Blues supporter Tony Robb discusses how fortunate he was to be at some historical moments in sport and the Blues v Hawks in Round 17 was one of them, for all the wrong reasons.
Round 18 – Collingwood v Melbourne: Shark fin blues (Floreat Pica Society)
August 2, 2015 by 20 Comments
This week’s Floreat Pica correspondent David Wilson takes the buds to the footy for the first time in 2015. The way the game is played is unrecognizable to him, while Collingwood are as flat as a s#@% carters hat.
Round 18 – Hawthorn v Richmond: Marginalised no more
August 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Playing an away game at the MCG, the Tiges surprise the reigning premiers. John Green reports on a cracking night for Richmond fans.
Round 17 – Melbourne v St Kilda: Antarctic winds and warm hearts
July 31, 2015 by 2 Comments
Amid frigid breezes and soaking rains, the Saints brought some third-quarter heat to the MCG – usually a house of horrors for St Kilda supporters – and superfan Yvette Wroby.
Round 18 Preview – Not a Goodes Week
July 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wise (old?) owl Sal Ciardulli comments on the Goodes affair and gives his tips for Round 18 in the AFL.
Round 17 – Melbourne v St Kilda: Savage shines as Saints maintain their decade-long dominance over the Demons
July 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jennifer Muirden takes great encouragement from the performance of the Saints’ younger brigade as a third quarter blitz delivers another win over the Demons. She also pays homage to Kiwi Shane Savage with a reworking of a Split Enz classic.
Round 17 – Carlton v Hawthorn: In a Hole still Digging
July 30, 2015 by 2 Comments
While watching his Blues get thrashed by the Hawks last Friday night, Blues supporter Peter Fuller describes it as the last chapter in the decline and fall of the once impregnable Princes Park Empire.
Almanac Wheelchair Tennis: Competition half a world away from tragedy
July 30, 2015 by 3 Comments
Henry de Cure plays Wheelchair Tennis on the world tour (with a world ranking of 69). And he’s a Crows man. This is Henry’s story of how a tournament in South Africa coincided with news of Phil Walsh, and the ongoing search for meaning.
Round 17 – Essendon v Port Adelaide: Shaun
July 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sam has watched Essendon work with project players over the years and suspects Shaun McKernan may be another one.
Round 17- Richmond v Fremantle. And Red Hill v Pearsdale: Bad Kicking is Bad Football (usually).
July 30, 2015 by 2 Comments
The can bar can tell a lot about a club. Chris Daley spends an afternoon at the local footy before following the fortunes of his Tigers who are up against the Dockers at the MCG.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 18
July 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
0-5 is enough for Cam Hooke and the Collingwood faithful. With arch-rivals Melbourne and Collingwood set to cash on a Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, the True Believers are confident of getting the points.
Round 17 – West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans: Hand-me-up
July 30, 2015 by 3 Comments
Don Meadows with a grand tale of how a Rabbitohs fan steeped in the traditions of the Redfern mob came to love ‘Rules’ and the Sydney Swans, while others in the family embraced the West Coast Eagles.
Goodes, AFLPA, Fans, Media – where to from here?
July 29, 2015 by 2 Comments
Geordie McMillan takes aim at some of his Hawks’ actions regarding the “Goodes Issue”.
Haiku Bob – Round 17: the last break
July 29, 2015 by 2 Comments
It’s still summer holidays in Sweden and Haiku Bob has been whiling away the days in the Stockholm archipelago which, along with the 5.10 am kick-off (!), has crept its way into some of this week’s haiku….
Round 17 – Richmond v Fremantle: A Game of Halves
July 29, 2015 by 4 Comments
Sarah Black takes a ‘lose the battle, but win the war’ attitude to Richmond’s narrow loss to Fremantle from the weekend, and looks forward to seeing what happens IF they should meet again in September.
Hold Your Horses
July 29, 2015 by 7 Comments
Rick Kane is trying to keep a lid on the Hawks’ 2015 season. Straps hit, horses held – what does the next month hold for them?
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