A trip to Melbourne works a treat for Wellis who makes the most of it with the Footy Almanac season launch, the Collingwood v Western Bulldogs game and a quick pop over to Adelaide.
AFL Round 23 – Gold Coast v GWS Giants: Sheeds and the sunset: mission accomplished.
September 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
GWS are the embodiment of a love child for Sheeds, but like a love child, their ownership of his legacy will need to be fought for. Until now, there was not much they could do wrong, but today, it’s the end of the romance and the start of the judgement. Bill Ellis wonders if Sheedy (and his baggy shorts) can really declare ‘mission accomplished’.
AFL Round 16 – Brisbane v North Melbourne: Be The Man
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Bill Ellis says P. Hanley is happy to Be The Man
AFL Round 5 – Brisbane v Melbourne: A brief history lesson
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mike Krzyzewski, coach of the Duke basketball team wrote: “A season is a lifetime”. I reckon today’s game is a potted history of the Melbourne footy club.
Lunch with Ian Morrison
April 26, 2013 by 11 Comments
Bill Ellis and a motley crew spent the day with former Footscray player Ian “Morro” Morrison. His insights into the club and the events leading up to the 1974 preliminary final were mesmerizing.
AFL Round 3 – Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions: Lions claw one back
April 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
With pouring rain, a train to the ground and a legion of football fanatics, Bill Ellis’s night at Carrara reminded him of matches past in suburban Victoria.
The ball is in dispute…
March 17, 2011 by 6 Comments
There is not a single holy grail of football; it is a different thing to each man. Some crave September silverware and the reflected glory of team success. Fathers dream of lacing up the first pair of boots on their offspring and watching them take the field. The purist, however, must one day embark on [Read more]
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