weird a 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural. 2. Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange. 3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates (this one unnerves me a bit). In a world in which everything and everyone seems to be in a hurry, surely 2010 will [Read more]
Tribute to Roosy
September 1, 2010 by 6 Comments
by Steve Fahey I know it’s an un-Collingwood and un-Floreat Pican thing to do, but I want to pay tribute to one of the greats of our game, who is fast approaching his swansong (pun intended). I first came across Paul Roos in 1979. He was wearing number 19 for the fashionably named Beverly [Read more]
Floreat Pica Report- Rd 18 Collingwood V Carlton
August 1, 2010 by 7 Comments
irresistible a too strong, convincing, delightful etc. to be resisted One of my favourite match reports in the 2009 Footy Almanac came from a North supporter called Andrew Starkie. Andrew’s report started : “I hate Carlton; despise them. My loathing is limitless, my contempt physical. It causes my forehead to burn and a deep pain [Read more]
Pies present as apprentices as masters do what they wanna do and be who they wanna be
May 22, 2010 by 2 Comments
conviction act of convincing, settled belief I had a vision the other night. Collingwood was on the podium holding up the Cup. The only problems were (1) It was Paul Collingwood, and the Poms had beaten the Mike Brearley, I mean Michael Clarke – led Aussies in the Twenty 20 final, and (2) it wasn’t [Read more]
A Mothers’ Day Reflection
May 5, 2010 by 5 Comments
Time to return to a lovely piece from Steve Fahey. (first published in 2010)
FPS Report: Round 3 match report and Danny Roach
April 11, 2010 by 2 Comments
Greeting Gents Floreat Pica Society continued a long Collingwood tradition by blooding youth in a big game. !6 year-old Richard Cornell wrote the match report while his 11 year-old brother Nicholas awarded the Danny Roach votes -see both below. I wonder what these young blokes are like at kicking goals?
Pies triumph on a day of firsts
March 30, 2010 by 3 Comments
It has been 197 days since I’ve experienced the warm inner glow and sweet sweet taste of a Pies’ victory and it feels as good as I remember it. As Foreigner sang all those years ago “It feels like the first time, it feels like the very first time.” Speaking of first times, a Round 1 [Read more]
NAB Cup, Round 1: A few observations on the early Pies
February 22, 2010 by 6 Comments
By Steve Fahey Pre-season so no match report, but a few observations : – Middle of Feb, 32 degrees at game start, all other observations need to be considered with that in mind. – Middle of Feb, 32 degrees at game start, very thoughtful of Etihad Stadium management to have us think that we were [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society: Pendles hangs on to win prestigious Horsburgh Medal
October 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Steve Fahey gala festive occasion; festive gathering for sports galah (slang) fool, simpleton, show-off The fifth annual gathering of the Floreat Pica Society was again a gala/galah evening, with twenty-something Floreat Picans gathered to celebrate another year’s pleasure and pain watching the Pies and to count the votes after Round 17 for the prestigious [Read more]
AFL Prelim Finals: Pies’ loss hurts like hell
September 22, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Paul Fahey Well … I have sat down a few times to write the report but until this morning I could not really muster the energy or enthusiasm to really revisit the match! On Sunday, as I have done following previous finals losses, I chose to not really communicate with the outside world – [Read more]
AFL Semi-Finals: Never-say-die Pies prise prize from under Crows’ eyes
September 13, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Steve Fahey Floreat Pican John Ramsdale wrote last week of his sense of déjà vu in watching our ordinary performance in our opening finals appearance. This week the Pies’ stunning last-gasp win over the Crows gave me a double sense of déjà vu. Why a double sense ? Firstly because this game was nearly [Read more]
AFL Finals — Week 1: Deja vu all over again for Pies fans
September 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By John Ramsdale Father’s Day saw Yarra Park full of fathers in new socks, jocks and aftershave making their way to the ground with their families in tow. The Piesemist was his usual self as we went to meet our daughters who were still a bit more optimistic about our chances than we were. We [Read more]
General Footy Writing: A Father’s Day reflection
September 2, 2009 by 10 Comments
By Steve Fahey One of the many things I am grateful to my parents for is my passion for the black and white. Dad’s passion for the Pies was life-long – he was raised in Langridge Street, Collingwood, upstairs from the fruit shop that my grandparents ran. Collingwood in the early 1930s was a struggling, [Read more]
AFL Round 22: Pies need to go back to the drawing board
September 1, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Tony Scully Evening, Floreat Picans, or should I say, Mourning? I went for a long and arduous pushbike ride on Sunday morning. As I struggled into a headwind (I was thinking of the match later in the day to take my mind off the pain) I was swooped by a zealous Magpie. I thought [Read more]
AFL Round 21: What, me worry? Seems we have nothing to fear
August 24, 2009 by 5 Comments
By Suzy Lewis PESSIMISM: 1 : an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome 2 a : the doctrine that reality is essentially evil; b : the doctrine that evil overbalances happiness in life It was a blustery Melbourne day as I walked to the MCG through [Read more]
AFL Round 20: Pies continue merry march while Tigers confirm culture problem
August 17, 2009 by 11 Comments
By Paul O’Connell A gloomy Saturday morning was becoming by midday a warm sunny afternoon. At least I knew I could see, feel and smell the weather at the ‘G. It really felt like I was going to the footy, a rare Saturday avo just like in the good old days. I make no apology [Read more]
AFL Round 19: Wood and Woods produce the goods
August 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
You can never hold back spring You can be sure I will never Stop believing The world is dreaming, dreaming of spring You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Tom Waits Saturday 8 August 2009 was a seriously good day for the Pies, and I am indeed now dreaming of spring.
AFL Round 13: Collingwood v Fremantle: Pies prey on Pavlich-less Dockers
June 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Fahey PREAMBLE: On the morning of the game I stopped to think about whether there had actually been a memorable game in the Collingwood v Fremantle brief history. There was a game a while back on a Monday night where they beat us but it was a very ordinary game. Round 22 last [Read more]
AFL Round 12: Sydney v Collingwood: Pies make Shaw of strong win
June 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Steve Fahey One of the unfortunate consequences of the draft has been the frequency with which siblings end up at different clubs. Let’s call it the Selwood phenomenon, if it doesn’t already have a name. While the father-son rule has been great in helping maintain and build family traditions within clubs, siblings ending up [Read more]
AFL Round 8: (FPS) I’d rather not be in Philadelphia
May 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Steve Fahey I was bruised and battered and I couldn’t tell What I felt I was unrecognizable to myself I saw my reflection in a window I didn’t know My own face Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen I’m not sure whether this applies more to the team or to we supporters. [Read more]
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