A comprehensive look at the weekend’s preliminary finals from The Wrap, as only The Wrap can produce.
Finals week 3 – The Wrap: “A Heapin’ helpin’ of that [West Australian] hospitality…”
September 28, 2015 by 3 Comments
Grand Final Trilogy
September 28, 2015 by 5 Comments
A great piece from Justin Lalor on last year’s Grand Final, and the dominance of Hawthorn on the competition in recent years – which gets you to thinking where Clarkson, Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Cyril and Roughy might sit in comparison to Jeans, Dipper, Dermott, Ayers and Collins if they can knock off the Eagles in the 2015 Grand Final and be the first Hawthorn team to snare a premiership hat-trick. [With absolutely no disrespect intended to the Eagles at all, and in no way getting ahead of ourselves here at Almanac HQ. Anything can, and often does happen on the day. – Ed]
Finals Week 3 – Fremantle v Hawthorn: Ross Lyon – his coaching career and being my role model in the past
September 28, 2015 by 4 Comments
While he was in charge at St Kilda, our number one Almanacker in Japan – Yoshi Imagawa – drew much inspiration from Ross Lyon’s footy philosophies and worked at applying them to his professional life. With the Dockers loss on Friday night though, Rossy’s methodologies and tactics are once again under the microscope. How has this impacted Yoshi’s on-going work at self-improvement?
Finals Week 3 – West Coast v North Melbourne: Diabolical! Got it it one Brian
September 28, 2015 by 13 Comments
Tony Robb lets off some steam after watching Saturday night’s Preliminary final between North V West Coast. Diabolical was the theme of the evening, as the Brian and Ray show define the term.
Preliminary Final – West Coast v North Melbourne: Nervous about not being nervous
September 27, 2015 by 5 Comments
West Coast Dave and his son West Coast Aidan get their Eagles over the line from the downstairs bar-room of their Canberra home. [Delightful father-son tale. I think Aidan is 10 – Ed]
Preliminary Final – West Coast v North Melbourne Preview: Difficult, not impossible
September 25, 2015 by 2 Comments
We defy you not hear the theme music from “The Godfather” playing in your mind, as you read Matt Watson’s thoughts on North Melbourne’s “impossible” task in Perth. Can they get out alive?
Preliminary Finals – Preview: Clear and Present Danger!
September 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Footy in Perth. Underwood Stakes day at the Heath. Sal is back with his thoughts on where the value lies in this huge weekend of sport.
Round 15 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: Message received loud and clear
September 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
The scoreline the last time Hawthorn and Fremantle met was pretty much one-way traffic in favour of the reigning premiers. In the weeks since their round 15 clash, John Butler’s last sentence is eerily prescient: Has Ross Lyon played all his cards, or is there an ace up his sleeve with a Grand Final spot up for grabs? [A good neutral account of the game. JB is a long-suffering Bluebagger – Ed]
LAST TIME THEY MET: Round 10 – North Melbourne v West Coast: Not Bending With The Breeze
September 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
As the West Coast Eagles prepare to host North Melbourne in Saturday night’s Preliminary Final, we thought it timely to have look back at the last time these two sides met. Down at Blundstone Arena, North claimed victory by 10 points. With a spot in the 2015 Grand Final on the line, can the Kangaroos repeat the dose, or will the West Coast Eagles prove too strong? A great match report from Josh Barnstable.
Leaps and Bounds
September 23, 2015 by 5 Comments
‘Andrewce’ remembers his days as a fledgling Eagles follower.
Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Too Old, Too Slow…Too Good
September 23, 2015 by 8 Comments
Unlike many of us (including me – Ed), Sasha Lennon thought that the week long derision of Hawthorn bode well for their Semi-Final chances. He was right.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melboourne: An empty forward line, space in cupboards
September 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
Matt Watson had played the Semi-Final over dozens of times before the match. It unfolds here.
Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Business as usual at the MCG, mostly.
September 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Alan Stewart gives us his minute by minute account of Hawthorn’s Semi-Final win.
That Day
September 22, 2015 by 19 Comments
A meditation and a painting from Kate Birrell. On that homeward trudge following a finals loss. For the Richmond in all of us. [Brilliant – Ed].
Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Crows slaughtered by Hawks
September 22, 2015 by 49 Comments
Friday’s Hawthorn v Adelaide game has caused Rulebook to think deeply. He brings tactical insight here, along with a word about Patrick Dangerfield [and still manages to give Richmond a whack – Ed].
Fearless 2015; Finals Weeks 1 & 2: Sam, Snezana & Lana – it’s all too much!
September 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
Fearless reckons Brad Scott got it right in Round 23 (“Regardless of how the Roos go against the Eagles, Scott’s policy has been proven to be smart”). And he sums up AFL Finals Weeks 1 and 2.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Relief
September 22, 2015 by 2 Comments
Chris Bracher keeps his eyes on the bigger picture, despite the fog of a semi final defeat.
Finals Week 2 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: Grace
September 22, 2015 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown has grace on his mind and grace in his writing. Take a tour of a restaurant, of the ancient Greeks, of life in a ceramic barrel, of the Crows’ tumultuous season of 2015.
Finals Week 2 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Struggle
September 21, 2015 by 1 Comment
The result went the wrong way for the Swans community. Then Adam Goodes retired. Keiran Croker lauds the champion as a man and as a footballer.
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