Like the rest of the Magpie army, Cam Hooke found last week’s loss to Richmond a little too much to bear. Nevertheless, the Pies front up against Geelong on Friday night and Cam is looking for a better effort than their round 21 offering.
Round 21 St Kilda v Geelong: On good terms with ourselves … not quite…
August 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Most people would be familiar with Dropsy (dropping stuff) and Lostsy (“my glasses: I can’t find my glasses!”) but after Saturday night’s St Kilda v Geelong Cats draw at the Docklands, Stephen Alomes adds Confusey to the mix.
Haiku Bob – Round 21 – disembodied
August 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
Muddy paths and cold, empty seats. The Magpies’ season ending loss to Richmond leaves Haiku Bob despondent.
It’s not easy being green
August 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Really interesting piece from an umpire’s perspective. [Excellent expose of the notion that umpires have identity, something which mainstream discourse tends to deny them – JTH]
Round 21 – Gold Coast Suns v Essendon: Family Time
August 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The post-Hird era at Essendon dawns with a narrow loss to the Suns. Andrew Else contemplates how he’ll explain the Bombers’ fall from grace in the years to come to his own son. [And mazel tov on the new arrival to the household! – Ed]
Round 21 – Carlton v Melbourne: Consolation
August 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Peter Fuller nails the ‘match-day experience’ for the rank and file Carlton supporter in 2015, while wondering how much his grandkids will be able to extract from Rick Milne’s descendants for Peter’s complete set of Carlton Wooden Spoon Year Membership cards?
Round 21 – Collingwood v Richmond: Albatross
August 26, 2015 by 6 Comments
Callum O’Connor has never enjoyed a Richmond victory (or is that Vickery?) less than he did last Saturday. Hard to believe, until you find out who lobbed next to him at half time.
Round 21 – St Kilda v Geelong: When a draw is as good as a win, when a ball goes astray in the last
August 25, 2015 by 2 Comments
The celebration was missing on the field, but the Saints’ draw with the Cats was exhilarating on so many levels, Yvette Wroby writes.
Joel Selwood
August 25, 2015 by 10 Comments
P.J. Flynn, I’ll see your Stevie J and raise you 200-gamer Joel Selwood. How do we understand the skipper’s place in the remarkable cultural transformation at Geelong? [More Cats stuff! About time.]
Round 21 – Carlton v Melbourne: Sill awaiting the purple patch
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Geoff Woolcock is such a Dees man he flies from sunny Brisbane to the MCG (via Docklands) and gets there mid-pummeling. That’s love.
Round 21– Fearless 2015: Zac Dawson/Beaker (The Muppets) Separated at Birth –LOL!
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Fearless wraps up Round 21 and throws his 2 cents into the Hodge/Wingard pot. Are slow motion replays helpful?
Round 21 – Collingwood v Richmond: Bangkok Correspondent, rather Despondent (Floreat Pica Society)
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Paul McKay files for the Floreat Pica Society this week; the view wasn’t any prettier from Bangkok. For the Collingwood players, votes were hard to come by.
Round 21 – Hawthorn v Port Adelaide (pre-match): The Accidental Shootist
August 25, 2015 by 2 Comments
It was supposed to be a normal Friday night at the footy for Hawks fan Paul Campbell, but then… he learned of his own on-ground role.
Round 21 – GWS v Sydney: It’s a 28 degrees winter’s day in Western Sydney, and the Swans are hot
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jan Courtin’s round 21 match report
Round 21 – Collingwood v Richmond: Paper tigers (roll on summer)
August 24, 2015 by 10 Comments
E.regnans believes Richmond won this game only because Collingwood didn’t. They showed no initiative, instead reacting to turn-overs with fast-break goals. [A side to the big Tasmanian Oak I’ve never seen! – Ed]
Round 21 – St. Kilda v Geelong: Chicago Cub Helps Saints Draw Cats’ Claws
August 24, 2015 by 3 Comments
Braham Dabscheck presents the St Kilda perspective to Saturday night’s thrilling draw between the Saints and the Geelong Cats. As if the seasons of McCartin, Bruce, Membrey and co. wasn’t enough to have St Kilda fans looking forward to 2016 and beyond, the debut of Jason Holmes was also a shining light for the faithful.
Round 21 – Hawthorn v Port Adelaide: Fear and moral responsibility on a pleasant Friday night
August 24, 2015 by 36 Comments
John Harms observes Hawthorn showing their true colours. How do you see the Hodge incident?
Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: “Dunt look anything like him.”
August 24, 2015 by 11 Comments
A statue paying tribute to Adelaide’s favourite son Malcolm Blight, was unveiled ahead of Saturday evening’s clash against the Brisbane Lions. Michael Sexton recalls some classic Blighty stories as the Crows belt Brisbane by 87 points.
Round 21 – GWS v Sydney: Bridging conversations
August 24, 2015 by 7 Comments
Mathilde de Hauteclocque is chatting here and there, while trying to get herself plonked down in front of the footy.
Round 21 – Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 21 post-mortem
August 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
A 91-point loss to an old enemy. Some defeats test the belief of even the truest of believers. Roll on 2016, says Cam Hooke.
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