Yoshi lists his 10 biggest sporting upsets that have occurred between February 2014 to January 2015. There’s a healthy smattering of AFL surprises, but also some shocks from the World Game and on the tennis courts, too.
AFL Round 18 – Review: Roasting Rowdy
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JTH spent Saturday night at Rowdy’s 50th birthday celebration where the family room became Bay 13 for 40+ revellers (and more?)
Using Everything You’ve Got to Win a Premiership
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Anne Cahill Lambert explains the Tigers rise from the doldrums. They have a woman as President and more women in leadership roles than any other AFL club.
AFL Round 18 – Collingwood v Adelaide: a Patong bar, a sunset lobster, a Magpie loss
August 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
PJ Branagan sandwiches a Round 18 match report between drinks at Bar Funk 3 in Patong and lobster while overlooking the azurian Andaman Sea.
AFL Round 18 – Hawthorn v. Sydney: Exile on Franklin Street
August 2, 2014 by 2 Comments
Hawks fan Paul Campbell reflects on a thrilling contest against arch nemesis Swans, and the ‘Darktown Strutters Ball’ enjoyed by the returning Buddy.
AFL Round 18 – Brisbane v Gold Coast: After the Flood
July 30, 2014 by 3 Comments
Don’t you hate it when you have one of those “I wish I’d thought of that witty comeback earlier” moments. Jamie Simmons had one at the ‘Gabba, and it would have been a beauty.
“Why are they booing Goodsey, Dad?”
July 30, 2014 by 70 Comments
Do people without principles boo people with principles? Glenn Potter puzzles over the booing of Adam Goodes.
Round 18 – Haiku Bob – thin ice
July 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
Dead branches, ice, clouds – Haiku Bob knows a slump when he sees one.
AFL Round 18 – Hawthorn v Sydney: the threads of life, and footy
July 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
The company of good friends, an enthusiastic French exchange student, and a fine game of footy. Ian Latham coped with the Swans losing.
AFL Round 18 – Collingwood v Adelaide: A game in 33 questions
July 29, 2014 by 9 Comments
Dave Brown finds more questions than answers in his Crows win over the Magpies. Does the weight of their sleeve tatts cause the Collingwood players to run around in circles?
AFL Round 18 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Late Last Night
July 28, 2014 by 12 Comments
‘Swish’ Schwerdt finds that one offspring still shares his dedication to the Crows. Homework can wait when there is a win over the Magpies in the offing.
AFL Round 18 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Solace in Icelandic Ambience
July 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Joe Moore tunes into a little “Fighting Shit” to calm the nerves before his Swans take on the Hawks. It was a great contest, but why did they name the band after Buddy’s goal kicking?
AFL Round 18 – Hawthorn v Sydney: The Slap
July 28, 2014 by 5 Comments
Old Dog watches one of the best AFL games he’s seen in years – taking in the skill in the face of pressure and the fact that it was the frenzied chaos we value so much.
AFL Round 18: Collingwood v Adelaide – Nothing to Crow about as Pies quickstep out of the eight
July 28, 2014 by 1 Comment
Floreat Pica’s stream of frustrated consciousness captures Collingwood’s (lack of) strategy that costs them a top eight spot.
AFL Round 18 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Bodies, spirits (London Town)
July 27, 2014 by 6 Comments
David Wilson (and family) views Australia and footy from their cultural journey across Europe. Somehow losing to the Crows seems less important from a distance.
We have just witnessed the Grand Final preview
July 27, 2014 by 7 Comments
Jackson Clark watched the brilliant match between Hawthorn and Sydney last night and concludes that they are easily the best teams – and two very, very good footy teams at that.
Future captain Rockliff in dominant form
July 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jackson Clark has been watching Tom Rockliff and says there’s a strong case for the Brisbane leader to be place in the elite class.
AFL Round 18 – West Coast v Richmond: A Shot Rings Out in the West
July 26, 2014 by 4 Comments
John Green relishes the Tigers victory in Perth, but fears for his boys safety after they take out a West Coast legend.
AFL Round 18 – Port Adelaide v Melbourne: Triple fun in Sydney Town
July 26, 2014 by 7 Comments
Handbag Hansen is invited to three functions on the one afternoon. Lucky they’re all at the same venue. And Port fall over the line.
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