Yvette celebrated the start of the 2015 season by meeting new Sainters.
Kenny Whiffen Will Live Forever in Our Hearts.
January 10, 2015 by 8 Comments
Yvette Wroby gives thanks for the life of St Kilda Football Club stalwart Kenny Whiffen, who passed away earlier today. ‘Kenny Whiffen Will Live Forever In Our Hearts’ was first contributed by Yvette in May 2014 for Round nine and we submit it for your reading pleasure once again, as a tribute to a dearly loved and respected Sainter. Vale, Kenny.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Sisters Day Out
December 27, 2014 by 3 Comments
An Yvette Wroby special as she attends her first day of Test Cricket for 34 years, and muses on the similarities between cricket and art. The occasion transcended the match, as it often does for Yvette.
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Five: All In All – Musings About This Last Week of Cricket and Life
December 16, 2014 by 7 Comments
Yvette has been captured by cricket: the game, the sad passing of Philip Hughes, and this particular Test match. She has been observing what’s happening while reading John Harms’s Confessions of a Thirteenth Man.
Kate Birrell’s “Spectators” Art Show Reviewed
December 14, 2014 by 2 Comments
Fellow artist Yvette Wroby reviews the just opened exhibition of Almanac favourite Kate Birrell’s “Spectators” series of art work. Do yourself a favour and check out Kate’s art and website.
Now I Know… Cricket Positions for Nannas and A Few Thoughts
December 9, 2014 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby makes a commitment to better understand Cricket, and, like everyone else who loves the game, Phillip Hughes will be foremost in her mind today.
Da-re o o-en shi-te i-mas ka? (Who are you supporting?)
October 20, 2014 by 8 Comments
Yvette Wroby and her daughter met a footy mad, Saints loving Japanese young man in a chocolate factory memorabilia museum in Sapporo. As you do. Things got stranger after that.
The Sporting Globe Sports Bar Phenomenon
September 14, 2014 by 2 Comments
Yvette Wroby hasn’t been getting out much lately, but meets another ‘mad’ Sainter and enjoys an evening at the Sporting Globe sports bar.
AFL Round 23 – Adelaide v St Kilda: The Fat Lady and the Crows are the only ones left singing
August 31, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby signs off on a St Kilda season of tears and torment, but she hopes that the young players have learned lessons in effort and character from the retiring Lenny Hayes.
AFL Round 22 – Richmond v St Kilda: St Kilda Dreaming
August 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby’s Saints boys were in Melbourne for the last time this season, and she runs the ruler over their future prospects.
AFL Round 21 – Sydney Swans v St.Kilda: In a Buddy-dream daze
August 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Writing from her sick bed, Saints fan Yvette Wroby is still optimistic. There is always something to look forward to, she says, even if it is just the end of the season.
AFL Round 20 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Memories of Love and Lenny Hayes
August 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby joins thousands of Sainters and footy lovers everywhere in joining in the love for Lenny Hayes. Has anyone ever said a bad or critical word about the bloke?
AFL Round 19 – Gold Coast v St Kilda: Good News Saints – Our position on the bottom of the ladder is secure!
August 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
After the unexpected win over Fremantle, Yvette Wroby returns to her usual task of making lemonade from lemons with her Saints. The good news is that the top draft pick is now assured.
AFL Round 18: St. Kilda v Fremantle – A Miracle at the Dome
July 20, 2014 by 11 Comments
I’m sure Almanackers everywhere immediately thought of Yvette when they saw that the Saints had pulled off the upset of the year. Here is her report
AFL Round 17 – North Melbourne v St.Kilda: A Funny Thing happened on the way to the…..
July 13, 2014 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby reveals the history of the Scottish isle of St Kilda, and converts an American friend into a one-eyed Saints supporter. There was a game played on Saturday afternoon, but that is insignificant in the greater scheme of things.
AFL Round 16 – Carlton v St Kilda: God Bless the Children
July 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby gives thanks for the children. The ones accompanying their parents to the footy. She can’t wait for her Saints children to grow up.
AFL Round 15 – St Kilda v Richmond; Bulldogs v Melbourne: Here and there, new and old, lose and win.
June 29, 2014 by 4 Comments
Too much footy is never enough for Yvette Wroby. The weekend begins promisingly with Friday’s Almanac lunch, then goes into decline with Saturday’s Saints loss. The weekend and the Bulldogs (Yvette’s second team) redeem themselves on Sunday. Phew!
AFL Round 14 – St.Kilda v West Coast Eagles: Crazy Hope and Love Stuff
June 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
Yvette Wroby offers more “crazy hope and love stuff” for her Saints and everyone she meets.
AFL Round 13 – Geelong v St Kilda: On Being a Cellar Dweller – for this moment in time
June 15, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby laments the decline of her Saints in recent years, but is still making lemonade from lemons. The scattering of her friend’s ashes today at Whitten Oval were the uplift that the Bulldogs and Yvette needed.
AFL Round 12 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: We’ve been Tealed but it’s still a good week
June 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby finds joy in the simple things of improving young St Kilda footballers, and good times with family and new friends.
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