AFL Round 12-Geelong v Carlton: A Pun Night of Blue and White Magic

Cats fan Paul Spinks doesn’t quite put the ‘Moz’ on Geelong in their Round 12 clash with Carlton. A must read tale full of clashing scarves and mid-strength beers.

The Fearless Files – AFL Round 12: KBTV the tiger equivalent of EDTV..kev, browny and flea…

Paul ‘Fearless’ Thomson reviews Round 12. The kids got sick on the holiday Monday. Was it from watching the stomach churning boredom at the ‘G or the drive up to the Lookout at Apollo Bay?

AFL Round 12 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Predictably Unpredictable

At half time, Andrew Starkie had them written off. But his Kangaroos – led by Goldy – had other ideas.

AFL Round 12 – Haiku Bob – all the flow

On behalf of Floreat Pica, Haiku Bob reflects on the Queen’s Birthday clash.

AFL Round 12 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Extraordinary

Rob Chanter and Sons have a great Sunday culminating with a Kangaroos comeback win and (two) hot jam donuts.

21 Deep, Penetrating, Important, Philosophical Questions: Gospel music, Twistie Rolls and Shaun Hampson

Sean Curtain isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions. From Van Morrison to the value of St Kilda in the AFL, they are all questions worth asking. Have you got answers?

AFL Round 12 – Greater Western Sydney v Essendon: misfiring Monaros

Too weary to get on his bike and get to the ground, Earl O’Neill draws a line and watches his Monaros get picked apart by the Bombers.

AFL Round 12 – Review: The game takes many forms

JTH thanks Her Majesty for the celebrations.

AFL Round 12 Geelong v Carlton: Not Winning Isn’t Losing

Damien “Dips” O’Donnell beautifully captures the tension of a nail-biting finish.

AFL Round 12 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Pugnacious Pies Defeat Defensive Dees

Collingwood won, but even the Floreat Pica scribe Paul O’Connell struggles to find positives in a dour, defensive struggle. Somehow he manages.

AFL Round 12 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: Talent at and near Adelaide Oval

Mike D saw Port Adelaide win twice on the weekend. His wife shook her head.

AFL Round 12 – North Melbourne v Richmond: Sleeps with the Chickens

Matt Watson may have had a glimpse into Brad Scott’s half-time address, as his son Angus shook them all night long.

AFL Round 12 – Fremantle v Adelaide: Beautiful as Grace Kelly

Dave Brown got a BT free telecast, but oh boy, wowee, the Adelaide Crows footy factory was shutdown by the Fremantle shop steward Ross Lyon once more.

AFL Round 12 – GWS v Essendon: Sluggish

Sun-bathing Sam Laffy summons the energy to file a match report from a beach in Split, Croatia. Of course.

AFL Round 12 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Rivalry runs deep

A dull game gets Luke Reynolds to thinking about the extent of the Melbourne-Collingwood rivalry, and how it even impacted on the selection of the AFL’s Team of the Century. In response he has picked his own team, and is calling for the Percy Beames Bar to be re-named the Dayne Beams Bar. Luke has also picked a superb alternative Team of the Century. [Discussion welcome. Additional suggestions encouraged – Ed]

AFL Round 12 – Melbourne v Collingwood: Hunting Woozles

There is something about the deification of Paul Roos by the commentariat that reminds David Wilson of Winnie the Pooh’s gloriously muddled thinking.

AFL Round 12 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: We’ve been Tealed but it’s still a good week

Yvette Wroby finds joy in the simple things of improving young St Kilda footballers, and good times with family and new friends.

AFL Round 12 – Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions: Family Ties

Jonathon Sloan tells how he defied the maternal Tiger side of the family to follow his dad as a Brisbane Lions supporter. Loyalty was rewarded against the Bulldogs on Saturday night.

AFL Round 12 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: Saints overpowered

Footy is sometimes very simple: you get overpowered by a better team on the day.

AFL Round 12 – Western Bulldogs v Brisbane: How do I hate thee…let me count the ways

Neil Anderson explores his feelings for the enemy as he considers the lot of the Old Fitzroy and what his own Doggies haven’t been able to do.