Round 13 – Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows: AFL footy is like school footy

Some Junior Almanac brightness on a genuinely dark day. Aidan Hammond’s match report of both Adelaide’s stirring win over the Lions at the ‘Gabba as well as East Adelaide’s thrilling come-from-behind win over St Joseph’s in school footy.

Round 13 – Richmond v Sydney: Multi-sport athletes

Chris Daley looks at the football codes and how they evolved, what purpose they initially served, and how in modern times they intersect with broader personal and societal issues of serious addiction.

Round 13 – Hawthorn v Essendon: Ant-man over Batmania

Question: Where would you expect to see Ant-man? At the MCG? Or at Comic-con? Paul Campbell tells us.

Round 13 – Carlton v Gold Coast: Referring to my notes

Noticing an absence of Carlton (and Gold Coast) Knackers, Peter Fuller puts up his hand – and his notebook – to provide a report from Etihad Stadium.

Round 13 – Haiku Bob: through the lines

Haiku Bob’s response to a tight contest in Perth.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Changing Tides, Changing Tiges

Away from the AFL bubble that is Melbourne, Sarah Black realises her couch position doesn’t influence what happens to her beloved Tigers as she enjoys some Southern New South Wales sand and surf. As well as a Tigers win.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Ten whole years

Mathilde de Hautecloque thanks a giraffe for her experience of the famous Swans Grand Final victory in 2005, as she comes to terms with what happened during last Friday night’s anniversary celebration game. [Beaut piece – Ed]

Round 13 – Hawthorn v Essendon: Jibber JABber from the world of Naive Idiots

Armin Richter revels in the Hawks 38-point defeat of the Bombers and saves a special whack for the objectors to Sam Mitchell’s sledging of Michael Hibberd.

Round 13 – Fearless 2015: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Pies and Tigers earn it this week.

As we turn our attention back to a full suite of games for round 14, Fearless sets you up with his ‘what-you-need-to-know’ from round 13

The 2015 ‘Mopsy’ Fraser Cup – Round Thirteen

Now with added finals ready reckoner, Earl O’Neill is looking towards September.

Round 13 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Arm Wrestling with Siblings

A great piece from Yvette Wroby on the many wonderful people she’s met on her football supporting journey. Now, if only the universe could provide a flag…

Round 13 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Facing Walls

Walls, walls everywhere. In different shapes and forms, walls hindered both Yoshi and his Saints this week.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond. Sketchbook Review; Buddy’s Fizz

Kate Birrell on Buddy’s Bump from Friday night. “What came over you?”

Round 13 – Fremantle v Collingwood: Into the mountains (goblins and grace)

E.regnan’s Tolkien-inspired report of the Fremantle v Collingwood stoush that got round 13 underway. “Collingwood… approach this month like the party of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, his dwarves and Gandalf approached the Misty Mountains from the east.”

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Going Troppo in Tiger Territory

Swans supporter Joe Moore traveled up to Darwin to stay with family and while up there took in the Swans v Tigers game. Whilst the result was a disappointment, the unique delights of the Top End made it hard to mope.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: I Didn’t See It

Tiger Paddy Grindlay is furious. He didn’t see, hear or follow a second of the game in Sydney. He was stuck in a farmhouse in France on a family holiday. [He seems to have picked up the story pretty well – Ed]

Round 13 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Johnny Gastev Is Playing Quite Well

Mickey Randall comes to terms with finishing his stint in Singapore by watching his Crows fall over the line in Brisbane. How does it compare with the highlights of Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral?

Round 13 – Fremantle v Collingwood: A work in progress

It’s been a year of (somewhat) welcome tumult for Luke Reynolds. As he clocks up his Rene Kink birthday watching the Pies take the game right up to Freo, the shiraz has been cracked open and reflection is plentiful

Round 13 – Brisbane v Adelaide: The View From Shepparton: Brisbane Lost Again

There’s potential in the Brisbane squad, according to Peter Schumacher, but that’s not translating into consistent four-quarter efforts just yet, as the Lions faded away for the second week in a row.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Swans: Where did you go for 60 minutes on Friday night?

Jan Courtin’s round 13 match report