Tim Ivins conducts the ancient ritual perfected by many sports fans – the early alarm and a spot on the couch to watch an event half a world away. With the Ashes in his time zone, Tim was making the efforts to listen to his Hawks.
AFL Round 16: Winners and Losers
July 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
Classic Winners and Losers this week. Malceski, Pendlebury and Mayne among those to get the thumbs up, while Adam’s own club heads the list of Losers. Poor old Crows.
AFL Round 16 – Port Adelaide v Hawthorn: Our youth is our future
July 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
Port Adelaide’s future success is in the hands of its youth – both on field and in the stands. Both look promising, writes Peter Argent, who looked at the game through the eyes of “generation next”.
AFL Round 16 – Review: The 2013 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup
July 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The solstice is a few weeks behind us and that ol’ ‘run home to the finals’ is almost upon us. It’s getting interesting around the middle, between the tragedy that is the bottom five and the glorious dreams of the Top Seven.
AFL Round 16 – Sydney v GWS Giants: Fish in a barrel
July 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Back in 2007 those guys in Mythbusters proved that it really was easy shooting fish in a barrel. The Swans proved it too with this hundred and twenty nine point thrashing.
AFL Round 16 – Collingwood v Adelaide (Haiku Bob): each in their own way
July 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob on round 16.
Joel Selwood, an experienced winner
July 17, 2013 by 9 Comments
On the weekend, Joel played his 150th game for Geelong, and recorded his 124th victory for the side as well. Over his journey, he’s only experienced 26 defeats, and leads the competition for the highest win/loss ratio of current players (those who have played 150 games or more).
First Test/AFL Round 16 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Friday night at the Games
July 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What to do when Friday night football and the Ashes are staged concurrently? John Kingsmill and Rob Bath keep an eye on both.
AFL Round 16 – GWS Giants v Sydney: Come the Revolution
July 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
Revolutions are inspired by dreamers, but need hard, experienced heads to succeed. The Giants are very much at the dreamers stage.
AFL Round 16 – Geelong v Melbourne: Forward to the past
July 16, 2013 by 4 Comments
Stevie Johnson in full flight warms the hearts of all at Kardinia Park. Then it happens – again! An undisciplined and unnecessary act – why Stevie J, why?
AFL Round 16 – West Coast v Fremantle: How the other half live
July 16, 2013 by 9 Comments
Sean Gorman had never been to a West Coast home derby before but he was curious to get a sense of the enemy’s rituals and language.
AFL Round 16 – West Coast v Fremantle: Just The Facts, Ma’am
July 16, 2013 by 19 Comments
My name’s Friday. It’s Tuesday and the boss says I have to file my report on Sunday’s mugging.
AFL Round 16 – Western Bulldogs v Essendon: Bulldogs hang in (again) but Dons do enough
July 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Much like their history as a club, the Bulldogs hung in there but it wasn’t quite enough for success, writes Rod Oaten.
AFL Round 16 – Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne: W(h)ither North?
July 16, 2013 by 5 Comments
North fans, from one who knows all manifestations of false dawns, downhill skiers and the myriad disappointments they bring, and at the risk of being tagged a person in a glass house,Tigers fan Sam Steele is intrigued to know what you make of your team?
AFL Round 16 – Geelong v Melbourne: I think I’ve gone soft!
July 15, 2013 by 6 Comments
Rain at the footy? Wally can’t believe the inconvenience in this modern world of spectator comfort.
AFL Round 16: The Wrap
July 15, 2013 by 12 Comments
Carlton President Stephen Kernahan has jumped to the lead of The KRudd Award for delusional excellence over the weekend for the camouflage he’s draped over the yawning cracks at Visy Park. Sir Wrapster is not sure it’s going to buoy the spirits of those at Princes Park sheltering from the bitter chills of reality.
AFL Round 16 – Carlton v St.Kilda: Small wonders
July 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
The conjecture surrounding Stephen Milne’s return dulled Yvette Wroby’s usual enthusiasm pre-match. As the Knacker fraternity knows, it’s hard to keep her down for long.
AFL Round 16 – Carlton v St.Kilda: Judd shines in the gloom
July 15, 2013 by 7 Comments
Saints fans may feel this season i s a return to normal services, but such forbearance sits uneasily with the Carlton worldview. If ambition remains thwarted, John Butler suspects an interesting summer lies ahead.
AFL Round 16 – Western Bulldogs v Essendon: Another honourable loss (sigh)
July 15, 2013 by 3 Comments
Every week Bulldogs fan Brenton Shaughnessy asks himself whether it is worth going to the footy. He always convinces himself. The recurring fear of not knowing which Doggies side will turn up – the fighters or the layabouts – is the most difficult thought to navigate.
AFL Round 16 – Richmond v Gold Coast: Lost in the torrid zone
July 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
The travel agents can’t fool John Green. He will always associate Cairns with the experience of watching Richmond flailing around in extreme conditions trying to win games of footy. He’ll just stay in Melbourne instead.
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