After an unpromising start and a half-time scuffle, the Saints got the scent of Bulldog blood in their nostrils. So did Andy Tuano.
Round 6 – Western Bulldogs v St Kilda: Saints Shame Woeful Western Bulldogs
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Round 6 – Collingwood v Geelong: A Surprised Pies Night
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Paul Spinks brings a Portuguese good luck charm along to see his Cats vanquish the Magpies.
Round 6 – Collingwood v Geelong: Roy Blicavs and Skeeter Stanley wind back the clock
May 14, 2015 by 11 Comments
John Harms went to the footy on Friday night out of habit, wondering if the marriage was over. He left feeling a new sparkle in the relationship. Roy Blicavs and Skeeter Stanley and their link with a glorious past, and a manic first half, turned it all around.
Round 6 – GWS v Hawthorn: A Tale They Won’t Believe
May 14, 2015 by 8 Comments
Kath Presdee brings a Weddings, Parties, Anything flavour to her take on the Giants defeat of the reigning premiers.
Round 6 – GWS v Hawthorn: “Go you Monaros!”
May 14, 2015 by 9 Comments
Earl O’Neill could not be happier with life: Triumph 1050, Perky Girl and the GWS Monaros on fire.
Dr Hooke’s Collingwood Life; Round 6 – Collingwood v Geelong
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Somedays you win and some days you lose. Typical of the Magpie Army, Dr Hooke did not enjoy Friday night’s match, but knows that the ups and downs will come in equal measure as Nathan Buckley builds his side and develops the execution of his game plan
Round 6 – GWS v Hawthorn: Reminders
May 13, 2015 by 9 Comments
Rick Kane faces up to Hawthorn’s mortality.
Round 6 – Western Bulldogs v St Kilda: The tale of two cities, the tale of two halves
May 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby on the Moorabbin Wingers, and an afternoon at the Docklands where her Saints snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the space of an hour.
Round 6 – Port Adelaide v West Coast: Welcome Strangers
May 12, 2015 by 13 Comments
Peter Baulderstone has had a patriotic thought – name our footy teams after Australian explorers. He saw his Edward John Eyres strike gold on Sunday. And the Ludwig Leichardt Lions beat the Burke and Wills Blues. The Sydney Rum Corps; the unsociable Hawthorn Blighs – any other suggestions?
The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Six
May 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
Gather ’round tipsters. The Mopsy Fraser Cup wrap-up of round six is in. “Expect the opinionistas to cut and paste everything they’ve ever writ about Confucian Mick this week…” pretty much sums up the media’s relationship with Mick Malthouse as the troubles at Royal Parade continue. Also, some great thoughts on Chris Scott and Mitch Clark.
Round 6 – North Melbourne v Richmond: this game revealed more about the loser than the winner
May 12, 2015 by 8 Comments
He expected a contest. It didn’t eventuate. Andrew Starkie makes some big calls – steeped, perhaps, in tough-love – on the Tigers. “Richmond has insulted its army of loyal supporters for the good part of four decades with a culture diseased by hubris…”
Round 6 – Carlton v Brisbane Lions: Doom and Gloom after the Blooms
May 12, 2015 by 12 Comments
John Butler reflects on two teams struggling to recover form the mistakes of the past and they paths to ‘recovery’ they’re presently treading. How are those KPI’s looking?
Haiku Bob – Round 6 – cracking boughs
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Haiku Bob muses on Collingwood’s fall from grace against the Cats.
Round 6 – GWS v Hawthorn: Why losing should hurt
May 12, 2015 by 7 Comments
Stephen Hodder knows pain, as this open and honest account explains. And he knows footy pain, which he keeps in perspective, even when things are not going your way.
Round 6 – Carlton v Brisbane: A successful Mother’s Day
May 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
What does a successful Mother’s Day look like? Andrew Weiss offers breakfast in bed, children’s presents, a winery lunch and an AFL win. Success?
Round 6 – Gold Coast v Adelaide: what’s the difference between Eddie Betts and Ed Smart?
May 12, 2015 by 6 Comments
Dave Brown prepares solidly for a Crows-on-the-TV experience with Mr 7th Birthday Party Lad. Eddie Betts rises a rung or two.
Round 6 – Carlton v Brisbane: It’s happened again. Calamity at Docklands
May 12, 2015 by 4 Comments
Peter Fuller spends a weekend being well tested across the spectra of association football, Australian football, failing health and Mother’s day etiquette. But waiting for the Carlton game denouement was one bridge too far.
Round 6 – Collingwood v Geelong: Observations from Friday Night
May 12, 2015 by 19 Comments
Dips O’Donnell was flat out observing his Cats last Friday night. There was a lot to see.
Round 6 – Fremantle v Essendon: Talent and discipline in spades
May 11, 2015 by 6 Comments
Sean Gorman is learning that junior footy administration requires dedication, determination and patience. He is also learning that the Dockers are a seriously good footy side.
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