It’s a Black and White world for Cam Hooke. It may be Friday, but already he’s in game-day mode.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round Two preview – Collingwood vs. Adelaide
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Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong MCG: The following takes place in the 8 days, between cricket and football seasons.
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Paul Campbell reflects on mates, obsessional fandom, Round 1 optimism and uncertainty – oh – and his Hawks Easter Monday annihilation of the old enemy.
Round 2 Preview – Fixing it for the Fans?
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Sal Ciardulli’s tips for an interesting AFL Round 2. Sal writes off his Blues – which makes them certs. And its Round 1 of the Ammos for his Whitefriars.
Hawthorn is Latin for “Lucky”.
April 10, 2015 by 28 Comments
Not the greatest start to the footy season for Dips O’Donnell; his beloved Cats are humbled by an arch-rival and he backs the Stawell Gift winner at a severely shortened quote. As the Cats now focus on Sunday’s game against Freo, things can only get better.
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: Dear Mr Finnis…
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Yvette Wroby’s match day experience for round 1 was the people she was with and the joy in being part of the St Kilda Footy Club community. You can’t commodify what St Kilda is to stalwarts like Yvette
Round 1 – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Big wheels start rollin’
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Long-time Dockers fan (and author of Fremantle Dockers: An illustrated history) Les Everett takes the bus up the freeway to see his boys lock horns with Port in an intense battle.
A funny thing happened at the G
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Dr Cruel sums up the depth of feeling between Richmond and Carlton fans when it comes to their (traditional) opening round match-up. It’s what beating an arch-rival does to your hopes for the season ahead.
Round One Fan Consensus – Eighteen Teams to Make Finals
April 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
The joy of round one! Everyone’s team is still a #MathematicalChance of making the finals, says Wesley Hull
The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round One
April 8, 2015 by 3 Comments
Earl O’Neill comes in off the long run (if you’ll pardon the pun) after the weekend’s matches. All sizzle, no sausage: “[Footy’s] getting like if ‘Fast & Furious Seven’ was filmed with Govt buses and no-one broke any traffic rules.”
Round 1 – Hawthorn v Geelong: Rust?
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The sense of awe and wonder have not abandoned R. Kane. In fact, he clasps them to his Hawthorn bosom, like children. [The bastard – JTH]
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Tex Goes Bang
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The post-Sanderson era at the Adelaide Oval got off to a flying start as the Phil Walsh Crows put North Melbourne to the sword in their round one clash. Rulebook is quite pleased with what the revolution has delivered.
Round 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: We are contenders!
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A year off for Richard Arrowsmith has not dulled his powers of observation. Here he writes about the new Adelaide Oval the sharpness of his charges, and tries not to appear too smug.
Episode 2015 – A New Hope?
April 8, 2015 by 2 Comments
“If you only knew the power of the Dark Side…” Bombers man Tim Kemm debuts for the Almanac as the Rebel Alliance head to the Death Star of Homebush. On this occasion though, the Proton (Cooney) Torpedoes weren’t enough to get the job done.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 1 Wrap
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Collingwood left the ‘Gabba with the points in the bag after their round one clash with the Lions. Cam Hooke’s attention is now firmly fixed on the Crows.
The Post Wrap: Round 1
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Mr Wrap surveys the Round 1 results and reckons it will be a bumper season. Of course one team was scarily dominant, but he still thinks the Hawks might give his Striped Marvels a run for their money in October.
Round 1 – St Kilda v GWS: No Easter eggs for Saints in season opener
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There is more to football than just football as Braham Dabscheck observes after the sad passing of Nick Riewoldt’s sister Madeleine. Footballers are just like the rest of us.
Round 1 – Haiku Bob: first bounce
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Haiku Bob takes delights in the Easter moon, the late summer stickiness of the north, (maybe) a hint of the early autumn cool of the south, and a game which is getting further and further away from the one he grew up with.
Round 1 – Sydney Swans v Essendon: Not Good for the Blood Pressure
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Prayers of the faithful – to St Skilts, St Kel and St Plugger. And they were listening. Keiran Croker tells the story of a miraculous SWans win.
The View From Shepparton Round 1
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Peter Schumacher checks in with the round one view of all things AFL from Shepparton and a healthy dose of scepticism for his Mighty Lions
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