Geelong fan and WA resident Vinny Tan provides an outsiders’ observation on the recent Eagles-Suns game in Perth.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: A Giant Grand Final
August 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Giants’ game against Melbourne provided an insight into their future. Pencil them in for the finals in 2016, writes Neil Jackson.
Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: The Sweetest Thing
August 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
You stand out when you wear orange, writes Kath Presdee, only now there are a few more people doing so. The Orange Army is growing.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: History shows Giants on right track
August 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earl O’Neill notes similarities between the Giants and another Sydney team that won one match for the season 20 years ago.
AFL Round 19 – GWS Giants v Melbourne: Demons keep Misson their mental targets
August 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Footy’s mental attributes remain notoriously difficult to measure. Professional sport’s obsession with micromanagement and control remain unable to conquer a final frontier – confidence. The Giants had it in spades on Sunday; Melbourne’s is waning by the day.
AFL Round 19 – Collingwood v Essendon: slowly finding form
August 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob on Round 19.
Lid Removed
August 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
Taking into account draft picks, salary caps and equalisation measures, missing finals since 2001 is an extraordinary effort from the Tigers. But now Tom Greenaway reckons the lid is off – in fact, it’s hit the ceiling. Does the new paradigm offer September promise?
AFL Round 19 – West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns: Barracking for Football
August 7, 2013 by 3 Comments
Peter Baulderstone didn’t care who won when his Eagles played the Suns – West Coast couldn’t make the finals so he was hoping for a good game and an Ablett master class. (He’ll be in the doghouse when his lovely wife finds out.)
AFL Round 19 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: A single goal
August 7, 2013 by 21 Comments
There was a time when Ang Pippos wanted it all. On Sunday, all she wanted in life was to BEAT PORT ADELAIDE.
AFL Round 19 – Brisbane v St.Kilda: Pulling threads
August 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Some Saints fans may have chosen the cricket instead of watching their boys against Brisbane on Saturday night. Keiran Deck kept an eye on both.
AFL Round 19 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: The Chad is dead, long live the Chad
August 6, 2013 by 11 Comments
Port would be languishing in the bottom six of the competition without Chad Wingard, who has been instrumental in five of their closest victories.
AFL Round 19 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: An honourable loss for the Dogs
August 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cobba Stevens asks, what is an honourable loss? Losing by less than you thought? Having a crack? The Dogs certainly couldn’t have done much more against the Swans.
AFL Round 19 – North Melbourne v Geelong: Back in Town
August 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
The last time these two teams played, Rob Chanter watched it in a dark basement in Toronto in the wee small hours, hunched over a laptop with the speakers at sotto voce, for fear of waking the Blushing Bride. Friday night was the Chanter family’s first game back since returning to Melbourne. Their timing was perfect.
AFL Round 19 – Collingwood v Essendon: Emotional Rescue
August 6, 2013 by 13 Comments
Haiku Bob (live from Stockholm) at his best on Collingwood v Essendon.
AFL Round 19 – North Melbourne v Geelong: Patience, patience my son…..
August 6, 2013 by 7 Comments
After two disappointing losses in three weeks, Dan Crane fears the Cats are starting to test his new found reserves of patience.
AFL Round 19 – Review: Winners and Losers
August 6, 2013 by 7 Comments
Who has the greater claim on the Ball of the Century – Shane Warne or Port’s Angus Monfries?
AFL Round 19 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: Pendulum has swung for resilient Bulldogs
August 6, 2013 by 5 Comments
The footy pendulum can swing around rapidly and unpredictably, says Bulldogs fan Kerrie Soraghan, and all the evidence was there on Sunday that the turnaround has begun.
AFL Round 19 – Western Bullldogs v Sydney: Ruff day at the office
August 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
After watching Sydney struggle for a win against the Bulldogs, Tom Bally wonders whether his Swans have shown a chink in their armour heading into September, or whether they’ve shown they can shrug off a sustained attack.
AFL Round 19 – Review: The View from Shepparton
August 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Schumacher is not one for hyperbole, so there must be some truth his claim that Sunday’s Showdown was one of the greatest matches in AFL history.
AFL Round 19 – Review: The Wrap
August 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
Have you ever thought about the profile of the Footy Fan? The Wrapster has. Take those Sleepy Hollow Faithful – please! (Boom Tish.)
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