It’s probably not a good idea to be pruning roses when you’re listening to a close game of footy. There I was on the front garden on Saturday afternoon cutting back a large white rose bush that clambers its way across and over our front and side fence. It’s one of those bushes that has [Read more]
Gusty Tiger win makes four in a row
July 11, 2010 by 3 Comments
It wasn’t too long ago when football “experts” were seriously questioning whether Richmond would win a game all season. Others were calling out for Richmond to recieve special assistance from the AFL. Four wins later and that’s all forgotten. The improvement has been extroadinary. First year recruits have shown good signs while players previously labelled [Read more]
Cat’s celebrate the return of the Saturday Arvo Blockbuster
July 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Still sick, I had to miss Waaia’s match with Katamatite. I had planned to go up and watch it, but Dad declared it too cold for me to go. As I waited around the house for the afternoon, I waited for ‘it’. Finally, it’s back. A Saturday afternoon blockbuster at the MCG, how we’ve missed [Read more]
Scott was wrong, but Choco’s still gone
July 11, 2010 by 1 Comment
“Allan Scott, you were wrong!” Those were the words that were scratched into Port Adelaide history by Mark Williams, now former coach of the Port Power after his 2004 victory over the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final. Allan Scott, head of the main sponsor of Port Adelaide, believed ‘Choco’ would never win a flag. [Read more]
Pouting pushes Pies to victory.
July 11, 2010 by 2 Comments
SIREN, the first quarter ends. Collingwood- 1 Port Adelaide- 33 I don’t need this, I REALLY don’t need this. I’m sick, I’m sore, I’m tired and I had a dizzy spill this morning. I refuse to go back to the doctors despite mums pleas and constant- “Danni, listen to me and let me take you [Read more]
GigStats Rounds 13 & 14: Striking statistics
July 9, 2010 by 3 Comments
STATS ENTERTAINMENT ROUNDS 13 AND 14 by Andrew Gigacz STRIJK ONE It might have passed by many footy fans, but the Round 13 clash between marked a VFL/AFL first. With Andrew Strijk making his debut, he not only became the first player in history with that surname but his first-up effort marked the first ever [Read more]
THE PRE WRAP – ROUND XV
July 9, 2010 by 8 Comments
FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARNGROOK FAN What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. The revelations emanating from Ben Cousins’ muddled pharmaceutical intake is sure to have the Mothers of Melbourne on the soapbox. Caffeine pills to get started. Stilnox to unwind. With a few celebratory post match beers in between, that doesn’t sound like a [Read more]
Cats keep out the Cold
July 8, 2010 by 8 Comments
It was a cold old day in Canberra last Sunday. Freezing in fact. With the kids bored out of their brain. And you kicking yourself for not having backed Serena to win Wimbledon. And sad with what the Uruguayans, and Fate, did to Ghana. Miserable outside and in. Although the fire and the Rice Bubbles [Read more]
Tigers’ win just as good on replay
July 8, 2010 by 3 Comments
Obviously, I was at St.Kilda V Melbourne when this match ended. Fortunately, I taped it so I could watch probably the equal best match of the round in full. A lazy afternoon in the holidays was the perfect time to view this game. Sydney won the toss and kicked to the city end. As the [Read more]
round 14 – one touch at a time
July 8, 2010 by 3 Comments
the night drifts along until Didak another night punctuated by Harry’s stampedes Jolly sidesteps the night all to himself first goal in an hour followed by another a minute later World Cup month and now Daisy tries a scissor kick night sounds a smother ricochets off the roof Swan up the ground and back one [Read more]
Freo breaks Port, Palmer breaks Barlow’s leg
July 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
Fremantle V Port Adelaide By Steve Healy This fixtured match left me dazzled, it has since last October. Fremantle v Port Adelaide, the only Saturday afternoon game in Round 14? Surely not. A game of footy is a game of footy, however. There are not many things I love more than listening to the footy [Read more]
Glitz and Glamour
July 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
by John Green Is it possible to be the glamour team of the competition and yet be sitting in last place on the ladder? Suddenly, after three wins in four games, Richmond is the flavour of the month. Ranked number one in clearances, scoring from clearances, individual clearance winner (Shane Tuck) and individual goalkicker (Jack [Read more]
Cats cruise as Roos lose Ziebell – and belief – early
July 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
Geelong versus North Melbourne 1.10pm, Sunday, July 4 Skilled Stadium, Geelong by Andrew Starkie ‘Confident?’ I ask the Roo beside me, taking my usual seat, front row, Melbourne end goals. In order to avoid disappointment, I always pre-purchase a ticket from the club for the annual Cattery game, and this is where they invariably put [Read more]
Saints too strong for young Demons
July 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Is Sunday Twilight football a friend or a foe? It’s certainly worse when you’re following it from your own home, especially since the games are on Foxtel and I don’t get to watch them. However, in saying that, these matches aren’t that bad to attend, giving myself more time earlier in the day to do [Read more]
Floreat Pica Society- West Coast Game
July 5, 2010 by 1 Comment
By John Ramsdale I hate this ground-see Bulldogs report, 6/6/2010. On paper this looked like a straightforward game and we should have approached it with great confidence. Tim had marked this down as a win in his half –year summary. However, based on previous experience going into games that were classified as certain wins there [Read more]
The View From Shepparton Round 14
July 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
First up, I scored 8 out of 8 in one tipping comp. Pretty good eh? Pretty Unique? I thought so until it emerged on ABC radio’s (Jon Faine 10-10:30 or thereabouts ) that half of the existing footy firmament had attained this score by virtue of picking all of the home sides. Bad luck for [Read more]
Hawk resurgence continues
July 5, 2010 by 2 Comments
This game was set to be enormous. A win for the Bulldogs meant that they would be back to their best after a shaky first half of the year. As for the Hawks, a win for them meant they were a serious finals contender, who at one stage were 1-6 but haven’t lost ever since. [Read more]
THE WRAP – ROUND XIV
July 5, 2010 by 2 Comments
WHERE LIFE IMITATES FOOTBALL What a round it’s been in Footy Eddie. Les Miserables opened proceedings with a win on Thursday night in a match that had some viewers taking 40 winks so they would be fresh from the midnight soccer. On Friday Night The Hawks topped the Doggies in one for the archives. Saturday’s [Read more]
Tiger’s keep getting up
July 4, 2010 by 14 Comments
RICHMOND vs. SYDNEY – ROUND 14 “Ooh, bugger!” The replay looked ugly. Deledio’s arm bent at a very awkward angle, pinned between the tackler and the turf. As he went off clutching his arm in pain, it looked like Deledio might miss weeks, and our chances of winning against the Swans would be severely depleted. [Read more]
Tigers rise to the occasion
July 4, 2010 by 15 Comments
I couldn’t sleep at all. I sat in bed at 1:00AM, and slowly, it crept to 4:00AM, where I finally closed my eyes for a couple of hours of shuteye. I had so many things on my minds, for some reason I was thinking about all these mathematical situations, the game between North Melbourne and [Read more]
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