AFL Round 14- Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs: Schulz to King One, Checkmate

Grab yourself a glass of Mataro and settle in as Port Power man Dan Hansen takes us back to Round 14 for a Schulz inspired win over the Bulldogs, as well as taking us right back to the mid 80’s on a mid-season Adelaide Uni Chess, ahem, Football Club winery trip.

Since Adam was a boy…

With the excitement in Western Sydney palpable on Sunday, Kath Presdee reflects on her team’s transition from kids to Giants.

AFL Round 14: Salute to Big Jonno Brown – a battered warrior calls time

Paul Thomson sums up Round 14, with parting praise, of course, for the battered Brisbane warrior.

AFL Round 14 – Melboune v North Melbourne: How to involve the Demons skipper in the conversion of a wayward son

Great stuff from MAP Freeman on the lengths to which a father will go to bring his young bloke into the fold.

AFL Round 14 – St Kilda v West Coast: Saints competitive but get pecked off by Eagles

Braham Dabscheck sees improvement in his Saints with the young men growing in confidence and stature in a better game against West Coast. Lenny Hayes continues to be a champion and will be missed when he eventually leaves. Meanwhile, Saints fans and players have a happier, character building, day out.
Please note that Braham will be one of the speakers at this Friday’s Almanac event. See details above.

The lowlight of my night

With her editing glasses on Anne Fedorowytsch subdues her inner one-eyed Crows supporter and gets down to work. As do the Bombers and the Crows. On the other hand, the score review system was given a night off…

AFL Round 14 – Greater Western Sydney v Carlton: A dad and his daughter

Ian Latham shares a Giants victory with his daughter – we don’t get enough father-daughter pieces.

AFL Round 14 – Greater Western Sydney v Carlton: The Kids are Alright

Earl O’Neill gets to see a coming of age for his GWS tyros. Earl and Shane Mumford have both got a new lease on life.

AFL Round 14 – Review: World Cup, Wimbledon, and Weariness

JTH looks at the changing orthodoxy in World Cup matches, unknown Wimbledon seeds and free-spirited footy.

AFL Round 14 – Essendon v Adelaide: Jeckyll and Hyde Crows slayed by Bombers – Who is Corey Parish?

Raj and his posse of 10 lads went seeking redemption for a weekend of lost opportunities. The Bombers, though, had other ideas against his Jeckyll and Hyde Crows.

AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Wagga United

Chairs and bladders may be shrinking, but the joy of being with old mates keeps growing. Especially at the ‘G where your match reporter, Craig Dodson, lays a bet, farewells the working week, splits his sides laughing and utterly fails to explain why he went dateless to his Year 10 Mount Austin High Formal. Amidst all that, a game of footy occurs.

AFL Round 14 – St.Kilda v West Coast Eagles: Crazy Hope and Love Stuff

Yvette Wroby offers more “crazy hope and love stuff” for her Saints and everyone she meets.

AFL Round 14 – Haiku Bob – Darkness Spills

Haiku Bob laments what might have been as darkness spills over his Magpies.

AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: All About Buddy

Following Richmond v Sydney, John Green weighs up the contenders and asks: is Lance Franklin the most famous Buddy of all? [How many Buddies can you name?]

AFL Round 14 – Hawthorn v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): Momentum killers

Ramon Dobb, for the Floreat Pica Society, saw the big moments pass Collingwood by against Hawthorn on World Giraffe Day.

AFL Round 14 – Gold Coast v Geelong: El Nino forecasts change and the Suns deliver.

Hamish Townsend watches his Cats get swept away by thunderstorms bearing down from the Gold Coast.

AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Friday Night Maulball v Old School v MTV

Steve Alomes on Sydney’s ugly win over Richmond.

AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Missin’ the missus

Joe Moore is a Swans man. His Tiger wife is away, so Joe got to enjoy his burritos and victory without risking marital disharmony.

AFL Round 14 Preview – Four Minutes of Fantasy

Sal Ciardulli previews AFL Round 14. He reckons that once Tim Cahill retires the Socceroos might be more in need of a key striker than his Carlton Blues.

AFL Round 14 – Gold Coast v Geelong: Who (possibly plural) plays on G. Ablett this Saturday evening?

JTH wishes he were going to Broadbeach this weekend, although he will be having fun at the St Monica’s Tennis Club Trivia Night in Moonee Ponds instead.

Who wins this important fixture?