2012 Grand Final

2012 AFL Grand Final: Hug me like the world is ending

July 28, 2014 by Arma 15 Comments

The recent Hawks v Swans blockbuster had more than a touch of 2012 Grand Final magic. Its a good time for a look back at Swans fan David Williams’ recollection of that great match.

2012 Grand Final: A Hawks fan turns to A.B. Paterson for inspiration

December 10, 2012 by Almanac Admin 2 Comments

Hawks fan Dave Goodwin has had a crazy notion for a few years now that 19th Century bush ballads could become a new form of sports reporting. What better game to test his theory than the 2012 Grand Final.

AFL Grand Final: Missed Opportunity

November 1, 2012 by Michael 3 Comments

Some say the Grand Final was an honourable loss. Hawks fan Michael Parker says it was a wasted season.

AFL Grand Final: The Pride of the North London Lions

October 25, 2012 by Peter Flynn 15 Comments

It is AFL Grand Final eve and Peter Flynn arrives at the North London Lions presentation night.

A Corker Grand Final

October 25, 2012 by Matt Zurbo 2 Comments

How damn brilliant was Jetta taking on Rioli? Something for the ages.

It was like the fight everybody wanted. Everybody expected. As if the two of them had no say in it. As if it wasn’t just a piece of play, as if it wasn’t just a race. There was ownership involved.

Grand Final Eve

October 25, 2012 by Mathilde de Hauteclocque 5 Comments

It’s a kind of madness when your team’s in the Grand Final. A week of internal distractions and surreptitious footy shamanism.

AFL Grand Final: Half-time Legends

October 12, 2012 by Matt Zurbo 9 Comments

It’s half-time in the big one. The game’s a bottler. We’re all happy little Vegemites, excited, hairy, overgrown children, bundling out of Roland’s beat-up Grand Final shed to piss, fire up the barbie, wince at daylight, and kick the footy. “You in it, Dippa?” I ask. No idea how he got the nickname, he [Read more]

Relief, Nirvana and the Infographic

October 8, 2012 by Cobba 5 Comments

By Jake ‘Cobba’ Stevens It would be a tragedy had I not documented my experiences at the 2012 Grand Final. So, I do so, hoping that it does not become lost among the thousands of writings about the game, the result and the experience. But one thing can be certain, just like the other 99,682 fans who [Read more]

AFL Grand Final: It’s all about the love

October 8, 2012 by Keiran Croker 5 Comments

For those of us who love the game, we all know that footy is more than a game. It’s about family, connections, community, belonging. It’s a culture, even a religion. It’s also about stories and memories.

AFL Grand Final: When Desire wore red and white

October 7, 2012 by Paul Spinks 6 Comments

Paul Spinks has an everyman’s day at the Grand Final, and his fine observations and insights are testimony to the depth of connection fans have to the game.