The Footy Almanac reprises Mickey Randall’s reminisces about Meatloaf’s “performance” pre-game at the 2011 Grand Final. Are you game enough to watch it again?
Round 11, 2011 – Geelong v Western Bulldogs: A Beautiful Day for Cats
June 2, 2021 by 4 Comments
To complement Peter Clark’s coverage of Geelong’s golden run in 1952, let’s go back a decade to revisit their clash with the Western Bulldogs at Kardinia Park.
Almanac Flashback: Round 11 2011 – WCE v GCS: Loud and Proud and Out of Tune
May 28, 2021 by 4 Comments
Round 11 ten years ago saw West Coast take on Gold Coast at Subiaco with the Eagles winning by 18 points. Peter Baulderstone’s account of the the match in 2011 has been retrieved from the Footy Almanac archives.
Almanac Flashback: Round 10 2011 – Gold Coast v Geelong: Party Time
May 21, 2021 by 6 Comments
Round 10 2021 the Cats will play Gold Coast. From the Footy Almanac archives, Round 10 2011 also saw the Cats play the Suns in Gary Ablett Jnr’s first season for Gold Coast. Footy Almanac Tech guru James Demetrie was there and this is his report of the match.
Grand Final 2011 – Geelong v Collingwood: In search of Jenny Hawkins’ pasta
April 2, 2020 by 25 Comments
Fox Footy showed the 2011 Geelong-Collingwood Grand Final yesterday. John Harms thought it deserved a match report.
When Travis saved the world
September 8, 2018 by 17 Comments
John Harms has always loved Travis Varcoe. This piece was published in 2011.
Like a favourite toy
July 4, 2018 by 3 Comments
Noel McPhee’s observations of Cyril were first published in 2011
Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: The past is a lie, memory has no return
May 2, 2015 by 16 Comments
It’s 2050. In a crumbling world, a wistful old man comforts his granddaughter with tales of the Collingwood rhythm section of Pendlebury and Swan. E.regnans – what is memory, anyway?
The destruction of Collingwood
November 8, 2012 by 10 Comments
Ryan Z reflects back on the 2011 Grand Final.
Bomber Return
December 20, 2011 by 8 Comments
Essendon versus Geelong – 7.10pm, Saturday, 2 July – Docklands Stadium by Phil Dimitriadis Geelong fans were treated with contempt by Mark Thompson last year. The brooding surliness and lack of respect he showed extracted understandable displays of righteous anger from the Cat’s faithful. Yet he coached them to a drought-breaking premiership and [Read more]
Giving thanks for the GFC
December 4, 2011 by 8 Comments
by John Mirisch Nov. 28, 2011: This is Thanksgiving time in the US. It’s one of our best holidays. Any holiday that centers around a meal can’t be all bad, I guess. In the best American tradition, we take stock of life’s blessings, among the pains and irritations, and we give thanks [Read more]
I take thee, Sainter
November 28, 2011 by 19 Comments
Round One Bye David Downer The council paddock behind our Glen Waverley childhood home staged some fierce after-school battles. Kick to kick. Then fight. Then squeal to Mum. Generally in that order. I was Tony Lockett. My brother Chris, he was Tony Lockett too. In reality, Chris’ kicking gait was more circa-1980s Stewie Loewe. [Read more]
A picture says more than a thousand words
October 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
Once upon a time after a great victory kings and emperors called on the poets, composers and painters to celebrate the moment. In our a little more democratic times we artistically celebrate those who only came and cheered (as well as booed in a timely fashion)… as well as those on the field. When the [Read more]
Sometimes you get that old lost feeling…
October 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Andrew Stafford IT always feels worse in the morning. I’ve supported Collingwood all my life. It’s not my fault; Magpies supporters are generally born, not made. I’m a third-generation Collingwood supporter; my grandmother’s best friend was the sister of Frank Tuck. Uncle Frank, as he was known to my mother’s family at that [Read more]
Rodge and Tobe
October 11, 2011 by 5 Comments
Yesterday, on dusk, I found Rodge and Tobe sitting on Rodge’s ute, which was backed up to a pile of road gravel beside a gully hair pin. I pull in, sore and grotty from work. “Old Dog!” Rodge smiled, throwing his hands in the air. “What’s up, blokes?” ‘We were nicking some Shire gravel [Read more]
WE ARE GEELONG
October 10, 2011 by 2 Comments
In life we have some wonderful experiences that can be fleeting or last forever as in a marriage. My marriage to theGeelongfootball Club has lasted for well over 60 years. My other marriages in total have been over 50 years but still no telegram from BettyWindsor. Let me tell you about my last four [Read more]
2011 Grand Final: Anyone for Lacrosse?
October 10, 2011 by 5 Comments
“Oh. Is that all?” Helen wants some more to read. Monday morning. October 3. Helen and I have been for a walk along the foreshore – Scarborough to Trigg Beach. Perth. Western Australia. Our bodies and minds are still operating on Victorian time so when you wake at six o’clock in the morning, you may [Read more]
A physically, not mentally, sore loser.
October 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
A lot of things in life are often referred to as being a marathon; school, work, even life itself. In fact more than one scribe, in searching for padding for their requisite column inches, during Grand Final week, called the AFL season a Marathon. For the purposes of full disclosure, I’ll come straight out and [Read more]
Cats Fans Have Much To Celebrate
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In contrast to 2010, this year it was easy to decide who to barack for in the Grand Final. I live in Collingwood, not far from the traditional Collingwood home ground of Victoria Park. It was to this station that I walked in the rain to catch a train to a friend’s house to watch the [Read more]
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