW Round 5 – Carlton v St Kilda: Still Disheartened
March 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our Japanese AFL correspondent Yoshi is struggling to find good news at the moment but hasn’t given up. He shares his on-field and off-field battles as well as his thoughts about his beloved Saints in the AFLW.
AFLW Round 4 – St Kilda v Fremantle: Heartbroken could have started on Friday
March 4, 2020 by 2 Comments
Yoshi reckons a certain 50 metre penalty summed his weekend up perfectly.
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