It seems every Sainter has a tale to tell, and their fascinating yarns were the centerpiece of Yvette Wroby’s jaunt to Sydney last weekend.
AFL Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: A win for storytelling
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Round 15 – Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast: And the Devil went up to Cairns
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
What looked disastrous actually turned out OK, as the Dogs stormed home in Cairns. Neil Anderson spent much of the afternoon with the devil.
Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda: Monaros and Mochas
July 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Earl O’Neill, and the Mocha drinking Perky Girl, are late arrivals for the Giants game against St Kilda. Finals are a realistic aim for the Monaros thinks Earl.
Round 15 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: Seventh heaven (and the return of Peter Hudson)
July 15, 2015 by 8 Comments
A big win to the Hawks, and a chance meeting with a genuine legend of the game in Peter Hudson; Molly and Sasha Lennon make their annual trek to Launceston to watch Hawthorn deal with fellow 2015 premiership contender, Fremantle.
Round 15-North Melbourne v Geelong: A Lesson in Mortality
July 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Under the tutelage of Zen Master Mike, Dennis Gedling embarks on a journey of understanding and acceptance of Geelong’s decline from premiership superpower to possible contender.
Round 15 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood (Floreat Pica Society): The Starts Are Slow But the Oxley Is Patient
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Luke Reynolds, on reporting duty for the Floreat Pica Society, laments the Magpies continual slow starts as Collingwood go down in a close one for the third week running.
Round 15 – West Coast v Adelaide: More than a game
July 14, 2015 by 8 Comments
Anne Fedorowytsch lauds the efforts of her brave Adelaide Crows returning to the field of play for the first time after the death of their coach.
Round 15 – Essendon v Melbourne: Christmas in July
July 14, 2015 by 2 Comments
The tipster’s nightmare: back your own team no matter what, or let the head rule the heart? Ged McMahon pulls off a covert Christmas in July, but knows there’s one gift in his stocking he might not be deserving of.
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney Swans: The view from Shepparton (via the – ‘Gabba) Back home to see the Lions at home
July 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
Peter Schumacher and the Minister escape the chilly confines of downtown Shepparton for a winter break in Brisbane, as the Lions give the Swans a hell of a fight at the ‘Gabba.
Round 15 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood: The three W’s contribute to the win
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John Poeve is enthralled by the three W’s that play a most important role in the Power’s win over Collingwood (Wingard, Wines and ? ).
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney: Voices and footy
July 14, 2015 by 1 Comment
Aristotle knew a thing or two about getting a kick and the team first mentality when he stated that a whole was the sum of its parts. Keiran Croker shows how a choir and a footy team have more in common than you might think.
Round 15- Hawthorn v Fremantle: Message received loud and clear
July 14, 2015 by 15 Comments
John Butler saw Hawthorn dispatch 2015 premiership rival, Fremantle, with jaw-dropping ease in Launceston on Sunday.
Round 15 – Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs: Misadventure was eventually worth it
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As Bulldogs supporter Mick Jeffery’s discusses, his misadventure to Cairns ended up being worth it as the Dogs had a good comeback win against the Suns.
Round 15 – GWS v St. Kilda: Ain’t No Sunshine but still some Sainter highs
July 13, 2015 by 2 Comments
Saints fan Jennifer Muirden was very impressed by the Saints third quarter performance in their loss to the Giants at Spotless Stadium. She was especially impressed with a Maverick Weller goal so she pays tribute to him in song.
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney: Brisbane: then and now. And: four points are four points – but we’ll go nowhere with footy like that, Bloods!
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Jan Courtin’s round 15 match report
Round 15 – Essendon v Melbourne: Sell me this pen…
July 13, 2015 by 4 Comments
The ability to ‘sell hope’ to supporters is everything at struggling clubs. Despite a win on the weekend, the Bombers are at a crossroad: can James Hird sell hope to Essendon supporters with an ageing list, a raft of untried youngsters on the way through and draft sanctions in place?
Round 15 – Essendon v Melbourne: The “annual breakup game”
July 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Romance is not dead – at least where Joseph Ryan is concerned. Neatly summarising the challenge of all ‘mixed allegiance’ marriages, what kind of behaviour is acceptable when your team plays the spouse’s boys?
Round 15 – Greater Western Sydney v St. Kilda: Saints fall short against Giants in patchy display at Spotless Stadium
July 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After last week’s smashing of the Bombers, the Saints faced a much sterner task against the Giants at Spotless Stadium. Braham Dabscheck analyses how the Saints fared against one of the competition’s rising stars.
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